mel.wise 📖 bookbug

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👁️‍🗨️ they/them 📚 designer: design@melwise.com 🪲 books • bugs • boycotts ⛓️‍💥 Collective organizing is cool ✨ no one is free until we are all free

An unfinished color sketch of a young man with spikey hair and sunglasses on his head. The lower half of his face is covered by a fan with “cricket” in blackletter. The fan covered in butterflies and rainbows frame his bright green eyes.
A roller derby rink with trans and pride flags on the wall behind the two skaters wait at the start line. Both have a star on their helmet signaling them as scorers. Purples’ scorer is standing on the left and team green’s has their hands on their knees just to the right.
A page of sketches, all of an illustrated portrait of a young boy with big glasses, freckles, and a bug on the end of his nose.
Three pigs in a circle in front of the Utah state capital sign—the Capitol building is seen in the background. The words ‘Eat the rich’ are painted on the sign behind them.
A banner showing trans pride colors states: Rally for Trans Community Support. Donald Trump & Maga you better respect our existence or expect our resistance! Utah State Capitol South Steps 2pm to 4pm Friday January 24. Bring a flag, a poster, and your loudest screaming voice. We will not be erased!
Text shown saying: Utah HB 269. Anti-trans bill. Comittee hearing. Public comment. Thursday, January 23rd at 1:30 pm. Utah State Capitol, House Business & Labor. Read more at @aclu_utah (instagram)
A full set of white, hand drawn alphabet letters in a gothic blackletter style on a black textured background.
A quote block mixing serif and blackletter fonts: ‘Out of the sad sack of sad shit that was my life, I made a wordhouse.’ -Lidia Yuknavitch from the Chronolgy of Water.
An illustration of an anthropomorphic fire salamander in a tie and spectacles reading from an open book. A bookshelf full of items including bottles, books, and twinkle lights are behind them. MILES is written under the illustration in flowing script.
An eye icon with radiating lines and a three link chain below.
A dog (german pinscher) is standing posing on a bench while in the background a lake shines in front of a mountain range.