PublishedPrinceton Architectural Press, November 2023 |
ISBN9781797223629 |
FormatSoftcover, 192 pages |
Dimensions22.9cm × 14cm |
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.
