Maristella is a Brooklyn based graphic designer, art director, and collage artist from Panama City, Panama. She graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006, and with an MS in Communication Design from Pratt Institute in 2009.
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Katty’s work explores identity, folklore, double standards, and animal rights, among other subjects. She enjoys working in a variety of mediums that include painting, sculpture, fiber work, digital drawing, design, and animation.
Designer, Founder of Latinx Design Directory, and MICA MFA Graphic Design graduate, Zuli is passionate about creating profound digital experiences that bring people together. Her work explores identity, representation, and untold narratives.
I'm an Afro-Latina, designer, writer, & creative with a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. I dedicate myself & my work to creating design for ethical good. I love colors, bold type, & handcrafted design.
Camelia primarly works with startups and small businesses in Puerto Rico, her homestead and a place where she's excited to be part of the new era of creativity. Camelia looks at design as a means of communication and strives to incorporate culture and language into every work and identity she produces.
Cynthia is a graphic/motion graphics designer with experience in Sydney, New York, Barcelona, and London. She’s passionate about projects that give back to society and make a positive change with a focus on sustainability and environmental initiatives. On the side, she designs for the music industry – music videos, branding, merchandise, and live visuals.
"Heritage/culture influence my design work in journalism because, from them, I've learned the huge impact and importance of representation in media."
— Claudia Rubin,
Designer at The New York Times
Carmen is a Latinx Illustrator based in NYC. Her vibrantly colored illustrations have an emphasis on highlighting women empowerment. She’s done work for Comedy Central, Verizon, Entertainment Weekly, and many others.
Xena is a multidisciplinary designer, experimenting with 3D work and blending the idea of traditional graphic design with fine art. As an Indian and Ecuadorian, duality is a big motif within her work. Her work is usually in Hindi or Spanish - sometimes blending the two to create experimental shapes and letterforms.
Natalia is a multidisciplinary artist and designer from Miami, Florida. She received her BFA in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute College of Art with a focus on Sound Art, Illustration, and Video/Film Arts. She dedicates her work to music, film, and food in which she highlights strong ties to diversity in the entertainment industry.
A humanist designer at heart with a 360º approach to problem-solving. Using design as a society shifter, through visual identity, bold concepts and communities. Building her own multidisciplinary practice and graphic tone. From Lisbon to Anywhere.
Victoria is a designer from Miami, Florida who loves to fuse fine art/printmaking with design. She loves to bring in her culture and use her platform as a designer to showcase, and sometimes educate, the countries she's from as well as the culture she was brought up in.
Spike loves all things typography. For as long as he can remember, Spike's been obsessed with letters and graphic design. He spent many years not following his passions but, ultimately, he found that design was the path for him.
Maria is a graphic designer who loves to design beautiful and useful tools and materials. Form and function, baby!
Founder and Creative Director of a boutique design agency, Naoma started her studio to help other female entrepreneurs level up through intentional design. She aims to help women feel more confident in their business and pulls inspiration from her two cultures.
Schessa's studio, Firebrand, specializes in creating design equity for Black and Brown entrepreneurs, using her corporate, agency, and startup experience. Collaboration is core to her creative process. When she feels aligned with a client's values and mission, the work shines.
Jason is a Puerto Rican designer/educator with a practice focused on publishing, typography, and education. His work considers the visual form of language, accessibility to information, cultural identity, and the intersection of print/digital media.
Silvana cares about brands reaching their maximum potential. Her goal is to help express brands' core ideals through multi-media touch points with an engaging user experience always in mind.
Born in Cape Verdean Island, a Portuguese speaking country, Marcio has been an animator and motion designer for eight years whose passion lies in design and the future AR.
Colombian designer and artist, Eduardo is passionate about touching on different aspects of culture through his creative practice.
Lorena became interested in graphic design in the 7th grade, and now, years later, her hobby has become her career. She excels in brand design, social media content, and swag design.
"Being latinx means being fearless, resilient and able to build something beautiful out of nothing. I see us as natural creators."
— Han Castanedo,
Senior Designer at Duckpin
As a designer, Valeria is interested in multimedia and collaborative design practices. She seeks out ways to incorporate art and experimentation into her personal and professional practice. Finding ways to help communities in need through design and direct action are essential to her and informs how she works.
Kevin works at the intersection of graphic design, web development, and education. He primarily works with cultural institutions and non-profits in New York City to provide his blend of skills to those organizations.
Designer and Art Director Nick co-founded CRAFTED/, a collective of black & non-black people of color working professionally in creative, advertising, and tech industries that has gained the attention of Philadelphia Magazine and the 4A’S.
Elaine’s work sets conditions for communication around cultural diversity and inequality and challenge people to question and expand their worldview. Through her practice, she creates new ways to share, honor, and celebrate the stories that have been neglected for too long.
Isabel is a multidisciplinary artist from Venezuela running her own in Brooklyn, NY. Her focus is on all things typographic: lettering, book covers, book design, typeface design.
Han is a multidisciplinary designer, illustrator and front-end developer from SoCal. Design should be accessible to all communities, so they devote their time outside of their full-time job to local community projects and immigration activism.
Chantal is a designer and educator based in NY/NJ. Her research and practice serve a range of multidisciplinary projects interconnected by communication and design for social impact.
Claudia is a Puerto Rican graphic designer with a BFA in Communications Design from Syracuse University. She currently works in News/Editorial and is passionate about bringing stories to life through design — working with photographers and illustrators.
Juliana is interested in design ethics, media theory, internet freedom, and friendships. She founded Cita Press, a feminist open access publishing resource. Sometimes she writes, sometimes she draws.
Marisol, a designer and illustrator for over ten years, is self-taught and a jill-of-all-trades. Drawing plants and flowers ground her and remind her of her Abuelita's garden. She lives outside Seattle, WA, with her husband, daughter, two cats, and dog.
Maria uses design as a tool to push community and understanding. Language and cultural barriers keep us categorized, but by using design as a brush, you can dip into any space, with proper research, to paint an inclusive picture.
Flor, a proud Mexican woman designer, is pursuing her MFA in Design at TXState University. In her practice, she tries to find ways to increase the discussion of the interconnectedness of gender equality and diversity in design.
Habib is a designer specializing in identity systems. Born in Mexico but grown up as a military brat in the US, his personality resulted in being naturally open to ideas and interested in all things visual, historical, and cultural.
“I think the Latinx identity is one of the most complex and nuanced in the world. To me, being a Latina is to be a living collage of influences.”
— Maristella Gonzalez,
Designer at RoAndCo
Joana is a graphic designer, brand strategist, and founder of Velcro Studio. She is passionate about creating unique/bold branding and will forever follow her curiosity and passion for new challenges, partnerships, and meeting new people!
Alberto, CCO of Estudio Interlínea, has always been in a patient search for new creative channels to deploy his curiosity. He believes that everything is, can and should be designed to better a person's life, its physical context, or its surrounding community.
From digital to print design, Liannie's been obsessed with typography, packaging & web design. Collaborating with others in projects reminds her how nice it is to be surrounded by talented people and to use design to help to send a message.
Layshi holds a BA in Publicity from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and a Master’s in Instructional Design from the Universidad Ana G. Méndez. She’s the host, lead designer & producer of Command Z–a podcast focused on educating listeners about design-related topics in a simple and accessible way with industry leader guests.
Josué has been a design director for different companies and firms for over ten years. Since 2015, he’s been a co-creator of the Puerto Rican vernacular lettering documentation project, “Letra Criolla.” He’s exhibited as an illustrator/artist in various shows in Puerto Rico, the US, Spain, and London.
Maia Wyler is an illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. With a lively and free-spirit style, she works doing editorial illustrations and art for licensing from her home studio in Washington, D.C.
Mariajose shows up every day with energy and enthusiasm for her craft. She believes in putting out the work you wish to see in the world and being 100% yourself. Being you is the dopest thing you can do, and sometimes…it’s OK to watch mindless television for hours on end, it feeds the soul (Gossip Girl is not that bad).
Ramon is an independent New Yorkino/ Dominican/Latinx/ Black + Brown/ American designer + educator based in Providence, RI. He works in a hybrid design/teaching practice focusing on collaboration and “responsible” expansion.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Tania has worked with the music, tech, animation, and financial industry. Her illustration work is influenced by video games, Latin-American spirituality, and political issues in Puerto Rico mixed with images of everyday life.
Adriana is a graphic designer, illustrator, and brand specialist experienced in the fields of culture and academia. She uses design and illustration as fundamental tools for connection, strategy, and communication in the development of innovative brands and cultural literacy.
"Being Latinx is grand; it’s so rich. There’s something so nuanced and yet so broad. We inhabit all sorts of different things, bodies, and spaces."
— Zuli Segura,
Visual Designer
Ramdwin approaches design as a collaboration & co-creation process followed by conceptual & visual strategy. His practice involves brand design, identity systems & packaging design. He co-founded 404 Coffee & Beers in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Jovanna is an illustrator from Brazil and has lived in the United States, China, Japan, the Netherlands, and Iceland.
Ana is a graphic/motion designer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Fueled by her curiosity and various interests, Ana enjoys exploring different visual outcomes through experimental design using unlikely tools and a zero-constraints approach.
I am an art director and designer based out of NYC. I received my BFA at the University of Central Oklahoma. I am inspired by art and fashion and aim to create a merge of both of those worlds in my work.
Natalie, a New York-Colombian, is currently pursuing her BFA at Rhode Island School of Design, where she uses her design skills to amplify her voice and culture. Off-campus, she interns at the Glitter Goddess Collective – a group of Black & Brown creatives designed to give back a la Comunidad.
Elizabeth is a Mexican-American visual artist passionate about storytelling. She believes that great creative leverages meaning, aesthetics, and utility.
Mady is a product designer at Spotify, taking consumer electronics apart and reimagining the music experience for homes around the world.
Mike is a Brooklyn based industrial designer passionate about creating thoughtful and sustainable product experiences that shape our day to day lives.
Cindy is a New York City-raised, Philadelphia-based illustrator, and designer. She loves using her creative talents to showcase communities, identity, and personal stories.
Antonio is a design leader, illustrator, maker, educator, yearly marathoner, occasional beat selector, co-president of AIGA Chicago, and host of the Dadwell podcast.
Derek has freelanced for various publications and brands such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Red Bull. His work is sensitive, colorful, and nostalgic. Much of Derek's work pulls from his queer identity and surreal motifs that reference the tropics.
Luis is a product designer for the New York Times specializing in internal tooling systems. He also has an interdisciplinary art practice experimenting with animation, machine learning, and photography.
Íñigo is a graphic/type designer interested in archives, notations, and doodles. He runs ILVZ Estudio, where he creates brands characterized by their clarity, contribution to culture, and ability to go beyond trends.
Gracia is passionate about creating empathetic user experiences with a hands-on approach, from every stage of the product lifecycle to owning ideation, research, and the product/design vision to pixel-perfect implementation.
Mariery's aesthetic is best described as 80s-90s references, bold colors combos meet tropical lifestyle. Her work focuses on branding, illustration, and surface pattern.
Having grown up in London within a British Mexican family, Francesca’s practice is inspired by the vibrant energy of her multicultural home city and Mexico’s rich culture of art and crafts. Her clients include Island Records, English Heritage, Anorak Magazine, Marie Stopes, and Hobbycraft.
Brenda is a Portland-based graphic designer who is passionate about creating thoughtful design processes, brand strategy, and connection to develop innovative brands and cultural literacy. Her work is consistent in digital design and motion design.
Estefania taps into the rich culture of her heritage, delivering impactful identity and compelling websites that are both modern and distinctive. Her main goal is to apply thoughtful design to projects, branding, and ideas.
A recent BFA graduate, Gisela is eager to begin her journey. What was once an intimidating field for a DACA recipient, she fell in love with the vibrancy of design. She wants to showcase that dreamers make their dreams a reality.
Sol is passionate about creating multi-sensorial experiences beyond the boundaries of perception in every way. Connecting ideas with sculptural elements and lighting allows her to tell a story, one that evokes an ultimate spatial experience.
Currently based in Portland, Ovidio’s interest in design comes from his home country, Guatemala, where color is embedded in their language, Akateko, and part of their culture and everyday life.
Jacob is dedicated to creating design work that exists at the forefront of pop culture and pushing its boundaries while remembering to take a step back and remind people what’s important.
Antonela is a senior product designer practicing ethical user research and open, human-centered, participatory design. Currently leading user experience at The Tor Project.
Fidel is passionate about using design language to help clients and organizations and communicating personal experiences and that of his community.
Spanglish is Franchec’s first language and a way of life. As a proud member of the Latinx design community, she’s had the pleasure of adding some Sazón across product, advertising, and e-commerce for over 10+ years.
Mar is the founder and director at DBM Studio, a brand consulting firm, with over ten years of experience serving international clients. She initiated CreativeMorning's Mexico City's chapter and currently leads the Toronto chapter.
Elina is a designer and illustrator, currently working as a visual designer and working with amazing partners, making them grow globally, crafting digital experiences with empathy, know-how, creativity, and passion.
Christian is the son of Colombian immigrants, and it has always played a part in who he is and what he centers in his art. His focus is to center marginalized folks and amplify their needs and efforts through design and messaging.
Mariana works at the intersection of design and wildlife conservation. She brings design thinking to conservation so that she can help bring people closer to the wild while ensuring that the wild stays wild.
Born in Cuba, Sheila has lived in Jamaica, grew up in the US, and was always raised on digital. She has an MBA, a development background, and a global view. She brings her years-long experience working on responsive web and mobile apps for clients across several industries.
Paola is a public speaker, writer, and design leader, currently working at Facebook. She earned a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree from New York University.
Alex is a 3D modeler, graphic artist, and photographer with a passion for technology and design (and video games - whether he’s playing or making them!).
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Born and raised in El Paso Texas, Esteban is a designer living in Austin, TX. His interests include branding, illustration, and digital design.
Born in Mexico City, raised in Portland, Oregon, from the moment Diego drew on MacPaint ’98, all he wanted to do was design. He tends to let his heritage guide his concepts and design creations.
Before discovering design, Daisy painted murals, built puppets, drew comics, and even tried to learn the saxophone. Now, her work focuses on branding, illustration, and web design. She's currently designing and dreaming in Los Angeles, California.
Angelica crafts experiences that are safe and accessible through physical and digital mediums while fostering a feeling of community and engaging all the senses.
Fiorella hunts for inspiration in the streets and markets rather than books and libraries. She’s obsessed with bright and colorful palettes, hand-made imperfections, and human-centric design.
Alejandro is passionate about typography and technology. Curious and with a constant ambition to grow professionally, develop new skills, and enjoy the processes. He’s worked both independently and in agencies, design studios, and typographic foundries.
Natalia creates seamless & logical user interfaces that move invisibly. With 10+ years of experience, she’s developed an understanding of human interactions and communication throughout design. Her superpower is her ability to iterate quickly with an eye for detail and a unique design perspective.
