About Us
Programs Design
Schools Design
Ambassadors International
Donate

Our Brandmark
Industry Facts |
The Center for Creating
Black Designers (CCBD) was founded with the mission of developing
and nurturing Black talent to become part of the professional design
workforce. By reaching out to talented and committed high school
students in underserved neighborhoods—and increasing the flow
of students into leading postsecondary design schools—we will
help ensure that Blacks are more equitably represented in our industry.
Despite their significant purchasing power,
few Blacks participate in creating and building the successful brands
that shape the world marketplace. At the Center for Creating Black
Designers, were out to change all that.
A not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, we develop and nurture
the talented young Black artists of today so they can become the
professional design workforce of tomorrow. In partnership with successful
professionals throughout our industry, we reach out to students
in underserved neighborhoods, providing them with information on
the opportunities that exist within brand design—and the resources
and guidance they need to make the most of them. |
Our initiatives are focused
on schools throughout the U.S. By working with such like-minded design
and education professionals, we will accomplish our mission by:
Generating awareness among underserved high school students
of the attractiveness and viability of the design profession as a
career path
Giving these students access to Black design and branding professionals,
design agencies and corporate design departments
Assigning mentors in the branding and design industry to nurture the
talents of qualified high school students
Providing internships at selected design agencies and corporate design
departments
Introducing them to selected design schools in their area
Helping students prepare portfolios so they can apply for admission
to selected degree-granting design schools
Awarding financial aid in the form of scholarships to selected design
schools |