Hi, I'm Bárbara Astrini!
I'm an Emmy-winning art director and motion designer, with a focus on preschool animation and branding. As a young immigrant from Brazil to the USA, television and books were my gateway to understanding the new world around me. My work is rooted in joy, justice, and color, inspiring the audience to be their happiest, most authentic self.
Press
The Imposter Syndrome podcast - Interview
Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery - "Quarantine Creatives"
Refinery29 SOMOS - "I'm a No Sabo Kid"
Luxus Magazine - Interview (in Portuguese)
Edwards College Alumni Series - Interview with Scott Mann
Grand Strand Magazine - "Coastal Carolina University Grad Earns An Emmy For Her Creative Work"
BJO Da Lora - "Bárbara Astrini Receives Honor at Bar do Nelson" (Interview in Portuguese)
Tapestry Magazine - "CCU Alumni Barbara Astrini Earns 2019 Emmy Award"
Viacom News - "The Creatives Who Push Nick Jr. Characters Beyond the Box"
Promax, The Daily Brief - "Nick Jr. Livens Up Halloween With Fun Music Video"
WMBF News - "CCU alum takes home Daytime Emmy Award"
NickALive! - "Nickelodeon Wins Four Awards at 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards"
GirlBoss - "Beyond the #Girlbossmoment: Bárbara Astrini Empowers Future Makers & CEOs"
Promax, The Daily Brief - "Real Kids Play with Animated Characters in Nick Jr.’s Brand Refresh"
Parents' Choice Awards: Nick Jr. Alpha-Beats
Parents' Choice FUN STUFF Award: Nick Jr. Sunscreen Song
Select clients
Scholastic Book Fairs
Sesame Street
Nickelodeon
Room to Read
Refinery29/Vice
Tinkercast
IBM
Meta (agency: Bien)
Google (agency: Bien)
Kiehl's (agency: Hearst iCrossing)
Nearpod
Winky Lux
Scholastic Book Fairs
Sesame Street
Nickelodeon
Room to Read
Refinery29/Vice
Tinkercast
IBM
Meta (agency: Bien)
Google (agency: Bien)
Kiehl's (agency: Hearst iCrossing)
Nearpod
Winky Lux
Past speaking events
School of Visual Arts
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Coastal Carolina University
Parsons School of Design
College Media Convention
P.S.195
Mackenzie Presbyterian School