Recommended ReadsMarch 16th, 2021

Community-led design: A curated reading list

Ryley Lawson
Ryley Lawson, Senior Design Researcher

Are you looking for some high-quality readings about community-led design practices, but don’t have the time to go looking for them? Are you interested in reading about power, equity, ethics and decolonising?

Then you’re in luck – Kelly Ann McKercher of Beyond Sticky Notes has compiled the perfect 2021 reading list/wiki for you! You can find it here. The more you scroll the better it gets.


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