Nicole “Coco” Morales is a Digital Media Marketing Director who has developed successful social media strategies and campaigns in the higher education industry. Currently, she leads the digital media marketing team at Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering in the Silicon Valley. Coco has a passion for art, content creation, the maker movement, and entrepreneurship. She is motivated by the challenge of trying to find unique ways to leverage emerging technology for visual storytelling and artistic creations.

It all started when...

As a child I was always around creativity, having many artistic family members. I was always impressed with my mom's drawings and her ability to draw miniature designs to fit on women's nails. My grandma painted amazing pictures and replicas of Thomas Kinkade. My cousin would draw cartoon characters that looked just like the originals, and my uncle could draw any character, pin striped, airbrushed, and is well-known for his lowbrow and tiki artwork. 

One of my earliest memories of wanting to "be an artist" was sitting around the table at Christmas as my uncle would draw us pictures. I was around 6 years old and remember being enthralled in his skills and wanting to be just like him "when I grew up."

Though my designs are much different than any of my family members', it's because of them that I am inspired to keep drawing, keep painting, and to create something beautiful each day.

~ Coco