Design Museum’s New Virtual Exhibit Emphasizes the Need for Racial and Gender Diversity in Design
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Friday, September 18, 2020
Boston, Sept. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bringing the transformative power of design to the forefront, Design Museum Everywhere goes virtual with its groundbreaking exhibition, We Design: People.
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- Boston, Sept. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bringing the transformative power of design to the forefront, Design Museum Everywhere goes virtual with its groundbreaking exhibition, We Design: People.
- Only 2% of licensed architects in the US are Black, while Black women represent 0.2%of architects.
- Featured designers are Ade Hassan , Founder & Director ofNubian Skin, Jeff Staple , Founder ofStaple Design, and Clint Ramos , Founder ofClint Ramos Design.
- The program explores reasons for the lack of racial and gender diversity in the creative industries through quantitative and qualitative data visualizations.