ELIJAH G.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, PHOTOGRAPHER
“I worked on some designs and did my first Zoom guest talk with The Partnership Funds this summer, and I made some green. I decided to use that money to produce stickers that I designed so I can sell them to save money for a design computer. I want to learn how to use Blender, code video games and have my own Illustrator and Photoshop programs. This is my first sticker release (50 numbered packs) and here they are:
RADICAL!
4” x 2.5” vinyl sticker
When I use the word radical, it means that something is cool or excellent. I use it for stuff like games, art, clothes and other things. Radical originated from surfers in the 1960s, referring to things that are extremely awesome.
Future Is Not For Sale
3” x 3.5” holographic
The goal is to spread the message to kids that “The Future Is Not For Sale”, meaning when society tries to tell you what to do with your future, you decide - not them. Cutting down trees, polluting the air, and marketing products that get people to spend money on things they don’t need are ways that the future is being sold. Our Future Is Not For Sale.
All Kids On Deck
(A GOMEZ + FRKO Messaround)
8” x 3” die cut vinyl
All Kids On Deck is about how us kids are the future and the next generation. We are the beginning of a new world and a new age. The messages and illustrations of All Kids On Deck show how kids are being creative, learning, and playing because we are next in line to make the world better. Thank you to my friend, and one of my favorite illustrators, FRKO for drawing the kids!
Thank you to my mom and dad for their help with everything!”
BLACK & CREATIVE
about
Twelve-year-old Elijah is a student, avid reader, gamer, writer and artist that’s inspired by the work of Shigeru Miyamoto, Studio Ghibli, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rebecca Sugar, Tomi Adeyemi, A Tribe Called Quest, Mark Mothersbaugh, and the comedic work of Rita Moreno as Lydia on One Day at a Time. He has designed for, and with, Flux Projects, Pancake Social, Tanya Morgan, Ticonderoga Club, Chilly-O and FRKO.
