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Creative Director & Art Director

Crafting visual
systems that
move brands
forward.

20+ years transforming briefs into strategic solutions and high‑impact visual identities — from Madrid to Toronto, from Havana to New York.

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Strategy, craft,
& a 360° creative
perspective.

I'm a Visual Communication Designer working as Creative Director and Art Director with over two decades of experience. My most recent four-year chapter leading projects across Canada and the United States solidified my international strategic vision and team leadership capabilities.

A strategic, 360° perspective has driven my work across highly diverse domains: campaign conceptualization and execution, branding, editorial design, web design (UX/UI, prototyping), spatial design for events, packaging, wayfinding, and illustration.

I've delivered value for brands like Ford, Starbucks, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Augeo Affinity Marketing — transforming briefs into strategic solutions and high-impact visual systems.

20+Years of Experience
50+Projects Delivered
5Countries

Designed, built,
& shipped.

Barrel Hunter Club
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Brand DesignWeb DesignUX/UI

Barrel Hunter Club

A premium wine and spirits membership platform offering curated experiences, private tastings, and exclusive access to rare collections from around the world. The project required a full digital presence — from brand application to a responsive web experience.

Role: Creative Director, Art Director, UX/UI DesignerDeliverables: Brand Design, Web Design, UI System
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Teacuentros
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Web DesignUX/UI

Teacuentros

A personal project I founded as a children's audiobook and storytelling platform. Original stories designed to foster core values in kids, with a vibrant yellow identity, custom character illustrations, and a full UX/UI digital experience.

Role: Founder, Creative Director, UX/UI Designer, IllustratorDeliverables: Branding, Website Design, UI Components, Illustration System
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Ford — Guest Experience
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Brand IdentityBrandbookApplications

Ford — Guest Experience

Comprehensive brand identity system for Ford's Guest Experience program, developed in collaboration with a partner agency. Contributed to the design of the brand lockup, the full Pantone color palette, and the brandbook, while overseeing the applications suite and directing the video photoshoot to ensure a cohesive visual narrative across the program.

Role: Art DirectorDeliverables: Brandbook, Lockup, Color System, Applications, Video Direction
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Allergan Aesthetics — TakeTheLead
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ExperientialEvent Design

Allergan Aesthetics — TakeTheLead

Event visual identity for the "TakeTheLead" conference. The project featured a bold typography system and a custom gradient mesh identity, applied across an extensive suite of branded applications — from stage design to large-scale venue signage.

Role: Art DirectorDeliverables: Event Identity, Typography, Color System, Spatial Design, Digital
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Constellation Brands
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Digital DesignEmail Marketing

Constellation Brands

Email marketing campaign system for three spirits brands — High West Distillery, Unshackled (The Prisoner Wine Co.), and Mi CAMPO Tequila. Each with its own visual voice, unified by a shared campaign structure.

Role: Art Director, Digital DesignerDeliverables: Email Templates, Campaign Design, Multi-Brand Systems
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Novartis — N2X Own It
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Brand IdentityPharma

Novartis — N2X Own It

Visual identity creation for the "Own It" conference, establishing a bold geometric system that served as the primary engine for all subsequent applications. Centered on a precise typographic pairing of Changa and Bahnschrift, the identity acted as the strategic anchor for the entire brand deployment.

Role: Art DirectorDeliverables: Event Identity, Lockups, Typography, Collateral, Social Media
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Astellas Our Time
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Brand DesignExperientialEvent Design

Astellas — Our Time

A dynamic and modular visual system for the "Our Time" 2024 National Business Meeting. Built on a digital-inspired "pixel" geometry, the identity uses a bold color language and flexible grids to create a cohesive atmosphere across large-scale spatial branding and digital touchpoints.

Role: Art Direction, Visual IdentityDeliverables: Event Identity, Branding System, Environmental Graphics, Digital Assets
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Papayuda
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BrandingIdentity

Papayuda

Full visual identity for a food brand — "La papa que ayuda." Custom wordmark, geometric pattern system, packaging, mobile app, and complete brand applications.

Role: Creative Director, Brand DesignerDeliverables: Logo, Visual Identity, Pattern System, Packaging, Applications
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1664 Beer
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ExhibitionSpatial Design

1664 Beer

Exhibition and spatial design for 1664 Beer — "La Rosé Room." Branded bar, photo-op moment with oversized bottle, and French bistro-inspired exhibition wall with neon signage.

Role: Art Director, Spatial DesignerDeliverables: Bar Design, Photo-Op Installation, Exhibition Wall
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POP Campaign
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Art DirectionPublic AwarenessEnvironmental Graphics

POP — Civic Awareness Campaign

A high-impact visual identity and public awareness campaign created to promote responsible waste management in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. Featuring a bold, minimalist graphic system, the project transforms civic duty into a dynamic urban conversation through a comprehensive suite of outdoor and digital assets.

Role: Art Direction & Graphic Design (Collaborative Agency Project)Deliverables: Campaign Branding, Outdoor Advertising, Social Media Assets, Urban Signage
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Career timeline.

2020 — Present

Creative Director / Art Director / Consultant / Founder at Teacuentros

FreelancerMadrid, Spain
2015 — 2020

Creative Director / Art Director

Kailani Global Communications ConsultancyMadrid, Spain
2014 — 2015

Art Director

Dra MossMadrid, Spain
2012 — 2014

Graphic Designer

MK MediaMadrid, Spain
2008 — 2011

Graphic Designer / Environmental Graphic Design

FreelanceHavana, Cuba
2005 — 2010

Professor

Instituto Superior de Diseño (ISDi)Havana, Cuba
2005 — 2008

Graphic Designer

Oficina Superior de Diseño (ISDi)Havana, Cuba

Capabilities
& toolkit.

Capabilities

Team & Project ManagementCreative StrategyUX/UI DesignArt DirectionBrand IdentityCampaign ConceptualizationEditorial DesignSpatial / Exhibition DesignPrototypingAI ToolsIllustrationPackaging

Tools

Adobe Creative SuiteFigmaGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft OfficeSlackTrelloAsana

Languages

Spanish — NativeEnglish — Professional

University Degree in Design

Instituto Superior de Diseño (ISDI)

2000 — 2005 · Havana, Cuba

Grand Prize "Free Stand Design"

Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba

Panasonic – Citizen Corp. · 2008, 2009, 2010
International Fair of Havana, Cuba

Stand Cuba (Country Pavilion) · 2009, 2010
IT Fair, Pabexpo, Havana, Cuba

Let's create
something together.

Open for creative direction, art direction, and UX/UI design opportunities. Based in Madrid, available globally.

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Barrel Hunter Club — Gold foil logo on teal
Client
Barrel Hunter Club
Year
2023
Role
Creative Director, Art Director, UX/UI Designer
Scope
Brand Design, Web Design, UI System

In pursuit of
the extraordinary.

The creative challenge for Barrel Hunter Club was to visually articulate the "Club" concept through the lens of contemporary luxury. This wasn't just a rebrand; it was about building a brand ecosystem that exudes exclusivity, expertise, and sophistication at every touchpoint.

Branding & Strategy — During the branding phase, we developed a robust brand architecture, selecting a color palette and typography designed to reinforce the sense of belonging to an elite circle. The resulting identity manual is more than a set of guidelines — it is a statement of intent. Here, design semiotics align with business strategy to project authority within the premium spirits sector.

Digital Experience — The website development followed a rigorous methodology: from information architecture and user flow definition to a UX-centered wireframing phase. The result is a high-performance digital environment built on a scalable component system, where the UI serves as a seamless extension of the brand's visual identity.

Barrel Hunter Club — Logo variations on light and dark backgrounds
Barrel Hunter Club — Lockup variations and tagline system
Barrel Hunter Club — Brandbook spreads showing positioning, personality, voice, and typography

Typography & colour palette.

Accent Font

Cormorant Garamond

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz

Main Font

Fira

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz

Colour Palette
#CCB88F
#4A2F3D
#383838
#EBEBEB
#FAFAFA
Barrel Hunter Club — Table setting, oak boards, membership box, and founding member card
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Barrel Hunter Club — Leather apron, pattern scarf, membership kit, and branded glassware
Barrel Hunter Club — Gold foil embossed logo on teal paper
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Teacuentros — Character illustrations
Client
Teacuentros
Year
2022
Role
Founder, Creative Director, UX/UI Designer, Illustrator
Scope
Website Design, E-commerce, UI System

Stories that
spark imagination.

Teacuentros is a personal project I founded as a children's audiobook and storytelling platform, created by a team of artists producing original and educational stories designed to foster core values in kids. The platform offers proprietary tales, curated collections across genres — comedy, science fiction, fantasy, adventure — and an immersive listening experience designed for young audiences. As founder, I led the project from inception, ensuring that the proprietary content remained the heart of the platform's value proposition.

The challenge was designing a digital experience that would delight children while remaining intuitive for parents. The interface needed to feel playful and warm without sacrificing usability — handling story browsing, audio playback, personalization options, gift purchases, and user account management in a cohesive flow. As both founder and lead designer, I created the entire branding from scratch, which served as the foundation for the project's visual structure and the development of the web experience, ensuring both grew as a unified concept.

The design process covered full UX/UI — from information architecture to a bespoke typography system (Nexa in Light, Regular, and Heavy weights), a vibrant yellow-driven color palette, and a comprehensive UI component library. This included my personal creation of the custom character illustrations for each story and the website itself, resulting in responsive layouts optimized for both desktop and tablet that reflect the branding's original creative vision.

Teacuentros tablet mockup
Teacuentros UI components

Typography & colour palette.

Primary Font

Nexa Light

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz 0123456789

Display Weight

Nexa Heavy

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz 0123456789

Colour Palette
#FFE500
#1A1A1A
#FFFFFF
#B8E4F0
#F5C5D0
#7DD4E8
#808080
Teacuentros screens
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Ford Guest Experience
Client
Ford Motor Company
Year
2022 — 2023
Role
Art Director
Scope
Brand Identity, Brandbook, Applications

Designing the
guest experience.

Ford Guest Experience is an internal initiative focused on elevating the customer journey at every dealership touchpoint. Developed in creative collaboration with a specialized agency partner, the program required a complete brand identity system that would live alongside the master Ford brand while establishing its own distinct visual voice. My involvement in the process ensured that the sub-brand remained flexible enough to span dealer training materials, digital presentations, and experiential collateral while maintaining strict alignment with Ford's global standards.

The challenge lay in building a visual framework capable of scaling across job aids and large-scale deployments. Working within the collaborative team, we focused on a system that respected the Pantone-specified color palette and the proprietary Ford Antenna typeface. The resulting identity balances the corporate heritage of the Ford Blue with a modern approach to the dealer-customer relationship.

Deliverables for this partnership included the co-branded lockup, a comprehensive brandbook, and the full palette (Ford Blue, Twilight, Grabber). The project also involved developing brand pillar moodboards and an extensive applications suite deployed across the dealer network, reflecting a unified effort to modernize the brand's touchpoints.

Ford GE logo lockup
Ford GE color palette

Typography & brand colours.

Brand Font

Ford Antenna

Custom brand typeface — Light, Regular, Medium, Bold. Used across all Guest Experience communications.

Alternative

Arial

Fallback typeface when Ford Antenna is unavailable. Regular and Bold weights only.

Colour Palette
Ford Blue
Twilight
Grabber
Black
Dark Gray
Mid Gray
Light Gray
Pale Gray
Ford GE brandbook
Ford GE brand pillars
Ford GE applications
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TakeTheLead
Client
Allergan Aesthetics (AbbVie)
Year
2023
Role
Art Director
Scope
Event Identity, Spatial, Digital, Collateral

Aspire. Align.
Ascend.

TakeTheLead was the flagship conference for Allergan Aesthetics, bringing together leadership and practitioners for a high-impact program of keynotes and workshops.

The visual identity was designed to feel aspirational and energetic—reflecting the event's tagline "aspire | align | ascend"—while staying seamlessly within the Allergan Aesthetics brand ecosystem. A vibrant gradient mesh system served as the visual foundation, paired with Noto Serif Display for elegant editorial headlines and Montserrat for clean, functional communication.

The creative focus was on a comprehensive brand deployment, ensuring the event's identity resonated across every touchpoint of the experience. This involved a strategic scale-up of the visual system into the event's physical and digital environment, from immersive high-format spatial graphics and main stage art direction to a cohesive suite of digital and physical assets. The result was a unified and premium atmosphere that maintained brand consistency throughout the entire multi-day program.

TakeTheLead typography
TakeTheLead colours

Typography & gradient mesh.

Display Font

Noto Serif Display

Elegant editorial serif for headlines, stage graphics, and hero lockups.

Body Font

Montserrat

Clean geometric sans-serif for body copy, wayfinding, and badges.

Colour Palette
#f80084
#17ffb1
#19cdcb
#b0ff24
#ffffff
TakeTheLead collateral
TakeTheLead website
TakeTheLead billboard
TakeTheLead booth
TakeTheLead stage
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Constellation Brands — Unshackled
Client
Constellation Brands
Year
2024
Role
Art Director, Digital Designer
Scope
Email Campaign Design, Multi-Brand Systems

Three brands,
one campaign system.

Constellation Brands needed a cohesive email marketing campaign system across three spirits brands: High West Distillery, Unshackled (by The Prisoner Wine Co.), and Tequila Mi CAMPO.

Campaign flows covered event follow-ups, survey invitations, thank-you acknowledgments, and $5 digital gift card redemption. The challenge was designing templates for three wildly different aesthetics while maintaining a unified UX.

High West got teal and copper. Unshackled received black-and-gold luxury. Mi CAMPO was designed with vibrant reds and turquoise reflecting its "Live Louder, Baby!" energy.

High West emails

Three voices, one structure.

Campaign Flow

Shared Architecture

Event follow-up → Survey invitation → Thank-you + gift card → Redemption confirmation.

Touchpoints

4 Email Templates

Per brand: survey invite, thank-you, gift card delivery, and event follow-up.

Colour Palette
HW Teal
HW Copper
UN Black
UN Gold
MC Red
MC Teal
Unshackled emails
Mi CAMPO emails
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N2X OWN IT — Pin buttons
Client
Novartis
Year
2024
Role
Art Director
Scope
Event Identity, Lockup System, Collateral

Own the moment.
Own it.

Visual identity creation for Novartis' flagship internal event, designed to bring together teams for a day of collaboration and strategic alignment under the rally cry "Own It."

The project centered on the development of a bold, energetic logo and visual system capable of standing on its own while co-existing with the Novartis corporate brand. A vibrant orange and amber palette, paired with dynamic diamond-shaped geometric patterns, served as the visual backbone — conveying momentum, confidence, and forward energy.

This core design system acted as the foundation for the entire project, spanning a precise typographic pairing (Changa for bold display headlines and Bahnschrift for clean body copy) and the creation of six alternative lockup variations to meet different format requirements. From this central identity, a comprehensive applications suite was deployed, including branded assets and digital templates, ensuring a unified and high-impact brand presence throughout every touchpoint of the conference.

N2X typography and colours

Bold geometry, own energy.

Display Font

Changa

Bold condensed display typeface for headlines, lockups, and large-format signage.

Body Font

Bahnschrift

Clean variable sans-serif for body copy, badges, and wayfinding.

Colour Palette
#e34d17
#fcb017
#ffffff
N2X lockups
N2X pin buttons
N2X backpack and badges
N2X social media stories
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Astellas Our Time — Main event lockup
Client
Astellas Pharma
Year
2024
Role
Art Direction, Visual Identity
Scope
Event Identity, Branding System, Environmental Graphics, Digital Assets

Live it. Drive it.
Own it.

"Our Time" served as the conceptual core for Astellas' 2024 National Business Meeting. The challenge was to create a visual identity that felt urgent, energetic, and forward-looking, perfectly encapsulated in the event's rally cry: Live it, Drive it, Own it. The goal was to transform a corporate gathering into an immersive brand experience that reinforced leadership and collective momentum through a high-impact graphic language.

The identity is built on a modular "digital pixel" system that conveys movement and evolution. By breaking down the grid into varying square patterns, the visual language achieves a sense of "data in motion." This geometric framework is anchored by a high-contrast palette — predominantly Astellas Red and black — complemented by secondary accents of blue, amber, and green to differentiate various program segments and workshop tracks while maintaining a cohesive brand ecosystem.

Astellas Our Time — Main event lockup
Astellas Our Time — Colour palette and typography

Pixel geometry, bold energy.

Display Font

DIN PRO Condensed

Black Italic weight for headlines and display. Italic weight for body copy and secondary communications.

Pattern System

Modular Pixel Grid

A digital-inspired "data in motion" system built from varying square patterns. Scales from badges to large-format environmental graphics.

Colour Palette
#d6053b
#0030d1
#faa600
#000000
#00d970
Astellas Our Time — Attendee badges
Astellas Our Time — Stationery and merchandise
Astellas Our Time — Large-format banners
Astellas Our Time — Signage suite
Astellas Our Time — Main stage keynote
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Papayuda — Delivery with branded packaging
Client
Papayuda
Year
2023
Role
Creative Director, Brand Designer
Scope
Brand Identity, Packaging, Pattern System

The potato that
helps in a big way.

Papayuda is a food brand built around a simple proposition: a burst of flavor and fun in every bite. The project required a complete visual identity from scratch — one that would communicate a young, dynamic brand with the playful attitude suggested by its own name (papa + ayuda). The goal was to create a warm and approachable brand that stands out in a crowded market through a bold personality and a "flavor-packed" visual language.

The identity centers on a custom, vibrant bubble-lettered wordmark paired with a small potato icon, giving the brand a playful and tactile personality. A rich brown and amber color palette grounds the identity in warmth and earthiness, while energetic accent colors (green, orange, and teal) bring a "sassy" and vibrant edge. This branding system was designed to convey both the explosion of flavor and the brand's close-knit character, ensuring that every touchpoint invites interaction.

A geometric pattern system — built from circles, checkerboards, and the stacked logo mark — extends this bold visual structure across packaging, mobile app screens, social media, and embossed print applications. From the packaging design to the digital presence, every element reinforces Papayuda's generous character, making it clear that this is more than just a simple potato — it's a memorable culinary experience.

Papayuda — Stacked logo on dark and light backgrounds
Papayuda — Color system

Warm, earthy, generous.

Wordmark

PAPAYUDA

Custom bubble-lettered logotype — rounded, tactile forms reflecting the brand's playful and approachable personality.

Brand Typeface

Gelica

ExtraLight, Regular, SemiBold, and Black. Warm serif with character — used across all branded communications.

Colour Palette
Brown
Amber
Green
Orange
Teal
White
Papayuda — Geometric pattern tiles
Papayuda — Branded packaging boxes
Papayuda — Branded cap and delivery scooter
Papayuda — Product photography and branded apron
Papayuda — Billboard campaign
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1664 Rosé photo-op
Client
1664 Beer (Kronenbourg)
Year
2023
Role
Art Director, Spatial Designer
Scope
Exhibition Design, Photo-Op, Bar Design

Drink
fashionably.

1664 Beer launched its Rosé variant with an immersive brand experience designed to embody "Drink Fashionably."

The spatial design comprised three experiences: a branded bar with bottle-lined shelving; a photo-op moment with an oversized 1664 Rosé bottle; and "La Rosé Room" — a full-scale French bistro-inspired exhibition wall with neon signage and café furniture.

Royal blue and blush pink ran through every element, creating a cohesive visual journey that balanced brand heritage with fashion-forward aesthetics.

French heritage,
fashion-forward.

Spatial Concept

La Rosé Room

Full-scale French bistro façade with neon-lit archway, art gallery, café seating, and product showcase.

Tagline

Drink Fashionably.

The brand line anchored every touchpoint — from vertical typography to the oversized bottle photo-op.

Colour Palette
Royal Blue
Blush Pink
Terracotta
White
1664 bar design
1664 exhibition wall
1664 photo-op
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POP — Campaign identity system
Client
Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona)
Year
2019
Role
Creative Director, Art Director
Scope
Branding System, Outdoor Advertising, Social Media Assets, Urban Signage

Tu poses
la màgia.

Developed in collaboration with a partner agency for the Santa Coloma de Gramenet City Council, "POP" is a public awareness initiative designed to tackle urban waste management and promote social responsibility. The campaign focuses on the impact of individual actions on the city's collective environment, urging citizens to move away from negligence and adopt a committed, conscious approach to disposing of waste.

The visual strategy relies on a bold, high-contrast aesthetic that demands attention in the urban landscape. By using a vibrant color palette and minimalist graphic elements, the campaign transforms a serious civic issue into a modern and energetic dialogue. The identity was designed to be highly versatile, ensuring that the message remained impactful across various formats, from large-scale street banners to digital social media touchpoints, all while maintaining a consistent and professional tone that reflects the council's commitment to a cleaner city.

POP — Main campaign lockup and visual identity system
POP — Outdoor event with inflatable installation and campaign banners
POP — Branded merchandise, flyers, and promotional materials
POP — Dog wearing branded bandana
POP — Bus stop advertisement
POP — Bus wrap with campaign graphics
POP — Street sweeper vehicle with campaign branding