A group of students interested in activism and involvement hoping to start a discussion by interviewing designers about current issues in an international perspective.
Diplôme Supérieur d’Arts Appliqués Lyon
December 2, 2020 @ 10 AM CT (US)
Zoom
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
A presentation, discussion, and review on the subject of design in the middle of everything.
Artist Talk
September 18, 2020 @ 5pm ET
Zoom
Protest Poster
Taking my design philosophy to the kids. College students. Talking art and activism, protest and posters. Letting them know that when it’s done well, graphic design breaks it down and shouts it out loud. The message it shouts can be anything really. Which is up to them. Stand up, fight back, design, protest!
Studio Art Program
January 30, 2020 @ 9 AM
Lied Center
Creighton University
Lives Radio Show
Hosted by one of my favorite people Stuart Chittenden, Lives is a radio talk show about conversation, community, and people. I was recently a guest. We talked graphic design, activism, punk rock, collaboration, the Clash, going to Catholic school, truck driving, clients, limitations, knocking doors, and other rad stuff. Check it:
Design for Social Justice
Tonight I’m participating in a roundtable discussion on design and social justice hosted by the AIGA student group at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. We’ll be talking about how to use design to bring about change in your community. And you’ll be able to buy posters to benefit Nebraska Appleseed. See you there!
Social Justice Roundtable
August 24, 2018 @ 6 PM
Heritage Room
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Graphic design can make you smile. Make you mad. Make you change your behavior. It illuminates and can silence all irrelevant noise with magnificent clarity by perfectly capturing the core of an idea. It’s an obvious tool for social change as seen in the history of successful movements for justice. And it will continue to be so.
Podcast Discussion Notes
From my discussion on the Voices Creating Change podcast with Amanda Stevenson, here are some of the things we covered in our 54 minutes:
Voices Creating Change Podcast
You like podcasts, right? Of course you do. Voices Creating Change is a new podcast by Amanda Stevenson that seeks to be a force for change, a vehicle of expression, and a community for all social change initiatives through the arts. I just so happen to be Amanda’s guest on the 2nd episode. Check it out, give a listen.
We talk about punk rock, graphic design, Omaha, nonprofits, #MeToo, #NoKXL, Barack Obama, and a few of my favorite artists. There’s even some discussion about growing up in a small town, semi-trucks, and Weezer’s amazing first album. It’s good stuff.
