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I’m Annika (she/they). I’m a multidisciplinary product designer, creative director, and writer based in Brooklyn, NY on unceded Lenape land. The many leaves of my work are rooted in one central belief: the future I believe in is one where collectivity, care, and play are centered. I explore this mission through writing, art, design, and technology. 

As of late, I've been exploring the topics of communal dreaming, digital gardens, creative ecosystems, queering friendship, communal care, reimagining social media,  and tenderness as a praxis. 

You can find me:

• Exploring the intersections of creativity, spirituality, and the internet age in my studio School of Softness and  my newsletter

• At my book Tenderness: A Black Queer Meditation on Softness and Rage

• Co-Heading Black Feast, a culinary event that celebrates Black artists and writers through food

• Leading Friendship Experiments, a to be released book and video series exploring QTPOC friendship

I’ve been featured by The Creative Independent, It’s Nice That, AIGA Eye on Design,  Well+Good, Vogue, McNay Art Museum, New Public, Bustle, and others. I've had the pleasure of hosting speaking engagements across the disciplines of art, tech, and design at Princeton, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, Leeds Arts University, Apple, Creative Mornings, New Public, Afrotechtopia, the Fashion Institute for Technology, Brooklyn Museum, and other spaces. 
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As a designer, my primary focus is on product, with brand and web coming in second. My past clients include startups from Lex and Somewhere Good to companies like Samsung, MTV, Intel, HP, and Jaguar Land Rover, to artists such as Jamila Woods and Curtis Roach. I've had the pleasure to design and launch apps, establish brands, create websites, and more. 
 
As a poet, my writing centers on care, queerness,  Blackness, and joy. As a human, you can find me making playlists, eating vegan dumplings, and musing over the best Tribe Called Quest album (currently - I stand by Midnight Marauders).​