ABOUT ME

My name is Mariel, I’m a Graphic Designer based in Costa Rica. I have a B.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and a Specialization in UX/UI from The California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS).

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved animation, drawing and videogames, this led me to become a very creative and curious person. As I grew I realized I had a talent for creating visually engaging things and I decided to major in Graphic Design. As I progressed in my education I became more passionate about illustration, animation and interactive media. My love for games was still there and I decided to launch myself into learning skills that would complement my graphic design major. I started learning about UX/UI, Gamification, Marketing, Coding and 3D software.

As I started working I was able to help various teams because of the skills I had learned, being able to work with web, marketing, media and animation teams helped me gain experience about team working, organization and problem solving.

I consider myself a highly creative designer, I enjoy learning new skills and researching about technology and innovation. My motto is “work smart, not harder“

LANGUAGES

Spanish

English

Portuguese

Japanese

SKILLS

UX/UI (User Experience and User Interface for Apps, Mobiles, Web and Videogames)
Illustration (Corporate, Infographics, Iconography, Stylized Illustration, Vectors)
Branding (Brand Books, Logo Design, Brand Identity, Corporate Materials, Print Materials)
Marketing (Social Media Design, Pitch Decks, Presentations, Blogs, Creative Production)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Digital Designer & Illustrator
2021 - 2022

My role in the BPS team focuses on UX/UI design, creating and updating wireframes, doing user research and designing prototypes for internal and external projects. I also support the Production and Marketing team with Social Media Design and Planning, Illustration, Print and Digital Design and 3D modelling using Blender.

Visual & UI Designer
2019 - 2021

Creating graphic assets for multiple teams such as the Marketing, Design, Product and Design Services Team. Some tasks included creating Ad Campaigns and Social Media Assets, Designing Presentation Templates for the Slidebean App, Generating visual assets for the Slidebean Youtube Channel and Designing Concept UX solutions for the Slidebean website.

Graphic Designer
2014 - 2019

My job as a designer for the Orientation Department for the University of Costa Rica consisted in coming up with creative solutions to be used on digital, print and web products.
As well as mangaing social media and documenting important events with video, photography and interactive solutions.