Elaine Lopez is an independent designer and educator who is an Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the BFA in Communication Design program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. At her studio, LoPress Press, Elaine collaborates with cultural and academic institutions to explore the intersection of culture, identity, and equity within the field of design. She holds a BFA from the University of Florida and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design — both in Graphic Design.

Elaine joins Sevy to talk about navigating the industry as a first-generation Cuban American woman, what a design education can offer students in our technological age, and why the current state of human-centered design is… complicated.

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