Close collaboration
I value the relationships formed and maintained through a shared creative process. My experiences working with other artists and designers is at the core of how I operate.
Values
Anti-capitalism
A rapid political education over the past few years has lead me to desire more praxis, specifically outside the cultural institutions I have occupied for most of my adult life.
Luddite education
I learn and teach new tools regularly, always with a critical eye towards their politics, history and function within social relations.
Malleable systems
I am committed to creating and maintaining systems that are adaptive to the needs of people using them.
Bio
After moving to the US from Bangalore, India in 2011 and earning a BFA in graphic design at RISD in 2014, I worked for the RISD Media Group for around 6 years. I've been collaborating with various studios on a freelance basis since early 2022, and completed a year-long web design fellowship at Jacobin magazine early 2024. I teach web design and development at RISD, focusing on the politics of tech. If you'd like to chat about my work, anti-capitalism, or a great album you've had on repeat, please reach out at:jay at jaymarol dot com
My pronouns are he/him.
Library selects
Art in the After-Culture
Capitalist Crisis and Cultural Strategy
Ben Davis
Breaking Things at Work
The Luddites Are Right About Why You Hate Your Job
Gavin Mueller
Internet For The People
The Fight for Our Digital Future
Ben Tarnoff
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Walter Rodney
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Freire
Caliban and the Witch
Women, The Body And Primitive Accumulation
Silvia Federici
Somebody’s Children
The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption
Laura Briggs
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
Embassytown
China Miéville
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
Noise Uprising
The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution
Michael Denning
