What it is.
The Black Design Aesthetic _
email from your play-cousins at aagd.co
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S'up, !
This month is all about The Black Design Aesthetic! How do you define the Black Design Aesthetic? What comes to mind for you?
Throughout the month, we'll explore this in-depth through reflections, discussions, case studies, articles, an award show, and much more.
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AAGD Wednesday Live Wednesday, February 2nd, 7PM Central Streaming Broadcast with Dave, Terrence & Terri
Catch us live on FB or YouTube.
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Peer Mentorship Hour Wednesday, February 9th, 7 PM Central
Some intelligent members use mentorship and office hours to craft a custom portfolio finishing curriculum. We thought that was a clever way to use the pieces of AAGD to work for them. Yes, we will encourage you to talk one-on-one with another peer at this event. Yes, you will find out that you're not alone with your creative struggles. Imagine that.
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Office Hours with Russell Wednesday, February 16th, 6 PM Central Free to AAGD Tribe | Membership site
This month Russell will be hosting office hours. If you want a portfolio or project review, direction, or you need someone to help you step up your game, sign up now!
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Black Made Awards Show!
Wednesday, February 23rd, 7 PMCentral
Our First Annual Award Show | Broadcast
AAGD's first annual Black Made Awards design show! BlackMade serves as a stage to showcase and spotlight Black designers, our work, and our voice as we strive toward reclaiming identity and expressing the vision of our people across the spectrum of design. #fortheculture
Please visit BlackMadeAwards for more details.
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Leading up to the BlackMade Awards Show, we thought it’d be fun to have a friendly competition. This competition will ask you to leverage your skills as a designer as well as your knowledge of Black flyers.
We’re asking y’all to submit your most fantastic, shiny, outrageous church/frat or soro/Night Club flyers.
Note: This competition is purely for our collective enjoyment. It’s meant to entertain. If you are intending to submit a design that you want taken seriously, this ain’t the competition for you.
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The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Reflection & Expression
Is finally here! The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Reflection, & Expression is an anthology of writings by 70 Black designers, artists, curators, educators, and students.
The AAGD's Article is in Chapter 9: Collective, Radical, and Liberatory Spaces in Design. The title: Forming a liberatory space for Black Creatives is a form of protest, the fulfillment of a promise and the only pathway for unapologetic black creativity.
See what we have to say about our space!
Be sure to grab your copy today! Available Target, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Bookshop, etc!
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How Type Works: A Workshop w/ Tre Seals Thursday, February 10, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Join Tre Seals, founder of Vocal Type Co., for an experimental and hands-on workshop! Leading participants through his process, thinking, and use of typography as a way of learning BIPOC design histories.
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State of Black Design 2022 - Family Reunion March 4th - 6th, 2022
Be sure to add to your calendars, because you don't want to miss out! The State of Black Design Family Reunion, is a 3-day hybrid conference hosted by Texas State University. This event aims to provide networking, development, and career opportunities for young designers, focusing on student designers of color.
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May you step into and embrace your aesthetic!
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Terrence Moline AAGD Founder + Head Listener
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Listening to Hella Dope! 2021 by the man with fresh friends Cameron T. Moore.
You can always have fun with Ashley Green and other AA/Blk Designers on Eff the Glitter.
You got something that wows—fo’ real tho'? Let the group know: social@aadg.co.
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