{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#35 Journey into the world of design and creating inclusive toys with Linda Jiang","description":"Excited to be joined by Linda Jiang, a toy designer living in Los Angeles, California. In this episode, we delve into the world of the doll industry and the representation of gender-inclusive doll design. Linda Jiang (she\/they) is a toy designer living in Los Angeles, California; unceded Tongva land. Linda\u2019s work centers around designing inclusive toys to create social change through play. They designed the recent Barbie Inspiring Women doll, specifically the doll for Ida B Wells, and led the design for Creatable World, a gender-inclusive fashion doll line. When they're not designing, Linda enjoys building community with her friends, reading mystery novels, and learning fashion history through vintage clothing. In this episode we talk about:  Linda\u2019s background and story of entering the world of design A day in the life of designing in the doll industry Queer BIPOC people in creative industries Gender-inclusive doll designs  You can find Linda at:  Website: little-linda.com Instagram: @little.linda  You can follow me at:  Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@stevenwakabayashi YouTube:&amp;nbsp;@stevenwakabayashi Subscribe to my weekly newsletter:&amp;nbsp;mindfulmoments.substack.com  ","author_name":"Yellow Glitter","author_url":"https:\/\/yellowglitterpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23353577\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/129409310"}