Join a The State of Black Design, a two-hour virtual discussion brought to you by Texas State University’s Communication Design program. This event will feature prominent Black Design Practitioners and Academics. This open conversation will be segmented into four focused panels, Industry, Pedagogy, Black Design Organizations, and Design Activism.
Date and Time
Friday, September 18, 2020
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
The topics of discussion will include but will not be limited to:
- Aunt Jemima, is rebranding racist trademarks enough?
- Decolonizing the field of Design.
- Hegemony in Design curriculum + workspace
- Design’s roots in social commentary (Russian Constructivism, Proletariat vs. the Bourgeoisie)
- Can this momentum around race be used by designers to also champion equity for other minority groups (Gender, Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, etc.)?
- Black Lives Matter & its impact on Design
- Opportunity in the wake of George Floyd
- Level of diversity in the field of Design, and how do we increase that level of diversity?
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