I trained in design because I’d rather communicate through shapes and color than words alone. I became a birder almost by accident, while illustrating the birds near my house, and I learned that looking and listening closely opens up a world that’s usually hiding in plain sight. Later I started running mountain trails, and those outings became another source of visual reference for my design work. These days I split my time between the studio, guiding birding and mountain routes, and organizing Frontera Endurance Run, an annual mountain trail race in Jardín, Antioquia.