{"id":8235,"date":"2020-07-10T10:56:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=8235"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:46:09","slug":"bipoc-designers-font-typeface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/bipoc-designers-font-typeface\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Support BIPOC Typeface Designers and Their Fonts"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Every font has a story. Every typeface carries the cultural marks of their makers, along with the stories of the political and cultural moment in which they were designed\u2014but to date, those histories have been largely devoid of experiences from Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) designers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic design is, and has always been<\/a>, a predominantly white industry (and its leaders are mostly male<\/a>). According to AIGA\u2019s 2019 Design Survey<\/a>, only 29% of the 9,429 respondents identified as a designer of color, with only 3% identifying as Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.@bobbycmartin<\/a> asking the tough questions at #typecon<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/M5tBxheper<\/a><\/p>— Nina St\u00f6ssinger (@ninastoessinger) August 25, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>