Hey, I’m

kellyn nettles

email: kellynnettles1@gmail.com

preferred pronouns: they/them/all

passions: building community, sharing resources, memes, designing equitable futures, taking chances

I’m a Brooklyn-based designer with a background in editorial design and experience in the digital marketing scene

My design goal is to make positive impacts on the lives of others…

Tote bag design benefitting Bushwick Ayuda Mutua

September 2020

 

Sales from this design raised $7,000, feeding 368 Bushwick community members. I now work with the mutual aid group long-term coordinating weekly food distribution efforts with local wholesalers, farmers and food vendors.

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COSMIC SLOP: Design to Divest Zine 001

August 2021

A zine exploring concepts of Afrofuturism and design justice as a form of uplifting the work of Black designers, thus divesting from eurocentric and/or oppressive design systems wherever they are found.

…so they in turn feel empowered to leave a positive impact on the world.

Stickers designed and sold on Etsy

Over $600 in profits donated to 7 organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

 
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I hope to keep learning and growing as a designer to make sure any new, radically better futures are accessible.

Unofficial election day sticker redesign, November 2020

I can’t do that alone!

 

let’s work together. ☺︎

 

I drive results, leave an impact and have been known to create some award-winning work. Just sayin…