About DID
The Diversity in Design (DID) Collaborative was initiated in June 2021 to foster systemic change by increasing diversity and improving conditions for Black creatives across the design industry. DID has come together with the understanding that impactful change requires a shared value set, a collaborative approach, and aligned action plans that are measurable and directed to outcomes of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field.
Opportunities for Impact
DID creates an opportunity to collaborate, in part through collective actions including:
- 01.Identifying and developing opportunities for collaboration to promote awareness and access for youth interested in design, empowering them to pursue design as a career path.
- 02.Increasing opportunities for students interested in design to gain experience, make connections and thrive. Companies will support awareness-of and encouragement-to-pursue design education.
- 03.Providing increased opportunities for emerging designers, from internships and mentorships to professional development.
Members
2x4
3M Company
3x3
50,000feet
a5 Branding & Digital
Adobe
Airbnb
Ammunition
Architecture + Information
AREA 17
Aruliden
ASH NYC
Athletics LLC
Barrel
Big Spaceship
Camron
Carrier Digital
Catalyst Workplace Activation
ChiByDesign
Civilization
COLLINS
Corgan
CVS Health
D-Ford, Ford Motor Company
Dereaux Studio
Digital Detroit Media
Dropbox
Emotive Brand
Engine Digital
FLOYD
Fossil Group
fuseproject
Gap Inc.
General Motors
GERTRUDE, INC.
Gretel
H&R Block
HNI Corporation (HBF, Allsteel HON)
Human After All
Johnson & Johnson Design
Key Lime Interactive
L+R
level
Levi Strauss & Co.
Loloi
Matchstic
Material
MillerKnoll
Motto
OTJ Architects
Pentagram
PepsiCo
Pivot Design
Prophet
Ralph Appelbaum Associates
RBW
Rightpoint
Robinhood
Rocket Companies
Siegel+Gale
SOUR
Stamen Design
Stink Studios
Studio Mococo
Studio O+A
Studio Science
Tarkett
The Freeman Company
The Ronin
Vance Consulting, LLC
VANS
Wolff Olins
Work & Co.
Yellow&
Founding Members
Press
- September 15, 2022
Fast Company: Diversity in Design Collaborative Wins General Excellence in Innovation by Design Awards
- September 15, 2022
Fast Company: Diversity in Design is working toward an industry filled with Black creatives
- March 21, 2022
Dezeen: Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit
- March 21, 2022
Surface's Design Dispatch Newsletter: The Diversity in Design Collaborative takes off
- March 18, 2022
Fast Company: Diversity in Design launches its mission with a landmark gathering of Black designers
- January 17, 2022
FORTUNE: These companies are following through on their promises on diversity, equity, and inclusion
- July 13, 2021
WALLPAPER*: Diversity in Design: a new collaborative initiative
- June 23, 2021
STAMEN: Diversity in Design Collaborative Launches to Take Meaningful Action to Increase Diversity in the Design Industry
- June 16, 2021
DEZEEN: Diversity in Design Collaborative to offer more opportunities for black creatives
- June 15, 2021
ARCHITECTURE + INFORMATION: Diversity in Design Collaborative Launches to Take Meaningful Action to Increase Diversity in the Design Industry
- June 15, 2021
WWD: Design-minded Companies Come Together to Create Opportunities for Black Designers and Students
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