Meet the decol Futures Brand
My goal for 2024 is to give big, loud, proud Virgo energy.
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I'm open to fully remote freelance/consulting, contract, and part-time gigs
My books are open! I help nonprofits, archives, museums, libraries, and creatives manage their IT systems, databases, websites, and media (working files, animations, A/V, infographics, fonts, licenses, comics). I'm looking for freelance/consulting work, but I'm also open to contract and part-time gigs.
Portfolio: https://www.decolfutures.com
Email me: danareijerkerk@gmail.com
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Using the IIIF Workbench to Make a Dope Black Visual Archive
In 2023 I started The Creative CoLab, a creative partnership with the great kYmberly Keeton. Since last year, we’ve experimented with generative AI, video game design, comic books, and digital projects. kYmberly inspired me to look at what the IIIF viewer can do. The Black Beauty Culture Project in GitHub... [Read More] -
Reflections of a Data Professional Comic
As I experiment with graphic design and visuals, check out this reflection comic: [Read More] -
Latest Publication - The American Archivist Fall/Winter 2023 issue
About In my latest article, “Archives, Decolonization, and the Politics of Tribal Sovereignty: An Examination of Accessibility Barriers to Indigenous Federal Recognition Research in the United States,” I discuss accessibility barriers in using archives for tribes in the U.S. settler state seeking materials for the federal recognition process. [Read More] -
2023 NaMoWriMo Novel Writing Challenge Complete!
This November I participated in NaMoWriMo’s National Novel Writing Month challenge to draft an entire novel (50,000 words) in just one month. I’m excited to announce I finished! Check out my name in NaMoWriMo’s winner’s circle. My novel draft titled All Are Welcome is based on my itch.io video game... [Read More]