
Sabiha Basrai
Adjunct Professor
Part-Time Faculty
Biography
Sabiha Basrai is a co-owner of Design Action Collective — a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to serving social justice movements with art, graphic design, and web development. She is a Core Member of the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, where she works with racial justice organizers on international solidarity campaigns. Sabiha is part of the Center for Political Education Advisory Board, a member of Race Forward's Affiliate Training team, and a docent at the Letterform Archive focusing on global scripts and internationalism.
Expertise
- Graphic design fundamentals
- Typography and global scripts
- Social justice design history
Research Areas
- Graphic Design - De-centering the Latin letter in design education
Appointments
- Advisory Board Member, Center for Political Education
Education
- California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, BS in Art & Design, 2004
Prior Experience
- Co-Owner, Design Action Collective
- Affiliate Trainer, Race Forward
- Training and Practitioners Team Member, Center for Story-based Strategy
- Core Member, Alliance of South Asians Taking Action
Selected Publications
-
De-Centering the Latin Letter in Typography Education — The Letterform Archive
- How Bay Area South Asian Americans Organized in the Years After 9/11 — Asian American Writers’ Workshop - The Margins
- Every Design Studio Should Be a Worker-Owned Studio — AIGA Eye on Design