Press

• October 15, 2020: PRINT (printmag.com), “Black Designers: Forward in Action (Part IV)” by Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller — https://www.printmag.com/post/black-designers-forward-in-action-part-iv

• September 29, 2020: Mentioned by Prof Saki Mafundikwa in his (virtual/Zoom) Keynote at the World Interaction Design Day (IxDD) Afrikan Voices - Keynote and Panel discussion. Topic: “Negotiating Culture and Sustainability in an Afrikan context” — https://interactiondesignday.org/events/ or https://vimeo.com/462746871

• August 31, 2020: ico-D (International Council of Design). Caption: “Design perspectives in Ghana: conversation with Felix Ofori Dartey and Sam Nii Adjaidoo” — https://www.ico-d.org/2020/08/31/design-perspectives-in-ghana-interview-with-felix-ofori-dartey-and-sam-nii-adjaidoo-.php

• July 28, 2020: Brand New (UnderConsideration) by Armin Vit African Design Matters directory — https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/african_design_matters.php

• July 24, 2020: The Futur’s Finds newsletter (thefutur.com) by Chris Do.

• July 22, 2020: The AIGA Design, the Professional Association for Design, also interviewed me on the “Future Design Now” (Instagram Live). Dubbed: “Simon Charwey, founder of @africandesignmatters, chats with Lee Sean about African design systems and connecting the continent with the diaspora, bringing African perspectives to design curriculum, and more” — https://www.instagram.com/tv/CC8_C4igr2y/?igshid=yf86uigom6yv

• July 9, 2020: Ameyaw Debrah, top Ghanaian journalist talks about “Simon Charwey creates African Design Matters” — https://ameyawdebrah.com/simon-charwey-creates-african-design-matters/

• June 24, 2020: Let’s Talk Design Interview: Simon Charwey, founder of @africandesignmatters talk with Ben Loiz discussing design including indigenous African design systems and African Symbology — https://www.instagram.com/tv/CB1JxexhhTg/?igshid=1nqzlt7eb0evg

• April 28, 2020: A Typophile’s Twenty-Year Adventures in Zimbabwe: Saki Mafundikwa. Online Lecture held on ZOOM at Letterform Archive, Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library, — https://letterformarchive.org/events/a-typophiles-twenty-year-adventures-in-zimbabwe

• Feburary 21, 2020: The Pan Afrikan Design Institute (PADI) . Our Time is Now! Afrika Design Day (ADD), by Vikki Du Preez — [ https://thepadi.org/our-time-is-now-african-design-day-2020/

• Feburary 6-9, 2019: Cumulus. PADI 1st International Design Educators Conference (iDEC) in Winneba, Ghana. Hosted by DesignGhana — https://www.cumulusassociation.org/afrika-rules/

• July 2017: Featured in a UK Designer Interview by The Logo Creative; https://www.thelogocreative.co.uk/designer-interview-with-simon-charwey/

  Virtual Conferences and Panel Discussions

• April 9-10, 2021: Panelist, The State of Black Design, a two–hour virtual discussion hosted by Texas State University’s Communication Design program. This event featured prominent Black Design Practitioners, Activists, and Academics, each exploring the intersection of identity and practice. The open conversation was segmented into four focused panels, Industry, Pedagogy, Black Design Organizations, and Design Activism. 

• Feburary 18-19, 2021: Panelist, World Class Designer (WCD) Conference, a 24 hour Inter-Continental event, connecting designers around the world, to talk and learn about impactful design stories and practices which inspire and facilitate the growth of designers.

• October 31, 2020: Panelist, ATypl Panel discussion, a presentation of works by Afrikan designers. Topic: “Working with Indigenous Afrikan Design Systems and Afrikan Symbology”. Convened by Prof. Saki Mafundikwa

• October 16, 2020: Panelist, Graphic Design Zimbabwe (GDZ)’s Design Week online panel discussion, where I will be presenting on the topic: “Afrikan Design Systems” AND in duo presentation on Afrikan writing systems with my Sebastian Garikayi

• September 24, 2020: Panelist, Nairobi International Design Conference (NIDEC) 2020, convened by Design Kenya Society, under the theme: Design Zeitgeist Afrika (DZA) which reflects the aspirations, the heart, and the soul of Afrikan design for the decade and beyond. Topic: “The Future of Afrikan Design” — https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgpAGXAPdh/?igshid=1bpwamig8c0vc

• August 27, 2020: Panelist, The Afrikan Design (Design meetup), convened by Design Kenya Society. Topic: “Afrikan Design Elements” — https://www.instagram.com/p/CEYifAmgZyX/?igshid=1iyjefaelbocq