You can bring racial equity to the design profession

D×D initiatives are crafted to help you make a real impact in the lives of Black and Brown designers, whether it’s sparking their interest when they are young or helping them launch their careers.

Start as a mentor Get your organization involved

Introduce youth to design

Mentor aspiring designers with our Design= Curriculum Kit

Whether you’re a design educator or a creative professional, we give you everything you need to teach the principles of design to historically excluded young people at a critical time in their development.

Learn more about the Curriculum Kit

“I really enjoyed this experience, and it was simply because I was a part of their design journey, even if my individual contribution was so small. After I’ve seen what other designers like me are doing to contribute, I can see that my participation is part of a larger whole that has a huge impact, which feels awesome to be a part of.”

Alex M.

Amazon Design Team

Offer real-world experience

Engage your team with design students through D×D Intensives

D×D Intensives connects your team with design students (and educators) at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher learning. Be part of a program that opens up crucial networking, internship, and employment opportunities for student participants and deepens how your organization understands and integrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within your organization.

Read about the impact of D×D Intensives

Bring D×D to your organization

“Working with the design students from SFSU was rewarding on so many levels. Their collective input and differing perspectives generated creative solutions to our design challenge. Personally, I connected with several students and am eager to mentor them as they enter the design field after graduation. In fact, we hired one of them for a summer internship.”

Jasmine C.

UX Researcher Associate, Dental Dental of California

Interested in lending your expertise to D×D?

If you’re passionate about creating a more diverse design profession, we’re always seeking those with lived experiences and expertise to inform our work.

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