Terence Crutcher Sr. was shot and killed on September 16, 2016 by Officer Betty Shelby in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was unarmed and law enforcement was not called to the scene due to any wrongdoing from Terence. Officer Shelby admitted to being “afraid” of Terence Crutcher. Her perceived threat of Terence Crutcher moments later resulted in his lifeless body lying on the street without aid.

Since this tragedy, Terence’s family has committed to ending the realities of violent policing, unjust policies throughout the criminal legal system, and supporting families who have lost loved ones to senseless gun violence.

Terence Crutcher Foundation

Believing in the good, and at the same time, wondering how it can be better: that's what this means to us. We are explorers, inventors, thinkers, musers, ponderers, and designers.

Half Design

For work to be meaningful and beneficial to this weird rock that we are on, designers must check their privilege, presumptions, biases, and motivations constantly. With that being said, I would like to issue a brief preface to my beliefs. My beliefs are firmly worded, but open in nature. This is because I'm passionate about humanity and design, in that order. I recognize my privilege as a person who is cis, hetero, and white. My beliefs are constantly changing as I grow and learn. I welcome all opportunities to become more informed and three-dimensional as a human.

Nate Ward Portfolio Site

Black Lives Matter-Oklahoma City was founded in 2016 in the state that is number one in the nation for law enforcement killings of civilians. It is part of a global movement whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene against violence inflicted on Black communities.

Black Lives Matter OKC

Morse Group is a holding company hosting premier music instrument brands. Teams here work to intentionally craft a customer's favorite brand and a retailer's favorite vendor. Morse brands incorporate intuitive functionality across a wide variety of products.

Morse Group

Thunderbird Films was founded in 2019 by two industry veterans, Randy Wayne and Talia Bella, who decided to partner their strengths and relocate from Los Angeles to Oklahoma and provide the state with much needed production services and support. The Filmed in Oklahoma Act, which started in 2021 following the aggressive but attention grabbing Compete with Canada Act - offers a 20% base rebate with qualifying upticks that can reach 38%.

Thunderbird Films

New cages condemn generations of future Oklahomans to incarceration, tearing families apart, subjecting our most vulnerable neighbors to violence, and ensuring our communities are unsafe. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If we say NO NEW JAILS, we take the first step towards disrupting the status quo and shifting the focus towards the people caught in cycles of incarceration, the safety of our communities, and the well-being of our future relatives and neighbors.

No New Jails OK

Trichology is a premium salon in Edmond, Oklahoma. Specializing in Sassoon techniques, Trichology is committed to their craft and ready to give anyone their best cut yet. The Study of Hair refers to the meaning of the name Trichology, the practice of their discipline, and the space that it all takes place in. 

Trichology Salon

18,000 quilts were burned in the Tulsa Race Massacre (Hirsch 2002), resulting in a loss of history and connection to family and community as well as the practical warmth quilts provide.

Quilts hold memories—the fabrics used are often scraps of other projects or clothes just past their life cycle, fabric that has lived with people and taken on their essence. The burning of quilts is more consequential than just a loss of potential warmth, it also severs ties to people and the past.

Oklahoma Quilt Memorial

This is a website for a tequila canning company called TEQUIO.

Tequio

This is an interactive story made by Half Design in collaboration with the curbside Chronicle. The interactive scrolls are Lottie animations with a simple scroll-based trigger on a 1200vh container.