Women of Design - Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Professional Development |
| Discipline(s): |
Design Engineering Diversity Engineering Graphics and Visualization General Engineering, Engineering Science Industrial Design |
| Special Topic(s): |
Women Inventors Women and Information Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
Armin Vit Bryony Gomez-Palacio |
| Description: | "The immense body of work produced by graphic designers around the world is astoundingly varied, rich and widely celebrated. Yet in publications, conferences and other public realms, women designers tend to be outnumbered by their male counterparts whose appearances, work and achievements are constantly in the spotlight. Luckily, it’s a reversing trend. While this book does not attempt to relieve the imbalance, it does bring full attention to the wonderful work, careers and contributions of women designers, writers, teachers and entrepreneurs around the world. The women in this book have been divided into three groups, representative of the time in which their influence was most heartily felt: Groundbreakers, Pathfinders and Trailblazers. These three generations have helped shape the modern landscape of design. Explore the work, ideals and ventures that have helped define the last fifty years of the graphic design profession. Learn about the women who helped establish design’s relevance, importance and impact — and the ones who carry their tradition into new territory. Born and raised in Mexico City, Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit are graphic designers and co-founders of UnderConsideration, a growing network and enterprise dedicated to the progress of the graphic design profession and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Since 2002, UnderConsideration has launched four websites — Speak Up, Brand New, Quipsologies, and The Design Encyclopedia — that have been part of the growing dialog in design, and in 2007, they formed its Department of Design to serve clients. Bryony and Armin each have a decade of experience in various disciplines including corporate and brand identity, annual reports, business collateral, packaging, web design and programming, and magazine and book design." |
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| Keywords: | women in design women in graphic design gender equity |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process |
| Use of Resource: |
Great imagery and integrated text. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | February 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.underconsideration.com/womenofdesign/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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