Shakeil

im available for creative needs of all sorts, from brand development to digital design to social strategy work – ive worked in music, health care, fashion, education and more, and am always looking for new projects. find my portfolio below~ #design #designerforhire

Me, young, stupid, 13 years old: wow that Micah Richards guy sure is silly for a defender, look at him score an accidental bicycle kick on Everton and celebrate like he won the World Cup Me, 33, young, less stupid: 🫩

Talked a whole lotta shit about the world cup just in time for the transfer deadline day. Come for my thoughts on the identity of the cup overall, stay for a takedown of Rick Rubin.

One of my favorite things about @mclc.bsky.social's latest piece is how he turns a global sporting event into a conversation about society. Dive into his piece below 👇🏾

📣 LONGLIST ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 After reviewing over 120 submissions, we are excited to share the longlist for the Àrokò Folklore Anthology No. 1. 🎉 A huge THANK YOU goes out to the team of readers who've spent time with these stories. 🖤 View the list of authors here: www.aroko.world/aroko-folklo...

🪞 What happens when the mirror is crowded with other people’s eyes? @aishatuado.bsky.social writes about the white gaze, exile from the self, beauty, and reclaiming how we see ourselves. Read here: www.aroko.world/who-put-snow... WHO TAUGHT YOU WHAT BEAUTIFUL MEANS? Tell us in the comments. 👇🏾

Save the Date! More announcements coming soon about HOMEPLACE, including features on our artists, RSVPs for our programs, and more. We'll see you in October. festival.designphiladelphia.org/events/homeplace Brought to you by Àrokò Cooperative and 1803 Pine Location - Philadelphia

As someone who is writing a column about art and resistance — when it comes to the expression and practice of politics — I do not think art is anything more than a tool for discussion. Seeing a movie, playing a game, buying a commercial product — these things are not praxis

11 Questions for @zeets.bsky.social: Q: Create a starting eleven of named people from arts, culture and politics. A: Karl Ove Knausgård ... Simone Weil, Aimé Césaire, Federico García Lorca, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Malcolm X, Edward Said, Paul Robeson, Clarice Lispector, Italo Calvino, and Ho Chi Minh.

What happens when designers, storytellers, artists, publishers, and zinesters gather in one space? We attended the Black Zine Fair and left inspired. Check out @shakeil.bsky.social's reflections in this wonderful piece: www.aroko.world/black-zine-f...

Check out this new piece by @nellynkettles.bsky.social exploring what happens when "Sinners" and "Is God Is" are read through the Yoruba Ibeji twins, revealing a meditation on ancestry, protection, Hoodoo, and Black futurity. Read here: www.aroko.world/is-god-is-an...

NEW VIDEO !!!! all about ff7 flip phone games! the drige one, the turks one, and especially the snow boarding one cuz thats the only one that is preserved in its entirety so far lol LINKLE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8W...

Late night client🔥: Olamina + Arokó Like what you see 👀, contact@aroko.coop to work with us • Brand + visual design identity work: Olamina a Folk School for Land, Craft, and Memory, an ongoing development🌳

Client Week Showcase: Nu Rhythm + Arokó 🎶 🔥 Like what you see 👀, contact@aroko.coop to work with us • Brand + logo design work: NuRhythm is a personal training program for musicians and creatives who keep non-traditional schedules.

We sat down to talk about speed, craft, and quality. The question that kept returning: what deserves care? Read our roundtable discussion on the defense of slow craft here: www.aroko.world/aroko-monthl...

To put it in even further perspective — Lockheed Martin produced both the spacecraft for the Artemis mission and the PRsM missile that shot tungsten pellets into an elementary school in Lamerd.

clair obscur is a hard game to talk about. on one hand a gorgeous love letter to the very best of the rpg genre, on the other hand a bloated and confused narrative that doesn't quite stick its landing. my review: youtu.be/9livFsAihfM

BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.

Ride on, shooting star

We're back with another interview this time with @happiemicha.bsky.social. Read this piece were they reflected on ancestry, imaginative craft, and the radical act of nourishment. www.aroko.world/interview-wi...

One woman has lived in a witch camp for 45 years. She arrived at 40. Her husband died. His co-wife's children blamed her. She is 85 now. The accusation was never revisited. Never withdrawn. The word that expelled her has never expired. aroko.world/the-political-economy-of-witchcraft-accusations

"My voice is both my weapon and my healing." Read the full interview on how Kym Dominique-Ferguson built a home for spoken word in Montréal: www.aroko.world/interview-wi...

Witchcraft accusations were never about magic. They were about property. Every woman burned at the stake owned something another person wanted.

They’ve seen enough, they’ve heard enough, and their loved ones have heard enough (of them). Following the Best Picture win for 'One Battle After Another', @nellynkettles.bsky.social offers us a chance to reconsider all the praise Paul Thomas Anderson receives. www.aroko.world/paul-thomas-...

cant believe this was actually a prophecy. i will never stop thinking about chainsaw man (post from 2023 btw)

@nellynkettles.bsky.social hating to the max

Across northern Ghana, accusations of witchcraft are used to expel women from their homes, land and rights. @aishatuado.bsky.social’s latest piece examines the hidden political economy and colonial roots behind the accusations. Read it here ⬇️ www.aroko.world/the-politica...

There’s a growing hunger for work that feels unmistakably human. Our roundtable gives you a temperature check on culture, craft, AI fatigue, and design trends. Read the full discussion here: www.aroko.world/aroko-monthl...

We are told a word is just a word. Sometimes a word becomes exile. This International Women’s Day I’m telling that story. Read my new piece: www.aroko.world/the-politica...

A backdrop of chip bags, a slow striptease, and Dub-poetry. Happie Micha Edwards didn't just perform at Inside Madpoetix Studios in Montreal, they transformed it. Read how one night expanded the boundaries of Caribbean performance art: www.aroko.world/queering-the...

Happy anniversary to Democracy Now!

Donation link: chuffed.org/project/1666...

What does it actually feel like to opt out of Big Tech? Van finds answers in both minimalist devices and phone-free nightlife. Read the article: www.aroko.world/day-night-th...

Absolute heater of design criticism from Van. If you want to read more like, this subscribe to AROKO.WORLD (it's fuckin' free baby!)

Take a behind-the-scenes look at our design process and the lessons that shaped how we work today. Read our member interview with @mclc.bsky.social and @nellynkettles.bsky.social, introducing you to our Design department. www.aroko.world/creative-gro...

on benito, and america

Tonight! We've been able to raise $600 for Sameer Project, who is still in dire need of funds, but we'd love to get closer to our goal of $1000 before tonight! Come join us!

i love everything Zito writes about current events, violence, love, and growth... and this is yet another example of his skill at reminding me of truths i had forgotten while showing me something new:

Check out this new piece by Azeez on ancestry as a living design system, and why creating what lasts means translating what came before into what comes next. www.aroko.world/ancestry-is-...

Check out the latest piece by @mclc.bsky.social on industrial harm reduction, design that puts people, planet, and purpose before profit. www.aroko.world/industrial-h...

Happy New Year to old and new friends and conspirators of the cause. Take a peek 👀 of who we are, what we do, and a taste of what’s to come. www.aroko.coop • We’re taking clients now for 2026+ so if you ever wanted connect, collab, work with us, reach out contact@aroko.coop 🙏🏽

Read the latest piece by @nellynkettles.bsky.social exploring queerness as it relates to Frankenstein (2025), monsters, and our access to comfort: www.aroko.world/queering-del...