02/05/26·Craft
The Art of Everyday Craft
Twenty years at the press taught me one thing - beautiful design is made, not manufactured.
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✦ 20 YEARS IN THE CRAFT
✦ PRINT WITH PURPOSE
✦ CUSTOM DESIGNS · MADE TO ORDER
✦ OFFICIALLY LICENSED LANGSTON U
✦ BLACK-OWNED · OKLAHOMA-MADE
✦ FEATURED IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE
✦ 20 YEARS IN THE CRAFT
✦ PRINT WITH PURPOSE
✦ CUSTOM DESIGNS · MADE TO ORDER
✦ OFFICIALLY LICENSED LANGSTON U
✦ BLACK-OWNED · OKLAHOMA-MADE
✦ FEATURED IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE
✦ 20 YEARS IN THE CRAFT
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Hi, I'm Makeba.
a maker, a designer, a mother.
I've spent more than 20 years in graphic design, illustration, branding, and custom apparel - with a Master's in Business Intelligence backing every decision. We specialize in branding, custom graphic design, screen printing, embroidery, apparel & merchandise, print & digital marketing materials, and custom illustrations.
We're the officially licensed collegiate vendor for Langston University - Oklahoma's only HBCU - and the creator of Oklahoma's first STEAM-2-GO kits, designed to inspire creativity, encourage exploration, and promote representation through hands-on learning.
What started at a kitchen table in Oklahoma has grown into a nationally recognized brand - featured by ESSENCE Magazine and honored as 2025 Home-Based Small Business of the Year.
"Design isn't decoration. It's how we tell the world who we are."- Makeba Griffin
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STEAM-2-Go™ Kits
Screen-free discovery kits built for the next generation of trailblazers.
Hands-on kits pairing real science with pioneer Black, Indigenous, Latinx and women trailblazers. NGSS aligned. Grant funding eligible. Designed for classrooms and kitchen tables alike.
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Makeba's travel bags are the only ones I take on tour. Sturdy, statement, and always spark conversations at the airport.
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Twenty years of craft in every stitch. Every custom shirt we've ordered has been immaculate.
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We ordered 300 shirts for our reunion. Perfect print, perfect service. She listens.
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Stories from the studio.
01/28/26·Collection
Behind the Langston Collection
How a licensing deal turned into the collection I'm most proud to put my name on.
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01/12/26·Philosophy
Why We Print with Purpose
Every stitch tells a story. Here's why intention matters more than trends.
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From 10 pieces for a boutique launch to 10,000 for a national campaign - we bring the same care to every order. Design in-studio, and we'll bring it to life.
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