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EXPERIENCE
2005-PRESENT
Pentagram
Senior Designer, corporate identity, web site development, collateral material.
Clients, United Airlines, New York University, William J. Clinton Foundation, Rizzoli, Mohawk Fine Papers, among others
2004-2005
Decker Design
Graphic Designer, corporate identity, annual reports, web site development, motion graphics, advertising, collateral material, information design.
Clients, Mutual of America, Citigroup, Dechert, URS, among others
2001-2004
Norman Design
Graphic Designer, corporate identity, web site development, motion graphics, advertising, collateral material, information design.
Clients, DePaul University, LaSalle Bank, University of Illinois in Chicago, among others

2002


Speak Up
Founder, online discussion forum about graphic design

2000-2001


Portfolio Center
Teacher, typeface design for senior level students

1999-2001


marchFIRST
Graphic Designer, corporate identity, web site development, advertising
Clients, Coca-Cola, Dupont, Marriott, McDonald’s, Zurich, among others

1997-1999


Freelance
Corporate identity, packaging, collateral material, posters
Various clients

EDUCATION
1995-1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Anahuac University, Mexico City, Mexico

DIGITAL SKILLS
ADOBE
Photoshop, Imageready, Illustrator, InDesign, Dimensions, Streamline, After Effects
MACROMEDIA
Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks, BBEdit, Fontographer
MICROSOFT
Word, PowerPoint, Excel
QUARKXPRESS

AWARDS
2000-2006
AIGA 365, University & College Designers Association, Creativity 33, Business Marketing Association, HOW International Design Competition, Public Relations Society of America, Publicity Club of Chicago, Admissions Advertising Awards

WORK PUBLISHED
TRADE PUBLICATIONS
STEP Magazine, July, 2006, Dynamic Duos HOW Magazine, November, 2003, Behind the Design Graphic Exchange, September, 2003, Toronto, Text Talk
Dynamic Graphics, August, 2003, Lust for Type
HOW Magazine, February, 2003, Type A
Matiz, Number 19, February, 2000, Mexico City, A Frame on the Wall
BOOKS
The Education of a Graphic Designer (2nd Edition), Heller, Steven, New York, Allworth PRess, 2006
Becoming a Graphic Designer (3rd Edition), Heller, Steven, New Jersey, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
Big Book of Logos 4, Carter, E. David, Harper Design International, 2004
Identity Solutions, Cullen, Scheller and Schell, Amy, Cincinnati, HOW Design Books, 2003
Latino América Gráfica, Vazquez, Miguel, Berlin, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2003

ARTICLES PUBLISHED
2006
Experimenta (Spain), February, Simple is as Simple Does: The Work of Susan Kare
Creative Review (London), June, Lance Wyman
2004
Voice, AIGA Journal, July, The Young and Not so Restless
Design In-Flight, July, Blogs: Nurturing a new Vernacular?
Emigre 66, Spring, Interviewed by Rudy VanderLans
AIGA Chicago’s inForm Journal, Spring, Is that a Graphic Designer with your Client?
STEP Inside Design, March/April, 5Wís Column
Voice, AIGA Journal, March, Cultural Exchange: Born in Mexico but made in America
HOW Magazine, February, Pixel Perfect
2003
Eye, Summer, Devotion – Cooper Black
Emigre 65, Fall, Young Pups Old Pops

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2006
DSVC, Dallas, TX
CADC, New Haven, CT
2005
HOW Design Conference, Chicago, IL
Typo Berlin, Germany
AIGA Baltimore: Type Night Baltimore, MD
Cooper-Hewitt: Typophilia New York, NY
AIGA Y Conference San Diego, CA
AIGA National Design Conference Boston, MA
2004
AIGA NY: The Push Pin Influence, New York, NY
TypeCon 2004, San Francisco, CA
WebVisions, Portland, OR
IIR’s Brand Identity and Package Design, New York, NY
2003
TypeCon 2003, Minneapolis, MN

LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Hebrew

MEMBERSHIPS
AIGA