Now You See Me! An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design

Don’t expect a catalogue of black design from Now You See Me! Instead, author Charlene Prempeh traces genealogies of African American and black African creativity from the middle of the 20th century to the present day, making connections between the triumphs and struggles of black designers across the continent and in the diaspora. Names to particularly note include architect Diébédo Francis Keré, fashion designers Ann Lowe and Zelda Wynn Valdes, and graphic designer Emmett MacBain. This passionately argued book points the way towards people and ideas likely to be the subjects of plenty of further research.