How To Stand Up For Inclusion In Design
The Oscars are known for stirring up controversy, alongside memorable fashion moments, every year. This year’s show had plenty of both, but one of the moments that stood out the most was Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech that ended with the words: inclusion rider. I had to Google the term because I’d never heard of it. But […]
The Oscars are known for stirring up controversy, alongside memorable fashion moments, every year. This year’s show had plenty of both, but one of the moments that stood out the most was Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech that ended with the words: inclusion rider.
I had to Google the term because I’d never heard of it. But as soon as I read the definition I knew it was something that could be helpful and important for our creative community. To quote NPR, an inclusion rider is, “a stipulation that actors and actresses can ask (or demand) to have inserted into their contracts, which would require a certain level of diversity among a film’s cast and crew.” From the moment those words were broadcast on live television, I watched social media explode with a range of responses and I found myself having dozens of conversations (both public and private) on social media with people in our community who wondered why this wasn’t being discussed more in the world of design.
You don’t have to look far (heck, just look back at the majority of the first 10 years of Design*Sponge) to k...
The Oscars are known for stirring up controversy, alongside memorable fashion moments, every year. This year’s show had plenty of both, but one of the moments that stood out the most was Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech that ended with the words: inclusion rider.
I had to Google the term because I’d never heard of it. But as soon as I read the definition I knew it was something that could be helpful and important for our creative community. To quote NPR, an inclusion rider is, “a stipulation that actors and actresses can ask (or demand) to have inserted into their contracts, which would require a certain level of diversity among a film’s cast and crew.” From the moment those words were broadcast on live television, I watched social media explode with a range of responses and I found myself having dozens of conversations (both public and private) on social media with people in our community who wondered why this wasn’t being discussed more in the world of design.
You don’t have to look far (heck, just look back at the majority of the first 10 years of Design*Sponge) to k...
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