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Formula Indie EuropeFORMULA INDIE EUROPE 20.5.2025Cute Goldfish – Your Soul Is Sold Daniel de Boer – The Turnaround MachineGardenSoulz – Nothing is known Damiano di Frola - No Matter Golden Fez – Rose Red Dress Evita Sator – Letter to Myself Tom Norris – AlibiPeter Aldritch & Les Simulacres – When We Met Damiano di Frola – No Matter (Pan Flute Dreams) TWO TONNE MACHETE – HOME Cormac Todd – Calling Me Home ÆTHR – INFINITY Safety in Numbers – One Day Soon Dead Flag- Doubtful SkyBilly Traxler – Disarray ...2025-05-202h 30
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Ritesh Pt. 1About the Episode:
In Part 1 of this KBP episode, Ritesh and I discuss sustainability through fashion, at its finest, our definition of girl and boy math, and what it could look like to experience moods of a kickback through the lens of scent.
About the Guest:
Ritesh Gupta (he/they) is a Wieden+Kennedy alum & former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, Ritesh is the Founder of Useful School and volunteer for Where Are The Black Designers? Ritesh has helped rebrand one of the world's largest nonprofits, redesign an app to...2024-03-0419 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Kaleena Pt. 2About the Episode:
In Part 2 of the KBP, Kaleena and I dive deep into her new book Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design, and the importance of a diverse cultural and racial perspective in the teachings and execution of design.
About the Guest:
Kaleena Sales (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in Nashville, TN. She was co-host of Design Observer’s The Design of Business | The Business of De...2024-02-2122 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Kaleena Pt. 1About the Episode:
In Part 1 of the KBP, Kaleena and I reminisce about memories of our HBCU experiences as design students and what healing looks through the form of writing.
About the Guest:
Kaleena Sales (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in Nashville, TN. She was co-host of Design Observer’s The Design of Business | The Business of Design Minisodes podcast with Omari Souza. Her design writing and re...2024-02-1629 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Raja Pt. 2About the Episode:
In Part 2 of the KBP, Raja and I discuss the beauty of non-conforming spaces and how we both wish the rest of society was like a design class. This episode is also for all the misunderstood Black Women wanting to make a difference in this world.
About the Guest:
Raja Schaar, IDSA (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of the Product Design Program at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. She was the inaugural chair of IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and...2024-02-0331 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Raja Pt. 1About the Episode:
In Part 1, Raja and I discuss what it means to take your power back in your individuality - Especially as a black woman - giving yourself more permission. And discussing the soundtrack of our culture.
About the Guest:
Raja Schaar, IDSA (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of the Product Design Program at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. She was the inaugural chair of IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and is the past Education Director for the organ...2024-01-1730 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with TB Pt. 2About the Episode:
In part 2 of this episode of the KBP, TB and I discuss Not attaching your value and worth to your job and how liberating that can be for you and building trust with your users and team members.
About the Guest:
Timothy Bardlavens is chaotic good. He is a Gay, Black man from the Carolinas, a highly regarded social intrapreneur, and an advocate for equity in technology and design. For more than a decade, Timothy has dedicated his career to dismantling systemic barriers, building and scaling teams, a...2023-12-2525 min
The KickBack PodcastKickbacking with TB Pt. 1About the Episode:
In part 1 of this episode of the KBP, TB and I discuss our KickBack experiences as introverts and how giving our own selves permission is a true form of healing.
About the Guest:
Timothy Bardlavens is chaotic good. He is a Gay, Black man from the Carolinas, a highly regarded social intrapreneur, and an advocate for equity in technology and design. For more than a decade, Timothy has dedicated his career to dismantling systemic barriers, building and scaling teams, and launching innovative digital products for companies like...2023-12-1528 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Gabi Pt. 2About the Episode:
In this episode of the KBP, we talk about what's been healing for Gabi and what it means to shift the perspective of Black storytelling and design and how they're told.
About the Guest:
Gabrielle Smith is a British-Grenadian creative and cultural producer found somewhere between the newsroom and Black Twitter. She is also the founder of the:nublk, a dynamic digital platform dedicated to celebrating stories from the Black diaspora through art, conversation, and film. Her love languages are memes and plantain.
2023-12-0122 min
The KickBack PodcastKickBacking with Gabi Pt. 1About the Episode:
In this episode of the KBP, we talk about how Crocs just might be the best comfort shoe for your Kickback experience and what it means to shift the perspective of Black storytelling and design and how they're told.
About the Guest:
Gabrielle Smith is a British-Grenadian creative and cultural producer found somewhere between the newsroom and Black Twitter. She is also the founder of the:nublk, a dynamic digital platform dedicated to celebrating stories from the Black diaspora through art, conversation, and film. Her love languages...2023-12-0127 min
The KickBack PodcastThe KBP IntroA quick snippet of what this podcast is about 😊.2023-11-2600 min
Rosenfeld Review PodcastA Proactive Approach to Inclusive Design with Zariah CameronZariah Cameron is Co-Director of Community + Research and the founder of AEI – Advocate, Educate, Innovate Black Design. She will be a speaker at October’s DesignOps Summit on streamlining an inclusive design practice.
Many companies and corporations have good intentions when it comes to inclusive design. But too often that’s where things both start and stop. Zariah helps companies operationalize their inclusive design principles and ideals by looking at design from all angles and instilling effective processes.
When exploring ideals of equity and inclusivity, many confuse inclusivity with accessibility. Accessibility is a fine place to start, but it’s just the...2023-08-2827 min
UX Research GeeksSeason 2 #11 | uxcon Special with Zariah CameronZariah is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. She’s an experienced self-taught UX Designer and aims to cultivate a sense of community within her work and amplify the voices and stories of marginalized communities.
She has a passion for strategically placing equity and inclusivity at the forefront of her design work. She is the first “Equity Centered UX Strategist”, at Ally Financial where she is helping to drive an Inclusive Design methodology for the design organization.
Follow Zariah & her work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zariah...2023-06-2816 min
TECHnically FemaleEveryone Has A Story, Every Story is ImportantTECHnically Female founder Jasmine Jarvis (@technicallyfemale), interviews Computer Graphics student + User Experience (UX) Designer, Zariah Cameron (@aeidesign_), as she discusses her journey thus far to becoming a UX Designer, how to rise above opinionated distractions, insight into a real user experience problem she solved, a deeper dive into social change centered around design, and how organizations can increase black representation within the design technology industry.
To learn more about Zariah Cameron check out her latest article here:
https://uxdesign.cc/restructuring-the-hiring-process-222bf02922d92020-10-2100 min