Specialization in Creative Mastery: From Inspiration to Professional Path

Daniel Granatta's professional career stands out for his time in agencies such as Grupo W and JWT, where he developed his work as Creative Director, and in Flock, from where he started a movement that sought a disruptive change in advertising in Mexico.

For his work as a publicist, Daniel has won 6 lions in Cannes in one single year and has been a jury member at various festivals around the world. He is a writer and columnist in different magazines and blogs and, in addition, he works as a teacher in different universities, schools, and training centers in Spain, the United States, Mexico, and Colombia. He is currently a future design and innovation consultant.

Silvia Fernández Palomar, better known as Silvia Ferpal, walks the line between art and design in her work. In 2019, she won the Spanish National Design Award in the youth category thanks to her unique approach to design that blends traditional disciplines with more contemporary forms of expression. She currently works as a freelance designer and teaches design at the IED art school.

She has collaborated on projects for Ogilvy & Mather, Paseo, Designit Madrid, Designit New York, and, more notably, on a design project for the Royal Spanish Academy which led her to live in Rome for the duration of it. Her client list includes Harvard, Bloomberg, Inditex, and Leroy Merlin; she also designed the official typography for the City of Madrid. Her work has been published by other major companies such as Corraini and Santillana.

Ji Lee was born in Korea, raised in Brazil and now lives in New York. He studied Graphic Design and Advertising. His career includes working with prestigious companies such as Google, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Droga5. Currently, he’s the Creative Director at Facebook and Instagram. Ji’s passionate about working on personal projects, some of which are the Bubble Project, Word as Image and Drawings for My Grandchildren.

He was named one of the 50 most influential designers in America by Fast Company. His work has been published in The New York Times, BBC, ABC News, The Guardian, Wired and more. For many years, Ji has taught courses on creativity at School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in New York.

Ji has written three books and is a frequent contributor for The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Sara Ricciardi is a designer who lives and works in Milan. Following her studies in New York and Istanbul, she earned a degree in product design from the NABA in Milan.

After graduating, she decided to pursue her passion and opened her own studio specializing in interior, set, and installation design and art direction. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with brands like LuisaViaRoma, Visionnaire, and Max Mara Fashion Group.

Nadia Payan, Ana Victoria Calderón, and Margarita Calderón are the founders and creative minds behind Magic Jungle, a program consisting of annual retreats designed to help artists pave the way for a career aligned with their true self. With creative businesses of their own, they’ve learned firsthand what it takes to break into the industry, and they share both their professional and personal insights with others who are taking their first steps.

Valuing authenticity, community, and self-awareness, they guide their participants through a series of journaling and hands-on exercises designed to foster introspection. Their goal is to facilitate an open dialogue where participants can share their personal stories and create art together as they develop their own creative practices in line with their lifestyles.