"An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times."
Nina Simone
About the Designer
Natalie Monzon is a Graphic Designer & visual artist based in South Bay, CA.
She has a background in technical theater design, which has influenced her methods of work in her design process and artistic practice. Her skills as a story-teller have dominated her practice, with research and intention guiding each and every choice.
Her scope of work, in her words, ultimately serves the different communities she aligns herself with. A self-proclaimed “propagandist for the people”, she designs systems for social change. Whether it be through a pen, a brayer, or a screen, she wholeheartedly creates artwork for the benefit of the masses of people.
Santuario
Light & Dark Rum
Spring 2025
Introducing Santuario, a luxury bespoke spirit that tells the story of two volcanoes on the largest lake in Central America, and finding sanctuary atop the altitude.
The rich volcanic soil at the base of Volcan Concepcion yields the best sugar cane harvest, where it is then transported to the Santuario, where all our rums are distilled and aged. Here is where the best rum in all of Central America is created.
K-Town: Neighborhood Booklet
Fall 2024
Experimental typography booklet based on my walk and experiences growing up in K-Town, LA.
International Solidarity
Polish-Inspired Poster Design
A poster promoting the idea of international solidarity, and emphasizing the importance of our collective responsibility to one another. It promotes our duty to stand in solidarity with progressive people’s movements around the world.
Love is Against War
Spring 2026
This animation was my first experiment in doing mixed media animation. I created a storyline of a migrant woman, and her journey running from war and violence throughout her life. This piece is commentary on the rampant presence of war and militarism in the lives of many people around the world, and it is also meant to make us consider, when there is war, what exists in the antithesis to it? When we run from war, who is there alongside us?
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