This week’s episode picks up a few weeks after Qa’id Jacobs and I first talked. (If you missed Part 1 of this interview, listen to it here.) The presidential election just ended here in the U.S., and I wanted to get Qa’id’s feedback on how he was feeling.

What follows is pretty surprising! I ask Qa’id if he and his family are still planning to move back to the United States, and he shares his thoughts on how and what these turbulent times mean for designers and for Black Americans. It’s a bit of a departure from the normal Revision Path interview, but I thought it was a fitting way to close out the year.

There won’t be a new episode next week, but we will be back in the saddle with new episodes beginning on January 2. See you in 2017!

• Qa’id Jacobs’ Website
• Qa’id Jacobs on Instagram
• Qa’id Jacobs on Twitter

I don’t remember exactly how I first found out about Qa’id Jacobs, but based on our conversation, he’s someone that I will never forget. Our conversation was so deep, in fact, that I wanted to make this our first two-part episode!

In part one of our talk, I got to learn more about Qa’id, including what he does as a product and systems designer, how his background in music and business led him to tech and design, the myth of Black creatives fleeing to Europe for greater civility, and what eventually prompted his move overseas to The Netherlands. Stay tuned as our conversation continues next week!

• Qa’id Jacobs’ Website
• Qa’id Jacobs on Instagram
• Qa’id Jacobs on Twitter