Alice Gbelia

Alice Gbelia

Founder of ayokadeco.comUnited Kingdom
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Alice Gbelia

Alice Gbelia

Founder of ayokadeco.comUnited Kingdom
About me
I'm the founder an online prints store that features exclusive the work of black artists and visual illustrators from all over the world.
Projects
  • Black Joy: a special zine by Ayoka & 33 Carats
    Black Joy: a special zine by Ayoka & 33 CaratsThe same way that some people have a hard time understanding the concepts of #BlackLivesMatter or #BlackGirlMagic, some won’t understand #BlackJoy: Don’t all people deserve to feel joy? What is so specific about the type of joy felt by Black people? To answer these questions, we spoke to activists and artists who believe that Black joy is a way of resisting racism, sexism and all forms of oppression. We explored spaces designed specifically for Black people to express joy freely and unapologet
Projects credited in
  • The Black Joy Posters Collection
    The Black Joy Posters CollectionAs part of a zine collaboration with online platform Ayoka and urban culture webzine 33 Carats, I designed a series of posters to go along the zine's theme of celebrating Black Joy. The aim of the zine is to showcase black artists, black people doing good within the Black community and beyond and the various ways Black people around the world keep themselves happy and joyful. I wanted this to be reflected in my posters by using both colourful imagery and uplifiting messages. In addition, I was
Skills
  • Content
  • Digital/online Marketing
  • Startup