VISUAL ART & GRAPHIC DESIGN
SELECTED COVER ART
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of “Transgender Studies Quarterly: The Intersex Issue”. Volume 9, Number 2, published in May 2022 with artwork designed by Jazz Bell. The cover features a magenta upside-down heart on a dark magenta-tinged background. Inside the thick magenta outline of the heart are photographs of two hands dipped in fractured rose petaled water, mirror images of each other. Between the hands is a 20-pointed starburst with black in the center and lighter shades of magenta surrounding it. Special issue editors for this issue were Michelle Wolff, David A. Rubin, and Amanda Lock Swarr.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of the poetry collection “The Specimen’s Apology” by George Abraham (Mixed Media). A humanoid figure with light skin and short hair has their back turned to the viewer. They are emerging from a purple-blue surface, limbs attaching and splitting, resembling the pattern of neurons. A white thread is coming out of their head, attaching to another purple-blue surface in the lower left corner of the image. Cracks are visible in their skin. The background is a night sky with purple and blue nebula formations. White text reads “The Specimen’s Apology. Poems by George Abraham. Art by Leila Abdelrazaq”. This cover was illustrated by Jazz Bell.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of Crab Fat Magazine March 2019, illustrated by Jazz Bell (mixed media). A light-skinned Taiwanese woman is drawn in ink with straight long black hair. The background is made of newspaper clippings in Mandarin Chinese. The clippings are creeping up her arms and dress, causing the lower half of her to disappear into the background.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of the Winter Storm Project Anthology. This cover, as well as the internal layout of the anthology, was designed by Jazz Bell. A grey and leafless tree is shown, branches extending into the sky. Below is a mirror image of the tree, extending downwards. The background is orange towards the base of the tree trunk, fading to yellow, then green, then dark blue on the edges. In the center of the image is a section of white grass with dark blue text which reads “Winter Storm Project: Austin Artists on Winter Storm Uri”.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of Crab Fat Magazine, January 2019, illustrated by Jazz Bell. A light brown bird is sitting on a branch. Small circles, red and orange on the edges and yellow in the center, are coming out of their beak in a spiral pattern. The circles are made of sheet music, and they grow larger as they move further from the bird. The background is various shades of green.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of Crab Fat Magazine May 2019, illustrated by Jazz Bell (ink). A fat figure with blue skin is laying back, looking directly at the viewer. Their eyes are bright yellow, as if light is coming from within them, and the corner of one eye has a crack that extends across their cheek. Light also is coming out from their nostrils and the pendant of a necklace. Their stomach is split open, revealing a lit candle and purple crystals as if the inside of their stomach was a geode. Purple crystals are growing from their head, their knees, their shoulders, and they are holding a long crystal in their hand. They are wearing a purple tank top, and the background is black with white dots in various locations like flurries of snow.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of Crab Fat Magazine April 2019, illustrated by Jazz Bell (mixed media). A figure is sitting on a beach near the ocean with legs bent to the side, leaning back on their hand. The figure resembles a cyborg, with their head, parts of their thighs, and parts of their arms made out of a metallic foil. The fleshy parts of their body have light skin, and sections of their skin are torn away to reveal clouds beneath the surface. Wires are sticking out in some places. Their other arm has a claw with a floating orb of blood suspended above it. The ocean is painted in blue and purple watercolor with bits of metallic foil detailing. The background is painted with black watercolor. This visual art piece was inspired by a poem by Franny Choi titled “Turing Test _ Love”.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The cover of Crab Fat Magazine February 2019, illustrated by Jazz Bell (mixed media). A figure with skin made out of reddish brown wood is shown offering a red apple to the viewer. They are fat with straight black hair that goes just past their shoulders. There are green patterns around their eyes, around their neck. Moss is hanging from one arm, and a vine encircles the other. Two small red flowers cover parts of their chest, and a bunch of purple grapes is shown near their legs. Two branches are growing out of their shoulders with fall leaves, resembling a pair of wings. Leaves are falling from the branches. The background is painted with a yellow and green watercolor wash.
GRAPHIC DESIGN SAMPLES
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A graphic designed by JAZZ BELL with text that reads “Affirmations for Disabled People: You do not have to be independent to be worthy. It is our interdependence that keeps us alive. Your humanity is not defined by your production. You have wisdom even if it is devalued. Your pain is real. Your needs are important. You are not a burden”. The background is a dark pink. In the lower left corner is a white circle with a gold outline. Inside the circle are dried and pressed leaves and flowers in pink, yellow, and white. A small pink flower and a gold squiggle is shown in the upper right corner.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A graphic designed by Jazz Bell with text that reads “5 Ways to Show Up for Your Disabled Friends. 1) Believe us when we say we can do something. Believe us when we say we can’t. 2) Commit to learning about disability, accessibility, and ableism. 3) Challenge your own understandings, biases, and assumptions around disability. 4) Understand that people’s experience with disability is affected by things like race, class, gender, sexuality, etc. 5) Advocate for events and spaces you are part of to be accessible (but don’t talk over us)”. The background is a dark blue. At the bottom of the image is a graphic of three people with long dark hair. The person in the center has light brown skin and has their arms around the others. The other two people have dark brown skin. Their clothing is light teal. A gold semicircle backdrop is behind them, with a sparkly design coming out from the edges. The background of the graphic is a dark blue.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A flier, designed by Jazz Bell, for an event titled "Crip Conversations Speaker Series: A Panel on Intersex Justice and Disability Justice". A graphic of a person in a wheelchair is shown with other symbols coming out of different sections of the wheel. One symbol is a hand pointing with dots near it, resembling a hand reading braille. Another set of hands are signing the ASL symbol for sign language interpretation. A neurodiversity infinity sign is also coming out of the wheel. The background is a purple gradient. The wheel has a yellow circle with a purple open circle, resembling the intersex flag. Text reads "Thursday, October 28, from 1:30pm-3pm CST. Join us as we discuss topics around intersex justice and disability justice such as the medicalization of disability and intersex identity, the lack of autonomy afforded to intersex and disabled individuals, the role of intersectionality, and dreams for a world that embodies intersex justice and disability justice. This event is a Zoom Webinar. ASL and CART have been requested. Please email jazzyjbell@utexas.edu for any questions or concerns about accessibility. Link to register: tinyurl.com/ij-and-dj-panel ].
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A graphic with text that reads “Online Pages by/ for Disabled People. Twitter: @MorenikeGO, @YoloAkili, @moyazb, @AllilsaF, @monsteringmag, @aaronphilipxo, @cyreejarelle, @bluejay19xx. Instagram: @spoonieuniproject, @tenderfruitscollective, @higher_priestess, @fidgets.and.fries, @rebirthgarments, @autisticpocfund, @projectlets, @itswalela. Blogs: Crutches & Spice— Imani Barbarin. Blog— Talila A. Lewis. You Look Okay to Me— Jameisha Prescod. Autistic Choya— Lydia X.Z. Brown. Eminism— Emi Koyama”. The graphic