The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden
Mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack
- Designed by
- White-Johnson, Jennifer, American
- Written by
- Johnson, Kevin III, American, born 2011
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Brown, Lydia X. Z., American
- Autistic Hoya, American
- Date
- 2022
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Folded): 4 5/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 1/2 in. (10.9 × 7.2 × 3.8 cm)
- H x W (Unfolded): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack titled The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center and has been folded into eighths, creating a six page booklet. The front of the single page is divided into eight panels which form the six interior pages and the front and back covers. The back of the page is blank. In its folded format, the front cover is white and features a color illustration of Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. Johnson is depicted inside an arch shape filled with starry space imagery, cut outs of blue flowers with yellow centers, and a reddish planet at the bottom center of the graphic which forms a halo around the illustration of Johnson. Johnson is facing the viewer with a serious expression on his face, and his chin is propped on his fists. He is wearing a pair of red headphones and a reddish-brown shirt. The back cover is white and centered at the top is a black shield graphic with white text that reads [WE MUST / NOT LET / ABLEISM / WIN]. Printed in small black text below are the designer credits and contact information. The interior pages include color graphics, black text, illustrations and a photographic image. Pages one and two features a blue-and-white, cut out, photographic image of Johnson set against a collage background that spans both pages. Johnson, right, is depicted from the shoulders up, facing the viewer with a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a baseball cap turned backwards and a dark, crew neck T-shirt. The image is superimposed over a collage graphic of red, blue, and brown landscapes and a graphic of a reddish planet which forms a halo around Johnson. On the left is large white text that reads [FEAR / IS / THE ENEMY]. On page three is the text [INCLUSION / MEANS NOTHING / IF DISABLED / KIDS AREN'T / ALLOWED TO BE / THEMSELVES]. Below is a rainbow graphic of a partial planet. Page four is a cut out black-and-white photograph of Johnson. Johnson’s image is superimposed over orange and pink flower petals and a pink tinted landscape background with the text, [INTERSECTIONALITY] printed vertically on the left. Printed over the front of his shirt is black text that reads [advocate / for your / autistic / self]. Printed on page five is Lydia X. Z. Brown’s definition of [ABLEISM]. Page six features a color illustration of a young girl. The girl is depicted inside an illustrated arch shape filled with space imagery with a nebula and stars, overlaid with cut outs of red carnations, and a reddish planet at the bottom center of the graphic which forms a halo around the illustration of the girl. The girl is shown from the shoulders up, facing the viewer, and smiling. She is wearing a peach tone T-shirt.
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Disability Rights Movement
- Autism Rights Movement
- Type
- graphzines
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Children
- Design
- Education
- Graphic design
- Parenthood
- Race relations
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer White-Johnson, Neurodivergent Artist and Designer
- Object number
- 2022.87.5.1.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jennifer White-Johnson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




