The culture of Hip-Hop is a 40 + year concept that is currently the new "pop" music when it comes to culture. This deck takes a look at how certain elements help shaped the culture and the intent behind those elements.

1. CREATIVE DEMOCRACY
DESIGNING HIP HOP
#JamelShabazz

2. CEO // Co-Founder
Adrian Franks
23 yrs as a creative pro
19 yrs mainly in digital
1st in nation to be awarded
Graphic Design Journeyman
Avid painter
Lover of everything Design
Worked on various Fortune 500
& 100 brands & compaines
Still wants to be a astronaut
“ Stay hungry,
stay curious
and work hard.”
@afranks3

4. WHAT IS CREATIVITY

5. :-)THE USE OF
IMAGINATION OR
ORIGINAL IDEAS

6. I HAVE
AN
IDEA!
usually begins like this...

7. LETS
HEAR IT.LETS
MAKE IT
BETTER!
I HAVE
AN
IDEA! ...you then may tell someone
the idea

8. LETS
HEAR IT.LETS
MAKE IT
BETTER!
YOUR
IDEA IS
WACK
SON!!! SOUNDS
COOL
I HAVE
AN
IDEA!...you may get feedback
(good, bad or both)

9. BUT AT THE END YOU WILL
HAVE A BETTER IDEA!

10. EXAMPLE

11. CREATIVE CULTURAL
SOCIAL MOVEMENT

12. THE
DJ
KOOL HERCGODFATHER OF HIP-HOP

13. I HAVE
AN
IDEA!
THE
DJ
LETS TAKE
THIS TO THE
PEOPLE
HIP-HOP BEGAN LIKE THIS...

14. GROW
THE
IDEA!
SOUNDS
GOOD
...HE INVITED OTHERS TO THE IDEA

15. FRESH!
THATS
HYPE!! LETS
MAKE IT
BETTER!
...FEEDBACK CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY

16. THE
BREAKER
GAVE IT
MOVES
...ROLES WHERE TAKEN

17. THE
WRITERS
GAVE IT
VISUALS
...ROLES WHERE TAKEN

18. GAVE IT
A VOICE
THE
MC
...ROLES WHERE TAKEN

19. A DISRUPTIVE
CULTURAL NETWORK
HIP-HOP IS MORE THAN AN IDEA NOW, IT’S

20. EARLY HIP HOP DESIGN ELEMENTS + TOOLS

21. The Breaker
The Dj
The MC
The Writer

22. The Breaker
The Dj
The MC
The Writer
Photographers
Visual Artist
Designers
Label Owners
The Fans
Directors
Journalist

23. #DapperDan

25. #JamelShabazz

27. #SylviaRobinson #DefJam

30. #jeanmichelbasquiat

31. #jeanmichelbasquiat#FabFiveFreddy

34. #SpikeLee

37. #AndréLeroyDavis

38. TODAY’S FOCUS: THE COVER ART

39. COVER FROM THE 80’S

40. COVER FROM THE 90’S

41. COVER FROM THE 00’S

42. GENRE: PIN & PIXEL

43. GENRE: DONDA

44. GENRE: COMIC BOOK

45. MY FAVORITE

46. TAKE 10 MINS
TO DESIGN YOUR OWN COVER ART

47. TAKE 10 MINS
TO DESIGN YOUR OWN COVER ART
LETS
HEAR IT.
LETS
MAKE IT
BETTER! SOUNDS
COOL
I HAVE
AN
IDEA!

48. CONCLUSION

49. THE POWER OF SOCIAL
(IN MOST CASES) CAN
ENHANCE CREATIVITY BY
IMPROVING IT’S POTENTIAL

50. “THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE
FUTURE IS TO CREATE IT.”
PETER DRUCKER
#HELP
#peterdrucker

51. THANK YOU
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