About me

Hey, I’m Santiago, a Brand Designer with a strong visual sensibility, turning creative ideas into design for brands, marketing, and digital products.

My background

I’m an experienced designer with strong ideation and visual storytelling skills, working across digital and print media for tech, outdoor and editorial brands.

Right now

I’m looking for my next step within a brand or marketing design team, where I can shape meaningful products through creativity and strategy.

I'm proud of

Receiving a Type Directors Club award for Pittogramma, a typographic specimen showcasing unpublished typefaces by emerging Italian designers.

Selected recent projects

Introducing Streaks to spark spring adventures

Turning lapsed users into active explorers through a high-impact visual identity and gamified brand campaign.

Inbox adventures: three years of emails at komoot

Defining best practices for komoot’s most important communication channel, ensuring global quality and consistency.

Relevant work experience

Next Stop: Your Team

Ready to roll

Brand Designer

Komoot

December 2021 — July 2025

Brand Designer

Lissoni & Partners

February 2019 — October 2021

Visual Designer

Chiara Boselli Studio

October 2016 — February 2019

Brand Designer

Pittogramma

Self-initiated project

Visual Designer

What it's like to work with me

Santiago’s design solutions continue to surprise and excite. He is highly efficient and proactive, developing top-level creative ideas with minimal fuss. He is one of the best at ideation, and his contributions were vital to the continued success of the brand.

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Jim Luxford

Brand Director @komoot

Santiago has a superb way of collaborating, remaining open to ideas and taking feedback exceptionally well to improve the final output. He brings an amazing amount of ownership to his work, consistently keeping progress visible and bringing in colleagues at the right points to solve complex issues.

Neil Henderson

Design Team Lead @komoot

Santiago has a remarkable ability to prioritize complex projects and magically make everything work. He is organized, fast, and brings a constant stream of fresh designs that push our visual language further. It is an absolute joy to work with him both professionally and personally.

Stephanie Dietze

Brand Manager @komoot

Santiago is exceptional at developing and defending strong ideas, earning respect for his creative vision. He can steer complex brand projects end to end and is truly one of the best people to work with.

Kitiara Pascoe

Narrative Lead @komoot

Exceptionally reliable and skilled at explaining the logic behind his design decisions, making it easy for stakeholders to get on board. Santiago has a great talent for taking the reins on a concept and delivering fresh, unexpected creative solutions.

Catherine Sempill

Campaign Manager @komoot

Santiago consistently delivers more than requested, elevating the quality of every campaign. He creates impressive visual assets and shares strategic ideas to improve the final result through quick, direct, and effective communication.

Mathijs Hoek

Product Manager @komoot