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 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 visual creatives in photo, film, illustration & design through Cafecito through Fresh Mercado.
Previously at Meta, Facebook App, Apple and Selman. She is an adjunct instructor at NYU DPI, and currently a volunteer board member on AIGANY.
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
Photo, Design Illustration
Portfolio Reviewer
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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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