Join the African & African Caribbean Design Diaspora, African Digital Art and IAM:THENUBLACK for a Midsummer Meetup, a chance to hang out with some lovely people and to talk about all things design.

AACDD:
The African and African-Caribbean Design Diaspora is a three year initiative of the British European Design Group (BEDG) to promote the creative skills and commercial potential of ethnic minorities of African and African-Caribbean descent in the UK and their creative counterparts in Africa and the Caribbean.

Co-funded by the Arts Council England/Lottery Fund and supported by the London Design Festival, the Initiative will run alongside the London Design Festival until the Olympics in 2012.

After its highly successful and widely acclaimed debut in 2010, where a total of more than 20,000 visitors saw the first set of nine exhibitions, AACDD – African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Programme celebrates black creativity throughout September and October 2011 at various locations across London.

AACDD 2011 events will be a celebration of creativity and innovation by members of the African & African-Caribbean Diasporas living and working in the UK, artists and artisans from Africa and the Caribbean as well as work from British and international AACDD partner organisations.

Coinciding with the London Design Festival (September 10/11th) and the London Design Festival (September 17-25), the main focus of the African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Festival 2011 will be the series of individually curated exhibitions, installations and events at the Bargehouse Building opposite the Oxo Tower on the Southbank.

The AACDD - Bargehouse Festival will be launched officially on September 8th with an evening preview for the press. The exhibitions will be open to the public September 9th - 25th 2011, opening times to be confirmed.

ADA:
African Digital Art Network was created and developed by Jepchumba, a Kenyan digital artist living in Chicago, Illinois. The term digital art is permeating through the web even though the precise definition is unclear. Digital art covers a wide range of artistic production; audio/visual production, animation, interactive projects, websites, short films, graphic art and design. African Digital Art is an online collective, a creative space, where digital artist, enthusiasts and professionals can seek inspiration, showcase their artistry and connect with emerging artists.

Iam:thenublack:

I am the Nu Black is the 2011 Winner of Best International Blog awarded by the Black Weblog Awards. It focuses on Re-defining Black culture through the work of Contemporary Creatives and often features work of youth of African descent , the things that inspire them, positive images, videos, news articles, quotes etc.
The name thenublack comes from the idea that my generation and those born to parents of the African diaspora have had a path paved for them by their ascendants.