Nontsikelelo Mutiti on Interrogating the Euro-Centric Design Canon

And how to address the “specificity of locality” in graphic design education

AIGA Eye on Design
Nov 1 · 6 min read
Nontsikelelo in a black-&-white diamond patterned sweater photoshopped onto a background of stylized black braids on white
Nontsikelelo in a black-&-white diamond patterned sweater photoshopped onto a background of stylized black braids on white
Nontsikelelo Mutiti. Image by Katharina Brenner. Photo by Dominique Sindayiganza.

By Ksenya Samarskaya

N is a Zimbabwe-born interdisciplinary artist and educator who works across fine art, design, and social practice. Mutiti co-founded , through…

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