Learning to See and Respond to Racialized Design with Lisa Elzey Mercer — DT101 E105

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Lisa Elzey Mercer is a designer, educator, and researcher. Her interests are in developing and executing design interventions focused on the topics of human trafficking, incarceration, race, and racism. She's an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We talk about learning to see, and responding to, racialized design.</span><span class="s1"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Listen to learn about:</strong></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Ethics in design<br /></span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Impact over intent<br /></span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Racism Untaught<br /></span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">The elements of racism<br /></span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Racialized design<br /></span></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Our Guest</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Lisa Elzey Mercer (she/her/hers) is a designer, educator, and researcher. Her interests are in developing and executing design interventions that fuel and sustain responsible design for social impact. The developed frameworks and tools are intended to create a space for conversation and knowledge exchange where participants can collaborate in creating new ideas and solutions. This type of methodology is evidenced in her current projects focused on the topics of human trafficking, incarceration, race, and racism. She is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Show Highlights</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">[01:25] How Lisa’s aptitude for designing presentations led her from biomedical engineering into design.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">[03:38] Some surprises Lisa has encountered during her design journey.</sp