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Some of the most inspiring and empowering conversations occur among a group of people when they have formed their friendship based on their shared goals of making a positive impact through the work they do and the community they’re building. Join me in a fun and reflective conversation with my two badass friends, Caterina Rizzoni and Lindsay Meletesta as we reflect on a year of c

How might one’s identity and cultural background shape the way someone approaches their design, and how might community building help strengthen and evolve one’s design philosophy? In this episode, my dear friend Ana Mengote Baluca, a designer, educator and activist, joins me in a conversation to talk about how she uses design as a medium to weave culture, history, and philosop

The pandemic has triggered many people to reassess their current work and life, resulting in nearly a third of the people in the U.S. looking for a new opportunity that feels more aligned with their values and beliefs in the last year and a half. Changing jobs is never an easy transition, and it can be overwhelming to evaluate whether your next job is a better fit. In this episode,

In this episode, I spent some time talking to two of my favorite designers, Hector Silva and Mauricio Garcia Villaseñor from Advanced Design about a topic that’s been trending in the digital art world for the last couple of months—NFTs. We talked about how NFTs started and how it gained so much popularity within last few months, how it has impacted the digital art world as wel

This episode is a continuation of the conversation I've had with Hector Silva and Mauricio Garcia Villaseñor about NFTs. We talked about how NFTs started and how it gained so much popularity within last few months, how it has impacted the digital art world as well as our environment, actions we need to take from an individual, corporation, and government level when it comes to a n

This episode is a continuation of the conversation between Mari and myself where we dive deep into the history of anti-Asian violence, discuss the importance of solidarity, and share our suggestions on a few actionable suggestions we have for people who’d like to support the AAPI community. Note the prohibition of the entry of Chinese women to the United States was from 1875 Page

In this episode, I shared two announcements as I become the host of this podcast and join the "That's Not Canon Productions", and spent some time talking to a friend of mine whom I admire and look up to—Mari Miller—to discuss the recent waves of violence towards the AAPI community in the United States, a topic that has been close to our hearts and something we feel obligated to

We've all had to change our habits and behaviors in the past year due to COVID. We got used to wearing masks in public and front-liners wear intense PPE on a daily basis. Many of us are ordering takeout and grocery delivery more frequently as well. All of this means more waste. Takeout containers, plastic shopping bags and wrappers, gloves, disposable masks, plastic face shields, e

We welcome our first guest, Tiffany Do, as we discuss the topic of gender disparity and inequality in the design industry. This episode was inspired by the discussion surrounding Yanko Design's post sharing gender disparity metrics and the response of many male designers in the comments. We discuss our reactions to the post, and share our experiences as women in design school and t

Prototypes, group projects, late studio nights, oh my! In this episode we reflect on our design education and how it has shaped us as designers today. How our college experience was affected by other aspects of our lives and the role our professors played in our education.  We discuss what we might change in hindsight, and how design education shapes the future. Did you have