The research findings behind the documentary film about Women of Graphic Design in America The purpose of this documentary film is to examine the influence of women in graphic design history through the lens of historians, designers, and educators, as well as to aid and acknowledge ongoing efforts to document and publicise women’s successes, challenges, influence, struggles, and involvement in the robust history of graphic design. “Graphic design is so much a part of our modern world that it is hard to imagine living without it. And in some ways, we never have: visual communication is about as old as our opposable thumbs, though it’s been a long journey from stone tools to digital tablets. In short, the history of graphic design is a story that spans the entirety of human existence and it has the power to inspire and inform even modern graphic designers. For one thing, knowing where, why and how this industry came about helps designers understand their place alongside history. In more practical terms, stylistic trends are cyclical, and studying the past can inspire some innovative ideas in the present.” Graphic design hasn't always had the best reputation for gender equality. It's discussed as a traditionally male-dominated industry, and most of the best-known designers discussed in articles and books today are men, and mostly european white men to boot. Did you know Carolyn Davidson designed Nike’s Swoosh logo in 1971? Or that Susan Kare designed many of the original Apple Macintosh interface elements? With talent, dedication, and creativity, women are – and always have been – killing it in graphic design for well over a century and a half in America. “However, women have played an equally significant role in shaping graphic design as we know it today.” To celebrate this fact … we’ll look at the influence of women on graphic design, decorative arts and digital illustration over the past 100-150 years. “…at the turn of the 20th century, women were starting to cause ripples socially, and early forms of graphic design played a part in making these ripples expand. Poster design and caricature were practiced by many, mostly male, artists, but in Britain suffragettes quickly realised that they too could use this medium to further their cause for gaining voting equality.” There are numerous writings on this topic as well as writings about the amazing women of graphic design. Disappointingly the writings are often brief in length, scattered between many mediums, and distributed between countless sources. Additionally, there is yet to exist a film documenting their legacies, their successes, their struggles, as well as, maybe most importantly, their stories. However, a documentary film — a nonfictional motion picture inte ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_vKQ_kfhHg

The mission of the VDEF2020 is to bring together industry, lecturers and students to discover new ways of working together, forging curriculum that is more appropriate for this time. VDEF2020 is a practitioner’s conference that seeks solutions that are immediately applicable for the betterment of Art and Design Education as a whole. We are looking to have an honest and open conversation about the current state of practice based art and design education. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffV7oINPXcU

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