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- Book Synopsis
- A collection of beautifully illustrated essays and interviews presenting a rich, inclusive, contemporary, and global vision of design diversity. As the design industry re-examines its emphasis on Eurocentric ideologies and wrestles with its conventional practices, Centered advocates for highlighting and giving a voice to the people, places, methods, ideas, and beliefs that have been eclipsed or excluded by dominant design movements. Curated by Kaleena Sales, a powerful voice and noted advocate for diversity in the design community, the thirteen essays and interviews in this volume will feature important and underrepresented design work and projects like: Gee's Bend Quilters, by Stephen Child and Isabella D'Agnenica A Chinese Typographic Archive, by YuJune Park and Caspar Lam Indigenous Sovereignty and Design: An Interview with Sadie Red Wing (Her Shawl is Yellow) The Truck Art of India, by Shantanu Suman New Lessons from the Bauhaus: An Interview with Ellen Lupton Vocal Type: An Interview with Tre Seals Decolonizing Graphic Design, A Must, by Cheryl D. Miller And more A must-read for design practitioners, educators, students, and anyone interested in expanding narratives and gaining a more inclusive understanding of design.
- About The Author
- Kaleena Sales is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU in Nashville, TN. She is a coauthor of Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary Field Guild for Graphic Designers, and her work has been featured in Communication Arts, Printmag.com, and Design Observer. Sales regularly presents at national and international design conferences and as a guest lecturer at many prestigious art and design programs, including Otis College of Art & Design and Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England. During her service on AIGA's Design Educators Community Steering Committee, Sales has advocated for a more inclusive view of design history, through her Beyond the Bauhaus writing series, from which this book originated. Sales serves as Director of Diversity and Inclusion for AIGA Nashville.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781797223629
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press, (23 November 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 402 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228.6 x 139.7 x 18 mm
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