Resources
A curated list of organizations and initiatives for female and non-binary people revolving around design. Here, you can get a friendly hand for networking and funding, get design training and career opportunities, raise your expert voice, and showcase your work. Use the filter to find the initiative you’ll benefit from.
Women Talk Design gives voices to outstanding women and nonbinary speakers from design and tech, matching them with event organizers to craft inclusive events. The organization provides speaking training, hosts events, and raises a community of aspiring speakers.
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Riposte is a magazine and online community for women. It profiles courageous females who are protesting against the norm and gives them a safe space to candidly share their triumphs, passions, and perspectives via interviews. It’s an opportunity to get commissions and show and share your expertise in art, design, business, politics, and other domains.
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This project was initiated by a female designer, Mary Hemingway. It celebrates and inspires women, gender-expansive and nonbinary creatives in the design and creative industry. Design by Women showcases inspiring visual communication—graphic, digital, motion, typeface, visual identity design, and illustration through social media publications, interviews, and profiling.
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SheSays, a nonprofit organization for women and nonbinary people, helps with free mentorship and professional events: awards, screenings, meetups, and conferences. It brings together a vast community of 70,000 members in over 55 cities and has given a voice to 1593 speakers worldwide.
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Futuress is a queer and intersectional feminist learning community and publishing platform under one roof. As a learning community, it offers free and accessible-to-all online lectures, panel discussions, open mics, roundtables, and more. As an online publishing platform, it features stories and perspectives of people who often remain underrepresented, oppressed, and ignored.
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Alphabettes celebrates womxn in type, accumulates their expertise, and showcases their work and research on lettering, typography, and type design. It supports and promotes the work of women and nonbinary people through articles, meetups, and mentorship. Currently, Alphabettes gathers 300+ members from around the world.
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Women of Type was initially an Instagram page created by Jess Goldsmith to build a world where women and nonbinary lettering and typography artists could thrive in the creative landscape. It went viral and became a supportive hub for inspiration, connection, and collaboration. Women of Type resources include a shop selling creators’ work, an insightful blog, a newsletter, and an active social media community.
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