Cheryl D. Miller

Cheryl D. Miller (born 1952) is an American graphic designer, known for her contributions to racial and gender equality in the graphic design field.

Cheryl D. Miller
Born1952
Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materMaryland Institute College of Art
Pratt Institute
OccupationGraphic designer
Clergywoman

Early life

Miller was raised in a multiracial and multicultural family. Her father was African American, and her mother was Philippine American. Because of her unique background, Miller felt she didn't have a community to relate to. She attributes this isolating experience as formative to her art practice. She found space to be creative in her own isolation.[1]

Education

After the Civil Rights movement, Miller was recruited to attend Rhode Island School of Design. When Miller's father died, she transferred to Maryland Institute College of Art where she live closer to her mother.  [1]

In school, Miller found she could not get critiques for her work. Professors and students would skip over her work during valuable class feedback. To solve this issue, Miller would arrive to class early to display her work. When students didn't know who was associated with Miller's work, her peers started to give Miller feedback and describe how successful her designs were.

After finishing school, she worked in broadcast design where she created on-air sets and graphics.[2] During this time she created the logo and identity for BET. After 10 years in broadcasting, she moved to New York City and attended Pratt Institute.

Writing

Before graduating, Miller was asked to make a contribution to the field of graphic design, instead of the usual visual design project.[1] In 1985, Miller wrote her graphic design thesis called, "Transcending the Problems of the Black Designer to Success in the Marketplace."[3] Print Magazine published a version of her thesis titled "Black Designers Missing in Action."[4]

Miller's articles are the cornerstone of AIGA's Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce.[5]

Design

From 1984-2000, Miller ran her own design studio: Cheryl D. Miller Design Inc.[2] Some of the clients included BET, Chase, and American Express. Her personal work was acquired by Stanford University Libraries.[6]

Clergy

Miller is also a professional clergy woman. She is a Master of Divinity graduate from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City.[7]

References
  1. Cherry, Maurice (2018-06-25). "Cheryl D. Miller". Revision Path. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "Cheryl D. Miller's Design Journey". AIGA | the professional association for design. November 16, 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. Miller, Cheryl (June 16, 2020). "TRANSCENDING THE PROBLEMS OF THE BLACK GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO SUCCESS IN THE MARKETPLACE" (PDF).
  4. "Black Designers Missing in Action, by Cheryl D Miller". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  5. "Where are the Black designers?". AIGA | the professional association for design. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. "Famed graphic designer and racial, cultural and gender equity advocate Cheryl D. Miller donates personal archive to Stanford Libraries". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "CD Holmes-Miller". CD Holmes-Miller. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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