N***a Inventions
Graduate Thesis, Daily Design Practice
A n***a invention is any hack created by black people to make a way where there is no way. A n***a invention is a tool for survival. My thesis is a daily design practice where I created a series of n***a inventions that, together, make up a survival toolkit for black people living in New York City.
If you cannot say the title, this thesis was not for you.
Thesis presented at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, May 2018.
The Daily Design Practice, A new n***a invention every day for the duration of thesis.
A selection of daily inventions.
An Alexa that calls out microagressions.
An AR experience for children showing which objects in our everyday life were invented by black people.
A website and instagram rooting for everybody black. A place to go and support a new black person, daily.
An audio book where people share their accounts of racism in New York City.
A meme and website to send to racist people online.
Black People Yelp, A crowdsourced digital Greenbook letting users know where it is and isn’t safe for back folks.