Manufactured by
Unidentified
Designed by
Karamallah, Rania, Sudanese American
Akoud, Qusai, Sudanese American
Distributed by
Harvard Graduate School of Design African American Student Union, founded 2012
Date
2019
Medium
ink on rubber with magnetite
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 7/8 × 3 15/16 (4.8 × 10 × 0.1 cm)
Description
A magnet with the slogan, Black Futurism 2019, designed by Rania Karamallah and Qusai Akoud for the conference, Black Futurism: Creating a More Equitable Future, held October 4-6, 2019 at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The flat rubber magnet features thick light pink text that reads [Black / Futurism / 2019], set against an orange background. The magnet shape roughly contours the outline of the text with thin orange border around the exposed edges of the letters and numbers. The back of the magnet is plain brown.
Place collected
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
magnets
Topic
Activism
Advertising
Black Enterprise
Business
Graphic design
Identity
Professional organizations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michelle Joan Wilkinson
Object number
2023.36.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Qusai Akoud and Rania Karamallah
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fda2322c-775d-4194-b270-ccb050daea03

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