Hola! I'm a designer based in Guadalajara, México. I have a Master degree in Sciences of Biomimicry which is basically biology applied to design; therefore my work has been focused on Illustration and T-shirt design with botanical themes, mostly fungi; since I dedicated a year for fungal pigments research. I'm passionate about the atomic age and silver age of comic books, my work embodies all the details of analogue printing but in a high-quality ready to print digital design, every wrinkle and every ink spot is placed where it should belong, and the color choices are based on color charts from the bronze, silver and golden comic age; every color is formulated using a CMYK formula to achieve an authentic resemblance of halftone printing. Most of my professional experience is in higher education. I used to teach Biodesign and Climate Change to Product Design students in Tec de Monterrey, the #1 University in Mexico, I was also a professor in CEDIM The Design School based in Monterrey, and Universidad Marista in Yucatán, México. --- **Employment and project experience** **Graphic Design and Illustration** Botanicum Co. _January 2024 - present_ **Professor** Universidad Marista. _January 2022 - May 2022_ **Professor** CEDIM The Design School. _January 2021 - May 2022_ **Professor** Tec de Monterrey. _January 2017 - May 20218_

MSc Ximena Curiel

Hola! I'm a designer based in Guadalajara, México. I have a Master degree in Sciences of Biomimicry which is basically biology applied to design; therefore my work has been focused on Illustration and T-shirt design with botanical themes, mostly fungi; since I dedicated a year for fungal pigments research. I'm passionate about the atomic age and silver age of comic books, my work embodies all the details of analogue printing but in a high-quality ready to print digital design, every wrinkle and every ink spot is placed where it should belong, and the color choices are based on color charts from the bronze, silver and golden comic age; every color is formulated using a CMYK formula to achieve an authentic resemblance of halftone printing. Most of my professional experience is in higher education. I used to teach Biodesign and Climate Change to Product Design students in Tec de Monterrey, the #1 University in Mexico, I was also a professor in CEDIM The Design School based in Monterrey, and Universidad Marista in Yucatán, México. --- **Employment and project experience** **Graphic Design and Illustration** Botanicum Co. _January 2024 - present_ **Professor** Universidad Marista. _January 2022 - May 2022_ **Professor** CEDIM The Design School. _January 2021 - May 2022_ **Professor** Tec de Monterrey. _January 2017 - May 20218_

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Hola! I’m a designer based in Guadalajara, México.

I have a Master degree in Sciences of Biomimicry which is basically biology applied to design; therefore my work has been focused on Illustration and T-shirt design with botanical themes, mostly fungi; since I dedicated a year for fungal pigments research.

I’m passionate about the atomic age and silver age of comic books, my work embodies all the details of analogue printing but in a high-quality ready to print digital design, every wrinkle and every ink spot is placed where it should belong, and the color choices are based on color charts from the bronze, silver and golden comic age; every color is formulated using a CMYK formula to achieve an authentic resemblance of halftone printing.

Most of my professional experience is in higher education. I used to teach Biodesign and Climate Change to Product Design students in Tec de Monterrey, the #1 University in Mexico, I was also a professor in CEDIM The Design School based in Monterrey, and Universidad Marista in Yucatán, México.


Employment and project experience

Graphic Design and Illustration Botanicum Co.
January 2024 - present

Professor Universidad Marista.
January 2022 - May 2022

Professor CEDIM The Design School.
January 2021 - May 2022

Professor Tec de Monterrey.
January 2017 - May 20218

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Skills

Pr
Product Design
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Il
Illustration
Co
Comic Strip
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Experience Level

Product Design
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Fashion Design
Beginner

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Education

Bachelor in Product Design at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
January 6, 2010 - May 15, 2015
Máster un Sciences of Biomimicry at Arizona State University
January 6, 2016 - May 25, 2018
Master in Biology applied to design and Innovation

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Industry Experience

Education, Retail
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    uniE621 Illustration for apparel brand
    Ilustration design for tshirt apparel brand retro analogue atomicage comic cover style inkprint effect graphicdesigner designer illustrator
    uniE621 Illustration for apparel brand
    Ilustration design for tshirt apparel brand retro analogue atomicage comic cover style inkprint effect graphicdesigner illustrator designer
    uniE621 Illustration design for apparel brand
    Ilustration design for tshirt apparel brand retro analogue atomicage comic cover style inkprint effect illustrator graphicdesigner designer
    uniE621 Illustration for apparel brand
    Ilustration design for tshirt apparel brand retro analogue atomicage comic cover style inkprint effect illustrator designer graphicdesigner
    uniE621 Illustration for apparel brand
    Ilustration design for tshirt apparel brand retro analogue atomicage comic cover style inkprint effect illustrator graphicdesigner designer
    uniE613 T-shirt Design - Comic Cover and Retro illustration
    I currently work for apparel brands designing retro illustrations and designs for T-shirts. I inspire in the silver comic age, and the atomic age. I’m passionate about recreating comic covers with the subjects my clients desire; I recreate analogue print effects and take care of every detail to achieve attractive illustrations that guarantee shift sales volume and client satisfaction.

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