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An ongoing initiative to capture the current aesthetic of queer life in New York City with a focus on design and culture.

Queer Design NYC was started in 2025 by Michael Walker out of a desire to celebrate, elevate, and preserve contemporary queer life.

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A portrait photograph of Michael Walker. He wears a gray coat and white dress shirt on a beige gradient background. His hair is clean and neat and he smiles warmly. His blue eyes face the viewer with a twinkle.

Michael Walker is a Senior Product Designer and leads a nonprofit organization called Digital Corps that builds websites for LGBTQ+ activists and organizations around the world. He lives in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC and regularly speaks about design to students and corporate groups. (Portrait photo by Sergio Neuman-Bustamante.)