Lead Designer · Brand, Art Direction & Digital Product
Sergio “Checko” Silva
Hey, I’m Checko.
I’m a Mexican designer based in Austin, Texas, currently working as Lead Designer at Hot Dog Marketing. Over the past 14+ years, I’ve worked across branding, art direction, digital products and web design — from co-founding a design studio in Mexico to collaborating with teams and clients across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
I’m most interested in the space where strategy and visual experimentation meet: taking a complicated problem, finding the idea underneath it, and turning it into a clear, memorable and scalable design system.
Mexican in Austin · Former Design Professor · Dog Person · Grill Master
START BY SAYING HI!
hello@checkosilva.com
+1 (737) 781 3735
CAPABILITIES
Branding
Creative Direction
Visual Identity
Editorial Design
Print Design
Packing
Illustration: Digital &
Traditional
Digital Design
Product Design
THINGS I MASTER
Adobe Suite
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Figma
Problem solving
Strategy
Grill master
Creativity
Time management
INSPIRED BY
Aaron Draplin, US
Chris Do, US
Mr. Ben Burns, US
Quique Ollervides, MX
Will Paterson, UK
EDUCATION
LaSalle University | BFA in Graphic Design
2008 -2012 | Tamaulipas, Mexico
LaSalle University | MFA in Graphic Design
2017 -2019 | Durango, Mexico
EXPERIENCE
Hot Dog Marketing | Austin, TX
Lead Designer | 2025 – Present
Designer / Contractor | 2023 – 2025
Zerio Inc.
Visual Designer | 2022
Miko Studio
Co-Founder / Art Director | 2014 – 2021
14+ years of professional design experience
HIGHLIGHTS
COLOR, First urban art festival, December 2009
Honorific Mention -Tamaulipas Institute for Culture and Arts (ITCA), Tamaulipas, Mx.
Casos de éxito LaSallistas, April 2016
Conference Speaker – LaSalle University, Tamaulipas, Mx.
Oberva, Aprende y Anima, October 2018
Conference Speaker – Universidad Politecnica, Durango, Mx.
Sin Filtros, January 2019
Conference Speaker – LaSalle University, Durango, MX