One of our favourite things about being in SA? Discovering local artists of course! We spotted a few in the @loerieawards Migrate mag. Swipe through to see : 1. @lucistrations 2. @incaseyougetbored 3. @leighleroux 4. @sarah_please_ . . #illustration #artwork #southafrica #southafricanartists #artists #digitalart #loeries #migratemagazine
Reporting to you LIVE from Durban, South Africa 🇿🇦 where @_theotherbox have teamed up with our friends over at @rare_gbl x @google to design bespoke anti-bias training for awards judges. We are so excited to be piloting this with the @loerieawards who award creative work from across Africa and the Middle East. One of the reasons we started The Other Box is because we didn’t see enough diversity across the industry, including judging line-ups of prestigious industry awards. And even when there has been representation, that doesn’t mean the judging process is free of prejudice and biases. We see this training is a great opportunity to make sure judges, as cultural gatekeepers, are made aware of their biases in the judging room, as well as how to combat those biases, and ultimately award work fairly and inclusively. . . . #tobontour #creativework #creativeawards #representation #diversity #equality #training #tobtraining #worklife #femalefounders #inclusion #inclusivity #diversityandinclusion #culturechange
As an inter-generational female-founded company (Leyya in her 20s, Roshni in her 30s and Sima in her 40s), so much of this rings true for us, and something we explore with our clients. AGEISM. Check out this thoughtful thread by @subversive.thread and check out their profile for the full caption ⚡️ journey. ✨ #Ageism #Youth #Education #Teaching #CriticalPedagogy #DecolonizeEducation #Resistance #Liberation #inclusivity #inclusion #diversity #ageism #culture #unconsciousbias #knowyourbias #tobtraining #tobeducation
We’re very proud of our friends at @_designcan__ who launched this week. It’s a new campaign and online tool calling for an inclusive design industry - that’s something we can get behind, for sure! Check us out on their Resources page, alongside a whole host of other fantastic organisations and articles shedding light on the possibilities of inclusivity. Forever shout out to @franxisaugusto for that shot of us. . . #DesignCan #DesignForGood #inclusivedesign
Fresh on the TOB blog, our co-founder @leyyax discusses representation and allyship based on what happened over the weekend at BeautyCon with @spisha and @priyankachopra. Leyya says "If there is one thing I have learned in my own journey as an advocate for diversity and inclusion, I strongly feel it important that we constantly commit to learning..." Read more on our blog now, link in our bio. . . . #representation #diversity #inclusion #priyankachopra #beautycon @beautycon #ayeshamalik #allyship #womensupportingwomen #feminism #humanitarian #tobblog #
Tell your friends, WhatsApp group chats and everyone else you know - BIG things are happening 🤩 We are on the lookout for a Designer to help our REBRAND ⚡️ You will be transforming our months of strategic brand work into a strong visual identity - including logo, colour palette, typography - that will work across multiple digital and print formats 🎨  For now we’re asking people to register their interest, and will have a clear, detailed brief to share with the right person. So tag your designer friends below 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽👇🏼👇🏻⁣ ⁣ TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST⁣ * Deadline 30th August 2019⁣ ⁣ * Send us your CV and a link to your online portfolio, plus any other info you think might be relevant.⁣ ⁣ * Email hello@theotherbox.org with the subject line BRAND DESIGNER⁣ ⁣ * To keep in touch with all of the exciting things we are up to, you can join our community www.facebook.com/groups/theotherbox ⁣and follow us @_TheOtherBox on Instagram and Twitter⁣ Read the full job outline on #TOBJOBs theotherbox.org/jobs✨⁣ . . . #tobcommunity #theotherbox #work #design #graphicdesign #branding #rebrand #creative #rebranddesigner
Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating ✨ beautiful illustration by @hued.spirit (via @angryjalebi 🎨
The super stunning work of Bombay-based digital artist @sam_madhu brightening up our Friday 🎨 . . . #indianartist #digitalart #digitalartist #poc #pocart #representation #inclusivity #diversity #culture #indianculture #sammadhu #woc #wocart #womenofcolour
“Fortunately I know a little magic.” ✨When our co-founders @roshnigoyate & @leyyax first started @_theotherbox, they put down @queenlatifah as one of their 3 ‘patron saints’ - people whose creative energy they would channel when building the brand (the other two were @saintrecords & @itsanitarani). We’ve come a long way since those early days but will always maintain utmost love and respect for one of the OGs, the Queeniest of Queens. Couldn’t think of a more perfect casting for the role of Ursula!🔮 #TeamSeawitch #TheLittleMermaid #Ursula #Femalerappers #femalefounders #femaleleaders
“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge. It is the language that drinks blood, laps vulnerabilities, tucks its fascist boots under crinolines of respectability and patriotism as it moves relentlessly toward the bottom line and the bottomed-out mind.” . Rest in peace Toni Morrison #ToniMorrison
Flawless. We’re living for Sweden-based visual artist @io_designstudio’s beautiful, political artwork this Monday. Give them a follow and fill your feed with these incredible images 🌺 . . #artofinstagram #blackartists #supportblackart #flawless #illustration #iosundaytreats #Mondaymood #iodesignstudio #creativesofcolour
☀️And just like that, August is here. On the blog we have a run-down of some of the fun things we got up to last month. Head to theotherbox.org/blog to read all about it. Needless to say the diversity and inclusion summer calendar so far has been jam-packed. Here’s to an equally interesting, fun-filled August for everyone 🌻 [Link in bio] . . #diversityandinclusion #tobcalendar #femalefounders #networking #womeninbusiness #TOBcommunity #LinkInBio #events #TOBblog #TOBevents #Theotherbox
Latest addition to the TOB Library! A Woman Like Her: The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch by @topbastard tells the true story of the killing of the world’s most unlikely feminist icon and Pakistan’s ‘Kim Kardashian’. Out on @bloomsburypublishing. Thanks to @nshuklawhaaat for bringing it to our attention. Cover by @hollydrawsinink. . . In notoriously conservative Pakistan, social media celebrities were few and far between – until Qandeel Baloch. Thousands were entertained by her risqué posts and thousands more thought she was bringing shame on Pakistan, on Islam and on her family. In July 2016, she was murdered by her brother in a so-called ‘honour’ killing. . . A Woman Like Her is an exploration of the tensions within Qandeel’s character, the tensions between our online and offline selves in the age of the social media star, and the contradictions in twenty-first century Pakistani society in an age of globalisation. . #qandeelbaloch #sanammaher #TOBlibrary #amreading #shelfie #pakistan #bloomsburypublishing #nonfiction
Let’s talk about apologies - because we are tired of fake sorries. We felt urged to respond to @campaignmagazine’s non-apology after they featured a whole Nigel Farage as their cover story. Head to our blog (link in bio) for a break-down of why Campaign’s platitude-heavy response is unacceptable, and how the industry can do better. . . 1. Prioritise your impact over your intention: Any apology that begins with ‘it was our intention to…’ is a red flag for us. It decentres It completely fails to show a nuanced understanding of who was negatively impacted and why. . . 2. Acknowledge the violence of your actions: Farage literally stood in front of a poster of migrants to incite racial hatred during the Brexit campaign. Giving prime media real estate (the cover!) to someone who incites racial violence is in itself an act of violence. . . 3. Leave out the pathetic PR platitudes: We see right through your empty claims to diversity and inclusion. We need to see publications taking accountability and action. As Maya Angelou said: When you know better, you do better’. Campaign have shown us they have a lot to learn in order to do better. . . #UKpolitics #NigelFarage #BorisJohnson #Brexit #CampaignMagazine #diversityandinclusion #media #advertising #editors #ClaireBeale #CampaignMag #inclusivity #Marketing
✨STUNNING✨ Check out this beautiful campaign by @scarrednotscared: PLUS SIZE ASIANS EXIST 📣📣📣 Check out the original caption below and full post on @scarrednotscared Insta now ✨ As you all know I’ve been talking about the absence of Asians in adverts, campaigns and fashion in general so @lindablacker and I decided to team up on a little passion project. Look at how incredible these women look! Here’s to showing them what they are missing 💪🏽 Despite the absence in the media, asian is actually the largest ethnic minority in the U.K. Asians deserve to be represented. Asians deserve to be seen. And all Asians aren’t the stereotype of being small and petite. Being Asian is not one look. Being Asian is not one culture. Whilst even this shoot isn’t perfect representation, it shows just a small sample of the diversity within Asia. #AsianRepresentation • Thank you to all the wonderful women taking part and being my stunning models @nesslala @bishamberdas @saalene @kat_v_henry @minakumari.uk @simksandhu95 • Thank you also to @umberghauri and @hannah.shaikhup for the incredible makeup! It felt so complete to have the makeup artists also be Asian. We need just as much diversity behind the scenes on shoots as well! . . . #diversity #inclusivity #inclusion #representationmatters #representation #asianwomen #womenofcolour #peopleofcolour #poc #plussize #plussizeasians
Super talented artist @shaneebenjamin getting us Summer ready with their beautiful illustrations. Check out their work and show some love ⚡️ . . . #inclusivity #inclusion #diversity #summer #illustration #illustrator #representation #representationmatter #pocillustrator #pocillustration #womenempowerment
“Are you not hot wearing that?” ☀️ ⁣ There are countless reasons why an individual chooses to keep parts of their body covered - even in this heat. Some of which they might not want to discuss. Asking a question like this might seem innocent, but we’d suggest asking yourself first ‘What discomfort might I be causing with a question like this?’ ⁣ ⁣ This is something we go into in our Know Your Bias courses. A small but significant act of empathy to help us all get through this heatwave.⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #londonheatwave #heatwave #knowyourbias #quote #inclusion #inclusivity #diversity #inclusivelanguage #theotherbox
It’s been a tough week in the UK, but keep going people ☀️ swipe to see the beautiful ceramic jewellery by the super talented @ahussain.jewellery made in Manchester, go and check out their work! ⚡️ . . . #tobcommunity #jewellery #jewellerydesign #poc #representationmatters #representation #creativepoc #art #design #hoopearrings #handmade #handmadeearrings #manchester #madeinmanchester #handmadejewellery #ceramic #ceramicdesign #ceramics #ceramicjewellery