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On top of the four amazing panels, fun parties and guest appearance, we’ll have several breakout sessions for attendees to engage with and dive deeper.

Here’s a little bit about our ✨Breakout Session Designing with Developers + Diverse Audiences in Mind with Studio Lutalica⁠✨

Gain fresh insight into designing with developers, teammates and your not-so-average users in mind. Led by q***r and feminist design agency Studio Lutalica, this workshop will center design principles will serve you well across web design and beyond!

Grab a ticket and join us at this Breakout Session made possible by our friends at ⁠ 💖 (link in bio)⁠
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On top of the four amazing panels, fun parties and guest appearance, we’ll have several breakout sessions for attendees to engage with and dive deeper.

Here’s a little bit about our ✨Lunch & Learn Portfolio Review Sessions with O/M Studio✨

O/M partners with design organizations to provide mentorship to marginalized communities.

Join the team of portfolio reviewers for individual review sessions, where designers can get feedback on their portfolios, resumes, and tips for acing the interview process.

Grab a ticket and join us at this Lunch and Learn Breakout Session made possible by our friends at 💖 (link in bio)⁠
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On top of the four amazing panels, fun parties and guest appearance with , we’ll have several breakout sessions for attendees to engage with and dive deeper.

Here’s a little bit about our ✨Breakout Session How Might We?✨

If today's conversations made you hungry to take action, join , Director of UX Research, Metalab and work through the topline findings and brainstorm what the insights could mean for us and our workplaces. You’ll leave this session with a few ideas to make your job a better place for yourself and your q***r peers.

Grab a ticket and join us at this Breakout Session made possible by our friends at 💖 (link in bio)⁠
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A few of the beauties that came out of today’s Q***r Digital Collaging Pre-Summit Workshop 💫

This one was created by our very own 👁🌿🌷🍋

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A few of the beauties that came out of today’s Q***r Digital Collaging Pre-Summit Workshop 💫

This one was created by our very own ✨🥃🌈🌼

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We can hardly contain our excitement!! If this morning’s Digital Collaging Pre-Summit Workshop with , and is any indicator of how next week’s Summit will go, WE’RE IN FOR A TREAT 📣✨

There’s still time to grab a ticket! Grab one before the long weekend hits! Thursday will sneak up fast and we want to make sure you’re well-equipped and have what you need before we officially kick things off together! ☀️

🎟 Grab your tickets at Q***rDesign.club/summit⁠ ⁠
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Together we’re propelling the industry forward! Because of Material Design’s support at the Summit this year, we’ve been able to award scholarship tickets to dozens of q***r designers and allies. We still have some scholarships available, if you or anyone in your network would like to apply (link in bio)

A huge thanks to Ghost Note, Material Design and all the individual donators for making this year's scholarship program possible.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ONE WEEK UNTIL SUMMIT TIME 🎉

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Rise and shine! We’ll see many of your faces soon for today’s Q***r Digital Collaging Pre-Summit Workshop hosted by and and sponsored by ✨💄

Get ready for some q***r collaging fun in ! We can’t wait to see what everyone creates ✨

Tag ***rdesignclub in any of your creations you share to social media!

Please note, this event is open to Summit ticketholders only. Please reach out via Slack if you run into any issues getting on!

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📌 BOOKMARK ME FOR LATER!!!

Behold the very official, very packed, full conference schedule, all in one place for your viewing pleasure 🔥

Please don’t miss the Summit! Yes, the work we are doing is very important and everyday we are painfully reminded of that, but even more important right now is being in community with each other. If you’re looking for a safe place to land or in need of a community to connect with and lean on, Q***r Design Club is that place. Please reach out anytime 💫

We don’t want price to be the reason someone can’t join us at the Summit next week. If you or a q***r designer / ally you know can’t afford a ticket but would like to attend, we have some scholarship tickets still available (link in bio) thanks to our fiends at Material Design 💖

We’ve got a lot planned including some tough conversations that we promise to help you debrief / unwind from before signing off for the day ✨

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We’re over-the-moon excited to welcome the one and only Debbie Millman to Q***r Design Club’s first-ever Summit lineup, happening NEXT WEEK✨📣

is a seasoned veteran on all things q***r experience and we couldn’t dream of a better person to help us round out our Summit next Thursday!

She’ll pop in for a quick, free-flowing chat with our co-founder Rebecca Brooker between our last panel, “Q***ring the Workplace” and the fabulous Afterparty we have planned with Poison Waters & Friends and 🎉

It’s going to be GOOD!!

Rebecca and Debbie will converse on all things q***r design (of course!), the state of the industry, performative brands during Pride Month and anything else that arises!

We can’t wait! Grab a ticket and join us online what is shaping up to be nothing short of a legendary event for q***r designers and allies everywhere ✨

ALSO!! Don’t forget about our Q***r Digital Collaging Workshop event for all Summit-ticketholders happening ✨TOMORROW!✨The event is made possible by and will be hosted by (She/Her), Designer & Casual Archivist, and (He/Him), Designer & Artist. ⁠

📣💰We still have some Scholarship Tickets available! Please reach out via the link in our bio if you need financial assistance purchasing a ticket.

**Please note, the conversation with Debbie and the Pre-Summit Collaging Workshop are for Summit ticket holders only. If you would like to attend either of these events, you will need to purchase a ticket to the Summit!

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion isn’t something you do. It’s how you do all things.

Join us for a session discussing the importance of embracing imperfection and taking action as you integrate what you’ve explored during the Q***r Design Club Summit into your allyship efforts.

Meet the two facilitators from that will be leading Imperfect Allyship®

✨ , co-founder of Pause on the Play® [she/her/hers]

✨ , co-founder of Pause on the Play® [she/her/hers]

Grab a ticket and join us at this Breakout Session made possible by our friends at 💖 (link in bio for tickets)⁠
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✨Featured Member✨

Michael O'Laughlin: After two decades of designing packaging, product literature, marketing campaigns, and brand identities, as well as art directing photoshoots, Michael O’Laughlin is trying a few new things, including type design and custom lettering. He is especially interested in the intersection of design and social justice, which is why he started , a side project devoted to helping conscientious people make progressive messages more present in the world. Michael lives in Minneapolis with his husband and two elderly cats.

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✨RITESH GUPTA✨ is a alum and former director at two companies.⁠
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is an optimistic he/they with a soft spot for mission-driven organizations. Ritesh can design your next brand identity, website, or app—and teach, lead, and mentor others to do the same.⁠
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Grab a ticket to the Summit to hear Ritesh speak! He’s on our panel, “Identity & Income for Q***r Designers,” which will explore income gaps in the design industry.⁠
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✨LESLIE XIA✨ is a q***r Chinese American art director. They studied graphic design at the and have worked for companies like the , , , and . ⁠
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Grab a ticket to the Summit to hear Leslie speak! They’re on our panel, “Identity & Income for Q***r Designers,” which will explore income gaps in the design industry and more. ⁠
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📣 Get excited! We’ve got the fourth and final panel announcement! ⁠
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Meet the awesome crew joining us on July 7 for our “Identity & Income for Q***r Designers” panel ⬇️⁠
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🌈 Leslie Xia (they/them) ⁠
🌈 Ritesh Gupta (he/they) ⁠
🌈 Raquel Breternitz (she/her and they/them) ⁠
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Our data shows that q***r designers of color make up significantly larger percentages of those that reported low incomes versus high incomes.⁠
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Together we’ll seek to answer:⁠
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✨ How can we close this income gap? ✨⁠
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🎟 Grab your tickets and let’s talk about it (link in bio) ⁠
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📣 We had a slight change-up on our third panel!

Here are the folks joining us July 7 for our “Trans Perspectives in Design” panel ⬇️

🌈 Nat Buckley (they/them)
🌈 Chan (they/them)
🌈 Sloan Leo (they/he)

Trans respondents were consistently overrepresented in facing discrimination in their workplace.

Together we’ll seek to answer:

✨How can we change this in the future? ✨

🎟 Grab your tickets and let’s talk about it (link in bio)

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⏰ There are less than 5 weeks til the Q***r Design Summit!! Don’t panic, just make sure you have your ticket!

We’ve got a really amazing group of panelists lined up who are eager to connect with the community on all things q***r design 🌈

Check out our website to meet all 12 panelists and to learn more about the Summit’s conversation topics.

If you need help paying for a ticket, there are scholarship tickets available through our website—priority deadline applications are due two Mondays from now!

If you haven’t already and feel inclined to do so, please extend a Summit invite to a fellow q***r design friend, colleague or ally who you think might benefit from a little Q***r Design Club magic this summer ✨

We'll be announcing the full program in the next couple of weeks including workshops and portfolio review sessions, and a Pre-Summit party for attendees…Stay tuned!

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🔗 More info and tickets linked in bio!

Brands interested in sponsoring can email us at q***[email protected].

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🎉 A very special happy Pride Month to the Q***r Design Club community!

Collectively, we want to reimagine a q***rer future for the design industry. We've heard directly from designers about the experiences they're having at work, highlighted in the quotes above, from our 2021 Q***r Design Count.

While many businesses will spend the next few weeks worrying about rainbows and parades, we’ll be putting the final touches on our first-ever Q***r Design Club Summit, which will pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to be q***r and working in design. We’re just 5 weeks away from showtime!

Guests can expect to hear directly from esteemed lgbtq+ designers about their lived experiences, plus insights from q***r designers who participated in the 2019 and 2021 Design Count.

🌈 Grab your tickets and join us in making sure the energy, momentum and support we feel from the world during Pride Month continues to extend far beyond the month of June.

Don’t forget! If you need assistance paying for a ticket, we have a Scholarship Fund set up. Apply by June 20 for priority consideration!

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⏰ The priority deadline for ticket assistance is coming up fast! Apply for a Summit Scholarship by June 15 to claim a free ticket to the on 7.7 ✨

Please note, our scholarship fund is reserved for q***r designers and allies of an even further marginalized intersectional group. ✨🌈🎒If that’s you, please see the form linked in our bio.

A big thank you to all of the awesome brands stepping up to make our scholarship fund possible this year! We have plenty of tickets to go around, so if you need a hand, don’t hesitate to reach out via the form!

🎟 Tickets are otherwise available for purchase at Q***rDesign.club/summit

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📣 Ready for the third exciting announcement?!

Help us welcome the folks joining us July 7 for our “Trans Perspectives in Design” panel ⬇️

🌈 Ana Arriola (they/them)
🌈 Chan (the/them)
🌈 Sloan Leo (they/he)

Trans respondents were consistently overrepresented in facing discrimination in their workplace.

Together we’ll seek to answer the question:

✨ How can we change this in the future? ✨

🎟 Grab your tickets and let’s talk about it (link in bio)

👀 The last of our our 4 panel announcements is coming tomorrow. After that, we’ll start announcing our breakout sessions! ✨ Stay tuned and don’t miss this Summit!

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📣 The second of four exciting announcements is here just in time for the weekend!

Meet the trio joining us July 7 for a live panel discussing “Pay Equity & Cultural Acceptance” ⬇️

🌈 Sarah Piper Goldberg (she/her)
🌈 Annika Hansteen Izora (they/she/he) .izora *corrected pronouns
🌈 Steven Wakabayashi (he/him)

Together, we’ll explore:

✨ What can employers do to address bias? ✨

Cisgender gay men receive significantly higher pay and job stability than other q***r identities, revealing bias toward more culturally accepted segments of the LGBTQ+ community.

🎟 Grab your tickets and keep an eye out for the announcement 3 and 4 coming next week 🚀 We’re only just getting started with all the goodness you’ll find at the on 7.7 ✨

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📣 The second of four exciting announcements is here just in time for the weekend!

Meet the trio joining us July 7 for a live panel discussing “Pay Equity & Cultural Acceptance” ⬇️

🌈 Sarah Piper Goldberg (she/her)
🌈 Annika Hansteen Izora (they/them) .izora
🌈 Steven Wakabayashi (he/him)

Together, we’ll explore:

✨ What can employers do to address bias? ✨

Cisgender gay men receive significantly higher pay and job stability than other q***r identities, revealing bias toward more culturally accepted segments of the LGBTQ+ community.

🎟 Grab your tickets and keep an eye out for the announcement 3 and 4 coming next week 🚀 We’re only just getting started with all the goodness you’ll find at the on 7.7 ✨

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📣 The first of four exciting announcements has arrived!

The following speakers will be joining us at the Q***r Design Club Summit on July 7 for a live panel that will discuss “Q***ring the Workplace” ⬇️

🌈 John Voss (he/him)
🌈 Veronica Corzo Duchardt (they/them)
🌈 Victor Ng (he/him)

Together, we’ll seek to examine:

✨ How can management better serve and attract q***r talent? ✨

LGBTQ+ designers are more likely to be employed part-time or seek freelance work than heterosexual counterparts due to workplace barriers like lack of inclusive benefits and harmful cultural and management practices.

Our three speakers will help guide a conversation around this topic and more, plus they’ll share their own unique perspectives and personal insights and they’ll facilitate breakout sessions designed to inspire and connect attendees with q***r designers and allies around the globe!

🎟 Tickets are now available at the link in our bio. Don’t miss your chance to hear from and engage with these folks at the Summit in July!

👀 PS, keep an eye out for the second of our four exciting announcements coming soon!

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📣 Early Bird tickets are sold out for the !

We’re very excited to share the Summit with the community this summer and don’t want under any circumstance for the cost of admission to prevent someone from taking part in the q***r design magic that is sure to unfold online Thursday, July 7 ✨

This is Q***r Design Club’s first-ever paid event, which is why we’ve set up a scholarship fund, reduced-rate tickets and other programs to help offset costs for community members.

Long story short, we want you to be at the Summit with us! 🥳

Some important ticketing notes:

⏰ QDC’s free and reduced-rate tickets are available on a limited basis, so don’t wait to take advantage of opportunities to save. Early Bird tickets sold out in less than a week!
🐥 While Early Bird tickets may be sold out to the general public, Q***r Design Club members will have access to Early Bird pricing from now til showtime. Ask us about the special QDC membership discount code available in our Slack channel!
💰 If you can’t afford a ticket we have 100 scholarship tickets set aside in our Scholarship Fund. Apply for a scholarship before June 20!
💸 If you can afford to we invite you to sponsor a ticket by donating an additional ticket or two at checkout.

The Summit is QDC’s first-ever paid event. Revenue from the Summit will not only support production costs, but provide critical operational support to ensure QDC’s longer term sustainability as a community organization committed to researching the q***r design experience.

🎟 Get your tickets at q***rdesign.club/summit

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🔗 More info and tickets linked in bio!

Brands interested in sponsoring can email us at q***[email protected].

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We are so excited to announce the our inaugural ✨Q***r Design Summit✨ happening online Thursday, July 7, 2022 🎉

If you’re q***r or an ally and work in design, this summit is for you!

This first-ever event will take place online in the form of a half-day event with panels and discussions centered around understanding q***r designers and the q***r design experience.

We’ll talk about findings from our 2021 Q***r Design Count, which surveyed more than 1,500 LGBTQ+ designers globally, about their experiences being q***r in design.

The Summit’s four sessions will cover a wide range of topics like job security, race and income, gender and sexuality, workplace culture, lack of leadership, discrimination and more.

There’ll be some incredible speakers and hosts (announcements coming soon!) sharing unique perspectives and insights, hosting breakouts and inspiring attendees to connect, learn, share, celebrate, understand, and support q***r design and q***r designers everywhere.

Attendees will be invited to join our Directory / Slack and will take home a copy of our 50+ page 2021 Q***r Design Count, which serves as a critical q***r archive for the community.

It’s of vital importance that every q***r designer and ally is given an equal opportunity to attend the Q***r Design Summit. Please check out our scholarship program on our website for info about how to apply for or sponsor a ticket to this year’s event.

Join us!

🎟 Tickets are now on sale at q***rdesign.club/summit

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Brands interested in sponsoring can email us at q***[email protected].

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Our friends at are giving our community special access to taking place this April 25-29!

Use promo code QUEERDESIGN for discounted tickets: designmuseumweek.org

This gathering will re-conceptualize design’s role in 21st century systems and issues through five days of hybrid online-offline events that spark conversation, inspire leaders, and educate professionals, working in all areas of design.

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Our latest feature in our QDC Stories Collection is up!
Meet 2D Game Artist and Designer, Toto Lin! 👾💫

To learn about Toto Lin's work and their inspirations behind games Dinosaurily and Q***ring Spacetime, check out our QDC blog. Link in our bio!!

Next story up on our QDC Stories Collection is now up! Meet Rachel Gogel , an independent creative and culture officer✨

To learn more about Rachel's journey into Brand Storytelling and career, check out our QDC blog. Link in our bio!!

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