logo + type designer.
Resume
IDENTIFICATION
Full name: Joao Pedro Saramago Cardoso Franco
D.O.B.: 08 de Fevereiro de 1980
Address: Rua da Ilha de Sao Tome 12, 2esq. 1170-185 Lisbon - PORTUGAL
Phone contact: +351 918 591 800
E-mail: joaofranco@gmail.com
Q.:Why away from home?
A.: Because it's a small world.
ACADEMIC
12th grade (arts)
Superior degree in Graphic Design in IADE (www.iade.pt) - Lisbon
Technical degree in ETIC (www.etic.pt)
SKILLS
Drawing, visual perception and creative writing
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English and French
Out-of-the-box thinking, braistorming and mind mapping
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE (mac/pc)
Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Freehand, Quark, InDesign, FontStudio, Corel Painter, MS Office
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
LogoStd - Freelancer logo designer since 2002
Accedo, Interactive Agency - Art Director 2008
Accedo, Interactive Agency - Senior creative/ Graphics designer 2005-2007
Accedo, Interactive Agency - creative/ Graphics designer, 2002-2005
Exponeve* - Lisbon Snow show - Brand development, graphics and newsletter, Out-Nov 2005
Sporski* - web designer (newsletters and brochures), Out-Dez 2005
New Energy, Health Club* - Identity and global communication, Fev-Jun 2004
* as a freelancer.
EXPERIENCE (10 years)
Logotype, brand identity, typography, photo retouching/manipulation, illustration, editorial, packaging, graphic design, web layout design
Lisbon, Portugal