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 Category

  • Communication Illustration Annual Winner
    Illustration Category 202
    Famiglia project

  • TDC Ascender 2023

  • Communication Arts Shortlist
    Illustration Category 2023
    Emotions Poster Collection

  • Communication Arts Typography 2023 Shortlist with 4 projects.
    -Mental Health Sticker Pack
    -A Tres Manos Estudio
    -Mugre Diamante
    -Nubikini Studio Wordmark

  • Communication Arts Design Annual Winner
    Design Category 2022
    Pure Queerness

  • Communication Arts Shortlist
    Illustration Category 2022
    Metatropic NFT Collection

  • Latin American Design Awards shortlist 2022
    Pure Queerness project and A Tres Manos Studio

  • ADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
    Design Category 2022
    Metatropic NFT Collection

  • ADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
    Design Category 2022
    Doremii Handbags Logo

  • LAD Awards Jury Lettering Category 2022

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

EXPERIENCE


  • Digital Graphic Designer
    Findasense
    2015 → 2017

  • Freelance Graphic Designer
    2013 → Current

  • Creative Design Supervisor
    Edelman Colombia. Nov 2022
    → Current

  • Senior 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, 2020

  • Ladies 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, 2022

  • Lab Presenter. Creating Casual Graphics with Typography and Illustration.
    Adobe Max, 2021

  • DIST. Universidad del Istmo Guatemala. “El Valor de la inspiración”
    Guatemala, 2021

  • Ilustremos. Primer encuentro de ilustración.
    Santiago / Chile, 2020

  • Semana de la tipografía de Santo Domingo.
    Dominican Republic, 2019

  • Tipos Latinos 8va Edición. “Letras Versátiles”
    Bogotá / Colombia, 2019

WORKSHOPS


  • Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
    Center For Book Arts NYC. 2023

  • Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
    Center For Book Arts NYC. 2021

  • Caligrafía y Lettering
    Bogotá, Colombia. 2018

  • Lettering on Surfaces - Santo Tipo
    República Dominicana. 2018

  • Somos Letras. UP Encuentro Latinoamericano de Diseño.
    Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2017

  • Logotomía
    Cali / Colombia, 2021

  • Culto Gallery
    Bogotá / Colombia, 2021

  • Kontraste Expo
    Armenia / Colombia, 2021

  • Semana de la Colombianidad
    Barcelona / Spain, 2021

  • Across Borders.
    Barcelona’s Design Week / Spain, 2020

  • Cartel Ventiao.
    Bogotá / Colombia, 2019

  • Salon 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 2022

  • Ladies, Wine & Design - &Walsh
    Instagram Takeover - May 2021

  • Ladies, Wine & Design - Bogotá
    Instagram Takeover - March 2021

  • Goodtype
    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.

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