Nicole Motta > about
Nicole Motta (she/her/hers) is a Creative Director based in NYC with over 9+ years of experience in art direction and creative production in the photo, design, tech, music, and publishing industries. She is a Peruvian-American creative focusing on photo, design, AI, visual culture & trends, emerging media, and their intersectionality. She pushes the boundaries of visual literacy by amplifying voices for creatives from historically under-recognized communities through Cafecito through Fresh Mercado.
She is an art director at Meta, Facebook App. Previously at Apple and Selman. She is an adjunct instructor at NYU DPI, and currently a volunteer board member on AIGANY as programming lead & branding task force.
all inquiries, portfolio reviews, speaking engagements,collaborations, love notes hello[@]nicolemotta.com
Awards & Publications
currently: daydreaming, making pixel magic🔮
Speaker & Jury
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Photoville Opening Night - Cafecito Takeaways
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Cafecito IRL
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G(URL) Power: Women's History Month
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FB Design Summit: Unified Together, Speaker
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AIGA NY: Job Fair - Advice Booth
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Designing Fearlessly: A Design Studio's Journey to Purpose with Shar Biggers
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Rememory: Black Futures in Design - Q&A Panel
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Phiodon Book Launch-Game Changers: The Video Game Revolution
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Creative Leadership: A Radical Rethink with Rama Gheerawo
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AI Tools for Creativity: Integrating AI Tools with Annika Hansteen-Izora
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Somewhere Good x Safe Spaces with Naj Austin
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Get Money Honey: Salary Negotiations with Alison Taffel Rabinowitz
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Q&A in Conversation with Alain Sylvain
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Jess Goldsmith: Women in Type
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Free Juice Mentorship Day
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100 Under 100 Speaker
Portfolio Reviews
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PhotoVogue
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Lucie Foundation
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ICP Portfolio Day
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New York Portfolio Review
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Free Juice University Photo Portfolio Review
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Tisch School of the Arts DPI Photo Portfolio Review
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Parson's School of Design Senior Thesis Review
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Diversify Photo Portfolio Review
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Focus on Women Portfolio Review
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SPD Illustration Portfolio Review
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SPD Photography Portfolio Review
Publications
2024 Photoville Festival, Cafecito: Building Community
TAGTAGTAG Mag: Opening the pages of
Nicole Motta’s colourful sketchbooks
2023 AIGA Design Conference 2023, Fonts in Use
2022 Cenita: Making your own Table
2018 Kicks Are Getting Harder To Find - Print Magazine
Awards
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2022 Webby Awards: No Web Without Women - Webby Winner & People's Choice, Culture Blog/Website, Website and Mobile Sites -No Web Without Women
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2021 Communication Awards: Doughnut Day Super G. Typography / Digital Advertising / Business
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Tisch Achievement Scholarship Tisch Achievement Scholarship - NYU
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Artistic Excellence at New York University Department of Photography & Imaging
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Community Service Award at New York University Department of Photography & Imaging
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Sony Electronics Inc Scholarship
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The Joy of Giving Something, INC New York University's First Recipient
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Yale's Business School of Management: Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
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Certification: Art Direction, Droga5 D5in10 advertising program
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BFA, New York University: Department of Photography & Imaging from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts
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