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design observer ce papier de Michael Bierut. il a été, dernièrement, modérateur pour une conférence (NY) sur les couvertures de livres. il avait 7 questions à poser à ses panellistes, trois hommes : milton glaser, chip kidd et dave eggers.
arrive la question suivante : pourquoi si peu de femmes deviennent des «vedettes du design». un silence dans la salle, un commentaire mal placé par un panelliste et un commentaire de glaser.
«...[Glaser said] that the reason there are so few female rock star graphic designers is that “women get pregnant, have children, go home and take care of their children. And those essential years that men are building their careers and becoming visible are basically denied to women who choose to be at home.” He continued: "Unless something very dramatic happens to the nature of the human experience then it’s never going to change." About day care and nannies, he said, "None of them are good solutions.»
on passe à un autre appel ?
pourtant, le sujet vaut la peine d'en discuter, surtout quand on sait que plusieurs excellentes designers oeuvrent dans le milieu de l'édition (pour ne nommer que ce secteur).
mais pourquoi la célébrité semble passer au dessus des femmes en design ? à montréal, combien de femmes designers ont été panellistes aux conférences organisées par infopresse ?
selon bierut : «"Superstar" designers — and that's what we're talking about; read the question again — aren't just good designers. They're celebrity designers. And celebrity is a very specific commodity. It certainly helps to be good at what you do to be a celebrity designer (although celebrities in other fields don't always seem to have this requirement). But that's only a start. You also need to develop a vivid personality, an appetite for attention, and a knack for self-promotion. Accept every speaking engagement. Cough up a memorable mot juste for every interviewer. Make sure they spell your name right every time. This is time consuming work, particularly on top of your regular job, which presumably consists of doing good graphic design. Naturally, if you choose this route, it helps to be free of the distractions of ten to twenty years of caring for children, to say the least. In many ways, Milton Glaser's observations were shocking only in their obviousness.»
sans parler que selon une étude sur les salaires qui datent de 2004, les femmes sont toujours payées à 75 % du salaire d'un homme. bonjour l'équité !
une suite de plus de 100 commentaires s'est ajouté. il doit bien y avoir quelque chose à discuter... et il y a en pour tous les goûts.