Ely Astorga is a visual designer and artist specializing in branding, visual design, and digital illustration.
Her expertise covers brand identities, graphic and digital design solutions, and digital illustration specialized for explainer videos—including ideation, storyboards, character design, styleframes, and action scripts, as well as infographics and e-learnings.
Ely combines a strong design foundation and rich narrative, collaborating with clients worldwide, primarily in Switzerland.
Whether building a brand system or designing assets for animation, her goal is always clear: tell compelling stories through design.
W: +52 614 139 0371
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2022 - OPPO, CreatorLab - Winner, Selected artist
2021 - Wild Cherry Blossom + Mexican Embassy in Japan, Tokyo - Group Exhibition
2021 - TED + Fine Acts, Artists for Climate Global, Finalist (Group Exhibition in Scotland)
2021 - IZZI, Loguizzimo 7th Edition, Finalist
2021 - After Five Studio, Childhood, Mexico - Group Exhibition
2021 - Taller 43, Guadalupe Reinas. Azotea 118, Mexico - Group Exhibition
2020 - Colectivo Tomate, Ciudad Mural. La Industrial, Mexico - Group Exhibition
2017 - International Watercolor Society (IWS), Thoughts Made of Water. Casa Sebastian Museum, Mexico - Group Exhibition
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 - 2022: Freelance, Digital Illustrator and Designer. Clients include:
Freepik - Vector art collections and Social Media designs
Uber - Editorial commissions
OPPO - Commercial Campaigns
SHEIN - Apparel design
Girl Up - Social Media campaign
Bernardi Café - Commercial Campaign, Packaging
Colectivo Tomate - Mural commissions
Wacom - Sponsorship and Social Media
2019 - 2021: Digital Diamonds, Lead Designer
2019: Soko Labs, Junior Designer
2018: Fetiche Estudio Creativo, Junior Designer
SKILLS
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), German (conversational)
Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign, After Effects), Procreate, Figma, Krita, Framer
AI Tools: Krea, Magnific, Claude, Morphic, Midjourney, Gemini
EDUCATION
2019 - 2022: BFA Graphic Design, ISAD, Chihuahua, MX
2016 - 2019: BSc Industrial Design Engineering, ULSA, Chihuahua, MX