PUBLICATION Deemed Essential

摘要

How do you name a design journal that focuses on process rather than output? This was the prompt that Deem journal founders Nu Goteh, Alice Grandoit, and Marquise Stillwell brought to a creative audience in a series of workshops last year. "We combed through 50 different names, and once we dived into different meanings behind 'deem,' the word landed itself on the publication's topics," explains Goteh. This considered approach is at the very heart of the magazine. Published biannually, Deem debuted this spring with an objective of cultivating a people-first platform for discussions of design, urbanism, and architecture, In particular, the journal focuses on the stories of makers of color-a group historically neglected by design media. Accordingto Stillwell, being a BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) editorial team makes the group particularly aware of how current global issues affect communities on the local level.