Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Cleveland State University
Anne H. Berry is a writer, designer, and design educator at Cleveland State University. Her published writing includes “The Virtual Design Classroom” for Communication Arts magazine and “The Black Designer’s Identity” for the inaugural issue of the Recognize anthology featuring commentary from Indigenous people and people of color. She is also co-creator of the award-winning project Ongoing Matter: Democracy, Design, and the Mueller Report and managing editor of The Black Experience in Design.
Panel Discussion – Intersectional Us: The Black Experience in Design
(presenting virtually to all attendees)
There has never been a time when Black designers were not shaping, creating, packaging, distributing, and celebrating through, with, and by design. Black designers from across the diaspora have been integral to the development of our professions and practices, contributing to the design of typography and posters, chairs and wearables, modes of transport and methods of care, financial services, and speculative futures. This panel will subsequently focus on the diversity of experiences and backgrounds within a so-called “Black Experience” that have informed and will continue to inform the design profession.
In this session you will learn:
