Michael Collett

“A better world is possible if we approach our work with a class- AND race-aware lens.” Michael Collett was dropping gems like this, and we hadn’t even started recording! I have followed Michael’s work since 2016, and I’m glad we finally finally got a chance to talk on Revision Path about his career and his overall philosophy to life. 

We talked about his involvement with Greenworks and Design To Divest, and Michael shared some of his origin story growing up between The Middle East and the United States. He also spoke about class awareness and politics among the Black creative class, working in San Francisco, and the one piece of advice that has stuck with him over the years. We need deep thinkers like Michael in the Black design community to keep us all honest and accountable!

Links

• Michael Collett’s Website
• Michael Collett on Twitter
• Michael Collett on Are.na
• Greenworks
• Greenworks on Instagram
• Design To Divest
• Design To Divest on Instagram

For extended show notes, including a full transcript of this interview, visit revisionpath.com.

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