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11: Mexican Graphic Designer & Illustrator Lila Miller Espinosa
FromDraws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers
11: Mexican Graphic Designer & Illustrator Lila Miller Espinosa
FromDraws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week’s guest originally went to school for Behavioral Psychology before finding her way to graphic design. Lila Miller Espinosa is a Brooklyn-based Mexican graphic designer and illustrator who currently works as the Digital Design Manager at Parkwood Entertainment — aka Beyoncé — while running her Spanish-language newsletter Bonita Semana.After years of being a working psychologist, Lila spontaneously decided to follow her then-boyfriend to the US after finding out she qualified for U.S. citizenship through ancestry. With a U.S. passport in hand, Lila moved to NYC with only $1,000 to her name.After 3 months of job-searching, she landed a job as an Office Manager at TimeHop. From there, she made major moves to end up as the Digital Design Manager at Parkwood Entertainment.In this episode, we go over how Lila seized opportunities to become a brand designer, how she launched Bonita Semana, her tips for breaking into the design world, and whether or not she’s met Queen Bey herself.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or on your favorite podcast platform.Guest InfoCheck out Lila’s Instagram, Portfolio, and Subscribe to Bonita Semana.Special OfferListeners of the podcast can get a free, undated weekly and monthly planner inspired by the show from our website here.Follow Host Fabiola Lara between episodes:InstagramYoutubeTikTokTopics Covered:Resisting creativity by choosing a practical career pathWorking full-time as a psychologist after graduating with a Behavioral Psychologist degreeBreaking into design through UX/UI DesignMoving to the US with $1,000 dollars to her nameExperiencing culture shock moving from Monterrey to New York CityStruggling with Imposter Syndrome since she doesn’t have a formal design backgroundLaunching her Spanish-language newsletter Bonita SemanaLanding her role at Parkwood Entertainment as the Digital Design ManagerWorking on IVY PARK with the Adidas TeamIf she’s met Beyonce herselfHer favorite Latinx designersAdvice for people trying to break into the graphic design industryHaving no shame around self-promotionDisputing negative Mexican stereotypes
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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