Our community thrives because of trust, honesty, and communication.3. This content is available only to members, Black Excellence: Jazmyn Latimer, Design Manager at Code for America, http://www.bayareablackdesigners.com/community-standards-and-code-of-conduct. Real identities, really local. Another way to make a difference and support the Bay Area Black community: Buy from Black-owned businesses. Jill Giordano and Brian Scheyer. How have you started to see the Bay Area kind of change in terms of the design community since you’ve been there? Bay Area Black Designers is a professional development community for Black people who are practicing digital design in the tech industry. With designers at every level of experience spanning disciplines like UX Design, UI Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Product Design and UX Research, BABD has become a model for how underrepresented people are building their own powerful networks. This is a legit community, not an online group of strangers who never interact. We are an amazing collection of Black design professionals working in all areas of design within tech — at every level of experience from beginners to experts — in the following areas of design: UX Design, UI Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Product Design, UX Research.In community we share inspiration, connection, peer mentorship, professional development resources, feedback, support, resilience, project collaboration, and friendship. *Please respect the intention of this group and only join if you are:• a Black person• ...and a designer, or an aspiring one• ...and living in the SF Bay AreaIf all three of the above don't apply to you but want to network with this group, you can invite us to participate at another meetup or event that you're doing, offer to be a guest speaker for our group, send job listings or donate to our expenses at bayareablackdesigners.comMEETUP REQUIREMENTS1. Jun 09, 2020 . RSVP honestly and professionally. Donate. dano, Jill Giordano and Brian Scheyer, just may be one of San Francisco’s best designer duos. We are an amazing collection of Black design professionals working in all areas of design within tech — at every level of experience from beginners to experts — in the following areas of design: UX … Promotional messages of a spammy nature are not acceptable.If you feel inspired to create a similar group to BABD or a similar community event, please use a distinct name to avoid confusion or assumed affiliation.Unacceptable behavior:Mean-spirited or bullying behavior.Discriminatory jokes and language.Posting sexually explicit or violent material.Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying information.Personal insults or slurs, especially those using racist, sexist, homophobic, or transphobic terms or insults relating to religion, country of origin, and/or physical/mental ability.Degrading comments and jokes using racist, sexist, homophobic, or transphobic terms or insults relating to religion, country of origin, and/or physical/mental ability.Unwelcome sexual attention.Stalking, or any repeated harassment of others. Our group is a place where members can freely express themselves without fear of judgment or harassment. Many thanks to Asana and Women Talk Design for their 2020 financial contributions to BABD’s expenses. Bay Area Black Designers partnered with the Black Product Managers meetup group to share an evening of insights and conversation with the heads of product and design at Instagram, “With nearly 400 members living in the San Francisco metro area, Bay Area Black Designers (BABD) has become the community where Black designers can find dynamic support and professional development. Unless otherwise noted, the photography on this site was done by designer and photographer André Pennycooke. You’re, co-leading or co-chair of a group called Bay Area Black Designers, which is founded by Kat Vellos, who we’ve had on the show before.