Bio

I was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México. The name Autlán has its origins in the Nahuatl language, associated with it its proximity to the water (the Pacific Ocean) and The Sierra Madre Occidental (mountain system of México). My hometown is a valley, connecting vastly different worlds. I'm a Mexican graphic designer. I received my Diseño para la comunicación gráfica (Design for Graphic Communication) degree from the Universidad de Guadalajara in 2012 and my MFA in Design & Visual Communications (MxD) at the University of Florida (2022). I've designed for a variety of firms and nonprofits including Aqua Comunicacion, MDM Modama International Exhibition of Footwear, Thomson Reuters, TATA Consultancy Services, and CENSIDA in Mexico. Shaped by my life experiences, my research and practice interest focus on design for social impact, I acknowledge frameworks that support horizontality, mindsets around decolonization, and theories from the global south that I use to approach LGBTQ+ issues, immigration, and their intersections.