Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep (No episode number) ---In this xtra, my episode 26 guest Rich TU flips the script and interviews me. We talk about the concepts of failure and how it needs to be reframed by embracing the problem-solving nature of design.Works in Process Xtras are unedited snippets segues inside conversations that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor. So I published them as mini-episodes. It's just another way to ensure you hear all the insights my guests have to offer.Enjoy!---Follow Rich Tu via: Personal Website / Instagram————CreditsEditor: RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify!About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and curator. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Follow Works in Process:Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 26 ---Doing quality work takes time:Like I look at my portfolio now, I'm like, oh yeah, this is, it's really taken me a few years to get here. (as a designer,) you're building a different type of equation almost every single time. There are so many other opportunities to really experiment and play, but as long as you're building out an interesting system.That’s my guest, Rich Tu :In this episode of Works in Process, host George Garrastegui Jr. chats with Rich Tu to discuss his First-Gen podcast, Mini Copper collaboration, and the MTV Music Video Awards exhibition. Rich also hosts the Webby Honoree podcast First Generation Burden, which focuses on the intersectionality and diversity within the creative industry. He is also the co-founder of the Colorful Grant with the One Club, dedicated to creating opportunities for early-stage BIPOC creatives. Rich graduated from the SVA Illustration as Visual Essay program.In our conversation, Rich talks about his ability to turn his experiences into new ones by connections, collaboration, and his creative network. Finally, he shares why he created the First-Gen podcast and why James Cameron is an inspiration…It was great to have an in-person conversation at CUNY’s NYC College of Technology and vibe off each other energy. Enjoy!Enjoy!---MentionsFollow Rich Tu via:Rich's Website / @rich_tu on Instagram ————CreditsEditor: RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify!About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and curator. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Follow Works in Process:Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 25 Translate YOU in your personal style. People hire me for my style, and so I look inward (at) what makes me who I am? What makes me unique and amazing? (And) what has molded me into the person that I am today? I look at those things and remember how I can translate me and what has made me who I am into a style.—Meg Lewis, Artist, Illustrator, Freelancer, Designer, Educator, Amateur Clown---In this episode of Works in Process, host George Garrastegui Jr. chats with Meg Lewis, a designer working to make the world a happier place through friendly, personable design. By celebrating individuality, Meg has created a one-of-a-kind career that allows her to utilize every niche, personality, trait, interest, and skill to create brands, services, and offerings that no one else can. In our conversation, Meg talks about her bold, friendly, personable, clean design style that focuses on color, fun, and following her own beat. Beyond her transition from designer to artist and illustrator, Meg talks about the ongoing project, the Funhouse, and how she wants us to have a creative career that makes us less sad. As you will hear, it was a fun and off-beats convo with straightforward ways of staying true to yourself. Enjoy!---Follow GUEST NAME via:Meg's Website / @yourbuddymeg on Instagram ————CreditsEditor: RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify!About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and curator. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Follow Works in Process:Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 24 Finding Your Process Takes Time. Knowing when to pivot from one tool to another, and finding the right one that fit(s) into your workflow is super important. What might be good for one person may not be good for you. As with any process and system...you have stick to it, you have to have discipline — you can build the best system, but if you don't use it, it's useless.—Maurice Cherry, Designer / Strategist / Podcaster---That’s my guest Maurice Cherry. In this episode, Maurice reflects on the early days of the web and how it was a time of great opportunity for anyone with an idea. The origins of his award-winning Revision Path podcast and how 10+ episodes are now part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture permanent collection. Maurice shares his insights on how to be a successful creative, the importance of community, and how he wants to be a renaissance person. Also, the challenges and opportunities that come with being a person of color in the design industry, and how to create change within the industry.What a blast it was to talk to him. Enjoy!---MentionsDr. Cheryl Holmes-Miller Where are the Black Designers? Raquel Rodriquez Alesha Randolph 28 Days of The Web Wayne Sutton Tina Shoulders Jesse Phillips / Neu YearGoogle DocsAudacityTrelloNotion---Follow Maurice and Revision Path on: Personal Website  / Twitter / Instagram————CreditsEdited by RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst....

Welcome to Works in Process / Ep 23 "Start with Words. Don’t try starting with ideas. If you try starting with an idea without a concept or a plan, you’re just going, you are going to continue to experience more imposter syndrome. Create concepts using a word map and then understand how to insert the uncommon inspiration and stop just searching where everyone else’s searching!” — Brandi Sea---That’s my guest Brandi Sea, Brandi is an award-winning designer, educator, and creative leader. She's been recognized for her poster design work. In 2017, she was also awarded a prestigious Albuquerque 30 award from the American Advertising Federation, which celebrates the 30 greatest ideas of the year. Brandi has also worked as an adjunct professor at her Alma mater Southwest University of Visual Arts teaching advanced design concepts. She began her design career in 2001 and is actively involved in her local design community. Brandi uses her 20 years of experience to help fellow creatives map out a plan to discover uncommon inspiration and produce more captivating design concepts to create standout work through her podcast: Design Speaks. With her online course, her YouTube channel, and her blog, Brandi works to empower designers with the tools they need to stay inspired and create the work that gets through. In this episode want to learn more about her ability to see inspiration and unusual things and how she developed The Strategic Process™ and approach for designers who look to strengthen their creative confidence so they can present design work that gets approved the first time.Enjoy!---MentionsThe Strategic Process™Design Speaks podcast. Follow Brandi Sea at Personal Website  / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook---————CreditsEditor: RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify!About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and curator. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they...

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 22I always encourage (young people) that you should believe you can do it. That thing that you think is a disadvantage might very well be the best down thing you SHOULD do. You’ve got to believe it’s possible. Because there will be people, there will be forces, there will be places and organizations to tell you otherwise. If you don’t, you better start believing quick!”---That’s my guest Jacinda Walker , Jacinda is renowned for her work in design, diversity, research, and strategy. She is the founder and creative director of designExplorr, a social impact organization whose mission addresses the diversity gap within the design profession. Her research on Design Journeys: Strategies for Increasing Diversity in Design Disciplines has been hailed as breakthrough work. This solutions-based thesis explores diversity in design disciplines and investigates effective strategies to expose Black and Latino youth to design careers. Ms. Walker’s future goals are to help scale diversity in design initiatives within education institutions, corporations, organizations, and museums.It's for her continued drive and advocation for young people that I have Jacinda on the show. I look to learn how she instills the passion for design at an early and what we should do, as a community, do to foster this change alongside her.Enjoy!---MentionsDesign ExplorrDesign Journeys---Other links Jacinda wants you to know about:Project Osmosis 2021 Mentor AwardUnsung Hero Community Service recognitionFollow GUEST NAME via: Jacinda's Facebook page /@designexplorr on Instagram / Jacinda's Website / @designexplorr on Twitter————CreditsEdited by RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce. Follow Works in Process:Instagram...

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 21This is Part 2, the combined episode with be listed as a bonus :) Coming SoonDesign is About feedbackThere’s a really big need for us to rethink the entire curriculum that we’ve been teaching for 50 plus years. Advocate strongly for unlearning and have honest conversations with the graduates. Because if we’re not getting feedback from the people who have gone through our classes, you’re doing a disservice to the institution as well as the students.— Ritesh Gupta, Founder / Volunteer / Lover of Techno, Streetwear, and Greyhounds---Ritesh is a Wieden+Kennedy alum, a former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, and specializes in product design, product management, branding, and growth analytics for mission-driven companies. He recently rebranded and rebuilt Realm a podcast studio on app with Mother Design, Felt Not Heard, and an incredible internal team. It debuted at #1 on the Apples podcast charts and was featured in It's Nice That as well as Print Mag. And Brand New named it one of the top 10 wordmarks and monograms of 2021.And before that, Ritesh has worked with and for Sagmeister & Walsh, Cooper Hewitt, Disney, and Hungry Harvest. Currently, he’s the Senior Director of New Product Ventures at Gannett/USA Today.We’ll get into some of that, but I want to focus on his support and championing of the shift in Design, to include more advocacy, accountability, and access. Ritesh has been helping change the landscape with his volunteer work for Where Are The Black Designers? -a nonprofit design advocacy organization.. and with his upcoming venture as Founder of Useful School, A useful, fun, affordable, 10-week product design virtual program catered to the people who needed it. Ushering in more diversity, autonomy, and practicality into the profession.Enjoy!---MentionsRealmSagmeister & WalshGannettUseful SchoolWhere Are The Black Designers?Future FontsSharp Type

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep (No episode number) Ritesh is a Wieden+Kennedy alum, a former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, and specializes in product design, product management, branding, and growth analytics for mission-driven companies. He recently rebranded and rebuilt Realm a podcast studio on app with Mother Design, Felt Not Heard, and an incredible internal team. It debuted at #1 on the Apples podcast charts and was featured in It's Nice That as well as Print Mag. And Brand New named it one of the top 10 wordmarks and monograms of 2021.And before that, Ritesh has worked with and for Sagmeister & Walsh, Cooper Hewitt, Disney, and Hungry Harvest. Currently, he’s the Senior Director of New Product Ventures at Gannett/USA Today.We’ll get into some of that, but I want to focus on his support and championing of the shift in Design,  to include more advocacy, accountability, and access. Ritesh has been helping change the landscape with his volunteer work for Where Are The Black Designers? -a nonprofit design advocacy organization.. and with his upcoming venture as Founder of Useful School,  A useful, fun, affordable, 10-week product design virtual program catered to the people who needed it. Ushering in more diversity, autonomy, and practicality into the profession.Enjoy!---MentionsRealmSagmeister & WalshGannettUseful SchoolWhere Are The Black Designers?Future FontsSharp TypeSPIKE LEE BookOther links Ritesh wants you to know about:What Does It Mean to Decolonize Design?Dori Tunstall: Decolonizing Design Practices in Academia (VIDEO)Even by design - Linda Dounia Rebeiz (Config 2021)(VIDEO)

Welcome to a live version of the Works in Process podcast. As part of the State of Black Design Conference and theme: Family Reunion, I am looking to revisit previous guest conversations. This is a way to catch up with them and learn more about people we should keep our sights on. Thank You Episode 8 guest, Dr. Fahamu Pecou, Ep 17 guest Mike Nicholls and welcome Ariel Dannielle and Akintunde Ahmad. Enjoy this conversation about the State of Black Design and Creativity and hear the power of owning our stories, owning our narratives, and determining how people see us. ---Guest InfoDr. Fahamu Pecou. Fahamu is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art, and popular culture to address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men. Through paintings, performance art, and academic work, Dr. Pecou confronts the performance of Black masculinity and Black identity, challenging and expanding the reading, performance, and expressions of Blackness.Dr. Pecou is also the founding Director of the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA).Mike Nicholls is an Oakland-based award-winning creative director, book designer, visual artist, and community builder. He translates ideas into visionary creative solutions utilizing over 20 years of design experience and natural talent. Mike founded Umber, a media platform highlighting creative perspectives that matter, which has been recognized by Blavity, Print Magazine, KQED, and Communication Arts.As a community builder, Mike is an advisor to Inneract Project, a nonprofit that empowers underrepresented youth through design. Through his work with Umber, he collaborated with renowned creatives around the world like Saul Williams, Tonya Rapley, Souls of Mischief, and Deanna Van Buren.Ariel Danielle is an African American painter born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from the University of West Georgia, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Drawing directly from her life, Ariel creates large-scale paintings that depict the daily experiences of young Black women. She believes in the importance of her artwork to provide new lenses through which Black womanhood can be represented, understood, and related to. Akintunde Ahmad is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker from Oakland, CA. He has also been an educator with the Oakland Unified School District’s African American Male Achievement Program. He is currently the co-host of the podcast series Viewers Like Us, and an associate producer for Proximity Media’s non-fiction department.Follow Works in Process:Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 20 This is Part 1, the combined episode with be listed as a bonus :) Coming SoonSpeak their languageIt’s relatively rare to have a designer who can speak or is even interested in speaking both design and data… To be able to say, I did an A B test, and that means it equals another $333,000. That's a really powerful and really exciting thing that a designer is able to say. — Ritesh Gupta, Founder / Volunteer / Lover of Techno, Streetwear, and Greyhounds---Ritesh is a Wieden+Kennedy alum, a former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, and specializes in product design, product management, branding, and growth analytics for mission-driven companies. He recently rebranded and rebuilt Realm a podcast studio on app with Mother Design, Felt Not Heard, and an incredible internal team. It debuted at #1 on the Apples podcast charts and was featured in It's Nice That as well as Print Mag. And Brand New named it one of the top 10 wordmarks and monograms of 2021.And before that, Ritesh has worked with and for Sagmeister & Walsh, Cooper Hewitt, Disney, and Hungry Harvest. Currently, he’s the Senior Director of New Product Ventures at Gannett/USA Today.We’ll get into some of that, but I want to focus on his support and championing of the shift in Design,  to include more advocacy, accountability, and access. Ritesh has been helping change the landscape with his volunteer work for Where Are The Black Designers? -a nonprofit design advocacy organization.. and with his upcoming venture as Founder of Useful School,  A useful, fun, affordable, 10-week product design virtual program catered to the people who needed it. Ushering in more diversity, autonomy, and practicality into the profession.Enjoy!---MentionsRealmSagmeister & WalshGannettUseful SchoolWhere Are The Black Designers?Future FontsSharp TypeSPIKE LEE BookOther links Ritesh...

Hello everyone… Welcome to Works in Process, The podcast where I, Designer and Educator George Garrastegui Jr, have the creative conversations you wish you had. I talk to designers, artists, educators, and creators to find the How’s and Why’s of their creative work.So join me as I explore how creativity is fueled by intuition, motivation, and, most of all, process.

Welcome to Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. / Ep 19---Omari Souza is a first-generation American of Jamaican descent, raised in the Bronx, NY. Before working at Texas State University, Omari gained work experience with companies such as VIBE magazine, Buffalo News, CBS Radio, and Case Western Reserve University. He received his BFA in Digital Media from Cleveland Institute of Art and his MFA in Design from Kent State University. Omari’s research explores the idea of perceptions, and how visual narratives influence culture, how we view ourselves and others around us.We discuss not only the shift in design education but also how he started the State of Black Design conference. He created a forum for black designers to discuss and share personal perspectives and is helping to forester communities that are satisfying the various needs of diversity within the industry.Get your notes app ready during this episode, there are people mentioned that you’ll want to check out on your own.————MentionsState of Black DesignThesis: Chasing VerticalMaurice CherryBekah MarcumTeresa MosesLauren WilliamsAntionette CarrolTerrance MolineJen White-Johnson————CreditsEdited by RJ BasilioResearch and Transcription Reviewer: Or SyzflingierIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works In Process w/ George Garrastegui, Jr. Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that explore and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Follow Works in Process:Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter

Robin Landa is a Distinguished Professor at the Michael Graves College at Kean University. She has written twenty-three books about creativity, graphic design, advertising design, branding, and drawing, including Nimble: Thinking Creatively in The Digital Age, Graphic Design Solutions, 6th ed., Designing Brand Experiences, and Advertising by Design, 4th ed. She is now working on a new book aimed at business professionals for Routledge. And she is working on a book proposal with Rich Tu, VP of Design at MTV and Viacom.She is also a Co-Chair on the governance board of Design Incubation, a design research and practice organization.We chat about how she started her career as a writer—and what routines she has created to be "non-negotiable" to maintain her output. She also shares her passion for teaching and giving back to the next generation. I hope you can find something that works for you, enjoy!MentionsGraphic Design SolutionsMindTapStart with Why by Simon Sinek Don't Sweat the small stuff by Richard Carlson Follow Robin at Personal Website / Instagram / Facebook / Twitter————CreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.

Join AIGA Design + Business Conference chair and host of Works in Process podcast, George Garrastegui, Jr (he/him/his), as he speaks with Katwo + Nico Puertollano of Rezonate. George, Katwo + Nico discuss the importance of representation and language when building a project with clients.Katwo + Nico are speakers at the 2021 AIGA Design + Business Conference May 12–14, and her collaboration with AARP / Newt Day Better and their  A Living History of the LGBT Movement  will be featured at the virtual event.Register now with discount code AIGAFRIENDS20 and save $20 off any ticket price. About the AIGA Design + Business conference: https://lnkd.in/ezF8waH

Join AIGA Design + Business Conference chair and host of Works in Process podcast, George Garrastegui, Jr (he/him/his), as he speaks with Sophia Yeshi of Yeshi Designs. George and Sophia will discuss building a freelance business and the importance of having a creative community to support your creative career.Sophia Yeshi Is a speaker at the 2021 AIGA Design + Business Conference May 12–14, and her collaboration with Debut Capital will be featured at the virtual event.Register now with discount code AIGAFRIENDS20 and save $20 off any ticket price. About the AIGA Design + Business conference: https://lnkd.in/ezF8waH

That’s my guest Mike Nicholls, He is a creative director, brand strategist, publisher, visual designer, and illustrator. He’s been translating ideas into visionary creative solutions utilizing his over 20 years of design experience and natural talent. Mike is also the founder and creative director of Umber Publishing, an independent publishing house based in Oakland, CA. He visually designs and illustrates the perspective of the contributor, from curation - to content and final magazine design.We discuss the nuances of the Black and Brown reality and why a publishing platform such as a magazine allows the community to archive their own perspective.I hope you can appreciate the way we nerd out on typography, culture, and the return to a tactile design experience. Enjoy!MentionsUmber PublishingUmber MagazineToneSlumberFreakNikEmigreVibeThe SourceFollow Mike at Personal Website   / Instagram————CreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Subscribe to Works in Process:Apple Podcast > http://wip.show/apple_podcastSpotify > http://wip.show/spotifyGoogle Podcast Music > http://wip.show/googleplayStitcher > http://wip.show/stitcherTuneIn > http://wip.show/tunein

That’s my guest Teresa Moses, she is a design researcher, creative director, organizer, and educator based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Teresa is a proud Black queer woman dedicated to the liberation of Black and brown people through art and design. Her work focuses on race, identity, and social justice. She advocates for positive change in her community using creativity as a tool of community activism.  Terresa is the Creative Director at  Blackbird Revolt, a social justice-based design studio and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota’s  College of Design  (CDes) and the Director of its Design Justice Network.Her design research interests include; Project Naptural, which creates spaces to educate, connect, and empower Black women about their natural hair and self-identity, and Racism Untaught, a curriculum model that reveals ‘racialized’ design and helps students, educators, and organizations create anti-racist concepts through the design research process.She has so much on her plate, and we dig into it all to find out how she determined that social justice was her calling?Listen to my convo with Terri and learn how she manages to juggle it all.Enjoy!Mentions /LinksRacism UntaughtUmbraProject NapturalBlackbird RevoltEmory DouglasFollow Teresa at Personal Website   / Instagram————CreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Subscribe to Works in Process:Apple Podcast > http://wip.show/apple_podcastSpotify > http://wip.show/spotifyGoogle Podcast Music > http://wip.show/googleplayStitcher >

Our guest, Deon Mixon is a Designer, Educator, and Author from Detroit, Michigan. He's a graduate of West Michigan University and alumni of Cass Tech. Deon also wrote a series of books called The Lethal Creed Saga and is a brand identity designer at Gyro.Our conversation is focused on the fact that he is the creator of the world's first graphic design educational board game, Design Eye that was fully funded on Kickstarter. We focus on How board games are a great way to teach design to young creatives. How he conceived the idea and why having people of color exposed to creativity so important for the future of the profession.Enjoy!Mentions /LinksGyro - https://gyrocreative.com/Landor - https://landor.com/The Detroit Rise Flag - https://www.detroitriseflag.com/Design Eye - https://www.designeyegame.com/Follow Deon at Personal Website   / Instagram————CreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Subscribe to Works in Process:Apple Podcast > http://wip.show/apple_podcastSpotify > http://wip.show/spotifyGoogle Podcast Music > http://wip.show/googleplayStitcher > http://wip.show/stitcherTuneIn > http://wip.show/tunein

Our guest, Jen White-Johnson a Designer, Photographer, Art Activist, and Art Educator. She teaches as an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication at Bowie State University (HBCU) where her work focuses on the intersection of content and caregiving with an emphasis on redesigning ableist visual culture. When her son was diagnosed as Autistic at age 2 she began to examine the absence of black disabled children in digital and literary media, this motivated the release of an advocacy photo zine entitled "KnoxRoxs." Dedicated to her Autistic son, the zine is a way to give visibility to children of color in the black Autistic community. Since its release, the zine has received national and international recognition, including features in AfroPunk, Today at Apple, and is permanently archived in Libraries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. This year her activist work has been featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Crip Camp, and she was recently selected as an honoree on the 2020 Diversability’s D-30 Disability Impact List.It’s for her advocacy and her artistic impact that I have on the podcast, and I hope you enjoy the candid nature in which we discuss her artistic voice and how visuals help advance the conversation around black and brown disabled voices.Mentions /LinksMusic, a film by SiaKnox Roxs: The ZineBlack Disabled Lives MatterMapping AccessBaltimore Creatives Acceleration NetworkBronxNetUninvisible PodcastKrip Hop nation Follow Jen atPersonal Website   /. Instagram  /. TwitterCreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: The System Has Failed Us - The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Subscribe to Works in Process:Apple Podcast > http://wip.show/apple_podcastSpotify > http://wip.show/spotifyGoogle Podcast Music > http://wip.show/googleplayStitcher > http://wip.show/stitcherTuneIn > http://wip.show/tunein

Don't get too comfortable."I kind of feel if I know how to do it, too well, then I'm not having fun— I'm more like executing. So the moment that you shut off and just start doing the same thing that you did for somebody else, or kind of project, again and again, you're kind of losing what makes it so special. So yeah, just get out there and do it!"MentionsSky Pie https://skypie.co/Make Love https://skypie.co/make-love-1Offf https://offf.barcelona/en/Sweet Lies https://skypie.co/sweetlies2Marion Favier https://marionfavier.com/NYCFotoWorks http://www.nycfotoworks.com/CreditsProduced by HearSay ProductionsIntro / Outro Music: “Gotta Get Up” courtesy of The Passion HiFi————Like what you just heard? Support the process and rate us on Apple Podcasts :) About the Works in Process Podcast:A podcast series by George Garrastegui, Jr. — designer, educator, and creative catalyst. Works In Process is a collection of discussions that exploring and demystify the creative process. I interview individuals to gain more insight into the ways they work and the projects they produce.Subscribe to Works in Process:Apple Podcast > http://wip.show/apple_podcastSpotify > http://wip.show/spotifyGoogle Podcast Music > http://wip.show/googleplayStitcher > http://wip.show/stitcherTuneIn > http://wip.show/tunein