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Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 1 Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 2 Economics and Culture as Markers for Gentrification It is no secret that the word 'Gentrification' is not viewed as positive. However, a recent report says that its not as bad as we think. A national study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia suggests that gentrification creates some important… -
Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 1 The Language of Commerce is Embedded in Advertising and Graphic Design The Language of Advertising Graphic designers Adrian Shaughnessy and Michael Bierut wrote a survival guide for designers providing definitions for different elements that intersect with graphic design. Under Advertising Design on page 12, this statement says it all: "In advertising, the message is everything. But the problem with this is…
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Gentrification Comes in the Form of Promises and Opportunities Communicated by Visual Communication I remember seeing the real estate signs in the community and thinking how odd this was. During the 1970s, my section of North Philadelphia was a vibrant fragile community populated with poor and working class African Americans. I spent most of my childhood years on Uber Street bound between Susquehanna Avenue and Diamond Street. 'The avenue' as…
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The Community College of Philadelphia's Center of Male Engagement invited three professionals to be on a panel to share our experiences with Black male college students. Below is some of what I shared: “A decent quality of life is really about having reasonable expectations and being a disciplined person. Discipline starts when you are young learning to follow instructions, trying new things and failing. I learned to build go-carts, clubhouses…
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Joe Biden's logo was recently released. But a Fast Company article saw something in his logo that isn't there. Political graphics has officially changed yall! We all know who was the reason for this major pivot: President Obama. His logo and visual brand identity system for his campaign was the first to go beyond the typical Americana graphics of stars, stripes, an eagle and a flag. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grabbed…
