You Are Not Alone
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In 1991 the AIGA asked: “Why is graphic design 93% white?” Almost 30 years later, according to its 2019 Design Census of designers polled:
61% were women
71% identified as White
36% as Asian
8% as Latinx or Hispanic
5% as multiracial
3% as Black
>1% as Native American
Compare that to a 2019 Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, which found that people of minority backgrounds are projected to make up 56% percent of the population by 2060.
What is
“the onlys”?
Are you the only Black person on your team? How about the only one in your company that identifies as non-binary?
This space was created for you, for us. To give us a safe space to create and connect with others like us. You are not alone.
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Your
Community
The onlys was started by a Black female graphic designer looking to help create a world less isolating.
She is often the only on the teams, companies, and in the spaces she worked. That experience felt broken and although this is not a fix, it is a step in the right direction.
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“It is important to dedicate some space to discuss what one might call the hoax of diversity in the American workplaces, which entails putting ‘diverse’ faces of often low-paid employees at the forefront of most businesses to project the false impression that workplaces are diverse. It is pure tokenism.”
― Louis Yako
We are a new and growing space. Come grow with us. Join and if you would like to create a new channel in the community let us know!
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