Before advertising, there were CPUs, arcade games, graffiti events, handmade design magazines, and a restless curiosity that turned every experience into something to decode visually.

Over the last 14 years, that curiosity has taken me from Peru to Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Singapore — shaping regional and global projects for iconic brands as BCP, Falabella, Itau, Aguila beer, Spotify, Corona, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Mars, AB InBev, and Bayer. My work lives between craft and instinct, precision — chasing images that feel impossible to ignore.

1990 - I was named ‘Ismael’ by my parents, 2015 - ‘Portah’ on the graffiti world of Peru, 2020- ‘gazU’ somewhere between Twitch, Fortnite, and Call of Duty, where I learned to read chaos, trust instinct, and compete with precision. 2023, one of Colombia’s Top 5 Art Directors by The One Show and 2024, one of China’s Top 10 Creative Directors by One Show Asia Pacific, By 2026, the name most people remembered was simply IZ — or 奕喵.

While wrapping up my time in Singapore as a Associate Creative Director / Head of Art, I’m building my own AI-powered creative studio and implementing a new creative design system to turn instincts into images and ideas into final craft with speed, scale, and soul.

Creative Director/ Head of Art‍ ‍
izmaelcrespo@gmail.com
(65)8224 3161

Where I Built My Eye

Circus Grey / Carne Prime Advertising House, Peru - In 2013, I began my career in Peru at Spectacular Holistic Circus, later Circus Grey, working across UX, art direction, and visual craft for brands such as BCP Bank, Falabella, San Fernando, and KR. Alongside its creative boutique, Carne Prime Advertising, I developed highly crafted work for brands including San Fernando, Cementos APU, and Pacífico Seguros, while sharpening my creative voice through La Calle and Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios.

Mullen Lowe SSP3, Colombia - In 2018, I moved overseas to join MullenLowe SSP3 Colombia, working with regional teams across brands such as Itaú Bank, Bayer LatAm, AB InBev, Lifebuoy, Aruba, and Decameron Hotels. During this chapter, I contributed to pitch-winning work for Bayer LatAm and AB InBev, helped develop one of Águila Beer’s first global smart-drinking campaigns, and worked on regional and UK-focused projects for Bayer and Lifebuoy. It was a period where I learned to connect craft, strategic thinking, and scale across different markets and categories.

Media.Monks, Colombia/Mexico - Around 2020, I joined Media.Monks, where I helped shape visual identities and digital campaigns for regional and global brands, including Spotify and Águila Beer. As part of the Spotify Hub team, I worked across multiple markets and languages, contributing to platform campaigns such as Mansion Reggaeton, This Is campaigns for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia, as well as two editions of Spotify Wrapped in 2020 and 2021.

David The Agency, Colombia - In 2021, My journey continued at DAVID The Agency in Bogotá, one of the region’s most strategic creative hubs, where I contributed to the expansion of WPP’s boutique agency model and worked on global campaigns for Corona and Budweiser across multiple markets. During my time there, the agency was recognized as Agency of the Year for two consecutive years. I also contributed to award-winning work for AB InBev brands, including campaigns that earned 4 Cannes Lions, 1 One Show Pencil, 1 Clio, and other international recognitions in the agency’s first year of festival participation. For Corona, the following year marked an even bigger milestone, with the brand earning its first Titanium Lion and a Grand LIA for the Asian market, among other achievements.

DDB Group Hong Kong, China - In 2023, I opened one of the most defining chapters of my career as Creative Director at DDB Group Hong Kong — a role that allowed me to push my practice further as a Head of Art, shaping ideas through visual systems, craft leadership, and a sharper point of view. There, I led regional projects for McDonald’s and Mars across six markets in APAC and more than 30 markets in the world, helping define the art direction, visual ambition, and production standards behind campaigns built to travel across cultures without losing precision or character. In 2024, One Show Asia Pacific recognized me as one of China’s Top 10 Creative Directors. By 2025, our work had stepped onto the global stage of the Effie Awards for the first time, and our Chinese New Year campaign for Lee Kum Kee had travelled across more than 50 markets around the world.

GUT Asia, Singapore - In 2025, I joined GUT Asia, based at the Raffles Place office in Singapore, working across key regional projects for markets including Japan and Korea. As an ACD / Design lead, I contributed to campaigns for AB InBev brands such as Cass Beer, Stella Artois, and new SKU launches — helping push ideas beyond execution through stronger visual systems, sharper craft, and work designed to support both brand ambition and business growth across Asia.

13x Cannes Lions

2024 - 1 SILVER - SUNSET O CLOCK - CREATIVE COMMERCE - CHANNELS

2024 - 1 SHORTLIST - SUNSET O CLOCK - MEDIA - SECTORS

2024 - 1 SHORTLIST  - SUNSET O CLOCK - DIRECT - CHANNELS

2024 - 1 SHORTLIST - THE SUNSET IS BACK - OUTDOOR - SPECIAL BUILD

2023 - 1 TITANIUM - CORONA EXTRA LIME

2023 - 1 SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CREATIVE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION 

2023 - 1 SHORTLIST - CORONA EXTRA LIME - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 

2023 - 1 SHORTLIST - CORONA EXTRA LIME - MEDIA

2023 - 1 SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOTS - GAMING LED BRAND EXPERIENCE

2022 - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOTS - RADIO AND AUDIO

2022 -  1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOTS - BRAND EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVATION

2022 - 1 SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOTS - MEDIA STRATEGY

2022 - 1 SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOTS - USE OF MUSIC

2022 - 1 BRONZE - WHTSPP RECORDS - RADIO & AUDIO

2022 - 1 BRONZE - WHTSPP RECORDS - MOBILE 

2022 - 1 SHORTLIST - WHTSPP RECORDS - ENTERTAINMENT LIONS FOR MUSIC

2018 - 3 SILVERS - CAMP FOLLOWERS - PRINT AND PUBLISHING - LEISURE

2018 - 3 SILVERS - CAMP FOLLOWERS - OUTDOOR - POSTERS

x11 Clio Awards

2024 - SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CREATIVE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

2024 - SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - DIRECT 

2024 - SILVER  - CORONA EXTRA LIME - PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATION

2024 - SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - BRAND DEVELOPMENT

2024 - BRONZE - CORONA EXTRA LIME - PARTNERSHIPS & CO-CREATION

2024 - BRONZE - CORONA EXTRA LIME - EXPERIENCE & ACTIVATION

2024 - SHORTLIST - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CREATIVE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

2024 - SHORTLIST - CORONA EXTRA LIME - SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE

2024 - SHORTLIST - CORONA EXTRA LIME - PUBLIC RELATIONS

2023 - SILVER - WHSTPP RECORDS - AUDIO

2023 - SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT - MUSIC / BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT & CONTENT

x4 D&AD

2025 D&AD - 1 WOOD PENCIL - COMMERCE - USE OF DATA

2024 D&AD - 1 WOOD PENCIL - CORONA EXTRA LIME - COMMERCE SUSTAINABLE

2024 D&AD - 1 WOOD PENCIL - CORONA EXTRA LIME - PR - PRODUCT LAUNCH

2023 D&AD - 1 MERIT - ENTERTAINMENT - ROYALTY FREE BOT / BUDWEISER

2019 D&AD - 1 WOOD PENCIL - CAMP FOLLOWERS / PRESS CAMPAIGN

x7 London International Awards

2024 - SILVER LIA - SUNSET O CLOCK - BEST USE OF DIRECT MARKETING

2024 - BRONZE LIA - SUNSET O CLOCK - B2B COMMUNICATION

2024 - BRONZE LIA - THE SUN IS BACK - INNOVATIVE USE OF BILLBOARD

2023 - GRAND LIA - CORONA EXTRA LIME - TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS IMPACT

2023 - GOLD - CORONA EXTRA LIME - AMBIENT AND ACTIVATION BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

2023 - SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CORPORATE PURPOSE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2023 - GOLD - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CREATIVITY IN BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MANUFACTURING

2023 - SILVER - CORONA EXTRA LIME - EVOLUTION BRAND ACTION

2023 - GOLD - CORONA EXTRA LIME - CREATIVE OPERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

2023 - BRONZE - CORONA EXTRA LIME - PURPOSE

2022 - SHORTLIST - WHSTPP RECORDS / DIGITAL

x9 El Ojo de Iberoamerica

2022 - BEST LOCAL IDEA 2022 - WHTSPP RECORDS

2022 - 1 SILVER - WHTSPP RECORDS / DIGITAL & SOCIAL

2022 - 1 BRONZE - WHTSPP RECORDS / EXPERIENCE ON SOCIAL PLATFORM

2022 - 1 SILVER - WHTSPP RECORDS / SOCIAL PLATFORMS & INFLUENCERS

2022 - 1 BRONZE - WHTSPP RECORDS / RADIO & AUDIO / UNCONVENTIONAL USE

2021 - 1 SILVER / DESIGN / CARNIVAL SIMULATOR

2020 - 1 BRONZE / MEDIA / CRAVING SIX PACKS

2020 - 1 BRONZE / EFFECTIVENESS / CRAVING SIX PACKS

2020 - SHORTLIST / YOUNG TALENTS / PLANCHALLENGE

x5 Creative X Awards

2022 - GRAND PRIX - WHTSPP RECORDS / THE BEST IDEA

2022 - 1 GOLD - ROYALTY FREE BOTS / LOW BUDGET, QUICK REFLEXES

2022 - 1 GOLD - CORONA TROPICAL / SCALE & ADAPT

2022 - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / ENTERTAINMENT & BRANDED CONTENT

2022 - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / MEDIA

x5 Kam Fan Awards

2024 - BRONZE - SEABED - MEDIA - BEST USE OF AMBIENT

2024 - BRONZE - SEABED - POSITIVE CHANGE - CHARITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

2024 - MERIT - SEABED - OUTDOORS - CREATIVE USE OF FIELD MARKETING AND EVENT

2024 - MERIT - SEABED - DESIGN - ENVIROMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT

2024 - MERIT - SEABED - PROMO AND DIRECT - USE OF AMBIENT

x1 AMEA NY Festival

2025 NEW YORK FESTIVAL - 1 BRONZE - McDIPLOMA - POSITIVE IMPACT PURPOSE DRIVEN


x1 ANDY’s Awards

2024 ANDY’S AWARDS - 1 GOLD - CORONA EXTRA LIME - IDEA

x13 El Dorado Awards

2023 DORADO - 1 SILVER - WHTSPP RECORDS / CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS

2022 DORADO - GRAND PRIX - WHTSPP RECORDS / SOCIAL & INFLUENCERS

2022 DORADO - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / MEDIA

2022 DORADO - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / DIRECT

2022 DORADO - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / RADIO

2022 DORADO - 1 GOLD - WHTSPP RECORDS / MUSIC

2022 DORADO - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT / MEDIA

2022 DORADO - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT / BRAND EXPERIENCE & ACTIVATION

2022 DORADO - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT / RADIO

2022 DORADO - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT / DIGITAL

2022 DORADO - 1 SILVER - ROYALTY FREE BOT / MUSIC

2022 DORADO - 1 BRONZE - ROYALTY FREE BOT / MUSIC

2022 DORADO - 1 BRONZE - ROYALTY FREE BOT / BRAND EXPERIENCE & ACTIVATION

x6 APAP Ideas Awards

2018 APAP AWARDS - 1 GOLD - APU CEMENT / TV & FILM

2018 APAP AWARDS - 1 GOLD - CAMP FOLLOWERS / PRINT AND PUBLISHING

2018 APAP AWARDS - 1 GOLD - CAMP FOLLOWERS / OUTDOOR

2017 APAP AWARDS - BEST IN SHOW - FAMILY TREE / HEALTH

2017 APAP AWARDS - 1 GOLD - FAMILY TREE / SOCIAL PURPOSE / PRINT

2017 APAP AWARDS - 1 GOLD - FAMILY TREE / CAMPAIGN

x16 Effie Awards

2026 GLOBAL - SHORTLIST - MC DIPLOMA - BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

2024 HONG KONG - GRAND PRIX - MC DIPLOMA -BUSINESS CHALLENGE

2024 ASIA PACIFIC - SILVER - MC DIPLOMA -CORPORATE REPUTATION

2022 LATAM - SILVER - WHSTPP RECORDS - GRAN IDEA DE MEDIOS

2023 COLOMBIA - GOLD - POKER FRIENDS - YOUNGER BRANDS MARKETING

2023 COLOMBIA - SILVER - WHTSSP RECORDS - ENGAGED COMMUNITY 2023

2023 COLOMBIA - BRONZE - WHSTPP RECORDS - INFLUENCER MARKETING

2023 COLOMBIA - BRONZE - CORONA TROPICAL - MARKETING INNOVATION SOLUTIONS

2023 COLOMBIA - BRONZE - YOGO YOGO ALPINA - MARKETING ESTACIONAL

2023 COLOMBIA - SHORTLIST - RECUPERA EL TIEMPO - POKER - BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS

2023 COLOMBIA - SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOT -ENGAGED COMMUNITY

2023 COLOMBIA - SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOT - JUEGOS ELECTRONICOS

2023 COLOMBIA - SHORTLIST - ROYALTY FREE BOT - MARKETING EXPERENCIAL

2023 COLOMBIA - SHORTLIST - WHTSPP RECORDS - GRAN IDEA DE MEDIOS

2023 COLOMBIA - GOLD - RECUPERA EL TIEMPO POKER - RENACIMIENTO DE MARCA

2019 GLOBAL - SHORTLIST - APU CEMENT / 50TH ANNIVERSARY [5FOR50]

2019 LATAM - 1 GRAND EFFIE - APU CEMENT / BRAND CONSTRUCTION

2019 LATAM - 1 GOLD - APU CEMENT / NEW PRODUCT AND SERVICE

2019 EFFIES PERU - 1 GOLD - APU CEMENT / FILM

Others

2016 IAB MIX - 1 GOLD - BCP 7 / DIGITAL PLATFORMS

2015 FIAP - 1 SILVER - HEALTH KARAOKE / BRAND EXPERIENCE & ACTIVATION