AS, NOT FOR is an incomplete historical survey of work created by African-American graphic designers over the last century. These practitioners are absent in too many classroom lectures, and their methods mostly invisible or uncredited in the field. This exhibition aims to promote the inclusion of neglected Black designers and their developed methodologies and challenge the ubiquity of White and anti-Black aesthetics in our designed world.

The Seattle presentation of As, Not For is co-organized by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Non-Breaking Space. Half of the exhibition will be shown at Jacob Lawrence Gallery, with a focus on Parties, Protests and Musicality, and half will be shown at Non-Breaking Space, which will place a focus on Black Data.