Student Information
Graduate Student
Design, Environment and the Arts (Design)
Herberger Institute
Long Bio
Born to immigrant parents, Mitzvah Estévez observed and navigated a variety of languages and cultural perspectives from an early age. This tension between distinct worldviews inspired a fascination for compelling rhetoric and how narratives can be wielded to improve communities. Visual communication was especially captivating due to its ability to transcend language barriers and uniquely engage its intended audience.
Mitzvah has designed as a graphics and marketing specialist in both the non-profit and private sectors, art-directing and designing campaigns and branding initiatives that give agency to communities. She now applies her education and design experience to her role as an Instructor, sharing with students the potency of visual communication and mentoring them as they navigate the field of design. Mitzvah is currently pursuing academic research regarding ethics in representation and marketing.
Research Interests
Exploring how culture and visual communication mutually inform each other, and the effects of representation on transcultural perceptions.
Courses
2023 Spring
2022 Fall
2022 Summer
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Summer
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
2020 Spring
2019 Fall