Routes to Design History: Episode 9 - Yaw Ofosu-Asrae

DHS Podcasts

17 February, 2026

In the next episode of our new podcast series: Routes to Design History, we speak with Dr Yaw Ofosu-Asrae, a Ghanaian-Australian designer, educator, and researcher whose work bridges decolonial design, critical pedagogy, and African futures. He is the author of Decolonising Design in Africa: Towards New Theories, Methods, and Practices (Routledge, 2024) and African Design Futures: Decolonising Minds, Education, Spaces, and Practices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). With a PhD in Education, his research explores the intersections of Indigenous knowledge systems, storytelling, and visual communication as tools for liberation and transformation. He has designed for grassroots organisations, educational institutions, and global social change movements, blending community-based design with speculative thinking. I am currently based in Australia at the RMIT University, where he teaches communication design and contributes to projects on climate justice, disability inclusion, and cultural sustainability. 

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Developed by our Teaching and Learning Officer Deepika Srivastava, our Student Officer Alex Todd, and former Ambassadors Dan Mu and Pippy Stephenson, the Routes to Design History podcast series explores diverse ways of practising the field. Join us as we uncover the many routes to shaping a career in design history.