Links and references
Types of ID Jobs (from Women in Industrial Design Chicago)
The Cost of ID (survey by Unif-ID)
IDSA members join Diversity in Design (DID)
Indigenizing Industrial Design (Interview with Brian Skeet, IDSA)
Confronting Gender Bias in Design (by Robert Grace, IDSA)
Why You Should Include Neurodiversity in DEI Efforts
Winter 2020 issue of INNOVATION
Interview with Qin Li, IDSA, Chair Emeritus
by Ti Chang, IDSA
via Women in Industrial Design Chicago
“10 New Rules of Design”
by Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel
“Opening the Doors of Design”
“Decentering Whiteness in Design History”
Winter 2020 issue of INNOVATION
Fall 2020 issue of INNOVATION
IDSA-SF: Digital Talks
Fall 2020 issue of INNOVATION
Indigenous People’s Day
IDSA-NL: Racial Barriers & Breakthroughs
Event recap via Whipsaw
Women in ID via WIID Chicago
dscout interview with Antionette Carroll
ID Pioneers, by Eric Anderson, FIDSA
From Unif-ID: Diversity Resources for Industrial Designers
From Marissa Louie: The Inclusion & Diversity Compendium for Designers Compiled by Louie with recommendations from dozens of diverse designers and design leaders from Expedia Group, Designers Guild, and other members of the design community
From Women Talk Design: A Reparative List for the Male-Dominated Conference: A crowd-sourced “list of designers that don’t represent the overrepresented, as recommended by their peers and admirers.”
From Rachel Cargyle, drafted by Whitney Evans: Template for Holding Your Employer Accountable for Racial Justice: A downloadable PDF template for direct and intentional communication from your employers
- 2021 Women & Non-Binary ID Graduates | from Unif-ID
- Women Who Design | and other directories including API Who Design, Queer Design Club, and more
- Black Folks In Design | “Connecting Black designers to ourselves, both within and across disciplines”
- Native Designer List | “Promoting North American Indigenous graphic designers”
- 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship | by Mireille Charper
- Transform Allyship Into Action: A Toolkit for Non-Black People | Social Justice in Medicine Coalition
- IDSA Disability Section LinkedIn Group | For those interested in learning more about designing for all
- New Angle Voice| Podcast that Recognizes Women Architects
Organizations to support
Jacinda Walker, IDSA, is the founder of the Cleveland, OH-based nonprofit designExplorr, whose goal is to create opportunities that allow underrepresented youth to participate in design activities. Jacinda has generously provided a map of organizations in the U.S. that are already addressing the lack of diversity in design by working with underrepresented youth.
To get involved, reach out to the organization closest to you. Want to add to the map? Contact Jacinda.
- Creative Reaction Lab (based in St. Louis, MO)
- Black Artists + Designers Guild (based in Brooklyn, NY)
- Indige Design Collab (based in Phoenix, AZ)
- The Designer’s Workshop (based in Brooklyn, NY)
- Hue Collective (based in Atlanta, GA with volunteers nationwide)
- Black Designers Ignite (worldwide)
- Where Are the Black Designers? (worldwide)
Disclaimer: Other than members who may be part of the organizations listed, IDSA is not formally affiliated with these organizations and recommends that individuals conduct their own research before donating or engaging.