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Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World

Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World

Design for Identity presents an approach that celebrates diversity, promotes inclusion, and ensures the design profession aligns with the real world.

2023

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This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #3

Today I’m sharing the final year-end challenge to reflect on designing for identity. Ask yourself this question and really think about it:

Dec 23, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #3

Dec 23, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #2

Next up in our year-end challenges to reflect on designing for identity — ask yourself:

Dec 18, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #2

Dec 18, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #1

The last few challenges of 2024 are about reflecting on your design work and evaluating how you’ve grown when it comes to designing for…

Dec 11, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #1

Dec 11, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Ask yourself what action you’re willing to take

I will admit that I’m especially triggered by people who talk a big game about how much they support this community or that group, and then…

Oct 16, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Ask yourself what action you’re willing to take

Oct 16, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Consider your role in relation to the lived experience…

Continuing this brief series of lessons on allyship, let’s turn our attention to a common ally phrase: “I know what it’s like to walk in…

Oct 9, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Consider your role in relation to the lived experience…

Oct 9, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Practice asking how you should be involved

It’s been a while but I’m back with a new challenge! My work in DEI puts me in many spaces with people of marginalized backgrounds as well…

Oct 2, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Practice asking how you should be involved

Oct 2, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Look up how cultural observances are celebrated

As we wrap up Celebrate Diversity Month, this is a good time to be mindful of how cultural observances are celebrated. We see holidays and…

Apr 30, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Look up how cultural observances are celebrated

Apr 30, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Try one new type of cuisine and learn its origins

Celebrate Diversity Month is the perfect time to try a cuisine from a region, country, or culture that’s new to you. This challenge is…

Apr 17, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Try one new type of cuisine and learn its origins

Apr 17, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Listen to music from 3 different cultures

Continuing the recognition of Celebrate Diversity Month, take some time this week to listen to music from 3 cultures that are different…

Apr 10, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Listen to music from 3 different cultures

Apr 10, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your identity and celebrate what makes you…

It’s Celebrate Diversity Month! With so many terms being misused and vilified in recent times, I especially appreciate the sentiment of…

Apr 3, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your identity and celebrate what makes you…

Apr 3, 2024

Jessica Bantom

Jessica Bantom

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Professional, Interior Design Consultant, & Author, Design for Identity (coming April 2023)

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