Graphic Designer, Pixel Artist, Indie Developer & NFT Entrepreneur

VIDEOGAMES

Some of the projects I have worked on over the years, including Videogames, Pixel Art, Graphic Design, Art Direction, UI/UX, Animation, Print and SFX.

2024 - Tamamochi Adventure◢

Tamamochi Adventure

A Game Boy Color videogame made in 48 hours for the Global Game Jam, The goal is to find out what's happening on Mochi Town.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥◣ PLAY THE GAME ◥

2023 - ROOTMANIAC◢

ROOTMANIAC

A one-man team for the Global Game Jam, The theme was "roots", I created a game where you have to use roots to move around the place to grab a CROWN, as many as you can, you can destroy them to reload.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥◣ GGJ PAGE ◥

2022 - Majo & Yuyu◢

Majo & Yuyu

This was my one-man team entry for the Global Game Jam 2022, Majo is a little Witch apprentice that was trying to create a new magic potion and by error fusion himself with Yuyu, a little frog. They now have to figure out how to revert this magic.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥◣ GGJ PAGE ◥

2021 - BOXZILLA◢

BOXZILLA

My one-man team entry for the Global Game Jam, BOXZILLA is a click/tap game, where you have to hit each box until they break and drops the item, you have to search for the item that Dr. Futuro lost in the boxes. Made in Unity + MagicaVoxel3D.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥ ◣ GGJ PAGE ◥

2018 - Hello World◢

Hello World

This is an amazing project that we have been develop, it's still on BETA phase, we have already tons of stuff ready, but the game isn't finish. I worked along my brother in this game doing 3D Voxel, Pixel Art, Character Design, UI/UX, level design, SFX and some code. We also have the amazing oportunity to work along our friend FADE RUNNER

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥

2017 - U-TICKLE◢

U-TICKLE

Worked as Art Director, UI/UX and Unity intergration for the project.

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2017 - FINADO Y MORIBUNDA◢

FINADO Y MORIBUNDA

I worked in this game doing animations, art integration in Unity for Teravision Games and Ánima

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥

2017 - AVOID THE VOID◢

AVOID THE VOID

This was an amazing experience working along with ANTIKHAOZ, I did the Character Design, UI, SFX & Textures.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥

2016 - DEMON JAGGER ◢

CARACAS GAME JAM: DEMON JAGGER

A game made in Unity 3D, I made all the pixel art and sfxs. All made in 48 hours
CODE: EDGAR.JRG & Brian Izaya
GRAPHICS & SFX: UI
MUSIC: HEOSPHOROS

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥ & ◣ MORE INFO ◥

2016 - TIME WARRIORS [UI]◢

TIME WARRIORS

Game Mockup, UI/GUI for a mobile game called Time Warriors made in Unity.

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2015 - GLOBAL GAME JAM ◢

SH!T JUST GOT REAL 2

A funny game, it was my very first experience with Unity, doing UI, character design, textures and some of the sfx.
CODE: ANTIKHAOZ & LEAMZI 3D: SAKURACHAN & KABURXP

◣ GGJ PAGE ◥◣ GAMEPLAY VIDEO ◥

2013 - ELIGO ◢

CARACAS GAME JAM: ELIGO

All made in pixel art and Flash. I made part of the graphics, including backgrounds, icons and characters.
CODE: CIRO & 8VIUS
PIXEL ART: KARAKENIO & UI

◣ GAME PLAY ◥

2012 - NACIÓN MOTORIZADA ◢

NACIÓN MOTORIZADA

I made the graphics in pixel art for this game.

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2007 - ELV IS BLACK 2: MORE BUNNIES!◢

ELV IS BLACK 2: MORE BUNNIES!

This game was made in the golden age of Flash. I did the characters design, GUI, SFX and music.

◣ GAMEPLAY ◥◣ PLAY THE GAME ◥

GRAPHIC DESIGN

2023 - CARACAS GAME JAM◢

2023 - CARACAS GAME JAM

Art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2023, printable material and also digital.

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2022 - CARACAS GAME JAM◢

CARACAS GAME JAM

Art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2022, printable material and also digital.

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2021 - Caracas Game Jam◢

Caracas Game Jam: Art Direction

Art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2021, printable material and also digital.

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2020 - ABC◢

ABC: GRAPHIC DESIGN

While the pandemic was in full mode, I got inspired and did this amazing experiment by doing each letter into a Design, using a famous/not so famous person, the result was amazing.

◣ VIEW DESIGNS ◥

2020 - Pixel Art Conversatory ◢

Pixel Art Conversatory

Conversatory about pixel art for the GEEKCON at the University Simón Bolívar.

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2020 - Caracas Game Jam◢

Caracas Game Jam: Art Direction

Organizer and Art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2020, printable material and also digital.

◣ MORE INFO ◥◣ PHOTOS ◥

2019 - Caracas Game Jam◢

Caracas Game Jam: Art Direction

Created and directed the art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2019, printable material and also digital.

◣ MORE INFO ◥◣ PHOTOS ◥

2017 - AUSTRALIA STUDENTS◢

AUSTRALIA STUDENTS

AUSTRALIA STUDENTS refreshing design for the website.

2016 - Caracas Game Jam◢

Caracas Game Jam: Art Direction

Created and directed the art direction of the Caracas Game Jam 2016, printable material and also digital.

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ANIMATION

Animations for shorts, music videos and tv ads.

2022 - LAS GOLDEN ATLAS◢

LAS GOLDEN ATLAS

A joint work with Suciomotion, I did some pixel art and voxel animations for the commercial.

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2021 - LOS LEGENDARIOS [PIXEL ART]◢

LOS LEGENDARIOS

Pixel art animation for "Los Legendarios" youtube videos, magic touches by SUCIO MOTION

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2019 - MALUMA - Instinto Natural◢

MALUMA - Instinto Natural

I had the opportunity to work on this video with animation in some of the scenes and worked together with the wonderful team of SUCIO MOTION, video directed by NUNO GOMES

◣ WATCH VIDEO ◥

2019 - AKAPELLAH - BAILE DEL HINDÚ◢

AKAPELLAH - BAILE DEL HINDÚ

Amazing opportunity to work in this video doing pixel art and animations with SUCIO MOTION

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2009 - Meneo - Papi (music video) ◢

Meneo - Papi (music video)

From the great "Meneo", a funny music video I had the great opportunity to make some pixel art for.

◣ SEE VIDEO ◥

2006 - Elv is Black (Funny Short Animations)◢

Elv is Black (Funny Short Animations)

Short animations for Cublo Games Elv is a character created back in 2006, we made video games, animations and merch with it.
Character Design, Animation, Music & SFX by Daniel Garrido.

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ASSETS & BOOKS

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RETRO SHOOT EM UP [ASSETS]◢

RETRO SHOOT EM UP [ASSETS]

This pack is inspired in the NES era of shoot em up, using only 4 colors per sprite to give it that retro look.

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6 PIXEL ART FONTS PACK [ASSETS]◢

6 PIXEL ART FONTS PACK [ASSETS]

A growing pack of fonts made in Pixel Art for your projects Each font include, symbols, numbers and letters, uppercase and lowercase. Designed for titles and long texts.

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VOXEL UNIVERSE PACK [ASSETS]◢

VOXEL UNIVERSE PACK

A growing pack of lowpoly voxel objects, avatars and more. Check it out!

◣ FREE DOWNLOAD ◥

SIMPLE ICON PACK [ASSETS]◢

SIMPLE ICON PACK

A growing pack of icons for any kind of uses.

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PIXEL PATTERNS◢

PIXEL PATTERNS

A growing pack of patterns for any kind of uses.

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◣ CHECK OUT MY BOOKS ◥ and buy it for your family, friends or yourself.

Stranger Birds Vol.1: Coloring Books ◢

STRANGER BIRDS

Is a universe of imaginary birds with original designs and unique style that have evolved over the years. It is inspired by the amazing variety of birds that exist on our planet and this book is just a tribute to all those colorful birds that inhabit our surroundings.

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Monsters in Paper: Coloring Books ◢

Monsters in Paper

Monsters in Paper (MIP) is a universe of cute little monsters, they are having a Halloween Party showing their best spooky spirit. 32 little MIPs are waiting for you!, to have a new colorful shiny costume. Have fun with your friends and family with the included Memory Game

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MY SUPER DAILY PLANNER [FREE] ◢

MY SUPER DAILY PLANNER

Daily planner for your health 😎, Check it out!

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EVEN MORE STUFF

Some other interesting stuff I have also done.

2022 - ???/FADE RUNNER [ALBUM ART]◢

???/FADE RUNNER - Passage

I have the pleasure to make this art for FADE RUNNER, this albums is a piece of art!, cream to my earns, love it to the core.

◣ LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ◥

2018 - GOTOOLV2◢

GOTOOLV2

We created this app for Pokémon GO players around the world.
◣ STUDIO ZOOKA ◥ ◣ MORE INFO ◥

2018 - LAS REINAS PEPIADAS ◢

ORIGAMI: LAS REINAS PEPIADAS

I had the honor to work with LAS REINAS PEPIADAS to create the logo for this beautiful project that support venezuelan mothers in Ecuador.

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2017 - CHROME COBRA - MOBILE SWARMING◢

CHROME COBRA - MOBILE SWARMING

This amazing artist ask me to create a cover art for his chipmusic album and I said yes, drop some love in his page!.

◣ CHECK OUT THE MUSIC! ◥

2017 - DEFENSE MECHANISM◢

DEFENSE MECHANISM

Check out this amazing Chipmusic artist, the arwork was inspired in the moon landing.

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2016 - Chrome Cobra ◢

Chrome Cobra Logo

Made in pixel art for the music artist Chrome Cobra.

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2014 - JASH CHANNEL ◢

JASH CHANNEL: RETRO GAME ARCADE

Pixel Art graphics for the RETRO VIDEO ARCADE: two comedy videos for the JASH channel with David Dineen-Porter, Reggie Watts and Nathan Fielder.
The idea behind the videos was to create a cheap/fake videogame reminiscence of Larry.

◣ HOT SISTER ◥ & ◣ GRANDMA'S BATH ◥

2013 - nordloef◢

nordloef

A pixel art with grunge style for this amazing artist.

◣ CHECK IT OUT! ◥

2013 - UNICORN DREAM ATTACK - Out of the Void◢

UNICORN DREAM ATTACK - Out of the Void

If you are into chipmuisic, you will enjoy this album.

◣ CHECK IT OUT! ◥

2013 - BLITZ LUNAR - TRIPTUNES◢

BLITZ LUNAR - TRIPTUNES

This art was inspired by the super NES/FM sound the music brings, great and amazing artist indeed!.

◣ LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ◥

2013 - KRIS KEYSER◢

KRIS KEYSER: COVER ART

Mixed techniques of pixel art and abstract art. For this wonderful album.

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2013 - ENED◢

ENED

A colaboration with the amazing guys of Monte y Culebra, for designers by designers!.

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2013 - KITSCH-BENT OWL SWEATER◢

KITSCH-BENT SWEATER OWL

KITSCH-BENT let me free to create anything I wanted with my style, so I did an OWL for the special Halloween Sweater.

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2012 - TOY COMPANY: CAPS LOCK ◢

TOY COMPANY FLYER

Inspired by different video game consoles, I created different characters that represent each one to form a party and fun team.

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2012 - GAMEXPO ◢

GAMEXPO

This mask was inspired in the grasshoppers, the name of the mask is GALACTIC GRASSHOPPER, I used to performance and play Chipmusic in the GAMEXPO 2012.
I was also in-charge of the Art Museum with UnManuel

◣ MORE INFO ◥ - ◣ PHOTOS ◥

2012 - LA DOSIS ◢

LA DOSIS

La Dosis entrega #24 flyer in pixel art.

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2012 - ACRYLIC PAINT ◢

ACRYLIC PAINT

Name: Bird
Acrylic paint on recycled wood

2011 - BOTB - SUMMER CHIP I◢

BATTLE OF THE BITS - SUMMER CHIP I

Hot chipmusic for the refreshing summer!

◣ LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ◥

2011 - AETHER - CHIMERA◢

AETHER - CHIMERA

Chipmusic album, cover art inspired in a CHIMERA.

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2011 - BONY PAPERTOY◢

BONY PAPERTOY

Download the papertoy and send me a photo of it!.

◣ DOWNLOAD ◥

2011 - BOTB - WINTER CHIP VI◢

BATTLE OF THE BITS - WINTER CHIP VI

Check out this international chiptune challenge.

◣ LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ◥

2011 - LA CASA TOMADA◢

LA CASA TOMADA - In Vino Veritas

Pixel Art poster inspired in "In Vino Veritas" and music performance. I made the mask with recycled cardboard and markers.

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2010 - MASK & CHIPMUSIC ◢

FESTIVAL NUEVAS BANDAS

For this musical and visual Chipmusic performance in two electronic festivals. I created a mask inspired by and honoring the "Diablos de Yare", created with recycled cardboard, glue, paint and markers.

◣ VIDEOS ◥

2010 - PULSEWAVE ◢

PULSEWAVE ID FLYER

This was meant to be an homage to the NY: ID with the info of the party and the amazing musicians.

SADNES, NONFINITE, BATTLE LAVA & NO CARRIER

2009 - MR. SPASTIC - FAULT ◢

MR. SPASTIC - FAULT

MP3DEATH PRESENTS 'FAULT' BY MISTER SPASTIC
AN ALBUM OF CRIMINALLY SPUNKY DIGITAL FUNK!

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2009 - MR. SPASTIC - CLAP AND LEADS ◢

MR. SPASTIC - CLAP AND LEADS

An awesome album from Mr. Spastic, filled with claps and leads. I had the honor of create this art for the album cover.

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2009 - Blip Festival ◢

Blip Festival: Data Drop

A companion compilation to the Blip Festival 2009 in New York, exclusive to backers and donors of the event's crowdfunding campaign.

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2008 - PULSEWAVE: THE TANK ◢

PULSEWAVE: THE TANK

This one was of my first art in pixel art for PULSEWAVE with the amazing musician: NULLSLEEP, GLOMAG & RECEPTORS

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2006 - BOTB - WINTER CHIP I◢

BATTLE OF THE BITS - WINTER CHIP I

This was one of my first interactions making pixel art for this amazing community. If you enjoy Chipmusic, check out this awesome website
We also made a 7" vynil record of these four songs.

◣ LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ◥

2001 - WINAMP SKINS◢

WINAMP SKINS

You may not believe me, but in my young days of pixel art, I created few Winamp Skins, you can guess how old am I.

◣ GET THE SKINS ◥

NFT

These are my NFT projects, right now I'm focus in CMYK CITY, colorful citizens made in pixel art.

CMYK CITY NFT ◢

CMYK CITY NFT

A pixel art PFP project with 999 of 1/1 unique citizens . Inspired in the four ink plates used in some color printing CMYK. Running in the POLYGON network.

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GLITCHBOT COLLECTIBLE CARDS ◢

GLITCHBOT COLLECTIBLE CARDS

Unique 1/1 pixel art collectible cards with different attributes in the TEZOS network.

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HEY!

Hello, my name is Daniel, know as "ui", having evolved from my passion for videogames, I'm a multidisciplinary designer with a bold skill set across various creative mediums.

PREVIOUS WORK

[ 2005 - Persent ] iloveui - Graphic Design, Pixel Artist & Coffee Maker
[ 2020 ] Pixales — UI/UX in a Gamified APP
[ 2017 - 2018 ] Virtual Castle - Art Director & UI/UX for a dating APP
[ 2014 - 2017 ] TERAVISION GAMES - UI, pixel Art for video games
[ 2014 ] PREDICTVIA - Graphic Artist
[ 2011 - 2013 ] ALCALDÍA DE CHACAO - Pixel Art Teacher
[ 2006 - 2010 ] CubloGames - UI/UX, Game design, pixel art & animation
[ 2003 - 2005 ] XCYCOM - Graphic designer Jr & Game dev for FLASH

MAIN SKILLS

UI/UX, Game Design, 2D / Pixel Art, Voice Acting, 2D Animation, retro SFXs and handcrafted stuff.

MAIN TOOLS

Unity, Photoshop, Illustrator, MagicaVoxel3D, Aseprite, Figma.

LANGUAGES

Caribbean Spanish & NPCs English.

EDUCATION

[ 2003 ] Graphic Designer at CDD, Caracas - Venezuela.

HOBBIES

Play and collect Game Boy games, building LEGOs, making masks out of cardboard,
love coffee & music.
Also making Chipmusic - Check out my music 🎵

VOLUNTEERING

[ 2019 ] CARACAS GAME JAM, Event Organizer, coffee maker & cheerleader - Venezuela
[2013-2024] CARACAS GAME JAM, 11 years of Jams and 15 video games - Venezuela
[ 2013 ] GAMEXPO, Staff member, Museum Curator and Speaker - Venezuela
[ 2013 ] LOLVENEZUELA, Fan Meet Up - Venezuela
[ 2013 ] LOLVENEZUELA, Co-Creator and Event Organizer - Venezuela
[ 2012 ] GAMEXPO, Museum Curator - Venezuela
[ 2012 ] MONTE Y CULEBRA, Pixel Art Teacher & Speaker - Venezuela
[ 2011 ] PLAYPOWER.ORG, Pixel Artist