Marcelo is an award-winning Creative Director, information designer, and illustrator. Throughout his career, he has been recognized by prestigious awards including Malofiej, SND, WAN-IFRA, Information is Beautiful, SOPA, SPD, and the Gerald Loeb awards.Before joining The Straits Times, Marcelo led the Graphics Department at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He began his career in newsroom infographic departments in Santiago, Chile, before moving to the Middle East in 2010 to work with Muscat Media Group in Oman for four years.