Ruby N Lewis

I Don't Belong Get To Know Me Pieces of Me What You're Looking For Spoken Words

House of Mirrors by thatoneguynamedtrevor

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Woodland Path Photo by Lukasz Szmigiel on Unsplash

Blackbird

A part of myself in which I formatted and styled Wallace Steven’s poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” in a one page HTML document with an external CSS stylesheet. I used external and anchor links, stanzas, image inserts, and background images.

Pineapple, Strawberry, Cherry 3-Layer Cake

A delicious and delectable part of myself in which I built a one-page, responsive website for my Pineapple, Strawberry, Cherry 3-Layer Cake. I used headers and hero-units, different typographies, a tasty visual hierachy, and layouts of different semantic areas.

The Unequal Opportunity Race

A tearjerking story of my cultural self in which I built a multi-page, interactive book that told a story. Based on the short film for the African American Policy Forum, showing metaphors for obstacles to equality which affirmative action tries to alleviate. All graphics and animation by Erica Pinto. I used image overlays and z-index, multiple varations of audio to convey empathy, gifs, grid-layouts, text shadowing, background images, embedded videos, visual hierachy, various typography, and storytelling.

Microaggression

A representation of myself and my culture exploring the depths of microaggressions and the impact of implicit biases on the enviornment, in the workplace, and inside of public schools. A microaggressions is the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership. I created a multi-page HTML website that explores a social/cultural topic that includes my infographic and my video remix embedded on these pages. I used javascript, magnifiers, internal and external links, adobe premiere pro, and photoshop.

I Am A Creative

By Lẹwa Ubunifu

Excerpt from the book entitled Caged and Locked: My Personal Experience With Circumstantial Depression

Don’t try to put me in a box because I won’t fit. Don’t try and assign me a specific color because tomorrow I might be a different color. Don’t try and put me in a specific group, for I am many groups. Don’t try to label me with just one word, for there is not just one word for me. Don’t try and look at me with one eye closed, for you might miss something important. Don’t try and speculate what I feel, for my feelings are as vast as the sea. Don’t try and psychoanalyze me, for I am always changing. Don’t try and tell me what to wear, for I will always redesign the style. Don’t try and assign me one job, for you will soon find me doing multiple jobs. Don’t try and assume you know me because I guarantee you that tomorrow, you won’t even recognize me.

I am a creative. I am every color in a Crayola Ultimate Crayon Bucket times infinity. I am every fish in the sea. I am every flower and tree in the world. I am every type of candy at Halloween. I am every time of ice cream you will ever eat. I am different from everyone you will ever meet. I am unique. I am a nerd, a loner, a prep, a thespian, a drifter, and an emo. I can be empathetic as well as callous. I can be happy and sad.

I am a creative who just wants to be accepted the way I am. Don’t put restrictions on me or tell me what I can and can’t do. I will just strive even harder to reach for the stars because...