Inclusion

George Aye|Essays

How We Shook Up the World’s Oldest Student Design Competition

A story in Design Observer started a life-changing collaboration between the RSA in London and a small design studio in Chicago, Illinois.

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S8E4: Ari Melenciano

Ari Melenciano is an artist, creative technologist, educator, and the founder of Afrotectopia, a social institution fostering interdisciplinary innovation.

Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: October Edition

I got a bit quieter and listened a bit more, noting blindspots about critical theory, pedagogy, identity, and inclusivity. As I listened, I researched critical theory, anthropology, and social justice concepts I thought could improve …

Debbie Millman|Audio

Maurice Cherry

On this episode, Debbie talks with Maurice Cherry about his education and career, and about why the profession of graphic design has been so slow to acknowledge Black designers.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service

Scott Boylston|Essays

Human Capabilities and Design

Blindness to social injustice doesn’t diminish its existence.

Steven Heller|Essays

Tolerance: Spreading the Word

THE TOLERANCE PROJECT is a traveling poster collection that celebrates and honors the starting point of all meaningful discourse: tolerance.

Laura Scherling|Essays

A Tale of Long Island City: Between Industrialization, Innovation, and Gentrification

The multi-faceted aspects of development in Long Island City, with creative and technological development deeply ingrained in it’s rich urban identity and history.

Steven Heller|Essays

Closing New York’s Penal Colony

How design is playing an integral role in the campaign to close Rikers Island.

Kaleena Sales|Terms of Service

Teaching Black Designers

The vibrant complexities of the urban landscape create visual impressions in the mind, eventually serving as a mental library of stored images to use or reference when necessary.

Connect 4|Audio

Min Lew and Zaiah Sampson: Finding Your Creative Voice

Feeling confident in yourself and your work—especially when you’re still a student—can be a challenge.

Connect 4|Audio

Forest Young and Sakinah Bell: Follow Your Curiosity, Find Your Inspiration

Finding joy, purpose, and personal evolution through creation.