kaixo, i’m vic
Design Anthropologist and Product Designer, creating inclusive and culture-centered experiences in foggy San Francisco.
THE DEETS
I’m a curious, creative, and multi-disciplinary product designer with more than 10 years of experience in design and research. I enjoy building culture-centered and inclusive digital products to scale; Designing experiences to include many narratives to build equitable, ethical, and accessible tools.
On the flip side – you might find me behind the lens of my camera, illustrating, playing video games, and finding the best cannoli.
I’m a curious, creative, and multi-disciplinary product designer with more than 10 years of experience in design and research. I enjoy building culture-centered and inclusive digital products to scale; Designing experiences to include many narratives to build equitable, ethical, and accessible tools.
On the flip side – you might find me behind the lens of my camera, illustrating, playing video games, and finding the best cannoli.
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Currently Playing
Recognition
Anthro to UX Podcast, 2023
Decolonizing Design, Explained, 2022
The Early Team Podcast, 2022
Working in Climate, 2022
How Spora Health Hired for 3 Key Positions Leveraging the On Deck First 50 Fellowship, 2021
2nd Place at MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare, 2020
Anthro to UX Podcast, 2023
Decolonizing Design, Explained, 2022
The Early Team Podcast, 2022
Working in Climate, 2022
How Spora Health Hired for 3 Key Positions Leveraging the On Deck First 50 Fellowship, 2021
2nd Place at MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare, 2020
Publication
Decolonizing the Design of Healthcare, 2022
San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, Film Photography - 2021
Friendship & Farming, 2020
Cooking with My Mother: Your Guide to Haitian Homecooking, Illustrations - 2019
Decolonizing the Design of Healthcare, 2022
San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, Film Photography - 2021
Friendship & Farming, 2020
Cooking with My Mother: Your Guide to Haitian Homecooking, Illustrations - 2019
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
designing holistically for engaging and people-centered experiences
Read more about my philosophy
Decolonizing Design
Design thinking can leave people out, be biased, or place empathy as a step to check off in the process. Over 10 years of practicing decolonizing theory, my approach to design thinking has been refined and defined.
Holistic
Design is more than shapes, screens, and digital experiences. My design approach is holistic; focusing on problem origins and service design to get the full scope of the what, who, why, and how.
Ethical
Designs and research need strong ethics because what we create should do no harm. I practice ethics by researching and acknowledging how bias shows up, understanding power imbalance, and avoiding dark patterns in design.
Inclusive
Design is for everyone; I make it a priority to design interfaces, content, and experiences that are intuitive, jargon-free, and accessible. By including people in the design process, we can build equitable tools.
©2010-2023 Victoria de Aranzeta