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ESPORA — Identity / Logotype

Year — 2014 Client — Espora Collective Category — Identity / Logotype / Lettering Medium — Digital Lettering Tools — Brush Pen, Adobe Illustrator

Description — Logotype designed for Espora, a youth social collective creating graphic materials and visual campaigns for socially and politically engaged groups. The identity combines manual calligraphy with Gothic-inspired letterforms, deformed to achieve a contemporary and expressive mark.

Process — Started with hand-drawn brush pen sketches exploring Gothic-inspired shapes. Final design was vectorized in Adobe Illustrator, preserving the gestural quality of the original strokes.

SI ERES NEUTRAL... — Protest Poster

Year — 2019 Client — Espora Collective — Puro Veneno Campaign Category — Lettering / Poster Design / Social Graphics Medium — Hand Lettering & Digital Composition Tools — Ink, Adobe Photoshop

Description — Poster created for the Puro Veneno campaign developed by the Espora collective. The piece features the phrase “Si eres neutral en casos de injusticia, has elegido el lado del opresor,” a statement widely associated with social justice movements.

The lettering was created by hand using ink, then scanned and digitally composed in Photoshop to produce the final poster design. The graphic was used as part of the visual materials for the campaign and was reproduced in multiple formats.

The poster was printed and distributed for demonstrations, guerrilla graphic actions, and textile applications such as screen-printed garments. The piece was also later included in one of the first printed books published by the Puro Veneno campaign, which compiled graphic works created collaboratively by designers, illustrators, and artists in support of social movements.

EL ANTÍDOTO ES EL ARTE — Open Call Poster

Year — 2018 Client — Espora Collective — Puro Veneno Campaign Category — Illustration / Poster Design / Open Call Medium — Digital Illustration Tools — Adobe Photoshop

Description — Poster created to promote the open call “El antídoto es el arte,” an illustration initiative organized by the Espora collective as part of their internal campaign Puro Veneno.

The call invited illustrators to participate by creating artworks inspired by political themes, social movements, and critical graphic expression. The poster served as the main visual used to announce and distribute the call within the artistic community.

The illustration and final composition were developed entirely in Adobe Photoshop.

PURO VENENO — Illustration

Year — 2018 Client — Espora Collective — Puro Veneno Campaign Category — Illustration / Political Graphics Medium — Ink Drawing & Digital Color Tools — Indian Ink, Adobe Photoshop

Description — Illustration created for the Puro Veneno campaign developed by the Espora collective. The artwork depicts a bottle labeled as poison being shattered by a bullet, releasing a toxic substance that transforms into the figure of Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

The piece functions as a visual metaphor addressing political toxicity and the impact of power within Colombian social and political discourse. As part of the campaign, the illustration contributed to a series of critical graphic works exploring themes of resistance, dissent, and social commentary.

The artwork was initially drawn by hand using Indian ink. After scanning the line work, the illustration was digitally colored and finalized in Photoshop.

LIBERTAD, SON INOCENTES — Illustration

Year — 2016 Client — Espora Collective Category — Illustration / Mural Graphics Medium — Digital Illustration Tools — Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Description — Illustration created for the mural project Libertad, son inocentes, developed as part of the visual work of the Espora collective. The image depicts a chained hand holding a dagger of justice, symbolizing resistance and the demand for freedom.

The artwork was designed as a graphic element intended to be integrated into a larger mural composition. The line work was created in Adobe Illustrator, while the final textures and grain effects were developed in Photoshop to give the illustration a more tactile and expressive finish.

EL AMOR ES REBELDE — Illustration

Year — 2016 Client — Espora Collective Category — Illustration / Lettering Medium — Digital Vector Tools — Adobe Illustrator

Description — Vector illustration featuring an anatomical heart combined with the phrase “El amor es rebelde.” The piece explores the relationship between affection, resistance, and emotional strength through a bold graphic composition.

The illustration was created as part of the visual production within the Espora collective, where collaborative graphic experimentation and politically conscious imagery were central to the group’s creative practice.