Nubikini Studio is a multidisciplinary studio whose work encompasses brand identity, illustration and lettering.
Lead by Nubia Navarro, the studio has worked on several projects that include a wide range of commissions, for different brands and projects. She describes the studio’s process as a “Creation Playground” and no project will see the world without some fun in it.
Also known as Nubikini, is an art director, lettering artist and typography lover based in Bogotá, Colombia (with her heart in Venezuela). With 10 years of experience, she enjoys the ability to adapt to any project and generate striking pieces that generate emotions through colors.
Her approach to design is very focused on solving problems through custom lettering, typography, color and illustration. She believes in experimentation and diversity as a great way of getting ahead to other people and brands. Nubia’s work has been recognized by the Latin American Design Awards, the Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, among others.
“Always bold, never regular as a daily mantra helps me navigate between projects, references and new tasks during the day. When I'm not designing, I'm in the occasional café doodling and enjoying the well-being of doing nothing, as well as playing around with my cat at home.”
I’m Available for freelance work, collaborations, workshops or talks
About Nubia
RECOGNITIONS
LAD shortlist 2024
Typography CategoryCommunication Illustration Annual Winner
Illustration Category 202
Famiglia projectCommunication Arts Shortlist
Illustration Category 2023
Emotions Poster CollectionCommunication Arts Typography 2023 Shortlist with 4 projects.
-Mental Health Sticker Pack
-A Tres Manos Estudio
-Mugre Diamante
-Nubikini Studio WordmarkCommunication Arts Design Annual Winner
Design Category 2022
Pure Queerness
Communication Arts Shortlist
Illustration Category 2022
Metatropic NFT CollectionLatin American Design Awards shortlist 2022
Pure Queerness project and A Tres Manos StudioADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
Design Category 2022
Metatropic NFT CollectionADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
Design Category 2022
Doremii Handbags LogoLAD Awards Jury Lettering Category 2022
Latin American Design Awards. LAD Fest Silver 2021
Latin American Design Awards. LAD Fest Bronze 2021
Shortlist Young Lions Digital 2018
Behance Appreciation Award 2014
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Jury member The Dieline Awards 2024
Jury member Print Awards 2024
Jury member TDC Ascenders 2024
Jury member Young Talent LAD 2024
The Dieline Interview
Banesco Nuevo País del diseño - Book
Selected poster - BICeBé 2023
EXPERIENCE
Digital Graphic Designer
Findasense
2015 → 2017Freelance Graphic Designer
2013 → Current
Creative Design Supervisor
Edelman Colombia. Nov 2022
→ CurrentSenior Graphic Designer
Edelman Colombia. Feb 2021
Digital Graphic Designer
Contenidos El Rey
2017 → 2021
Intern
Publiprint Express
2012 → 2014
LAD FEST Latin American Design Awards. Young Talent Speaker
“Letras Versátiles”
Lima / Perú, 2020Ladies Wine & Design Bogotá.
“La no búsqueda de tu propio estilo”
Bogotá / Colombia, 2020
TALKS
Speaker. Queering Type
TDC Cha Che Chi, 2023.Speaker. Learn how personal projects make you a better designer.
Watch here
Adobe Max, 2022Lab Presenter. Creating Casual Graphics with Typography and Illustration.
Adobe Max, 2021DIST. Universidad del Istmo Guatemala. “El Valor de la inspiración”
Guatemala, 2021
Ilustremos. Primer encuentro de ilustración.
Santiago / Chile, 2020Semana de la tipografía de Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic, 2019Tipos Latinos 8va Edición. “Letras Versátiles”
Bogotá / Colombia, 2019
WORKSHOPS
Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
Center For Book Arts NYC. 2023Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
Center For Book Arts NYC. 2021Caligrafía y Lettering
Bogotá, Colombia. 2018Lettering on Surfaces - Santo Tipo
República Dominicana. 2018Somos Letras. UP Encuentro Latinoamericano de Diseño.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2017
Logotomía
Cali / Colombia, 2021Culto Gallery
Bogotá / Colombia, 2021Kontraste Expo
Armenia / Colombia, 2021Semana de la Colombianidad
Barcelona / Spain, 2021Across Borders.
Barcelona’s Design Week / Spain, 2020Cartel Ventiao.
Bogotá / Colombia, 2019Salon visual Bacanika
Bogotá / Colombia, 2019
EXPOS
SELECTED CLIENTS
T-Mobile / Wacom / eBay / Adobe / Visa / Microsoft / Refinery29/ Samsung / Airbnb / Sprite / Edding / Flowers of Colombia / Ramo / Chocoramo / Tanqueray / Bogota Beer Company (BBC) / Virgin Mobile / L'Oréal / JW Marriott / Coca-Cola / DirecTV / Popsy / Fuze Tea / Schwarzkopf / Bavaria / UNICEF / Yogurt Boom / Mary Kay / Invest In Bogotá / A Tres Manos Estudio / Infruit and more.
Goodtype
Guest for Wake and Make challenge
May 2022Ladies, Wine & Design - &Walsh
Instagram Takeover - May 2021Ladies, Wine & Design - Bogotá
Instagram Takeover - March 2021Goodtype
Guest Curator - Oct 2019
TAKEOVERS
MY MOTTO
ALWAYS BOLD, NEVER REGULAR.
When we do things with passion, all of that is transmitted. My work involves the best of me and everything I am willing to do to convey various emotions and grow in the process.
A DOSE OF DAILY PRACTICE.
Thanks to constant practice I have realized that I am a fan of many styles and ways of communicating through letters and colors. I make my work feel like play.
CREATE FOR MYSELF BEFORE CREATING FOR OTHERS.
Spending time creating personal projects is always going to be the most important part of my process. I create for myself in order to create with other people.