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As designers committed to decolonizing our practices, we feel that it is important for us to help amplify Black voices that have historically been underrepresented within our discipline. We are using this site as a public platform in support of Black Lives Matter within our communities and beyond. We ask that you take some time alongside looking at our work, to explore these collected resources.

FOR DESIGNERS:

Dear white & non-Black POC designers
Where are the Black designers?
Decolonial Teaching in Action

FOR EVERYONE:

Anti-Racist Resource Guide: Become a better ally
A Radical Library (incl. books, texts, podcasts, & articles)
How to talk to people who disagree
How to support Black artists

Jason Zante

Kaisipan

Colonialism is motivated to dominate, exploit, control, and subjugate a nation of its people and resources with impunity. One of its consequences is colonial mentality. The goal of this body of work is to inform and educate everyone on the impact of colonialism and its effects on Filipino people. At its root, the issue of colonial mentality derives its origin from the oppressive treatment and indoctrination of Western ideals by Spain and the United States, to the indigenous people of the Philippines. This internalized oppression of Filipino culture and identity is a pervading psychological behaviour amongst the ethnic group. This project aims to look at its effect and influence on the Filipino culture to create a discourse of Filipino identity and what it means to be Filipino today.

Exhibition Design
Typography
Photography
Publication

About the designer

My name is Jason and I studied graphic design at OCAD University. I specialize in design, illustration, and photography. The work I create often merges these three disciplines to produce a nexus of multimedia art and design. I love to illustrate the ordinary and seemingly inconsequential to showcase their significance through my use of colour. Themes of world issues, everyday objects, and the living environment are subjects that I focus on .

Go-to type pairing?

It would probably be Gotham bold as the heading and Frutiger light condensed for the body paragraphs.

Website Page
Interior pages of "Kaisipan" book containing historical research and the interviews from Filipino Canadians.
Interior pages of "Kaisipan" book showcasing the colour palette of the booklet.
Filipino portraits of individuals who were interviewed for the project. To view the full project, visit: jasonzante.com/kaisipan
Fabric scrolls showcase the responses from the Filipino participants in the interview and public questionnaire that was conducted. To view the full project, visit: jasonzante.com/kaisipan

Recession Grads is a digital archive & exhibition set to showcase the work of the Graphic Design 2020 graduating class at OCADU.

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