Josue Bonilla, Pixel Sensei

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Josue Bonilla / Pixel Sensei

I’m Josue Bonilla, aka Pixel Sensei — a creative director and 3D visual artist working across identity, packaging, apparel, print and motion.

I’ve spent more than a decade turning ideas into things people can hold, wear, watch, click and occasionally rotate in three dimensions.

I was trained to obsess over typography and grids. Somehow this eventually resulted in me spending an unreasonable amount of time in Blender.

2019

BFA / Graphic DesignAcademy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Disciplines

  1. 01Creative Direction
  2. 02Identity & Branding
  3. 03Print
  4. 04Packaging
  5. 05Apparel
  6. 063D Design
  7. 073D Rendering
  8. 08Motion
  9. 09Interactive

Experience06 roles · 2009—Now

WorkHistory

Multidisciplinary Designer / Artist / Art Director

  1. 2024—Now

    01

    Bored Munchies

    Art Director

    • Lead the visual direction of an IP-driven snack brand across packaging, advertising, social, character development and branded storytelling.
    • Built and expanded the packaging system across a growing line of flavors — each with its own personality inside one consistent identity.
    • Art direct cinematic, character-driven campaigns with original and Web3 IP: key art, storyboards, environments and multi-scene narratives.
    • Run a hybrid pipeline of 3D, animation, compositing, generative image/video tools and traditional graphic design.

  2. 2023—2025

    02

    SerpSeek

    Creative Director

    • Led branding and design across client accounts and internal projects, refining brand strategy, identity and social content systems.
    • Designed coffee packaging for MakingCoffee.com, debuting at NFT Paris.

  3. 2015—Now

    03

    A Piece of the City

    Co-Owner & Art Director

    • Designed the brand identity and illustrate original textile artwork for apparel and merchandise.
    • Direct visual materials across product, print, retail and promotion — and run the day-to-day, including hiring.

  4. 2013—2015

    04

    AlphaGraphics

    Preprint Graphic Designer

    • Preflighted press-ready artwork and designed brochures, business cards and book layouts.
    • Supported on-site installations: signage, menu boards and window graphics.

  5. 2010—2013

    05

    B&J Manufactory

    Graphic Designer

    • Produced weekly apparel designs and print collateral — catalogs, promotions, letterheads — distributed through wholesalers across California.
    • Implemented and tested direct-to-garment printing.

  6. 2009—2010

    06

    Vivo Products

    Junior Graphic Designer

    • Designed prototypes and packaging for MP3 players, gaming accessories and branded consumer electronics, including licensed products.

Licensed brands & properties

  • Nerf
  • Marshall Amps
  • Guitar Hero
  • Elvis Presley Estate
  • Johnny Cash Estate
  • Journey
  • Beyoncé

Recognition

Featured on KPIX 5 NewsSegment by Linda Yee on typography and design for major San Francisco conventions (AlphaGraphics).

Tools & craft

Adobe Creative Suite · Blender · Substance 3D · CLO3D · AI-assisted workflows

3D modeling · Sculpting · Texturing · Cloth simulation · Animation · Lighting · Rendering