Selected work

UGLYCASH

Uglyman, a character for a dollar account

Brand Illustrator & Animator
Uglyman, the character of UGLYCASH, front and back: a green figure with a stack of cash for a head, tattoos and brown trousers

UGLYCASH wanted its dollar account to feel close to people in Latin America who earn online or receive money from abroad. Within the brand team, I designed Uglyman and contributed illustration and animation for campaigns, social content and office posters.

Company
UGLYCASH, in-house
Teams
Design and illustration
Deliverables
  • Character design
  • illustration
  • animation
  • social media assets

Uglyman and his antagonist

Uglyman’s antagonist is a suited corporate villain representing traditional banking. I drew him as a foil to Uglyman’s relaxed character, giving the campaign a conflict to play out in images and animation.

The villain of the UGLYCASH Manifesto, front and back: a muscular figure in a torn black suit with an egg for a head
UGLYCASH drawing: DJ pig at the turntable
UGLYCASH drawing: a hand holding cash
UGLYCASH drawing: pig in bed under a blanket of notes
UGLYCASH drawing: toaster toasting a banknote
UGLYCASH drawing: pig wearing an UGLY cap
UGLYCASH drawing: banknote on a clothesline
UGLYCASH drawing: kite
UGLYCASH drawing: crumpled banknotes
UGLYCASH drawing: banknote shirt
UGLYCASH drawing: rolled banknotes
UGLYCASH drawing: UGLY ST street sign
UGLYCASH drawing: melting smiley

I designed the original Uglyman character, later adapted into a physical action figure by another creator.

Posters and social

The illustration language moved into posters for the Buenos Aires and San Francisco offices, alongside animated assets for the brand’s social channels.

Latino Bank Arise: a poster of friends watching the sunset over the Golden Gate
The Interface of Inclusion: a poster of a park in a pink city, with picnics and bicycles
Say My Name: a poster of a crowd gathered in a night street
Digital Bridge: a poster of the Americas inside a ring of people and landmarks
La Tarjeta: a poster of a figure with open arms over a hillside neighbourhood

Manifesto and Rewards

I contributed illustration and animation to the manifesto and the Rewards explainer as part of the brand team. Film production: Rino Arreaza and Rodolfo Castillo.

UGLYCASH · Manifesto, opening frame
UGLYCASH · How Rewards work, opening frame

Credits

Character design, illustration, animation
Catalina Vásquez Salazar
Videos
Rino Arreaza, Rodolfo Castillo
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