"Words Are Power"

The Artist: Tré Seals aka Vocal Type (Washington, DC) Graphic designer and entrepreneur Tré Seals is the Founder of Vocal Type Co., a typeface foundry built by creatives of color that is working to diversify design. Frustrated by the overwhelmingly white, straight, and male world of graphic design, Tré launched Vocal in 2016 to help designers from underrepresented groups see more of "themselves" in the designs that permeate our culture.    Each typeface featured by Vocal Type highlights a piece of history from a specific underrepresented race, ethnicity, or gender. Drawing on inspiration from protest signs during the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Suffrage in Argentina, and other calls for social justice, Tré and his team have created an impactful library of fonts that imbue not only a sense of activist history, but also a more diverse perspective throughout the design world.     When we first reached out to Tré, he graciously shared his incredible story and his special connection to b