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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, we’re 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 |
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