A Design Research on
Visual Identity Politics in an age of Cultural Diversity
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Encyclopedia of —isms

‘Blank’ (a Dutch word)

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means ‘pure’, ‘clean’, ‘fair’ ‘non-tainted’, ‘unwritten’ and ‘beautiful’.

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5 categories

Incomplete timeline of human classification

2015 — Emoji’s of people

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published by Unicode

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Incomplete timeline of human classification

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2012 — Humanae

Angelica Dassclassificationskin colourskintonesthe rainbow coalition
Designed by Angélica Dass

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Incomplete timeline of human classification

1962 — Classification of Mankind by Color of Skin

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Designed by H.J. Fleure (in Bartholomew's Atlas)

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Incomplete timeline of human classification

Multiple categories

1896 — Color of Skin after G. Gerland

classificationraceskin colour
designed by W.Z.R. Fecit after G. Gerland

Incomplete timeline of human classification

Multiple categories

1854 — Types of Mankind

classificationcraniologynutritionskin colour
Designed by Nott & Glidon

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Incomplete timeline of human classification

Multiple categories

1850 — Principal Variations of mankind

classificationgeographyregionalskin colourwhite centered
Designed by John Emslie

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Incomplete timeline of human classification

1779 — Five Races

classificationcraniologygeographyskin colour
Designed by Johann Friendrich Blumenbach

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