Design Juice
L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Interviews
Cheryl Durst on design, diversity, and defining her own path
Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA is no stranger to making history.
Equity Observer
Sheena Medina|Democracy
What now?
We are here, undeterred in our purpose, and more committed than ever.
Arts + Culture
Alexis Haut|Cinema
‘The creativity just blooms’: “Sing Sing” production designer Ruta Kiskyte on making art with formerly incarcerated cast in a decommissioned prison
Sing Sing is a movie that takes place in a prison, but it’s not a prison movie.
Ashleigh Axios|Analysis
‘The American public needs us now more than ever’: Government designers steel for regime change
“Everything we know about working in this world has the potential to be disrupted based on everything I’ve observed to be the philosophy on government from this incoming administration.”
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Curated
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Delaney Rebernik|Education
Marshall “Mr. P” Pollard and The Creative School
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Ellen McGirt|Essays
Navigating the fraught new reality of DEI
Equity Observer
L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Profiles
Celebrating Black History, Joy, and Creativity Through the Art of Flowers
Equity Observer
Ellen McGirt|Essays
It’s Time to Find Your People
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Observed
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Delaney Rebernik|The Design Observer Twenty
Black Feminist Fund
Books
Jennifer White-Johnson|Books
Amplifying Accessibility and Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture
Books
Adrian Shaughnessy|Books
What is Post-Branding: The Never Ending Race
The Design Observer Twenty
Delaney Rebernik|The Design Observer Twenty