Vanessa Nieto

About me

Graphic designer + UX/UI

Experience in visual communication, social projects and multidisciplinary teams.

I’m from Mérida, Venezuela, and eight years ago I found a home in Medellín. Migrating didn’t just mean changing cities: it deeply shaped how I relate to others, my sensitivity toward people and the way I understand my work.

I came to design chasing different obsessions: I wanted to be a type designer, a photographer, a branding expert, and I even ran my own art platform/gallery. Today I’m not sure I’d call myself an expert in any of those, but I learned a huge amount along the way. And above all, I discovered that what really interests me is learning alongside other people.

That calling led me to spend seven years working on communication projects for social development, collaborating with teams from different disciplines and working closely with communities and organizations. There I learned to stay attentive, curious and present in order to find ways of communicating that make sense to someone else. Now, with a lot of excitement, I’m bringing that way of working into UX/UI projects.

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
Human-Centered Design +Acumen / IDEO.org 2017
Front-End Web Development Accenture 2023
Communicating to Drive Social Transformation USAID 2024
Problem Solving & Decision Making FutureLearn 2020