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.
The Female Design Council is a professional membership organization that fosters professional growth for womxn in design. They arrange design events, exhibitions, and workshops for the community and members, promote member works on their website and social media, and coordinate monthly virtual meetings and in-person events.
You can easily buy a membership on the website and make the most of the Female Design Council offerings, or get free mentorship via their Mentor Match program.
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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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Supported by the Italian Association of Visual Communication Design, the AWDA Award is run by a small team of four female curators and a group of volunteers. The biennial award has three categories for professors, researchers, and students. It aims to investigate the languages, poetics, and approaches to graphic design among women, and explore the conditions in which they work.
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