Hello, 

I’m Juan David Cadena, illustrator, graphic designer and animator from Colombia.

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I’m a Designer with a Communication emphasys from Los Andes University in Bogota, COL. I have worked as an Art Director, Graphic Designer and Freelance Illustrator with Creative Studios like Mottif, Mirona, Latitud and Siegen Co. I have done many illustration and animation courses from illustrators like Puño, Owen Davey and Pablo Cuello. I’ve always been an illustrator by heart, and for more than six years, I have been focused on that field developing illustrations for brands and packaging. I’m currently working on my first graphic novel product of my tPostgraduate studies in Buenos Aires University. My style is characterized by having a wide spectrum where analogous textures, flat color and transparencies are combined, sometimes also exploring with animation. 

My work has been exposed an published in the 2nd Biennal of Illustration by pictoline catalog, the 12th and 13th Iberoamerica Ilustra catalog and the 2023 CCBF in Shanghai.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my website. I hope you enjoy my work. 

Education.


  • 2023: Postgraduate in Illustrated Project Development. FADU, Buenos Aires University (UBA), ARG.
  • 2022: Postgraduate in Professional Illustration. FADU, Buenos Aires University (UBA), ARG. 
  • 2022: Diploma in basic principles of 2D animation. CIBEF, MEX.
  • 2016: Minor in Italian language and Culture from Los Andes University, COL.
  • 2016: Designer with Communication and Product Emphasys from Los Andes University, COL.
  • 2015: Academic exchange in the Arts and Design Faculty (FAD) of the UNAM, MEX.

Experience.


07/2016-01/2017: Jr. Designer. Mottif. COL.
02/2017-12/2019: Jr. Designer and Illustrator. Mirona Estudio. COL.
01/2020-2023: Sr. Designer and Illustrator. Latitud Estudio. COL
2018-2024: Freelance Illustrator for brands like Azahar, Zúbu, Orixe Sotelo.
2023-2024: Design Consultant in the OHCHR, United Nations.

Awards and exhibitions.


  • 2024: LAD Awards winner x3. Categories: Illustration, editorial, brand design.
  • 2024: Shortlist Communication Arts in illustration, USA
  • 2024: Final works presentation from the Postgraduate in Illustrated Proyect Development. FADU. Buenos Aires International Book Fair, ARG.
  • 2023:  Visual Essays presentation from the Postgraduate in Professional Illustration. FADU. Buenos Aires International Book Fair, ARG.
  • 2023: Finalist at the 2023 CCBF (Shanghai Children book fair) / Commercial category, CN.
  • 2023: Finalist at the XVI Latin American Illustration Prize, Universidad de Palermo, ARG.
  • 2022: Selected in the 13th Iberoamérica Ilustra Catalog, MX.
  • 2021: Selected in the 12th Iberoamérica Ilustra Catalog, MX.
  • 2020: Finalist at the 2nd Biennal of Illustration by Pictoline, MX

Languages.


Spanish: Native.
English: Fluent.
Italian: Begginer/Intermediate.

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