Graphic Designer

LUCIANO CROSSA New York City,NY

Phone: 915-***-****

E-mail: *******@*****.***

Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Nationality: United States

Education

****- ******** ****: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX.

Courses in Painting and Printmaking techniques.

2001- 2006: Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA. USA. BFA in Graphic Design and Advertising.

1999- 2001: Certificate of the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Greengates School. Mexico DF, Mexico.

Awards and Honors

2010 - Good 50x70 Poster Award, social awareness campaign, Milan, Italy.

2006 - Ace Awards 2006, New York, NY. Gold and Silver awards, Logo Design, Bill Durrence Photographer.

2006 - Addy Awards, Savannah, GA. Gold and Bronze awards, Logo Design, Bill Durrence Photographer. 2001 - Artistic Honors Scholarships (SCAD), 2001.

Work Experience

June 2010-December 2010 . El Paso Times. , El Paso TX.

Production of newspaper. Work on enhancement and editing of images, ready to print. Clipping paths, color balances, sizing, Mostly using Photoshop.

October 2009- June 2010 UTEP Flash Designer, El Paso TX.

Adobe Flash CS5; using Actionscript 2 and 3 with timeline to create educational animations and graphics. Created work for college Kiosk project. Programming with Actionscript 3 map searches and shorter destinations paths for school campus.

October 2007- May 2009 La Mujer Obrera , El Paso TX.

Create logo design, design website in including e-commerce website. Html, CSS, JavaScript and some PHP database connection. Designed print and print ready art including graphs, charts, clip art, posters. Digitization of Graphics, line art and photographs. Work for La Red Niu Matat Napawika, a net of indigenous woman artists located in different states of Mexico; created logo and image to market their products.

May 2005 - November 2006: Longwater Advertising, Savannah GA

Logo Design, Edited basic copy including brochure. Designed print and print ready art

including graphs, charts, clip art, posters. Digitization of graphics, line art and photographs. Assisted and created presentation boards and other materials to present to senior management and clients. Developed print and production. Creation of website and flash animations.

Voluntary Work February 2007

Creation of Carnival Float for The Festival of Cultures in Mexico City, Mexico.

December 2006- January 2007

Participation and creation of mural in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish and English.

Printmaking practices and techniques (Lithography, Intaglio plate, Dry point, Woodcut, Aquatint and others).

Working knowledge of principles and practices of Graphic Design. Show creative approaches to visual problem solving. Logo Design, CI and Branding, Layout Design and Promotional material, Web interactive and multimedia. Production, Package Design and Environmental Graphics. Understanding of web applications, web programming and some scripting languages.

Software

Illustrator PowerPoint Photoshop CS5 Word InDesign CS5 Flash CS5 Dreamweaver CS5 Quark X Press HTML CSS

JavaScript Social Networks ( Facebook, Myspace, Twitter )

Actionscript 2/3

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