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Microsoft Interview at the Design for Inclusivity Summit
Douglas talks Origin Stories at the invitation only Design for Inclusivity Summit
In my capacity as the National Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce Co-Chair, I addressed an invitation-only audience of key industry leaders, equity advocates, and activists, on the subject of equity and partnership. I shared how industry partners can help provide a level playing field through investing in the pipelines of talent that have not traditionally identified as viable. As an educator in a public design program my message stressed diversity of path, identifying those at the point of possibility and supporting those tasked with planting the seeds of possibility. Watch the Microsoft video here >
Creative South Podcast: Douglas Davis > The Backstory
Creative South is an annual conference located in Columbus, Georgia. The Creative South Podcast seeks to go behind the work in the interviews to get to know the people behind the concept. I was invited because of the impact of the ideas inside CSBD, content in my social media presence and the importance of planning to have options. Listen Here >
Douglas kicks off Season three of the Logo Geek UK based podcast
My book started gaining traction in the UK creative community around November 2017. Ian Paget, a UK based designer and “logo geek” reached out to me via his Logo Geek Community on Facebook to be a guest on season three of his podcast. The conversations on his show have included successful industry practitioners such as Aaron Draplin of DDC, Marty Neumeier author of the Brand Gap and Tom Geismar of Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. Our conversation was about why it is important to understand business and strategy as a designer. Listen here >
New Applied Arts Strategy Session Q&A with Douglas
How can you solve a creative problem for a client if you don’t speak the same language? In this exclusive Q&A, designer, educator, speaker and author Douglas Davis draws from his book, Creative Strategy & The Business of Design, to show how designers and marketers can avoid getting lost in translation
If you’ve ever heard back about a pitch you didn’t land and wondered why the client didn’t understand your brilliant solution, you may need to learn a new language. That language is called Marketing, and it’s creeping into every conversation you have as a creative person. Read the Article >