Design Journeys: You Are Here
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Designing the muralPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Helping with the designPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
View of mural installation processPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Mural installationPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Colors filling in the designPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Contributing to the ever-changing muralPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
More color added to wallPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Detailed view of colorsPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Participating in the “Where are you from?” part of the exhibitionPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Detail of post-itPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Attaching a post-it note to the map of stringsPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Exterior of the gallery on opening nightPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
View from inside the galleryPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Crowd enjoying the exhibitionPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
View of the attendeesPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Magnetic arrow painted on the north wall of the galleryPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Nine of the 25 designers. In front: Art Sims. Standing, left to right: Archie Boston, Edel Rodriguez, Karin Fong, Rafael Esquer, Michele Washington, Gail Anderson, Sylvia Harris, Pablo Medina.Photo: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Interacting with magnetic wallPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Attendees were encouraged to color in the muralPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Another view of the mural Photo: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Guests attached Post-it notes saying where they are from to a world map made of stringPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Conversation around the “Where are you from?” supply tablePhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
View of magnetic arrow through the stringsPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel -
Attendees enjoying the openingPhoto: (c) 2010 Marco de Mel
May 20–August 6, 2010
In 2005, the AIGA Task Force on Professional Diversity developed a list of recommendations for increasing diversity within the profession. Among the stated goals were to create awareness of outstanding designers from culturally and racially diverse backgrounds and create traveling shows of the work of diverse designers.
The “Design Journeys” project seeked to achieve both—by not only celebrating the lives and achievements of 25 selected practitioners, but also encouraging aspiring designers from all backgrounds to consider design as a viable and rewarding career.
Exhibition design: TODA, New York
The exhibit was made possible through support and contributions from: AIGA Diversity task force; TODA, exhibition and collateral design; alfalfa studio, mural and motion graphics direction; Cubanica; Innovation Printing; Tekserve; RIS Paper; Bestype.
