Join Us Thursday, October 17, at 4 p.m. ET!
October is a special month because we are bringing you two book events.
The first of these is happening on October 17, as the PRINT Book Club welcomes Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller. Debbie Millman and Steven Heller will lead a discussion about her new book, Here: Where The Black Designers Are.
HERE is part memoir, part investigation, and part urgent call for justice and recognition for Black designers, making it an invaluable resource for graphic design professionals, teachers, and students. Written by designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller, the book is a portrait of her life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question “Where are the Black designers?”
In HERE, Holmes-Miller traces her development as a designer and leader, beginning with her multiethnic family of origin. Her educational journey from Rhode Island School of Design to Maryland Institute College of Art, and finally, to Pratt, where her oft-cited Pratt thesis examining barriers to success for Black designers launched her activism. The book details her time at the helm of her namesake design studio working with clients such as NASA, Time Inc., and BET, as well as the story of her later critiques of the industry in the design press, most notably in her 1987 PRINT article: Black Designers: Missing in Action.
In the long struggle for equity and representation in the design professions, Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller’s voice has been loud and clear, not for years but for decades. Hers is a story with important lessons for all of us. We should all be grateful she is here to tell it.
Michael Bierut, partner at Pentagram
Learn more about Holmes-Miller in this short video for her recognition as a Design Visionary in Cooper-Hewitt’s 2021 National Design Awards.
Don’t miss our conversation with Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller on Thursday, October 17, at 4 PM ET! Register for the live discussion and buy your copy of Here, here!