Today we’re excited to be connecting with Adreon Patterson again. We’re excited to feature one of their products in our gift guide – learn more below and we encourage you to use your gift budget to support small businesses & creatives whenever possible.

Adreon, we loved learning your story, but I think our audience is going to appreciate learning about the product side of your story as well. So, maybe you can help bring everyone up to speed?
My line of products centers around Black pop culture at a time when that idea is under siege. My prints and posters began a class project that took on a life of its own as I received praise and requests for more works like this one. My work focuses on the underserved niche of Blerd culture and all the faces and names that inspired many Blerds to seek a place to celebrate their love of comics, TV, film, and music.

Do you have any interesting customer success stories you can share about folks for whom your product was a great fit?
At the height of the COVID pandemic, I got an email from a customer saying she loved my work and was purchasing the product as a Christmas present for her son, who loved superheroes. She circled back around and bought the same product for her nephew for Christmas.

If you had to boil your product or brand down to one core message – what would that message be?
Representation in any space is important when new generations look for inspirational figures to aspire to their future endeavors.

What’s next on the product or brand roadmap?
I want to continue doing more work like this while branching out into new territories in the near future as I prepare for more shifts in the coming year.