Feb 24Create Emerging Technology AdoptionI love the adrenaline of starting in a new product space. I have noticed that in my whole experience as a working designer, I gravitate towards emerging technologies. Emerging technologies that solve real problems helping real people. Growing up in Mexico and having the opportunity to study in the United…Microsoft Design5 min read
Feb 3, 2021Bravery runs in the family a century and 4 generations laterHere you will see a picture of my grandma and I, taken during this past holiday season. …Bravery3 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jan 2, 2021Integrating the Toltec wisdom to your artificial intelligence designsIn March 2020, I made a big switch in the beginning of a pandemic. I went from designing Mixed Reality products to designing collaborative and artificial intelligence tools. I wanted a new challenge in a new space. I am a person who loves big complex problems and likes to help…AI7 min read
Feb 5, 2020A Designer’s Guide for 3D Content in Mixed RealityMixed Reality is the newest trend right now. What brings value is having your custom Holograms in the experience. Why does learning this matters? It is similar as creating a picture in Photoshop and then you don’t know how to put it in your app or share it. How I landed in 3D I came…Mixed Reality8 min read
Aug 31, 2019A designer’s guide to inclusivityIt is no myth that inclusion and diversity promotes innovation. Inclusivity comes from including diverse perspectives in the product decisions. What is inclusive tech? “Inclusive Design is a methodology, born out of digital environments, that enables and draws on the full range of human diversity. …Microsoft4 min read
Feb 5, 2019Impostor in the wildernessOvercoming the impostor inside of us in the wild spaces. With the new advancing technologies, as designers we will encounter them and will have the opportunity to design and define them. I have been in the UX industry for over 7 years. I have always felt as an impostor: From…Culture4 min read
Aug 2, 2017Dance as a Design LanguageUX design and dance have much in common, from the basic elements to the holistic experience of the performance. As creative problem solvers, UX designers can incorporate some of the principles of dance into the UX design process. Join my talk to know how. Dance is an art form in…UX3 min read
Mar 7, 2017Designing for Creators not ConsumersAs services and products become easier to interact, what is the next challenge for UX designers? Creating for creators. As millennials and Gen-Z become older, we have to start to design for them. They grew-up with the easy access of consumption of information, and now crave something more. Gen-Z are…Design3 min read
Jan 18, 2017Empathizing : User Experience + Music TherapyMusic, as technology, has many psychological and physiological impacts in the human body. As a User Experience Designer for Groove Music at Microsoft and a dancer, I have a special love for music. Music moves, energizes, and heals us. I can’t help to think how these two correlate. …Music4 min read
Mar 15, 2016Using Emotional Design in Developing EconomiesSince a child, I faced a lot of trouble in learning English. Being raised in the border, at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, my parents decided to enroll me in an American school in El Paso, Texas at age nine, without any prior knowledge of English. …UX10 min read