Simonetta Nieto Cisneros

Simonetta is a designer and artist originally from Piedras Negras, Mexico based in Brooklyn, New York.

She is currently a Deputy Managing Editor of Visuals at The New York Times leading branding and creative direction in Licensing.

About 


Simonetta Nieto Cisneros

Simonetta is a designer and artist originally from Piedras Negras, Mexico based in Brooklyn, New York.

She is currently a Deputy Managing Editor of Visuals at The New York Times leading branding and creative direction in Licensing.

About

Acatenango

A 24-page zine featuring photographs and an essay documenting my climb of Volcán Acatenango outside of Antigua, Guatemala. Dedicated to the porters and guides of Acatenango. 

Limited print run on newsprint. 
170mm x 250mm.
Stapled and trimmed.

Personal Practice


Borderlands/Fronteras

Borderlands/Fronteras explores the interbeing of humans and nature in relation to man-made systems. It is an ongoing project started in 2019 and features photographs taken in Mexico and The United States.

A selection of photographs was exhibited in Brooklyn, New York on December 2, 2023 and was accompanied by a poem written during the 2020 quarantine.

See the full catalog here

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Overlooked

Published by Penguin Random House, Overlooked celebrates remarkable, underappreciated people, who broke the rules and changed the world. 

Creative Direction
Book Design
Photo Editing
The New York Times for Kids: China

The New York Times for Kids: China is a monthly magazine for kids published in China. I oversee the design of the publication and consult on the creative direction of select stories.

Branding
Art Direction
Design

Date Paper

Date Paper is a quarterly publication that aims to make its readers more mindful of the planet and each other. This was a year-long project created alongside Pat McCusker

I was the co-founder, creative director, editor and writer for Date. We collaborated with different artists to create covers, comics and spot illos for each issue.

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