Gato & Mono Design OHG was founded in 2014 as an independent studio for image and text in Weimar. The company is engaged in the production of animated films as well as in the areas of print and web design.

In general, we describe our artistic and commercial design as clear, vivid, and vibrant. One main focus of our current interests is the experimental genre of poetry film.

We are also strongly interested in engaging in cultural and social projects that promote exchange between Germany and Colombia.

The managing team of Gato & Mono Design OHG are Guido Naschert and Catalina Giraldo Vélez:

Catalina Giraldo Vélez is a visual designer from Colombia with a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (2011 - 2014), since then she is based in Weimar. For more than fifteen years Catalina has developed creative projects in the areas of print and digital design, and animation. She has participated as lecturer in animation at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar since 2016.

Guido Naschert is a writer and researcher. After studying and graduating from Tübingen he taught literature and philosophy at several universities. Since 2014 he has worked as a committee member of the Literary Society Thuringia. He is the editor of Poetry Film Magazine and co-initiator of the Weimar Poetry Film Award.