RESIST THE ALGORITHM

Creative Direction, Art Direction, Visual Identity, Campaign Design

for

Fawks

in

2024

RESIST THE ALGORITHM is a creative project for Black Techno Matters, exploring the relationship between Black electronic music culture, technology, and creative independence. Through graphic design and visual storytelling, the work connects contemporary digital culture with the people and communities behind the music.

Culture before code

Algorithms shape what people discover, hear, and encounter.

The project responds to that reality by centering the culture itself, developing a visual approach connected to Black electronic music and the communities that sustain it.

Rather than allowing technology to define the aesthetic, the direction considers the people, ideas, and cultural histories behind the music.

A language of resistance

Typography, visual rhythm, and graphic composition support the project's central message.

The creative direction draws attention to the human creativity that exists beyond digital systems, using design to connect cultural expression with a contemporary technological conversation.

CULTURE IS NOT AN ALGORITHM.

The human element

At its center, the project is about creative ownership, cultural visibility, and the people behind the sound.

The visual direction translates those ideas into a recognizable campaign language.

More than a message

The work explores how a strong cultural idea can inform creative direction, graphic design, and visual communication.

RESIST THE ALGORITHM places music and community at the center of a conversation about technology and expression.

A hand wipes a steel café counter with a cloth under red light
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A hand wipes a steel café counter with a cloth under red light
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Culture before code

Algorithms shape what people discover, hear, and encounter.

The project responds to that reality by centering the culture itself, developing a visual approach connected to Black electronic music and the communities that sustain it.

Rather than allowing technology to define the aesthetic, the direction considers the people, ideas, and cultural histories behind the music.

A language of resistance

Typography, visual rhythm, and graphic composition support the project's central message.

The creative direction draws attention to the human creativity that exists beyond digital systems, using design to connect cultural expression with a contemporary technological conversation.

CULTURE IS NOT AN ALGORITHM.

The human element

At its center, the project is about creative ownership, cultural visibility, and the people behind the sound.

The visual direction translates those ideas into a recognizable campaign language.

More than a message

The work explores how a strong cultural idea can inform creative direction, graphic design, and visual communication.

RESIST THE ALGORITHM places music and community at the center of a conversation about technology and expression.