Speaking of Creative Women…

…check out this rejection letter to a woman by the name of Miss Mary V. Ford after she applied for a job in the Inking and Painting department at the Disney studios.

Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing cartoons for the screen, as that work is performed entirely by young men. For this reason girls are not considered…

Though it’s apparent in all workplaces, this hits home for the creative field since it is, and has been, heavily dominated primarily by men. It’s been 71 years since Disney rejected Miss Ford and to this day we still, as a society, cannot recognize our creative women in the industry. Fuck you, Disney! It’s no surprise you’d do such a thing with movies for little girls like Beauty and the Beast and Snow White!

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Via Kevin Burg

Women in Graphic Design

7 Inspirational Female Graphic Designers

The field is ever-changing, yet the rock stars of graphic design are still, mainly, men. Meanwhile, the purchasing power of the globe is in the hands of individual women… It’s time to see more women like these seven, making a mark with their own Vision. Get inspired!

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Barriers? Sure. Glass ceiling? Maybe. These ladies have their eyes on the prize, not the ceiling. As a result, they’ve busted right through it. Rock on.

As a woman in Graphic Design, I appreciate this article a whole lot. A lot of designers I know, personally and impersonally, are men – and as a minority in that, it’s a challenge in itself. I don’t agree that a glass ceiling has been broken, though. And that first sentence is an insult. Asshole.

But appreciate this article for what it’s worth. We’re out there, us shining stars. You guys just don’t know how to appreciate and spotlight us!

Honorable Mention (a big inspiration of mine): Favianna Rodriguez

Honorable Mention (not graphic, but production designer): Melody Ehsani