Summary
Federico Guardabrazo is a creative director and self-taught creative coder based in Madrid with 11 years of experience building interactive, generative and immersive experiences that bridge art and technology. He leads creative tech at SpecialGuestX while teaching programming for design and digital arts at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, combining studio practice with academic rigour. His background spans installation work, iOS apps, hardware integration and shader-driven visuals for clients like Shiseido and Carolina Herrera, informed by architecture and electroacoustic composition training. A habitual experimenter in AI and creative technologies, he publishes experiments under @guardabrazo and maintains an active artist practice at guardabrazo.com, bringing research-led curiosity to commercial briefs. Notably, his career blends hands-on systems (Arduino, TouchDesigner, OpenFrameworks) with course design and industry collaborations, making him fluent in both prototyping and production.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
iOS Mobile Development Bootcamp, iOS Mobile Development Bootcamp at IronHack
AI Programming with Python Nanodegree, AI Programming with Python Nanodegree at Udacity
Master's degree, Electroacoustic Composition, Master's degree, Electroacoustic Composition at Centro Superior de Enseñanza Musical Katarina Gurska
Sound technician, Sound technician at Escuela de Imagen y Sonido MICROFUSA
Piano. Elementary degree, Piano. Elementary degree at Conservatorio Municipal de Música y Danza de Marbella
Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Architecture (MArch) at Universidad Europea de Madrid
Spanish, English, Italian