March is “Women’s History Month” and each year for the past twenty years, we’ve celebrated with a guided tour of some of the best designing women we could find in the world. Some of these were actually sent in by readers, others were discovered online by staff. . Ladies and gentlemen, we present the 20th Annual Designing Women edition surf 1 :
- UN Women ad series reveals widespread sexism
- Hallie McGee ~ Designer + Creative
- How the Media Failed Women in 2013
- Nicoz Balboa: Magical Mystery Wood
- Anita Wasik : Divine Vision
- Liz Clements : the fine pen
- Three Designing Women
- Luci Gutiérrez
- Ena Cardenal
- … and more to come!
March is “Women’s History Month” and each year for the past twenty years, we’ve celebrated with a guided tour of some of the best designing women we could find in the world. Some of these were actually sent in by readers, others were discovered online by staff. . Ladies and gentlemen, we present the 20th Annual Designing Women edition surf 1 :
- UN Women ad series reveals widespread sexism
- Hallie McGee ~ Designer + Creative
- How the Media Failed Women in 2013
- Nicoz Balboa: Magical Mystery Wood
- Anita Wasik : Divine Vision
- Liz Clements : the fine pen
- Three Designing Women
- Luci Gutiérrez
- Ena Cardenal
- … and more to come!
Three Designing Women
This one is right down our alley, with some really fresh ideas and design work. Don’t miss their monogram department for a great shot in the arm!
Three Designing Women is a recognized brand in the STAMP industry, having been featured in national print publications such as O Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, inSTYLE, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Brides, Modern Bride, Better Homes & Gardens, Redbook, Southern Living, Lucky, US Weekly and many more.
Full story : Three Designing Women Click for another sample
Nicoz Balboa: Magical Mystery Wood
Italian bad-girl Nicoz Balboa designs images somewhere between hate art, tattoos and pen-n-ink rendering. Keep up with her craziness on Facebook and don’t miss her “Moleskine” blog. In 2010, the La Fabrica Fluxus art gallery presented “Magical Mystery Wood”, the mysterious world of magic Nicoz Balboa. Wow — here’s the video: Full story : http://www.arty-mom.com/ Click for a small montage of some of Nicoz’s other works
NEXT : Anita Wasik, Luci Gutiérrez and UN Women
Anita Wasik : Divine Vision
Polish graphic designer Anita Wasik is on the edge. She’s an assistant at the Laboratory of Professor of Graphic Design. Janusz Górski. Working every day in the studio, graphic workshop deals with publishing graphics and visual communication. Like so many of her European contemporaries, her greatest love is the poster.
Designing to the readers’ eye and with a visual twist viewers find many meanings hidden in her work! Her blog, unfortunately on blogspot, has a wealth of creative inspiration. You’ll also see a fun slideshow of her works at Grafika u ytkowa Full story : www.anitawasik.blogspot.com Click for a look at some other works by Anita
Luci Gutiérrez
Spanish graphic designer Luci Gutiérrez is a lot of fun with some truely sparkling illustration and design work. But look closer … where there’s typography it’s bright and playful; where there’s illustration, it’s impulsive and fresh. We really liked the tour of her works. Not to be missed! SEE the Video : English Is Not Easy, de Luci Gutierrez Full story : http://holeland.com/ Click for more of Luci’s samples
UN Women ad series reveals widespread sexism
While this was in 2013, we’re just now discovering it. A series of ads, developed as a creative idea for UN Women by Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai, uses genuine Google searches to reveal the widespread prevalence of sexism and discrimination against women. Based on searches dated 9 March, 2013 the ads expose negative sentiments ranging from stereotyping as well as outright denial of women’s rights.
oin the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag: #womenshould The Video “Women should…” from an actual Google search Full story : www.unwomen.org Click for another sample
NEXT : How the Media Failed Women and Hallie McGee
Hallie McGee ~ Designer + Creative
Hallie hails from Seattle, Washington, and is a professional Graphic Designer, currently freelancing. We liked her clean work and insightful design process. She writes :
At base level I just love to create. Choosing to make my own toys rather than buy them, since I was little playing in my room making magazines and my own playing cards. Seeing a blank page, or empty canvas and then seeing what you’ve been able to make from sheer creativity is about the most satisfying thing I’ve experienced. Always testing out new forms of media and finding what works for me and what I’m strong in keeps me busy.
Unfortunately, you cannot connect with Hallie because she’s on LinkedIN, and her profile is not set to public. If you want to try searching, then log into your LinkedIN account. http://www.linkedin.com/in/halliemcgee Click for another sample
How the Media Failed Women – When is it going to be ENOUGH?
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
Alice Walker
A tribute to Designing Women is this video depicting just a few of the ways our modern media exploits, abuses and misrepresents women.
Using film as a catalyst for cultural transformation, The Representation Project inspires individuals and communities to challenge and overcome limiting gender stereotypes so that everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation or circumstance can fulfill their potential. See the VIDEO : How the Media Failed Women in 2013 See the video : Miss Representation
Full story : The Representation Project Click for another sample
Rolling through our 20th Annual Designing Women celebration for March, 2015!
Stay tuned because we’ll be adding new entries all month long . . . and will continue into April! Remember, if you would like to suggest a Designing Woman for this series, there’s still time. Just check it out here: Register or Nominate your favorite Designing Woman
DTG Designing Women Series Continues . . .
Thanks for reading . . . and, thanks for twenty years of Designing Women online!
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