S2 E07: Fangirling with Chilean Motion Designer Cristo Saez
12/13/22 • 58 min
In this episode, I chat with Chilean Motion Graphic Designer and Illustrator Cristobal Saez. Cristo was raised in Chile and eventually made his way to New York City to attend FIT where he studied graphic design. He quickly realized that branding and logo work just wasn't for him and started creating illustrated GIFs of pop culture moments on his off time. But it was through his work creating this digital fan art that he was able to land a role at a record label creating content and now works at Universal producing visual content for artists such as Beyonce, Adele, and Lil Nas X.
Keep on listening to hear us talk about why he chose to move to the US, his experience creating viral fan art, and his advice for breaking into the music industry today.
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In this episode, I chat with Chilean Motion Graphic Designer and Illustrator Cristobal Saez. Cristo was raised in Chile and eventually made his way to New York City to attend FIT where he studied graphic design. He quickly realized that branding and logo work just wasn't for him and started creating illustrated GIFs of pop culture moments on his off time. But it was through his work creating this digital fan art that he was able to land a role at a record label creating content and now works at Universal producing visual content for artists such as Beyonce, Adele, and Lil Nas X.
Keep on listening to hear us talk about why he chose to move to the US, his experience creating viral fan art, and his advice for breaking into the music industry today.
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S2 06: From Printmaking to Creative Direction with Colombian Illustrator Daniela Jordan-Villaveces
In this episode, I chat with Colombian Creative Director and Illustrator Daniela Jordan-Villaveces. Daniela is a US and Colombian Dual Citizen who was raised in Colombia up until high school before moving to Naples, FL. Her work injects joy and happiness through her use of punchy bold colors and vivid patterns. Keep on listening to hear us chat about Daniela’s international upbringing, why she majored in Printmaking at OCAD, and how she became a Creative Director.
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TOPICS COVERED:
- Dealing with Perfectionism and Social Media
- Her experience being born and raised in Bogota, Colombia
- How she identifies as Colombian despite being a dual citizen
- Identifying more with her Colombian identity
- What it means to be from Bogota
- How many differences there are in cultures across Latin America
- Why she chose to move to Naples, Florida in High School
- Attending Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD) for Art School in Toronto, Canada
- Moving to New York City with only $1,100 after graduating
- How she viewed the US as the entertainment capital of the world as a child
- How isolated the US is from foreign cultures
- Pursuing a BFA in printmaking despite wanting to pursue illustration
- How she became the Creative Director of Ban.do
- Her journey from apparel design to product design management and ultimately to Creative Director
- How she worked with clients like HBO, Target, ban.do, Allbirds, Chobani, Samsung, Chunks, Vox, Google, Eater
- Working with All Birds
- Working with Target for their Más Que A Month Collaboration for Latinx Heritage Month
- The intricacies of Spanglish within the Latinx community
- Why it’s uncool when brands co-op spanglish for Latinx Heritage Month
- Why the question “What does being Latina mean to you?” drives us crazy
- Why it’s important to play to your creative strengths with your clients
- The technical tools she uses to create patterns
- Working with a Wacom and iPad for her digital work
- Her Advice for those interested in getting into surface pattern design
- Her Favorite Colombian term, food, and cultural significance
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