REGGIE
BLACK
HAND TYPE
Project Overview
On the one-year anniversary of LEAP, we commissioned DC-based artist Reggie Black to create original hand type lettering used across five statements that resonate with our mission. Mr. Black reflects on LEAP’s call for accountability in a personal video statement using hand type lettering that demands justice for the more than 200 Black lives taken in 2020 by police violence in the U.S.
248 Black Lives Taken.
In 2020, 248 Black lives were taken due to police brutality. Artist Reggie Black reflects on LEAP’s call for accountability in his video statement using hand drawn type.
The Artist
Reggie Black is a multimedia artist and designer using text to navigate trauma, hope, and optimism. Intersecting hand type artistry, graphic design, and abstract painting, his work has exhibited internationally in cities including Bangkok, Hong Kong, New York City, Tokyo, and Washington, DC. A self taught artist who began his practice on pen and paper, Black has since conceived of new processes using both analog and digital techniques to create his signature hand type. Black has presented talks with Apple, Advertising Week, Floyd, TED, and Zound addressing the importance of art, design, technology, mental health, and vulnerability.
IG: @iamreggieblack