https://doingresources.cargo.site Resources for Creatives Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:40:23 +0000 https://doingresources.cargo.site en https://doingresources.cargo.site/Work-Page Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:40:23 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Work-Page Work Coming soon Please email hello@doingmedoingyou.studio for a PDF of select case studies. Alternatively, for now you can visit our Behance and Instagram for an overview of our work. https://doingresources.cargo.site/About Sat, 22 May 2021 07:54:55 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/About RESOURCES for CREATIVES is a directory of intriguing and informative links for those who spend their days creating.&nbsp; These resources are curated and maintained by Doing Me Doing You Studio︎︎︎. You might find them useful whether you’re a full-blown creative professional, student, recent graduate, or merely a creative amateur looking for a good time. The yellow pages of the design internet. We work and live in Rainbow Beach, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla people. We pay our respects to their ancestors and elders—past, present and future—and value the role of storytelling in their culture, which is amongst the oldest living cultures in the world. https://doingresources.cargo.site/Archives Wed, 26 May 2021 13:12:37 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Archives Archives AIGA Design Archives&nbsp;︎︎︎ More than 20,000 items dating back to 1924. A vital record of many disciplines of communication design. Archivio Grafica Italiana&nbsp;︎︎︎ An online archive dedicated to the entire Italian graphic design heritage. A growing overview that goes from the greatest classics to contemporary projects. Graphic Design Archive&nbsp;︎︎︎ The GDA at Rochester Institute of Technology documents and preserves the work of significant American graphic designers active from the 1920s to the 1960s, alongside selected contemporary designers working in the modernist traditions. ︎ Physical space in New York, USA. La Patria&nbsp;︎︎︎ An archive of Uruguayan graphic design seeking to revalue the cultural heritage of Uruguay and understand design as a communication channel with connection to its environment. Letterform Archive&nbsp;︎︎︎ Online archive and hands-on access to a curated collection of over 60,000 items related to lettering, typography, calligraphy, and graphic design, spanning hundreds of years of history. ︎ Physical space in San Francisco, USA. New Urgency&nbsp;︎︎︎ A curated archive of ideas around critical design and speculative futures. Through aggregation of links it aims to map out an emerging network of practices that respond to urgent issues in unconventional ways. Once Upon a Time in Yugoslavia&nbsp;︎︎︎ Blog taking you on a graphical journey through cultural events in Ex Yugoslavia, mostly covering the period from creation of Federal Yugoslavia in 1943 to her scission in 1991. Posteritati&nbsp;︎︎︎ One of the world's premier dealers of vintage and contemporary movie art since 1996. A gallery in New York and easy to navigate website, with a diverse collection of original movie memorabilia from over 30 different countries.︎ Physical space in New York, USA. Re:Collection&nbsp;︎︎︎ An online archive of Australian graphic design, with a focus on work created between the years 1960–1990. readings.design&nbsp;︎︎︎ A collection of recommended texts, both historical and contemporary, about and around graphic design. Curated and edited by Jarrett Fuller. SOCMUS ︎︎︎&nbsp; Virtual museum of socialist era graphic design in Bulgaria, presenting different sections of Bulgarian graphic design from the socialist era 1944-1989. The Palestine Poster Project Archive ︎︎︎ Web-based archives that displays over 5000 Palestine posters begining in the 1900s. CW: Some of the posters from the first half of the century feature anti-semitic imagery and wording. By including this archive I do not discount the significance of this hate and racism, or the violent harm it still perpetuates today. I do not believe it should be ignored. By recognising the extent of the ills of the past, we can move forward into a better future. The People’s Graphic Design Archive ︎︎︎ A crowd-sourced virtual archive with the goal to enable new and expanded stories about a graphic design history— one that represents diverse cultures and a broad range of interests. Follow on Instagram to reguarly have archive materials in your feed ︎︎︎ The Stacks ︎︎︎ The Stacks is a digital public archive of things recommended by working creatives for anyone to dig through and find inspiration. Those things (books, films, videos, art, lectures, places, and people) are organized into folders bearing the names of creatives who’ve filled them. The goal is to create an ever-evolving repository of inputs and inspirations that can offer an ever-growing source of insights for young creatives and lifelong students. TM Research Archive ︎︎︎ Archive derived from an exhaustive research on the Typographische Monatsblätter (TM). This was one of the most important journals to successfully disseminate the phenomenon of ‘Swiss typography’ to an international audience. Includes issues from 1960 till 1990. Women’s Art Register ︎︎︎ Holds documentation of the work of over 5000 women artists. Available for public viewing at the Richmond Library. The archive contains examples of artwork, biographical information, catalogues and ephemera relating to historical and contemporary women artists. ︎ Physical space in Melbourne, Australia. 100 Archive ︎︎︎ The 100 Archive charts the past, present and future of Irish design by publishing 100 notable communication design projects, newly selected each year. https://doingresources.cargo.site/Books Sat, 22 May 2021 07:54:56 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Books Books Behind the Zines: Self-Publishing Culture ︎︎︎ by Robert Klanten Introduces a cutting-edge selection of international zines and examines their role as a catalyst in the evolution of media and graphic design today. Bookbinding: The Complete Guide to Folding, Sewing &amp; Binding ︎︎︎ by Franziska Morlok &amp; Miriam Waszelewski Comprehensive reference guide exploring bookbinding techniques in start-to-finish detail, explaining all possible options in clear illustrations and easy-to-follow text. Design as Art ︎︎︎ by Bruno Munari An illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. &nbsp; Design for the Real World ︎︎︎ by Victor Papanek Papanek provides a blueprint for sensible, responsible design in this world which is deficient in resources and energy. Home School&nbsp;︎︎︎ by JAC&amp; A DIY brand strategy workbook. Home School guides you through each step of the branding process. Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama ︎︎︎ by Yayoi Kusama The story of Kusama’s life and extraordinary career in her own words. A beautiful read from a maverick artist who channels her obsessive neuroses into an art that transcends cultural barriers. It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be ︎︎︎ by Paul Arden A handbook of how to succeed in the world. Ad-man Paul Arden offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity - all endeavours that can be applied to aspects of modern life. Ken Done: Art Design Life&nbsp;︎︎︎ by Thames and HudsonDocuments Ken's expansive art and design practice over four decades and provides a fascinating insight into the artist and his oeuvre. Made in North Korea&nbsp;︎︎︎ by Nicholas Bonner Uncovers the fascinating and surprisingly beautiful graphic culture of North Korea - from packaging to hotel brochures, luggage tags to tickets for the world-famous mass games. Making Books: A Guide to Creating Handcrafted Books ︎︎︎ by London Centre for Books Arts An easy to follow DIY manual for various bookbinding methods. notamuse ︎︎︎ by&nbsp;Silva Baum, Claudia Scheer and Lea Sievertsen Exclusively showcases the work of contemporary female designers. A deliberate gesture that aims to compensate the male dominated discourse in design. Now You See It &amp; Other Essays on Design ︎︎︎ by Michael Bierut Essays range across design history, practice, and process; urban design and architecture; design hoaxes; pop culture; and an inside look at Bierut’s experience creating the logo for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Ricardo Bofill: Visions of Architecture&nbsp;︎︎︎ by gestalten Monograph exploring Ricardo Bofill’s work and life. One of the 20th century’s most unique architects and radical visionaries. His visions for urban and communal life challenged preconceived notions of shared space and proposed alternative styles of living. Run Studio Run ︎︎︎ by Eli Altman The book is a step-by-step guide that details how to manage and grow a small creative studio. It helps you look at your studio critically — as a business as opposed to an artistic endeavour. Good for freelancers and small studios alike. See You at the Dance&nbsp;︎︎︎ by Caterina Bianchini A visual catalogue of the posters and EP covers created by Caterina Bianchini throughout 2018.&nbsp; Symbols, Signs and Signets ︎︎︎ by Ernst Lehner Reproducing in historical sequence 1355 signs, seals, and symbols from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies, through the intricate heraldic devices of the Middle Ages, to modern cattle brands and hobo sign language. The Politics of Design ︎︎︎ by Ruben Pater Explores the cultural and political context of the typography, colours, photography, symbols, and information graphics that we use every day. The Responsible Object: A History of Design Ideology for the Future&nbsp;︎︎︎ by Marjanne Van Helvert (Editor) The intrinsic design ideologies of sustainability and social responsibility are often not new. This book presents a history of socially committed design strategies within the Western tradition, from William Morris to Victor Papanek, and from VKhUTEMAS to FabLab. The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols &amp; Sacred Objects ︎︎︎ by Barbara G. Walker A guide to the history and mythology of female-related symbols. The book provides both visual and textual studies of sacred and esoteric symbols including magical, sexual, holy, philosophical, ritualistic, natural and supernatural ideas and objects. Thoughts on Design ︎︎︎ by Paul RandOne of the seminal texts of graphic design. Writing at the height of his career, Rand articulates the pioneering vision that all design should seamlessly integrate form and function. Ways of Seeing ︎︎︎ by John Berger Based on the BBC television series︎︎︎, John Berger's book is a unique look at the way we view art. Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite ︎︎︎ by Paul Arden Turning logic and common sense on its head. Implores you to be confident, to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine. For a more general archive of good books, visit Good Book Catalogue︎︎︎ https://doingresources.cargo.site/Bookshops Sat, 22 May 2021 09:17:13 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Bookshops Bookshops Bookshop by Uro ︎︎︎ An online and physical bookstore by design publisher Uro Publications offering a tightly curated selection of specialist art, architecture and design books from around Australia and the world. ︎Melbourne, Australia Counterprint Books ︎︎︎ Online bookshop and publishing house offering a great selection of new and secondhand art and design books alongside magazines, homewares, stationery and toys. Do You Read Me? ︎︎︎ Bookstore located amidst a good selection of Berlin’s independent art galleries. Stocks an excellent selection of magazines, alongside many art and design books.︎Berlin, Germany Donlon Books ︎︎︎ Independent bookshop and publisher located at Broadway Market. Stocking a distinct selection of new and rare titles, with a focus on photography, art, critical theory, LGBT literature, music, fashion, counterculture, erotica, and esoteric. ︎London, United Kingdom&nbsp;[Recommended by Alexa Meffe] Draw Down ︎︎︎ Publishes and sells books about graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, art and architecture. Encourages submissions to their collection and their newsletter is always bursting with inspiring new design books. [Recommended by Alexa Meffe] ICA Bookstore ︎︎︎ Gallery and cinema with a great selection of independent publishers, including a selection of rare and out of print books.︎London, United Kingdom London Centre for Book Arts ︎︎︎ An artist-run, open-access studio offering a great selection of new and secondhand art and design books, as well as bookmaking and creative tools. ︎London, United Kingdom Magazine Brighton ︎︎︎ A small store with a mighty selection of magazines and books. ︎Brighton, United Kingdom Metropolis Bookshop ︎︎︎ An independent bookshop specialising in the best of architecture, photography, graphic design, popular culture, fashion, film, music and art books, as well as a curated collection of fiction, non-fiction and children's books. ︎Melbourne, Australia Motto ︎︎︎ 90 square metres of magazines, fanzines and art books. A quiet retreat in Kreuzberg with excellent window installations. ︎ Berlin, Germany Saint Heron Community Library ︎︎︎ Access to a stylistically expansive range of Black and Brown voices in poetry, visual art, critical thought and design. The library’s focus is education, knowledge production, creative inspiration and skill development through works by artists, designers, historians, and activists from around the world. SLG Shop ︎︎︎ A selection of fiction, non-fiction as well as the art books you’d suspect from this peaceful gallery next to Camberwell College of Arts. ︎London, United Kingdom Six Chairs Books&nbsp;︎︎︎ An independent art theory bookstore, a debuting publishing house and a web platform dedicated to the representation of the best examples of artistic, critical and creative ways of making small publications.︎ Vilnius, Lithuania soda.books ︎︎︎ A carefully curated selection of magazines and book from all areas of design, art and culture. ︎ Munich, Germany Tara Books ︎︎︎ Many of the publications are screenprinted and handbound here on handmade paper. You can additionally shop their collection in this peaceful, hidden nook only a short tuk-tuk ride from the city centre.︎ Chennai, India Tender Books&nbsp;︎︎︎ A space for independent artist publishing. The bookshop commissions a programme of regular events including launches, performance and installations by contemporary artists working with printed matter in expanded forms. ︎London, United Kingdom Valiz ︎︎︎ Independent international publisher of contemporary art, theory, critique, and design books – offering critical reflection, interdisciplinary inspiration, and establishing the connections between cultural disciplines and socio-political questions. World Food Books ︎︎︎ Excellent rotating, hand-selection of quality international art and design journals, artists’ monographs, exhibition catalogues, artists’ editions, collected writings and printed ephemera.︎Melbourne, Australia https://doingresources.cargo.site/Branding Sat, 22 May 2021 09:37:02 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Branding Branding Before you design a logo, do this one thing ︎︎︎ Paula Scher explores how you can understand your client's sense of design style, what questions you can ask them and exercises to help you get on the same page. Brand Strategy Research. Pt 1: User Interviews ︎︎︎ Richie Meldrum on the best practice for completing user interviews for your next branding project. Home School ︎︎︎ JAC &amp; Co.’s DIY brand strategy workbook. Home School guides you through each step of the branding process. Living, Breathing Brand Identities with Paula Scher ︎︎︎ Brand identities are supposed to be built to last. The reality is that most identity programs — no matter how well strategized, crafted, and tested — are merely guesswork. Pentagram Partner Paula Scher debunks myths about identity design through a series of case studies. Onym ︎︎︎&nbsp; Naming is hard. Names, after all, are perhaps the most indelible artifacts of the product creation process. Onym is a selection of tools and resources for naming things. ︎Standards ︎︎︎ Our go-to for every branding project. Create brand guidelines with ease, hosted online for easy viewing. https://doingresources.cargo.site/City-Guides Sat, 22 May 2021 09:44:26 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/City-Guides City Guides Athens ︎︎︎ <img width="981" height="1480" width_o="981" height_o="1480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8e479578ed5a4f32ac00e3d4f54b6053adcc0bc0cdaaac6d971006debc88e73/32970020-edit.jpg" data-mid="117796461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/981/i/f8e479578ed5a4f32ac00e3d4f54b6053adcc0bc0cdaaac6d971006debc88e73/32970020-edit.jpg" /> Bangkok&nbsp;︎︎︎ <img width="2075" height="3130" width_o="2075" height_o="3130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c64ea3ee9126960a8bdd6cc5155bb66922f4030083e1c7487df67052ced4219b/000020390029_9.jpg" data-mid="182738627" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c64ea3ee9126960a8bdd6cc5155bb66922f4030083e1c7487df67052ced4219b/000020390029_9.jpg" /> Berlin ︎︎︎ <img width="2048" height="3091" width_o="2048" height_o="3091" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/897339b127f91c992608f4114ae435994f731a1f51fb4bc566a04c5aa9af7bca/86820022.JPG" data-mid="117872250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/897339b127f91c992608f4114ae435994f731a1f51fb4bc566a04c5aa9af7bca/86820022.JPG" /> Berlin Architecture ︎︎︎ <img width="1968" height="2971" width_o="1968" height_o="2971" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8641e2cda2943340386192aabb45c560232353cff2ee33f27a4ff87a91bd4353/86740002.JPG" data-mid="117802705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8641e2cda2943340386192aabb45c560232353cff2ee33f27a4ff87a91bd4353/86740002.JPG" /> London ︎︎︎ <img width="1024" height="1544" width_o="1024" height_o="1544" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/745bcc2d3dc6997ad7eb94b453aec843b8e6be502ad3f046395b6591839ac722/56580019.JPG" data-mid="117802840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/745bcc2d3dc6997ad7eb94b453aec843b8e6be502ad3f046395b6591839ac722/56580019.JPG" /> &nbsp; Melbourne ︎︎︎ <img width="2075" height="3130" width_o="2075" height_o="3130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a62bc340dc92a7e81cb1859fccbadf6d15ab60896b6a5fd7badf2c8ca9842c20/000020460002_36.jpg" data-mid="117802673" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a62bc340dc92a7e81cb1859fccbadf6d15ab60896b6a5fd7badf2c8ca9842c20/000020460002_36.jpg" /> On The Grid ︎︎︎ Neighbourhood guides for cities around the world, contributed to by local creatives. A great resource with many gems, that is well worth a deep dive before your next trip. Paris ︎︎︎ <img width="1024" height="1545" width_o="1024" height_o="1545" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b716908de6a65c4d2d98cbdab444517cdfbc932d111562fba6f211e106a9a37/15810011.JPG" data-mid="117803069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b716908de6a65c4d2d98cbdab444517cdfbc932d111562fba6f211e106a9a37/15810011.JPG" /> Porto ︎︎︎ <img width="2048" height="3091" width_o="2048" height_o="3091" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9bf32c332269bad06f8077b26a63fd8b4ab070e5531a6d663009a5f5a7f24fd/86710002.JPG" data-mid="117802518" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9bf32c332269bad06f8077b26a63fd8b4ab070e5531a6d663009a5f5a7f24fd/86710002.JPG" /> https://doingresources.cargo.site/Colour Sat, 22 May 2021 09:55:09 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Colour Colour A Crash Course in Colour Theory&nbsp;︎︎︎ Nothing beats building out your own palette. The beginning of this article explains quickly and concisely how the colour wheel works, with diagrams that will be invaluable to anyone new to this world. Adobe Colour&nbsp;︎︎︎ Enrich your drawing and painting with color palettes drawn from the latest inspirational projects in the Behance Illustration gallery. Brand Colours&nbsp;︎︎︎ For all the brand designers out there, this is a tool showing you the colours already being used by other brands, so you can be sure to stand out from the crowd. Color Collective ︎︎︎&nbsp; Blog curating a selection of colour palettes. Color Contrast Checker ︎︎︎ Handy free tool to test contrast between two colours. Color Hunt&nbsp;︎︎︎ A massive collection of colour palettes made by designers. Handpicked and ready to go. Colormind&nbsp;︎︎︎ A beginner-friendly colour palette generator that includes a cool feature allowing you to live preview your colour palette applied to an example design.&nbsp; Coolors&nbsp;︎︎︎ So great. A free palette generator, just hit the spacebar and everytime it generates a new palette. CSS Colour Names ︎︎︎ Scroll through colours at random, or explore various tones and shades of a selected colour. Found Color ︎︎︎ Instagram account full of colour combinations discovered out in the real world. Homage to Alber’s Hommage to the Square ︎︎︎ A playful method for building colour palettes. Interaction of Color ︎︎︎ A classic design read from Bauhaus heavyweight Josef Albers. Albers explores the way colour works, not least of all its relationship to one another and various forms. Josef Albers: The Magic of Colour ︎︎︎ Video from David Zwirner exploring Josef Albers’ numerous paintings. Khroma ︎︎︎ An AI colour palette generator that uses that technology to create bespoke colour palettes. Select 50 different colours to train the AI to generate colour palettes based on your choices. Piculiar&nbsp;︎︎︎ Search a word for its associated colours (according to the internet). Pigment&nbsp;︎︎︎ Toggle the variations on the left to discover two complimentary colours. Rams Palette ︎︎︎ Colours taken from Dieter Rams legendary product collection for Braun. Shade ︎︎︎ A fun tool for building gradients. The Secret Lives of Color ︎︎︎ The podcast 99% Invisible’s episode inspired by Kassia St. Clair’s book of the same name. The team dive into the history and psychology of colour. https://doingresources.cargo.site/Community Sat, 22 May 2021 10:32:27 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Community Community Broads Down Under ︎︎︎ A database of women and non-binary folks working in the creative industries in Australia. Cogdis&nbsp;︎︎︎ Cogdis helps organisations navigate culture’s biggest ethical questions. Across reports and podcasts, Cogdis aims to align internal human purpose with external business action. Creative Mornings ︎︎︎ Global breakfast lecture series for the creative community. A great place for free coffee, croissants and meeting locals. Access previous talks online. D&amp;AD ︎︎︎ Famous for their pencils, D&amp;AD is a non-profit association supporting the creative industries in more ways than awards. Grrrl Zine ︎︎︎ Portable library, publishers, DIY events and workshops from Lu Williams. Contact Lu to add your zine to the library. Ladies of Leisure ︎︎︎ With a physical space in Melbourne, LOL produce zines, put on workshops and provide tools for people looking to fulfil their passions. Ladies, Wine &amp; Design ︎︎︎ Global non-profit incentive to support women and non-binary folks in the design industry. There are chapters in cities all over the world hosting meetups, talks, portfolio reviews and events. London Centre for Book Arts ︎︎︎ Based in what was once the heart of London’s print industry, the London Centre for Book Arts (LCBA) is an artist-run, open-access studio offering education programmes for the community and affordable access to resources for artists and designers. The Boys Club ︎︎︎ Berlin-based design collective hosting group exhibitions, workshops, talks and events for the local creative community. The Design Kids ︎︎︎ An amazing resource for making the jump from studying to working in the creative industries. Seasoned professionals will gain some insight into their industry here too. Monthly meetups are run around the world by local teams. The Institute of Investigative Living&nbsp;︎︎︎ A-Z West is an artwork located on over eighty acres in the California high desert next to Joshua Tree National Park. Since its inception A-Z West has functioned as an evolving testing ground for living—a place in which spaces, objects, and acts of living all intertwine into a single ongoing investigation into what it means to exist and participate in our culture today.&nbsp; Never Not Creative ︎︎︎ A community of creatives looking to make the industry a better place. Supporting, inspiring and coming together to create ideas, tools and solutions that improve the wellbeing of everyone in the industry and promote the value of creativity in the world. Saint Heron Community Library&nbsp;︎︎︎ Access to a stylistically expansive range of Black and Brown voices in poetry, visual art, critical thought and design. The library’s focus is education, knowledge production, creative inspiration and skill development through works by artists, designers, historians, and activists from around the world. https://doingresources.cargo.site/Diversity Sat, 22 May 2021 10:43:12 +0000 Resources for Creatives https://doingresources.cargo.site/Diversity Diversity Another Lens ︎︎︎ A tool which poses a set of questions to help you balance your bias, consider the opposite, and embrace a growth mindset. Let’s only momentarily suspend our disbelief at this coming partly from Airbnb, who have played a larger than life role in gentrification disproportionately affecting marginalised &amp; vulnerable communities.Airbnb Design &amp; News Deeply Understanding Identity, Power, &amp; Equity in Design Leadership with Antionette D. Carroll ︎︎︎ An excellent talk by Antionette Carroll, founder, president, and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab, who believes that if inequality is by design, then it can be re-designed by us. In this talk, she offers a framework for prioritizing equal outcomes over equal access to change the mindset of the industry. Adobe 99U Can the Universal Be Specific? Ruben Pater: The Politics of Design ︎︎︎ A short talk by Ruben Pater, author of The Politics of Design. projekt bauhaus Cards for Humanity ︎︎︎ A practical tool for inclusive design. They’ll deal you two random cards, a person and a trait and you need to work out how to meet their needs. The cards can be used to test a product at any stage in development. Decolonizing Design ︎︎︎ Volume 10 of The Journal of the Design Studies Forum features articles on the decolonisation of design. depatriarchise design ︎︎︎ Non-profit research platform working through texts, workshops, and exhibitions to examine the complicity of design in the reproduction of oppressive systems, while also tell long-silenced stories. Design Census 2019 ︎︎︎ The Design Census was an open and collaborative resource for understanding the complex economic, social, and cultural factors shaping the design practice today in the United States. The website is no longer live, but the findings were explored in a number of articles available here. AIGA Eye on Design Design + Diversity ︎︎︎ AIGA Eye on Design’s wealth of articles on the topic of diversity. Ethics for Design ︎︎︎ An interactive film questioning the role of designer in changing society. How to begin designing for diversity ︎︎︎ A guide to get you started in building equitable products, services, and content, written by Boyuan Gao and Jahan Mantin of Project Inkblot, with illustrations by Fanny Luor. How will we queer design education without compromise? ︎︎︎ Variety of perspectives on decolonizing, queering, colorizing and opening up design, from The Walker Art Center Magazine. Implicit Bias Test ︎︎︎ Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test taps into our intrinsic beliefs and views, helping you to address areas where you might hold implicit biases. Saint Heron Community Library ︎︎︎ Access to a stylistically expansive range of Black and Brown voices in poetry, visual art, critical thought and design. The library’s focus is education, knowledge production, creative inspiration and skill development through works by artists, designers, historians, and activists from around the world. Tatiana Mac’s The Work ︎︎︎ Tatiana’s guides for white men and white women on being anti-racist. The Decolonizing Design Reader ︎︎︎ An in-progress, collaborative Google Doc project. This reader is an attempt to gather materials to begin the process of expanding and making design more inclusive.Ramon Tejada The Slow Grind ︎︎︎ Polymath Georgina Johnson has pulled together a collection of essays, think pieces and conversations, gathering some of the most formidable voices across the creative and fashion industries, to address the crucial questions of creative, social and environmental sustainability. You can read more in an interview with Georgina on Riposte here︎︎︎ Georgina Johnson The Tip of the Iceberg ︎︎︎ This article explores the systemic problems of racism and diversity in the creative industries, in light of revelations from former employees at Everpress, Salem X and Futurecity. Essential read. Intern Mag The Politics of Design ︎︎︎ This book and blog explores the cultural and political context of the typography, colours, photography, symbols, and information graphics that we use every day, as well as the responsibility of the designer and image maker. Ruben Pater Three Words You Need for Your Next Hard Conversation ︎︎︎ An incredibly helpful structure to use for tougher discussions in the workplace and community. Annaliese Griffin Where are the black designers? ︎︎︎ An initiative and platform for Black designers. Connecting designers, educators, and creative leaders to host a dialogue about change, both in and out of the design industry. The innaugural conference took place on June 27, 2020 with seventeen amazing speakers and over 10,000 attendees. Celebrating Black voices in design and addressing pressing issues in the design industry, you can watch the recorded talks here︎︎︎