Unconscious Bias in Graphic Design

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By Brekken Cogswell

At twelve years old, I was gifted my first sketchbook, four graphite pencils, and a moldable eraser. I spent that entire day drawing random household objects, beginning with the old wood furnace that heated my childhood home. Ten years later, I found myself employed with ASU Project Humanities as a graphic designer. Years of studying, practicing, and perfecting my skills certainly improved the technical aspects of my work.Yet there was an important facet of graphic design I had yet to consider– unconscious bias in the graphic design world.