Selected work

Upwork, Wake+Make

The quiet cup of coffee before the working day

Illustration
The Wake+Make bag

For International Coffee Day 2021, Upwork and Red Bay Coffee invited six artists to illustrate a packaging collection that would introduce their work to prospective clients. My contribution brings together Colombia’s mountain landscapes and a personal experience: drinking coffee in the morning while looking out at the mountains. The illustration reflects the calm and sense of freedom I associate with that moment.

Client
Upwork, with Red Bay Coffee
Campaign awards
ADC Silver Cube, 2022 · Clio Bronze for illustration, 2023
Deliverables
  • Packaging illustration

The landscape across the pack

I treated the front, sides and back as a single composition, adjusting the drawing to the folds and joins of the bag.

The Wake+Make collection

The collection brought together five illustrators and lettering artist Sérgio Bergocce, who also designed the Wake+Make wordmark.

A hand holding the Wake+Make coffee bag
The Wake+Make Artist Series: six coffee bags, one per artist, side by side

Campaign results

400%more social engagement than similar Upwork campaigns
$100K+in new client leads in the first weeks

Overall campaign results, as reported by Upwork. The One Club, ADC Awards · Upwork · Upwork blog

Credits

Packaging illustration
Catalina Vásquez Salazar
Wake+Make artists
Andrea Bojkovska, Anthony Orozco Matamoros, Catalina Vásquez Salazar, Kiki Ljung, Polina Zimina, Sérgio Bergocce
Wordmark
Sérgio Bergocce
Creative direction, Upwork
Patrick Holly, Rebecca Faulkner, Nick Scarlet
Design direction, Upwork
Stephanie Munoz
Campaign film
A.J. Riggins, director and producer
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