The History of Black Graphic Design, Explored by MICA

3/31/21

By Laura Stewart, Baltimore Fishbowl

Cheryl D. Miller

In 1987, designer and author Cheryl D. Miller published a Print magazine article titled “Black Designers: Missing in Action,” questioning the dismally low number of Black professionals in the design industry.

In the nearly three and a half decades since its publication, not much has changed.

According to the 2019 design census created by AIGA and Google, Black men and women make up just 3% of the design industry.

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