"Decolonizing Design" ft. Itzy @itzy_designs Ramirez

Today's guest : Itzy Ramirez is a seasoned user experience designer based in New York City as well as a danzante Mexica. During this conversation she shares her experience of becoming a designer, how deepening her connection to her Mexican ancestry has been an ally during this experience, and how tapping into this ancestral wisdom has helped her heal parts of herself and served as fuel/ inspiration for her personal and professional development. Itzy's work focuses on bringing back memories of ancestral designs from Mesoamerican art found in Mexico into the modern user experience in web and visual design. Connect w/ Itzy : IG : @itzy_designs During this episode, we touch up on many topics, including: Design School. Bauhaus Style influence. Healing through the exploration of our Ancestry. Mexica Culture. Diversity and Inclusion. Incorporating ancestral wisdom into modern culture. Mesoamerican art and culture. Connecting through technology and design. The four agreements Virtual Reality The art and science of UX and UI Resources sharing on this episode: Mosaico de Jade con reflejos de Obsidiana by Arturo Meza Gutierrez Historia de los mexicanos por sus pinturas by by Father Andrés de Olmos Dori Tunstall, Dean of the Faculty of Design at OCAD university Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman Cross Cultural Design by Senongo Akpem Design for Cognitive Bias by David Dylan Thomas Enjoy! You can find me @rabidlegion on Instagram , and on the web www.rabidLegion.club *** If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than one minute, and it helps the podcast grow more than anything else!