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Candace Sanders is an award-winning art director, photographer,
and writer currently based in Washington, D.C. ✧･ﾟ
2019-2024
Sojourners Magazine Covers + Direction
Role: Art Director + Designer
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(L to R) Daniel Downey, Tracie Ching, Jianan Liu, Dave McClinton, Jam Dong, Anson Chan, Nicolás Ortega, Cássia Roriz, Ibrahim Rayintakath, Nicolás Ortega, Tyler Comrie, Party of One Studio, Matt Chase, Kylan Luginbuhl, Matt Williams, Mary Haasdyk
2019-2024
Sojourners Magazine Selected Layouts
Role: Art Director + Designer
2019-2024
Sojourners Social Media Redesign
Role: Art Director | Designer: Tiarra Lucas
2019-2024
Sojourners Magazine Column Illustrations
Role: Art Director
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(L to R) Alex William, Adrián Astorgano, Maxim Usik, Jackson Joyce, Poan Pan, Pete Ryan
2022
Mx. Juneteenth
Mx. Juneteenth: A Black & Queer Liberation Celebration is a community event for and by Black Queer folx to commemorate the liberatory spirt of the Juneteenth holiday. mxjuneteenth.org
Role: Designer in collaboration with Francia Arize and Sydney Jefferson.
2019-2021
Business Xelerator
Business Xelerator is an organization created by entrepreneur Christian Smutherman dedicated to helping Black people create and launch businesses to achieve economic freedom. I worked with Christian to develop the brand identity system and acted as a creative consultant for the brand, including the evolved version of the company called Growth Loop. growthloop.io
Role: Art Director/Designer + Creative Consultant
2020-2022
The Community Care Collective
The Community Care Collective is an organization dedicated to providing holistic mutual aid for LGBTQ+ BIPOC individuals. During my time, I led the development of the brand identity and designed collateral for the organization. I also created content strategies for our weekly social media posts and campaigns, as well as led a team of six creatives.
Role: Art Director/Designer + Social Media Team Lead
2020-2023
WITH(IN).DIGITAL
WITH(IN).DIGITAL is a digital respite engaging Black artists, creatives, and the art curious in curated conversations about art, the creative process, and being Black on the internet in the 21st century. withindigital.net
Role: Art Director/Designer + Co-Founder
2016-2019
Motion Design
Role: Designer
2019-2020
Video
Role(s): Videographer, Video Editor, Production Assistant
2021-2022
Sojourners Magazine Photo Direction
Role: Art Director
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(L to R) Julien James, Daniel Dorsa, Tristan Talalee, Emma Pure
2016-2019
Photography
Role: Photographer
2019-2020
