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Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World

Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World

Design for Identity presents an approach that celebrates diversity, promotes inclusion, and ensures the design profession aligns with the real world.

2023

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Jessica Bantom

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Jan 27, 2025

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Identify an action you can take to continue advancing…

I started the ‘Start Where You Are’ challenges blog in August of 2020, in response to the surging outreach from people who wanted to ask…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Identify an action you can take to continue advancing…

Jessica Bantom

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Dec 23, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #3

Today I’m sharing the final year-end challenge to reflect on designing for identity. Ask yourself this question and really think about it:

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #3

Jessica Bantom

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Dec 18, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #2

Next up in our year-end challenges to reflect on designing for identity — ask yourself:

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #2

Jessica Bantom

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Dec 11, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #1

The last few challenges of 2024 are about reflecting on your design work and evaluating how you’ve grown when it comes to designing for…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Reflect on your design work in 2024 — challenge #1

Jessica Bantom

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Oct 16, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Ask yourself what action you’re willing to take

I will admit that I’m especially triggered by people who talk a big game about how much they support this community or that group, and then…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Ask yourself what action you’re willing to take

Jessica Bantom

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Oct 9, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Consider your role in relation to the lived experience…

Continuing this brief series of lessons on allyship, let’s turn our attention to a common ally phrase: “I know what it’s like to walk in…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Consider your role in relation to the lived experience…

Jessica Bantom

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Oct 2, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Practice asking how you should be involved

It’s been a while but I’m back with a new challenge! My work in DEI puts me in many spaces with people of marginalized backgrounds as well…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Practice asking how you should be involved

Jessica Bantom

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Apr 30, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Look up how cultural observances are celebrated

As we wrap up Celebrate Diversity Month, this is a good time to be mindful of how cultural observances are celebrated. We see holidays and…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Look up how cultural observances are celebrated

Jessica Bantom

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Apr 17, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Try one new type of cuisine and learn its origins

Celebrate Diversity Month is the perfect time to try a cuisine from a region, country, or culture that’s new to you. This challenge is…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Try one new type of cuisine and learn its origins

Jessica Bantom

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Apr 10, 2024

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Listen to music from 3 different cultures

Continuing the recognition of Celebrate Diversity Month, take some time this week to listen to music from 3 cultures that are different…

This Week’s ‘Start Where You Are’ Challenge: Listen to music from 3 different cultures

Jessica Bantom

Jessica Bantom

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Professional, Interior Design Consultant, & Author, Design for Identity (coming April 2023)

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