Here’s the Recap:
Revision Path was started by designer Maurice Cherry to highlight the achievements of fellow black designers. Since then, both the podcast, and Cherry, have enjoyed accolades and attention from across the podcasting landscape and beyond.
Harry welcomes Maurice to talk about what led to the podcasts creation, how Facebook reached out to him to help them hire more black designers, and about his time in a diversity-focused taskforce for the AIGA; a group dedicated to helping designers across the world.
What We Covered:
02:00 – What drove Maurice to start his podcast?
08:20 – Designers that Maurice was fortunate enough to interview
12:30 – Sponsors who have approached Maurice
15:30 – Revision Paths’ relationship with Facebook
19:50 – Why Maurice wanted to focus on black designers for his podcast
27:00 – People Maurice has inspired
33:00 – Organizations Maurice is working with in the future
36:40 – Maurice and the AIGA
40:20 – Where Maurice found his love of design
48:40 – The person Maurice identifies as his mentor
50:30 – Places Maurice is volunteering, to give back to the community
55:40 – Misconceptions Maurice encounters on a daily basis
Tweetables
Don’t let the fact that there are errors when you start, keep you from starting.
Once you get one sponsor, it gets a little easier to get others.”