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Schessa Garbutt

Artist, Designer, Writer / By

Schessa Garbutt is the founder of the Inglewood–based design studio, Firebrand. An educator, lecturer, and published essayist (see The Black Experience in Design anthology, a must-read). Garbutt works at the intersection of co-design practices and making huge, mind-bending ideas and histories ring clear as a bell. Garbutt spoke with The Great Discontent about cultural memory as the foundation for their practice, the pains of delegating, and the strength of rooting in a local community.

Rick Griffith by Anthony Camera

Rick Griffith

Designer, Educator, Writer / By

Rick Griffith is a British-West-Indian designer, collagist, writer, educator, letterpress printer, and optimist futurist based in Denver, Colorado. He works at the intersection of programming, policy, and production. He co-founded MATTER—a design consultancy, letterpress/typography workshop, and retail bookstore which he currently runs with his partner Debra Johnson.

art by Sheyam Ghieth

Sheyam Ghieth

Artist, Designer, Filmmaker, Writer / By

Sheyam Ghieth (she/they) is an artist and queer Egyptian-American abolitionist known for her work on the comedy-drama television series Ramy, FX’s The Americans, and the web series BROTHERS. They now live in Portland, OR, where they are prioritizing queer joy as a radical act of resistance and dancing/walking/creating their way through intergenerational healing.

Carly Ayres portrait by Noemie Tshinanga

Carly Ayres

Designer, Strategist, Writer / By

Emergence Issue: TGD’s fifth issue features a dynamic group of 15 creators who are deeply committed to addressing systematic challenges in their communities through creativity and emerging ideologies. Buy Now According to your website, “Carly Ayres is a writer using language and interaction to engage people in new and interesting ways.” It feels like there’s …

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Glynn Washington

Broadcaster, Recommended, Writer / By

Glynn Washington never imagined a career in radio. The Host & Executive Producer of Snap Judgment (produced by WNYC Studios) previously worked in law and, in an attempt to “throw darts at the board,” he entered a contest that changed his trajectory. Here, the acclaimed storyteller opens up about his early life in Michigan where he grew up as part of a religious cult that he left in his late teens, what working as a lawyer taught him about running a business, how he made the transition to a creative career, and why the best stories come from picking at scabs.

Sheila Heti

Writer / By

The Toronto-based writer Sheila Heti, author of seven books, including the short story collection, The Middle Stories and the novel How Should a Person Be?, had no plan B. For her writing was it, and it was a decision she consciously made at age 21. That doesn’t mean it came easy, though. Here, she recalls how the support of friends and thinking long-term helped her push past moments of doubt, reflects on why crediting only our good qualities for where we end up is a mistake, and reveals how the mystery of creation is akin to a great love affair.

Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton

Illustrator, Writer / By

San Francisco-based illustrator and graphic journalist, Wendy MacNaughton, and writer, Caroline Paul, who most recently collaborated on the New York Times best-selling book, The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure, discuss the joys and lessons of being partners in work and life, the benefit of rejection, and how the support of one another and their communities have kept them on their creative paths.

Jedidiah Jenkins

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LA-based writer, Jedidiah Jenkins, on quitting his day job to take a bike trip from the US to South America, how voicing our intentions can lead to action, and the powerful community he found when he decided to follow his dream.

Rob Giampietro

Designer, Writer / By

Designer and writer, Rob Giampietro, discusses what led him to become Creative Lead at Google Design NY, how teaching influences his creative work outside the classroom, and offers practical advice for up-and-coming designers.

Ashley C. Ford

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NYC-based writer, Ashley C. Ford, on the moment she decided to build the life she’d always wanted, the power of talking about difficult life experiences to bring people together, and what happens when we give ourselves permission to pursue our dreams.

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