This week’s episode of the Good Company podcast means so much to me, because it touches on two of the topics that mean the most to me: inclusivity and advocacy. It’s no secret that in my almost 15 years of running Design*Sponge, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. It took me a long time to […]

This week’s episode of the Good Company podcast means so much to me, because it touches on two of the topics that mean the most to me: inclusivity and advocacy. It’s no secret that in my almost 15 years of running Design*Sponge, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. It took me a long time to recognize and own how problematic my behavior was and the lack of inclusivity and representation I was perpetuating here on the blog. The learning and improvement process is a lifelong one, but I’m so thankful for our team and community here for their patience as we work hard every day to know better and do better.
I’m so grateful that there are so many people in the creative community who are working to build resources that celebrate and highlight underrepresented voices and talents in our community. One of those resources is People of Craft, a website dedicated to showcasing creatives of color in design, advertising, tech, illustration, lettering, art, and more. People of Craft was co-founded by Amélie Lamont and Timothy Goodman and this week I’m sharing the conversation we had about the platform they built (and why they built it together), the diff...