I am Laura Ortega, a Graphic Designer & Illustrator with proven professional experience, freelance collaborations, and direct work with public entities, NGOs, advertising, and editorial projects. My work spans editorial design, layout of printed materials (booklets, kidlit, children’s textbooks, catalogs), visual identity, and UI/UX awareness, with emphasis on typography and sequential drawing. I thrive on collaborative projects and delivering clear, engaging visuals that resonate with diverse audiences.

I am Laura Ortega, a Graphic Designer & Illustrator with proven professional experience, freelance collaborations, and direct work with public entities, NGOs, advertising, and editorial projects. My work spans editorial design, layout of printed materials (booklets, kidlit, children’s textbooks, catalogs), visual identity, and UI/UX awareness, with emphasis on typography and sequential drawing. I thrive on collaborative projects and delivering clear, engaging visuals that resonate with diverse audiences.

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I am Laura Ortega, a Graphic Designer & Illustrator with proven professional experience, freelance collaborations, and direct work with public entities, NGOs, advertising, and editorial projects. My work spans editorial design, layout of printed materials (booklets, kidlit, children’s textbooks, catalogs), visual identity, and UI/UX awareness, with emphasis on typography and sequential drawing. I thrive on collaborative projects and delivering clear, engaging visuals that resonate with diverse audiences.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Professional Services at Ministerio de Cultura de El Salvador
October 10, 2021 - April 30, 2022
Provided professional services focused on book design and illustration.
Children’s Book Illustrations Consultant, Art Direction & Design at Aldeas Infantiles SOS
October 4, 2021 - March 31, 2022
Worked as a consultant for children's book illustrations, managing art direction and design aspects.
Illustration and Designer at Fundación CORDES región III
January 10, 2019 - September 14, 2019
Illustrated and designed a series of handbooks addressed to local communities in El Salvador.
Digital Creative for Social Media at AVANCE WWP
July 10, 2013 - April 15, 2014
Responsible for content creation and adaptation graphics for retail accounts.
Graphic Designer and Illustrator at Estrategias y Soluciones S.A.de C.V.
July 5, 2002 - April 30, 2013
Designed graphics and illustrated children’s textbooks.
Graphic Designer at IGNEUS S.A. de C.V.
May 31, 2012 - July 11, 2025
Managed the company’s stationery and visual design elements.
Creative Assistant at HAPPY PUNK PANDA
June 20, 2007 - November 10, 2007
Assisted in creative projects.
Illustrator and Graphic Designer at NOSOTROS EDICIONES
July 31, 2016 - July 11, 2025
Illustrator and graphic designer of children’s textbooks.
Graphic Designer and Illustrator at Estrategias y Soluciones S.A. de C.V.
December 31, 2012 - July 11, 2025
Graphic designer and illustrator for children’s textbooks.
Graphic Designer / Handbook Project at CUADRANTE S.A. de C.V.
June 15, 2018 - September 15, 2018
Professional services: Handbook of Government law enforcement to the popular version.

Education

Postgraduate Degree at EINA Centre Universitari d’Art I Diseñi
June 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
Associate Degree at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
June 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
Degree at Universidad de El Salvador
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
Associate degree at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
June 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
Bachelor's degree at Universidad de El Salvador
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
Postgraduate Degree in Illustration & Visual Communication at EINA Centre Universitari d’Art i Diseñí
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Associate Degree in Graphic Design at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Postgraduate Degree in Illustration & Visual Communication at EINA Centre Universitari d’Art i Diseñi
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Associate degree in Graphic Design at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Visual Arts at Universidad de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Online workshop: Visual Identity at Berlin Art Institute
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Postgraduate Degree in Illustration & Visual Communication at EINA Centre Universitari d’Art i Disseny
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Associate Degree in Graphic Design at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Visual Arts at Universidad de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Artistic Residency at Berlin Art Institute
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Online workshop: Visual Identity at Designer Coco Cerella
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Graphic Design Associate Degree at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
January 11, 2030 - February 20, 2026
Postgraduate in Illustration & Visual Communication at EINA, Centre Universitari d’Art i Disseny
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
Certification in Design Thinking & UI/UX at Universidad LCI Veritas
January 11, 2030 - February 20, 2026

Qualifications

Design Thinking & Ui/Ux courses
September 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
Artistic Residency at Berlin Art Institute
August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Online workshop on Visual Identity with Designer Coco Cerella
March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Typographic rethorics for Editorial Design, workshop by E. Moreira, ´Centroamérica Cuenta´, Nicaragua
November 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Online seminar 'Images on the other Medieval Age', Escuela Museo Nacional del Prado
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
French Intensive language studies at Alliance Français El Salvador
February 1, 2007 - July 31, 2010
English Intensive language studies, Centro Cultural Salvadoreño
May 1, 1997 - November 30, 1999
Postgraduate Degree in Illustration & Visual Communication
January 11, 2030 - July 11, 2025
Artistic Residency at Berlin Art Institute
August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Online workshop on Visual Identity with Designer Coco Cerella
March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Online seminar "Images on the other Medieval Age", Escuela Museo Nacional del Prado
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Typographic rethorics for Editorial Design, workshop by E. Moreira, ‘Centroamérica Cuenta’, Nicaragua
November 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Postgraduate Degree in Illustration & Visual Communication
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Associate Degree in Graphic Design
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025
Certification in Design Thinking & UI/UX
January 11, 2030 - February 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Retail
    uniE621 “Camino a mis sueños”
    Editorial design & Book illustration project in which I had to illustrate each page that contained a little story full of analogies, that reflected onto the afflictions of the community, which there’s a lot of forced migration. illustrator designer graphicdesigner bookdesigner
    uniE621 Series of Textbooks for elementary and middle school classes
    Illustrator for children’s textbooks for elementary and middle school subjects. illustrator designer graphicdesigner
    uniE621 Soft Illustrated Kidlit “Flores de mi tierra”
    Illustrator for toddlers small soft book, in which the goal was to educate about the tropical flowers of El Salvador. illustrator graphicdesigner childrensillustrations kidlit