Ren Mckellar Graphic Designer

I’ve been using Photoshop since 1998.
I promise you don’t need to be scared of it.

This Spring I’m teaching a FREE Photoshop class at College of the Canyons and you’ll walk away with an Adobe Certificate.

No experience needed.
No gatekeeping.

Just clean skills and a credential to prove it.
Scan the QR code. Let’s get you official.

Anti-Blackness in Design & Labor: What Chris Smalls Teaches Us
Design is not neutral, it reflects power, systems, and the values of those who shape it. From underrepresentation in leadership to cultural appropriation and tokenism, anti-Blackness is embedded in how design functions across industries.

This post breaks down:
�🖤 How Eurocentric design erases Black aesthetics�🖤 What workplace exclusion looks like in creative fields�🖤 5 strategies to design more equitably�🖤 Why labor justice and design justice are deeply connected and what we can learn from Chris Smalls’ resistance

As designers, employers, and allies, it’s on us to center Black voices, audit our institutions, and stand in solidarity with those pushing for change.
Let’s move from aesthetics to action.

🗣 Quote to reflect on: “Our profession’s silence is assent.” – Bryan Lee Jr.