Over the weekend, ID professor Hector Silva livestreamed a Zoom meeting with black industrial designers to discuss design and race. On the call was Kevin Bethune, Founder and CCO of think tank dreams • design + life; Jasmine Kent, Run Apparel Designer for Under Armour; and Spencer Nugent, Founder of Sketch a Day.
For 90 minutes, the trio answered important and difficult questions posed by viewers. We highly recommend you watch the entire video, but we also recognize that not everyone is in a position to see it all at once. To make it easier, we've broken the video up into smaller chunks and titled the sections, so you can go through it piece-by-piece. (Thanks, Hector, for providing the footage.)
We'll start with Hector explaining the purpose of the video, followed by Jasmine, Spencer and Kevin introducing themselves:
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Stay tuned for Part 2.
Part 1: Black Industrial Designers Talk About Race and Design Part 2: "Do You Feel There is Diversity in Design?" Part 3: "At Design School, Did You Ever Raise the Subject of Diversity?" Part 4: Is It Hard for Minorities to Consider Design as a Career Option? Part 5: "How Do You Deal With Discrimination in the Workplace?" Part 6: Racial Casting and a Backseat Full of "Weapons" Part 7: "Is Getting Political Bad for Business?" Part 8: "Should We Strive to Be Great Black Designers, or Great Designers Overall?" Part 9: What Can Non-POC Do to Help?
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Black Industrial Designers Talk About Race and Design, Part 1