In the midst of a global civil rights movement, Design Sacramento is inviting designers from across local organizations and the Greater Sacramento creative community to participate in safe, open discussions about the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of black and brown people in the design industry.
According to AIGA’s 2019 Design Census, the U.S. design industry lacked representation of black and brown designers, with Black and Latinx designers comprising 3% and 8% of the industry respectively. Additionally, White and Asian designers comprised 71% and 9% respectively, with Native American and Native Hawaiian designers each comprising 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.
Our goal is to foster a constructive dialogue on the disparities black and brown designers face in the industry, in an effort to come up with actionable solutions we can take as individuals and organizations to dismantle prejudiced structural barriers and increase and uplift black and brown voices and faces in the design industry.
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VIRTUAL DISCUSSION
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SCHEDULE
5:45 – 6:00 PM - Check-In
6:00 – 6:10 PM - Opening
6:10 – 6:40 PM - Small Group Breakouts
6:40 – 7:00 PM - Large Group Debrief
Meet the Speakers:
Tina Reynolds is the president of Uptown Studios, a Sacramento marketing and design studio specializing in graphic design, website design, video production, social media management, human-centered design (design thinking) and marketing. She works hard to create a community of giving, learning and growing - from the inside out. The Uptown Studios team is committed to building a world around us that is conscious and filled with positive intentions. She’s also founder of the WomenUp Network and a representative of the Sacramento Ad Club.
Amanda Sebastiani is a graphic designer and art director with a passion for community. Amanda currently works as a Senior Graphic Designer at Trifecta Nutrition, a local Sacramento startup whose mission is to get the US healthy by shipping fresh, organic, and macro balanced meals nationwide. Previously she has worked at a number of firms such as Runyon Saltzman, Inc., 3fold Communications, and the international PR firm Edelman guiding the identity of global brands through graphic design, storytelling and advertising.
Amanda volunteers her time as Co-Host for the CreativeMornings Sacramento chapter. CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast, coffee, & lecture series, bringing together the creative community.
Tanu Padath is a Visual Designer and Project Manager in the legal translation industry. She's early in her career as a designer, coming from a degree in Biology from UC Berkeley. Her true passion lies in the preliminary stages of design - analyzing the user's needs and behavior before problem-solving. She co-founded DESCO in 2018 to foster a learning environment among the local design community. Before COVID-19, you'd likely find her at a DESCO event asking you for feedback. Talk to her about your favorite hike, podcast or hobby (her current one is gardening)!
Kyle Peppers is an experience designer and strategist on a mission to rid the world of the sentiment ‘I'm not very creative’. He believes the most impactful strategic insights come from a team's willingness to push outside their comfort zones. Kyle spent over 10 years using the power of design to save the world. He founded the MPowerment program at Lifelong AIDS Alliance focused on using service design to combat HIV/AIDS infection among LGBT youth in Seattle, and went on to manage global social marketing campaigns in Washington DC for health advocacy. Kyle currently champions Sacramento's creative community as the vice-president of Creativity+.
Rochelle Reynosa maintains an active lifestyle as a UX designer, yoga instructor, and life learner. As a creative, self-directed UX designer and researcher, Rochelle has a passion for understanding the end-user through design thinking and empathy. She's a strategic thinker comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary teams within a work environment that provides further learning about a team as a whole and the impact we have on each other. Rochelle values personal growth and thrives on building and connecting communities, and serves on the volunteer team of the Roseville UX group.
Isis Dallis is the President of Bukwild. She functions as a key leader in bringing Bukwild’s vision to life while also guiding the business and company culture in service of that mission. A more than 15-year veteran of advertising and brand strategy, Dallis has spent her career at the crossroads of brand insights, research, culture, and public service, applying her skill toward creating a better, more purpose-driven world for people and the brands they love.
Thea Kaiser is a Creative Services Specialist at Lucas Public Affairs with a range of experience in applying creative strategy to visual design in both digital and physical media. Before joining LPA, Thea served small businesses and nonprofits in the Sacramento region, providing design and strategy services including creative direction, web and digital interface design, graphic design for a variety of media, brand strategy and identity, and digital marketing strategy. Formerly, she worked as a senior designer for Comstock’s Magazine, an award-winning local business monthly. Thea currently chairs the Event Committee for Design Sacramento.