Nubikini Studio & Co. is a design studio based in Bogotá, Colombia. We enjoy color, lettering, logos with something to say, and projects that don’t quite fit into boxes. Sometimes we illustrate, sometimes we create identities, or draw weird letters that somehow make sense. Sometimes we just open a blank document and hope for the best. We don’t really believe in fixed rules (though we have created a few for ourselves). We like it when a brand has personality — and when we get to push it a little further.
We don’t do everything. But what we do, we do with heart.
About Nubikini
Behind the name is Nubia Navarro — a typography lover, color enthusiast, and proud creative shapeshifter. With over 13 years of experience, she leads the studio and brings bold ideas to life through custom type, illustration, and the occasional beautifully chaotic sketch.
The studio (we mean a small room in her house) works as a flexible creative collective: a core vision led by Nubia, powered by talented collaborators such as Cami, Juanda, Boni, Leady & Julián, who jump in depending on the project — all hands on, always all heart.
We’re passionate about building bold brand identities from the ground up — crafting strategy, design, and storytelling that feel as good as they look. From concept to production, we partner with clients through branding, art direction, and visual development to bring their stories to life. Our approach blends structure with spontaneity: we believe in emotion-driven work that not only looks great, but also works — for the brand, the audience, and the moment it lives in.
We call our process a Creation Playground because we make space for exploration, surprise, and purposeful design. No project leaves the studio without intention, curiosity, and a little fun.
Our work has been recognized by the Latin American Design Awards, the Type Directors Club, and Communication Arts — but what we value most is creating design that connects.
We’re available for freelance projects, collaborations, workshops, or creative partnerships that challenge us to play smart.
RECOGNITIONS
LAD shortlist 2024
Typography CategoryCommunication Illustration Annual Winner
Illustration Category 202
Famiglia projectCommunication Arts Shortlist
Illustration Category 2023
Emotions Poster CollectionCommunication Arts Typography 2023 Shortlist with 4 projects.
-Mental Health Sticker Pack
-A Tres Manos Estudio
-Mugre Diamante
-Nubikini Studio WordmarkCommunication Arts Design Annual Winner
Design Category 2022
Pure Queerness
Communication Arts Shortlist
Illustration Category 2022
Metatropic NFT CollectionLatin American Design Awards shortlist 2022
Pure Queerness project and A Tres Manos StudioADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
Design Category 2022
Metatropic NFT CollectionADC 101st Annual Awards Shortlist
Design Category 2022
Doremii Handbags LogoLAD Awards Jury Lettering Category 2022
Branding Design Lead
Mar 2025
→ CurrentBranding Design Supervisor
Apr 2024 → Mar 2025
Latin American Design Awards. LAD Fest Silver 2021
Latin American Design Awards. LAD Fest Bronze 2021
Shortlist Young Lions Digital 2018
Behance Appreciation Award 2014
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Jury member The Dieline Awards 2024
Jury member Print Awards 2024
Jury member TDC Ascenders 2024
Jury member Young Talent LAD 2024
The Dieline Interview
Banesco Nuevo País del diseño - Book
Selected poster - BICeBé 2023
EXPERIENCE
Senior Graphic Designer
Edelman Colombia.
Feb 2021 → Apr 2024
Digital Graphic Designer
Contenidos El Rey
2017 → 2021
IDigital Graphic Designer
Findasense
2015 → 2017Freelance Graphic Designer
2013 → CurrenTintern
Publiprint Express
2012 → 2014
LAD FEST Latin American Design Awards. Young Talent Speaker
“Letras Versátiles”
Lima / Perú, 2020Ladies 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, 2022Lab Presenter. Creating Casual Graphics with Typography and Illustration.
Adobe Max, 2021DIST. Universidad del Istmo Guatemala. “El Valor de la inspiración”
Guatemala, 2021
Ilustremos. Primer encuentro de ilustración.
Santiago / Chile, 2020Semana de la tipografía de Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic, 2019Tipos Latinos 8va Edición. “Letras Versátiles”
Bogotá / Colombia, 2019
WORKSHOPS
Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
Center For Book Arts NYC. 2023Virtual Workshop - Letter Your City
Center For Book Arts NYC. 2021Caligrafía y Lettering
Bogotá, Colombia. 2018Lettering on Surfaces - Santo Tipo
República Dominicana. 2018Somos Letras. UP Encuentro Latinoamericano de Diseño.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2017
Logotomía
Cali / Colombia, 2021Culto Gallery
Bogotá / Colombia, 2021Kontraste Expo
Armenia / Colombia, 2021Semana de la Colombianidad
Barcelona / Spain, 2021Across Borders.
Barcelona’s Design Week / Spain, 2020Cartel Ventiao.
Bogotá / Colombia, 2019Salon 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 2022Ladies, Wine & Design - &Walsh
Instagram Takeover - May 2021Ladies, Wine & Design - Bogotá
Instagram Takeover - March 2021Goodtype
Guest Curator - Oct 2019