Latinxs Who Design podcast

Latinxs Who Design

Michel Ferreira

Latinxs Who Design is an interview podcast of thriving Latinxs in the design industry. We want to showcase Latinxs people, let their stories be heard, and share them with the world. Breaking into the world of Design may be hard, so we want to hear how the Latinxs who design did it.

28 Episodes

Embracing Design Inclusion & Social Impact: A Conversation with Jay Demetillo
4/28/2023
45:20
In this relaxed and fun episode, Michel sits down with Jay Demetillo, a design leader with over 10 years of experience across New York City, San Francisco, and Singapore. As an advocate for design inclusion and social impact, Jay shares his journey of adapting to Southeast Asia's collective culture and technology while working at companies like Twitter, Pinterest, Yahoo, and Grab. Learn how Jay's experiences have shaped his approach to design and how you can create more inclusive and culturally sensitive experiences in your own work. Connect with Jay Demetillo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondemetillo/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/asianxjay Remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review on your favorite platform to help us reach more listeners passionate about design, inclusivity, and innovation!
Journey to Design Leadership with Diego Pulido and Koji Pereira
9/14/2022
49:49
In this special Firesession edition of the podcast, I invited Diego Pulido (@ixdiego) and Koji Pereira (@kojieumesmo) to chat about their Journey to Design Leadership. All three of us are from Latin America and we shared our stories of growing into the positions we have today. Hear how they started, what was the path they took to leadership, and how to make sure we, as leaders, keep holding the door open for inclusion in our companies.
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Reimagining Design with Kevin Bethune
4/14/2022
28:41
Kevin Bethune discusses the need for multidisciplinary teams and talks about his book Reimagining Design, written for creatively curious individuals to help the intersection of Business, Tech and Design. Kevin Bethune is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of dreams • design + life, a "think tank" that delivers design & innovation services using a human-centered approach. Kevin's background spans engineering, business and design in equal proportion over his 20+ year career, and represents creative problem-solving that brings multidisciplinary teams together to see the future through an open aperture. His book Reimagining design is out now and we’ll talk about that and more. And now Kevin Bethune Get the book
Introducing By us not biased: Episode 1: Aubrey Blanche talks Equitable Design
3/22/2022
24:21
In this episode, Michel interviews Aubrey Blanche. Aubrey is The Mathpath (Math Nerd + Empath), Senior Director of Equitable Design, Product & People at Culture Amp, and a startup investor and advisor. During this chat, she shares her experiences with us about evolving our process and being inclusive. She's a Latina, Queer, and Bipolar 1 and wants you to know that: You matter. Books recommended on the Episode: The Wake Up by Michelle MiJung Kim All Are Welcome by Cynthia Owyoung How To Talk To Your Boss About Race by Y-Vonne Hutchinson Inclusion Revolution by Daisy Auger-Dominguez
Be Bold - Joanna Peña-Bickley
10/25/2021
1:01:04
We're expanding the mission to include more people in our podcast. UX is not really UX without including people from all walks of life. Inspired by some of the recent voices on twitter I've decided to create a community for us, all of us. Join Diversity in UX Matters today https://join.slack.com/t/diverseuxmatters/shared_invite/zt-xd0nwhg4-YUyi0qU5MweqjDVg3~aI3A… This week I interviewed Joanna Peña-Bickley, a design technologist, known as the mother of Cognitive Experience Design and pioneer in Ai aided, generative design. She is propelled by a multidisciplinary acumen in research, design, tech and data modeling. Joanna has delivered world-class experiences that drive engagement and business results. She has built exceptional design organizations as an active leader in the design, cognitive, user experience and Ai aided, generative design fields. Joanna's team's achievements have been written up in books and periodicals such as: MIT Technology Review, Time, Forbes, Fortune, TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal. Her drive to learn and invent has produced innovative work that has been internationally awarded, recognized and used by millions of customers.
Leverage your community - Andrei Herasimchuk
9/29/2021
49:52
He was the Lead Designer on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and the Creative Suite in the 90s. Project Lead on Adobe Lightroom in the early 00s. Former Director of Design at Twitter and Yahoo. Early designer and first employee at Figma. Designing digital products since 1990. These days he can be found in Amsterdam and around Europe (or under as @trenti on Twitter), and always happy to discuss any and all things Design.
Persistence pays off - Diego Pulido
9/14/2021
58:48
Diego Pulido is a Senior Interaction Design at Google in New York City. He grew up on a healthy diet of Arepas & Coffee in Bogotá, Colombia prior to moving to the US to study Psychology & Human-Computer Interaction. He is passionate about mobile UX design, running, heavy metal & electronic music. You can find him anywhere on the web under the username @ixDiego
Never compare yourself - Rachel Smith
8/31/2021
49:05
Rachel Smith is a Latinx Designer & Founder of Design to Combat COVID-19, a virtual community of creatives over 2,000 strong—who volunteer their skills and time to support under represented communities affected by the pandemic. By day, Rachel Smith is a Product Designer at Facebook, was this year’s 2021 Lead Mentor with The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and previously has worked with companies such as Nordstrom and The Home Depot. The rest of the time, the LA native works on a range of creative projects, both within her local and global communities.
Don't limit yourself - Yvonne Blanco
8/24/2021
41:56
Made in Miami, powered by cafecito. Yvonne Blanco is a Cuban designer currently based in Somerville, MA, who specializes in designing for scientists. She worked in scientific publishing for 11 years, visually translating and conceptualizing scientific research, as well as creating cover art, infographics, posters, and interactive media. She is currently a Senior UX Designer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, focusing on designing experiences for genomic analysis platforms and software. Her hope is that one day, her designs will help scientists achieve breakthroughs that will ultimately improve our lives.
You're rewarded for risks you take - Miguel (Miggi) Angel Cardona
8/10/2021
48:02
Miguel Angel Cardona is a designer advocate for education at Figma Design where he is helping to bring Figma to more classrooms. Previously he was a tenure track professor in the New Media Design program at The Rochester Institute of Technology teaching user interface and product design. Before that, he was the lead designer at imgix, a platform for compressing and delivering images at scale. Miguel has 18 years of experience designing and illustrating for startups, agencies and teaching design. He lives with his partner Kate and their cat Eartha Kitt in Rochester, NY.

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