Queer Design Club

Hey! I'm Dani, a multidisciplinary designer based in Vancouver, Canada. I love solving problems and uplifting communities through collaborative work. I have a passion for social justice, design and music. All of which guide me in working for change.

This was a lovely collaborative project I was assigned in my Communication Design II course. The class was tasked to create branding and packaging for a fictional pasta brand. We were given complete freedom in deciding the feel of our brands so I leaned towards a playful, clean, mature feeling. I wanted the brand to feel like a household name that underwent a rebranding.

This was a free lance project where I was given minimal objectives in the design of the logo with exception to the red arches included in the form which were meant to evoke the arches in the Great Mosque of Cordova. The client had a personal connection to the mosque and was very pleased with how I managed to integrate them into the design.

How does being queer inform your work?

It reminds me that being myself is the natural path to happiness. I feel as though my perspective as a queer person leads me to question many things those encased in the traditional gender binary might not question. It makes me take a good hard look at how things are worded and what assumptions are being made in the design process and leads me to create more inclusive spaces through my own practice.

What are your favorite pieces of queer visual culture?

I'll be honest I haven't had many spaces to view or express my queer identity and it often leads me to feel as if I'm floating in a limbo detached from the queer community. I'd say generally the fearlessness of being ourselves that shines through in much of the work and art of queer people is something I have a deep love for. The ability to flip the world on its head and show the people that don't get it how absurd they look denying us and humanity generally.