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Portrait of Vanessa Nieto smiling, with a city at sunset behind her
Photo by Pedro Moreno

About me

Graphic designer working across visual communication, branding, and social-impact projects

I’m from Mérida, Venezuela, and I’ve called Medellín home for the past eight years. Migration changed more than the place I lived; it shaped how I relate to others, how I understand people, and how I approach my work.

I came to design through a series of obsessions: typography, photography, branding, and even running my own art platform and gallery. I’m not sure I’d call myself an expert in any one of those fields today, but I learned a great deal along the way. Above all, I discovered that what interests me most is learning alongside other people.

That interest led me to spend seven years working on communication projects for social development, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and working closely with communities and organizations. I learned to listen, stay curious, and look for ways to communicate that made sense to the people we were speaking to. I’m now bringing that approach to new projects, including UX/UI.

Experience

  • Graphic Design Coordinator @ Arteaga Latam 2023 - 2026
  • Graphic Designer @ Arteaga Latam 2019 - 2023
  • Design Intern @ Unidad Branding 2018
  • Graphic Designer @ Ciigma Agency 2017
  • Freelance projects 2017 - present

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida (Venezuela) 2012 - 2019

Certifications

  • UX Design Foundations and the UX Design Process Google (Coursera) 2026
  • Communicating to Drive Social Transformation USAID 2024
  • Front-End Web Development Accenture 2023
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making FutureLearn 2020
  • Human-Centered Design +Acumen / IDEO.org 2017