Founder & Creative Director, designExplorr
Jacinda Walker, MFA is renowned for her work in design, diversity, research, and strategy. She is the founder and creative director of designExplorr, a social impact organization whose mission addresses the diversity gap within the design profession. Her research on Design Journeys: Strategies for Increasing Diversity in Design Disciplines has been hailed as breakthrough work. This solutions-based thesis explores diversity in design disciplines and investigates effective strategies to expose Black and Latino youth to design careers. Her future goals are to help scale diversity in design initiatives within education institutions, corporations, organizations, and museums.
Design, Diversity, and Data
Diversity is not a new problem in the design profession. Scholars, employers, organizations, and design professionals have been inquiring about it for more than 50 years, and yet representation in the profession hasn’t significantly increased since 1965. What’s behind this disparity? Where is the data to investigate this problem? And how can we use data to create and better support diversity-building initiatives? Join Jacinda Walker, founder and creative director of designExplorr, as she analyzes the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and its impact on careers in the design profession.
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