#tasheka arceneaux-sutton

[mauricecherry]

I first learned about Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton way back in 2015 when I interviewed Silas Munro. Since then, Tasheka has gone on to become one of the leading voices behind discovering Black people omitted from the graphic design history canon. Even design legend Dr. Cheryl D. Miller has sung her praises, so I knew I had to sit down with Tasheka and learn more about her remarkable journey.

Tasheka spoke to me about her experience as an educator and researcher, including an examination of her teaching philosophy. She also talked about growing up in New Orleans, her shift into design, working for the Navy Reservists, and even starting her own studio, Blacvoice Design. Lastly, she discussed her upcoming book Black Design in America, and shared how the different aspects of her work keep her motivated and inspired.

If there’s any lesson you learn from Tasheka, it should be this one: you have control over your own path as a designer, so work hard and you can make your dreams come true!

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Design Artefact

‘Unseen Objects’ 

THREADED

Silas Munro 

pg 60-61

“Where is the Black in Graphic Design at CalArts?” 

by Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton

What are the ideas behind it?

Racism, discrimination, injustice

Black Lives Matter

Feelings of isolation and lack of confidence

Feeling of being trapped as a black creator

Feeling voiceless

Lack of black graphic designers

Why does it appeal to you?

Human centred design

Empathy

Community

Storytelling

Addresses lack of black culture in graphic design and the feelings that surround it

Its use of bold and upfront language 

language that is not ‘pretty’ but straightforward in your face

The use or lack of colour to represent the contrast between or division between black (people) and white (people).

Cultural/stereotypical slang to cater towards this new generation.

[ianlynam]

Baseline Shift is a new book that centers diverse women across varied backgrounds whose work has shaped, shifted, and formed graphic design as we know it today. From an interdisciplinary book designer and calligrapher during Harlem's Renaissance, to the invisible drafters of Monotype's drawing office to the Uman Ribu movement across Japan (research images pictured), the women represented here include auteurs, advocates for social justice, and creators ahead of their time. The fifteen essays in this illustrated collection come from contributors with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Baseline Shift is essential reading for students and practitioners of graphic design, as well as anyone with an interest in women's history. Out Oct. 26! Preorder via @briarlevit Edited & 2 essays by Briar Levit Essays by: Sean Adams Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton Tereza Bettinardi Anne Galperin Meredith James Katie Krcmarik Ian Lynam Sarah McCoy MMS Madeleine Morley Fiona Ross Louise Sandhaus Alice Savoie Martha Scotford Ruth Sykes Aggie Toppins Linda M. Waggoner Thank you for publishing our work,@papress! Typeface is Roba, by @franziskaweit! @briarlevit, @meredithjam, @blacvoice,@aggietoppins, @lulusandhaus,@Alicesavoie, @ianlynam,@madeleinemorleyy, @ruth_reg,@katiekrcmarik, @thepcpress,@terezabettinardi, @seanaadams, Martha Scotford, Linda M. Waggoner, Anne Galperin, MMS, and Fiona Ross,#graphicdesignhistory,#designhistory, #feminism, #history,#expandingthecanon,#graphicdesigncanon https://www.instagram.com/p/CSdojCLLF8L/?utm_medium=tumblr