Julita Ziara is a graphic designer whose practice is rooted in research led and critical design methodologies. Her work explores the intersections between visual communication, feminism, and social justice, using design as a tool for inquiry and critique. Through editorial design, experimental typography, and archival research, she investigates how systems of power shape the ways knowledge is produced, recorded, and represented.
Julita Ziara
julitaziara10@gmail.com
julitaziara10@gmail.com
Julita Ziara is a graphic designer whose practice is rooted in research led and critical design methodologies. Her work explores the intersections between visual communication, feminism, and social justice, using design as a tool for inquiry and critique. Through editorial design, experimental typography, and archival research, she investigates how systems of power shape the ways knowledge is produced, recorded, and represented.
Her current project examines medical misogyny, focusing on how women’s bodies and pain have historically been misunderstood, dismissed, or rendered invisible within medical discourse. Drawing on feminist theory, medical archives, personal testimonies, and contemporary research, the project interrogates the assumption that medical knowledge is objective and neutral. By exposing the tensions between lived experience and official records, Julita’s practice seeks to challenge dominant narratives and develop new visual languages that make overlooked experiences visible, positioning graphic design as a form of social engagement and critical reflection.
Her current project examines medical misogyny, focusing on how women’s bodies and pain have historically been misunderstood, dismissed, or rendered invisible within medical discourse. Drawing on feminist theory, medical archives, personal testimonies, and contemporary research, the project interrogates the assumption that medical knowledge is objective and neutral. By exposing the tensions between lived experience and official records, Julita’s practice seeks to challenge dominant narratives and develop new visual languages that make overlooked experiences visible, positioning graphic design as a form of social engagement and critical reflection.
Education
University of West of England
BA Graphic Design
2023-2025
University of West of England
MA Design Comunication- Graphic Design
2025-2026
BA Graphic Design
2023-2025
University of West of England
MA Design Comunication- Graphic Design
2025-2026
Skills
Critical thinking
Research
Multitasking
Leadership
Organisation
Open mindness
Collaboration
Typography
Story telling
Composition
Colour theory
Editorial design
Motion graphics
Photography
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Premier Pro
Exhibitions
MA Degree Show
UWE Graduation Showcase
Spike Island
Bristol
2026
BA Degree Show
UWE Graduation Showcase
Arnolfini Gallery
Bristol
2025
Make some noise
Rough Trade
Bristol
2024
Engraved Speculum
2026
Metal Engraving
A stainless steel instrument tray engraved with the phrase "I am hysterical". Borrowing the visual language of medical equipment, the object references the historical diagnosis of hysteria, a label once used to explain a wide range of women's physical and emotional symptoms.
Poster A1
2026
Letter Press
2026
Poster A1
2025
Angle - Element Series
Two element timber piece
1960
Animation
2025
A short animation exploring my creative journey and outlining how I work as a designer. Created as part of my MA course using After Effects.
Story Board
2025
2024
Strong Yet Delicate is a hard cover publication that explores the deep, symbolic connection between women and flowers across history, culture, and art. the book examines how flowers have been used to represent femininity, resilience, beauty, and vulnerability.
2024
2024
2025
This soft cover publication explores the cultural significance, history, and evolving meaning of the colour pink, with a focus on its role in social movements, particularly feminism. Through a blend of visual research, historical analysis, and editorial design, the book challenges traditional associations of pink with softness or femininity, highlighting its powerful presence in protest and activism—from the pink triangle reclaimed by LGBTQ+ communities to modern feminist movements. Designed to provoke thought and celebrate resistance, this publication reclaims pink as a symbol of strength, solidarity, and subversion.
2025
2025
Poster
2025
Mutilated is a powerful poster that addresses the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) through symbolic visual language. At its center is a delicate flower, tightly sewn shut with visible thread—an unsettling yet poignant metaphor for the violence and silencing inflicted on millions of women and girls worldwide. The use of a flower, traditionally associated with femininity and growth, contrasts sharply with the act of mutilation.
Leaflet
2026
Poster
2025
Clay Sculpture
2025
Love Hearts reimagines the iconic sweet to expose the harsh and often ignored realities of female contraceptive side effects. Using playful, candy-like visuals to present symptoms like depression, cancer, and pulmonary embolism, the work highlights how women’s pain is frequently dismissed in medical contexts. Beneath the sugar-coated appearance lies a bitter truth, a critique of how society packages and downplays women's health issues.
2025
2025
Collaborative project for D&AD New Blood
Collaborative partners
Mina Popa
Minh Khiêm
A typography-led platform combining a well-loved concept with the world of entertaining, bite-sized information. Written by friends, family, characters, you. Infinitely shareable. Abundantly customisable. A gateway to reading.
I was responsible for creating a interactive website and application mockup as well as editing a video that made part of our submission. Using both Figma and Aftereffects.