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And educator Cheryl D Holmes Miller s memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question Where are the Black designers Cheryl D Holmes Miller is one of the design field s most respected figures She is legendary for her decades of scholarship and activism and is known as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession This long awaited book documents the history of the question she has been asking for Where are the Black designers along with related questions that are urgent to the design Where did they originate Where have they been Why haven t they been represented in design histories and canons Holmes Miller traces her development as a designer and leader.

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Celebrated designer writer activist beginning with her own family and its rich multiethnic history She narrates her experiences as a design student at Rhode Island School of Design Maryland Institute College of Art and Pratt leading up to her oft cited Pratt thesis examining barriers to success for Black designers Holmes Miller describes the work of her eponymous studio for noted clients that included NASA Time Inc. Herald and the nascent Black Entertainment Television as well as the story of her later critiques of the industry in the design press most notably in Print magazine Miller also recounts the parallel history of collective efforts by fellow scholars and advocates over the past fifty years to identify and celebrate Black designers. Book here png Enhanced with a foreword by Crystal Williams president of Rhode Island School of Design award winning poet and noted advocate for equity and justice in the fields of art and education HERE is part memoir part investigation and part urgent call for justice and recognition for Black designers making it an invaluable resource for graphic design professionals teachers and students HERE Where the Black Designers AreA rundown of the author s experience in the graphic design world as a Black woman She mentions other Black designers but does not give them any context other than the time period in which they produced their work I wish that the author gave them further detail and information especially since the title implies the author was going to do so However the author is a very accomplished and renowned designer so reading about her experience was enjoyable. Herelink blue The prose is easy to read and understandable and the citations and quotes within the work explain some of the points the author makes though occasionally they overwhelm the author s own words Thank you to the publisher Chronicle Books via Netgalley for the ebook Cheryl D Holmes Miller