Welcome, Joshua!

Hello Flickr Foundation family!

My name is Joshua Christman and I am a designer thrilled to be working with the Flickr Foundation.

I first stumbled across Flickr in the early 00s, being part of the generation who began exploring their identities through online photo sharing. Growing up in rural USA, Flickr offered a window into a larger world full of diversity and culture – and with that, a larger sense of belonging and understanding the bigger picture of humanity.

I am bringing a wide range of experiences and skills to the Foundation team. My undergraduate studies at Parsons School for Design kicked off a career where I have explored multiple avenues of creativity collaborating with brands, non-profits, artists and everyday people on everything from interior design to music videos to logos and packaging. All these experiences have one thing in common: to visually communicate a message and foster connection.

So, who am I on the Flickr Foundation family tree?

Working with George, I am helping to launch the “Best Little Museum Shop” – the Flickr Foundation’s unique take on small batches of limited edition merch. The merch will make use of photos from Flickr Commons as well as graphic data sets from projects such as Data Lifeboat – using creative interpretation and art to raise awareness of all the wonderful things the folks at Flickr.org are working so hard for, and to offer our donors something to thank them for their support.