A designer and creative director available for:
→ Freelance
→ Collaborations
→ Full-time roles (anywhere*)
Santiago
Noblin
A designer and creative director available for:
→ Freelance
→ Collaborations
→ Full-time roles (anywhere*)
Santiago
Noblin
Who is
Santiago Noblin? Santi? Barnes & Noblin? Santi-Claus? Sonnie-Rae? Yago? San-tea? San-Diego? Noblin the Goblin? Design Guy? Knoblin? Spookyago? Capitol of Chile? Syracusago? Ozu? Snowyago? Santeee? Beanie Boy? Santy? Sebastian? Saltyago?
I grew up just outside Los Angeles and studied Communications Design at Syracuse University, with a minor in Public Communications (safe to say I’m a good communicator).
My creativity’s shown up in all kinds of places — sketching Odd Rods as a kid, making short films, overworking school pumpkin-carving contests, and trying to make my 2014 Kia Soul fashionable. I’ve always been drawn to creative problems worth solving and stories worth telling.
There’s a quote I love: “A film should be a good dance partner — rewarding the audience for stepping into a place of vulnerability. If any part of it is careless, the audience will subconsciously stop trusting you.” That’s how I approach design. I immerse myself in the world of my projects to find the small human details that make the big picture resonate.
Whether It’s sketching over sketches, dismantling cameras, asking the tough questions, or nudging pixels until they’re just right — I’m all in on finding the right solution, in whatever form it takes.
If you’ve got a story to tell, a role to fill (please), or something that just needs a little more soul — I’d love to hear about it. First cup’s on me.
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Contact
santiagonoblin@gmail.com
909.634.6725
My pet snake plant
Running a half-marathon (still)
Thelonious Monks’ discography
The number 7
On Repeat
Heavy is the Crown — Linkin Park
Superglue— Role Model
Japanese Folk Song — Thelonious Monk
Love - OK GO
On Film
Barbie - Gret Gerwig
Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki
Inception - Chris Nolan
The Tragedy of MacBeth - Joel Cohen