Indigenizing Design

The Indigenizing Design framework was co-created with Indigenous partners to center Indigenous knowledge and leadership in the human-centered design practice. We developed a place-based design language with six Indigenizing Design Markers—values that double as indicators—supported by a curriculum and an ecosystem mapping tool to teach and apply Indigenizing in practice.

Role: Design Lead, Catapult Design

Partners

Brian Skeet Design LLC
Indigenous Community Collaborative
CahokiaPHX
ASU Labriola Center
ASU Office of American Indian Projects

Funders

National Endowment for Arts: Design Grant 2022
The Bhatia Foundation
National Endowment for Arts: Design Grant 2024

Awards

Core77 Design Awards, Social Impact Winner, 2024
Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, Best Design North America, Runner up, 2024

Indigenizing Design

The Challenge