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Born in Colombia and raised in New York, I’m bilingual in Spanish and English. I studied fine arts at Brooklyn High School of the Arts before pursuing Communication Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where I learned storytelling fundamentals. Currently, I'm pursuing a Bachelor's in Spatial Experience Design to focus on environmental storytelling.My goal is to design meaningful experiences that transcend language. Growing up, my mom took me to street performances and festivals in Chinatown, sparking my love for in-person experiences. I enjoy bringing her to exhibitions, but many lack Chinese translations which hampers overall enjoyment. This missing aspect motivates me to create experiences that can be enjoyed regardless of language barriers.

Projects

Destination Moon

October - Dec 4, 2024

Rhino | Photoshop | Illustrator | Twinmotion | Indesign

An exhibition concept about the space race and celebrating America's achievements in space. Using the poster house museum as a floorplan, the space is divided into three main sections by space programs. It covers the chronological journey to the first man on the moon through NASA's space programs: Project Mercury, Gemini Program and Apollo Program. The goal is create an immersive experience with multisensory interactives.

RIOT Energy

October - Dec 4, 2024

Rhino | Photoshop | Illustrator | Twinmotion | Indesign

An influencer event concept for RIOT Energy. RIOT Energy is an all natural ingredient energy drink. The venue is the 14th floor of Glasshouse Chelsea. The event encourages visitors to explore and try out the various activities it has to offer: a decoding activity using sunglasses to reveal hidden messages in the posters scattered across the space, a blind taste testing bar, and a section to test your physical prowess.

Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

September 4 - October 6, 2024

Illustrator | Photoshop | Rhino | Twinmotion

Objectives include creating and developing a truck activation for any chosen brand. The activation must include three activities, a brand ambassador and a takeaway for visitors.At the time of this project, the MET had an upcoming Paul Rudolph exhibition. I wanted to challenge myself and promote an exhibition as an activation. Instead of focusing on Rudolph's projects, the activation focuses on introducing to the material he is known for using which is concrete. It was a design decision to avoid overlap with the exhibition.

AMNH Butterfly Vivarium

March 27 - May 22, 2022

Illustrator | Photoshop

A collaboration with others in my department to create a large-scale window display promoting the American Museum of Natural History’s Davis Family Vivarium.Concept, fabrication and installation was accomplished together as a group of five. The window plays around with scale. It imitates the point of view of a butterfly; the proscenium acts as a camera. The hand and the flowers are bigger than life. The mannequin is the focal point and acts as a butterfly.Alongside my team, I fabricated eleven Hibiscus flowers with crepe, wire, tacky glue and floral tape. The mannequin’s translucent scales were cut out of iridescent paper. Installation took about a week and a half.

Nourison & Home Showroom

March 26 - May 14, 2024

Photoshop | Sketchup | Twinmotion

A showroom featuring several of Nourison & Home's collections. Originally named Nourison, Nourison & Home is aiming to reconnect with their audience as a modern and reliable family brand.Soothing and neutral colors are used throughout the space. The choice in furniture is meant to reflect someone’s own living space. The collections curated in the showroom are contemporary and modern.

Squishable x FIT

January 29 - March 11, 2024

Illustrator| Sketchup

A collaboration between FIT and Squishable. Each group was assigned a theme and a main color to design a pop-up exhibition. My team had the theme Farm.The pop up was constructed mainly using foam board and adhesive vinyl. Auditory elements were added to enhance the visitor experience. Visitors can hear farm animals like the mooing of cows as they explore the space.I collaborated with my team to get the graphics printed and cut out onto adhesive vinyl. The vinyl was then applied to the foam board which would then be cut using an exacto knife.. The installation process took a week and several nights to complete.

LoveMyPaws

Spring 2023

Photoshop | Illustrator

A brand guideline book for spring 2023 capstone. I developed an identity for my brand and included mock ups of the brand's products, advertisements and website.LoveMyPaws is a pet shelter and information center regarding pet care. A bright color scheme was chosen to represent the joy of pets. Photography is exclusive to cropped silhouettes of animals for a unique brand identity.