Digital Portfolio by Tramika LaBranche

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The inspiration for this body of work is from multiple artist whose intent is purely on a cultural and or racial stance; Wangechi Mutu multiple series, Jayson Scott Musson “Too Black for B.E.T (Black Entertainment Television), but also Barbara Kruger all of her billboards force you to think in other context about everything around you, but mainly an untitled 2003 billboard that is a message of skin being a marker for race. First, Nigerian artist Wangechi Mutu sculpture installation Kibaba Mask series which consist of multi-colored masked figures in a circle, leaving no room for the audience to enter and is forced to move around these figures to see them clearly. On the floor by each figure is a tin can, above each figure is a glass bottle, each figure has a different type of hair and mask features, insinuating a different type of race. Wangechi Mutu is a very intellectual woman, and as an artist she takes that intellectualism into means of giving her opinion on a lot of racial question some not only dealing with the Black Community but society as a whole. Such as her work titled Tumor Series, that touches base on many questions concerning the black community, women’s health and many others. Another artist amongst the inspiration to this work of art is Jayson Scott Musson, ”Too Black for B.E.T (Black Entertainment Television)”. Which he has described as “Too Black for B.E.T. is a series of text-based, broadside posters that cover an odd breadth of topics such as politics, Harry Potter, Jay-Z’s lips, terrorism, sex, drugs, racism, sex again, ‘Hurricane Gentrification’, and of course, Star Wars.” There is a specific board that speaks of offspring, preferably that of white americans and how when said offspring becomes ashamed of its heritage and diverts or/and mimic that of another culture to hide its own shame. But what are they mimicking, the stereotypes of that race, is research done and does the truth of the culture they mimic become what is imitated or is it all just a farce and they follow what they see like monkeys? This is the type of questions that drove me to my initial inspiration to this artwork, what shame would someone feel about their culture to the point where they need to hide it? Is the stereotype of a certain race the reasons as to why individuals see the need to become someone else, or is the stereotype the driving force to become that someone else. Identity, the human race has an innate need to claim to a word, style, brand, idea that they believe defines them individually. Yet why do feel this need to belong, no to conform in ways already set in place to define ourselves? That is not to say that we should be alone as individuals, but to have the viewer question themselves as they look at my works. Identity, this is to concept of what my work is. With thousands of individuals that are non gender conforming, and apart of the LGBTQIA+ society brutally murder or committing suicide due to the fact they are rejected by those closest to them. This is a large discussion that desperately needs to be spoken.

Good day, Tramika LaBranche here, as an aspiring graphic designer and printmaker. With a mind towards gaining knowledge in the graphic design field, specifically interest in web design, publication, branding, infographics, and social awareness. Both graphic design and printmaking has myriad of fields, techniques and practices. They are all valuable skills to obtain, and continue to learn in our contemporary modern times.

TRAMIKA LABRANCHE Graphic Designer · Printmaker

CONTACT Tramika LaBranche (347) 941.8057 labranchemika@gmail.com www.TLABRANCHE.me 103 Carlton Ave, #104 Brooklyn, New York 11205

As a highly motivated individual with proven ability to work alone or as a team member when need be, as seen through past solo and group design work. Having experienced worked on large scale, complex websites comprised of both static and dynamic content in multiple languages. Creative self-starter who provides strong attention to detail and design quality, as displayed in my included portfolio. While keeping clients in mind with my passion for responsive web design, branding, and digital designs, when going forward in future works. With proven experience collaborating with visual designers and artist to create production quality HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code for use in my user aware contents. In my extensive set of skills, gained through past works within internship opportunities. Creation of appropriate design solutions into a tangible form by analyzing the problem, communicating intentions verbally and visually. Fresh eyes to provide future employers with explorations tangible mediums that have substance, depth and colorful energy and crafted by both hand and digital. As my proven ability to determine and correct overall website cohesiveness, functionality, and appearance of elements such as navigation tools, page layouts, images, Flash, and form elements as shown within the enclosed resume and portfolio. Feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience, at (347)941-8057 or via email at labranchemika@gmail.com, as well as filling out a contact sheet on my website TLaBranche.me to schedule any discussions, coffee or lunch break, or any other meeting. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward to our conversation.

Sincerely, Tramika LaBranche

A. 103 carlton ave #104, BROOKLYN, NY 11205

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P. 347.941.8057

TRAMIKA LaBranche / HERBAN social gardening/ADOBE Illustrator, wood, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, herb seeds, water absorbant faux dirt, tin gardening bucket, acrylic glass, varnish. 2013.

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Tramika LABRANCHE / HERBAN social gardening/ADOBE Illustrator, wood, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, herb seeds, water absorbant faux dirt, tin gardening bucket, acrylic glass, varnish. 2013.

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HERBAN, social gardening, was mainly a package design project that grew into a social website for individual in inner city areas. There is a large amount of community gardens, mainly for those who would like to grow their own food sources as a better way of saving those extra coins for other expenses, especially if the individual has a large family. The design of the package and logo study will be shown in this section.

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gardening: This package is a beginners herb garden set. The buyer would purchse the kit via, herban.com, and once

you recieve the package of a tin gardening bucket, seeds, sticks and pencil to mark your seed positions, a small journal to write your watering times, name of herbs, and community gardening areas around you. The site was also a great social ground, were the individual would be able to interact with herb growers near them and talk about what has worked and what has not in their own personal herb gardens and the community gardens that they have transferred their herbs to.

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Tramika LABRANCHE / TITLE www.NOXRELAXATIONSPA.co TLaBranche@NOXspa.co m

TRAMIKA LABRANCHE 100 Alphabet St. Brooklyn, NY 1122 3

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logo; signifying a light and darkness, yin and yang, frustration and relaxation. They are all intertwined with the feel of the logo and the Goddess of Night, Nox.

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NOX relaxation spa, is a Japanese culture inspired spa. The spa is based off the white and black color choice of my

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NOX RELAXATION SP A | 347.646.0718 {P} | 347.646.1718 {F} | 100 Alphabet Street Brooklyn, NY 11223 |

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NOX relaxation spa, promotes health, relaxation, and ideation through our vitalizing water. The NOX Relaxation Spa logo manual has been created to assist anyone in using the logo to its full potential. NOX Relaxation Spa represents the relaxed nature of the Goddess Nox, and also represent the spark of inspiration through the relaxed nature the spa brings. When anyone feels relaxed their inspiration begins to run rabid, and that is the mission of NOX Relaxation Spa.

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Mind-Altering Substance

F is for White Feminism

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SITDOWN WITH JULIANA HUXTABLE There Are Certain Facts that Cannot Be Disputed Hatred of TERFs by White Feminism

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Your RACE is not my RACE!

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