Summary
Izzie Colpitts-Campbell is an interdisciplinary designer-developer and research-focused product designer with 11 years of experience building creative technology for arts, wearables, and inclusive teams. Currently a Staff Product Designer at FreshBooks and a Research Resident with the Social Body Lab, they bridge experimental practice and product delivery—having led UX work at Shopify and launched Damage Labs to help marginalized founders start sustainable game studios. Their background spans wearable electronics, interactive art, web development, and community programming, informed by a self-taught coding practice and an MA in Fashion Studies. Izzie is notable for applying human-centered design to ethical labor and cooperative funding experiments, and for translating artistic research (e.g., digital knitting for wearables) into practical prototypes and accessible tools for arts organizations.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Fashion Studies, Master of Arts - MA, Fashion Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Integrated Media, Wearable Technology, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Integrated Media, Wearable Technology at OCAD University