Xavier Palin

Graphic Designer

A graphic designer and animator who enjoys working in an environment where teamwork and creativity is a common practice. I work exceptionally well under tight schedules and on challenging projects that require me to deploy all my skill sets to deliver a quality product. What I love most is creating visuals that strike the viewer as odd and otherworldly, and yet make them feel a sense of familiarity

Resume

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Creative and detail-oriented professional prepared to excel in the field of visual communication and contribute to organized objectives.
- 2D Animation: Vast knowledge of traditional and computer animation from pre-production to post-production. Experience with conceptualizing storyboards, character design, creating drawings on a frame by frame basis, and background artwork. Ability to perform all task required to make an animation; efficient at organizing and managing layers and frames of a scene.
- Art & Design: Ability to apply design principles to projects ranging from illustrations to typography; broad understanding of color theory and composition. Proficient with utilizing digital or traditional methods to create designs. Produce rough concepts for project framework and manage properties of finished designs.
- Software Proficiency: Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, Fireworks, Premiere Pro, and Audition; QuarkXPress; Corel Painter; Macromedia Freehand; MS FrontPage, and Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint).
- Strengths & Accomplishments: Passionate and inventive; demonstrated ability to complete task within strict deadlines. Exceptional communication talents and multimedia assets; adept at maintaining a brilliant rate of productivity and adapting to any challenge. Two time nominee for Flash Animation of the Year Award courtesy of Newgrounds.

Location

Houston, TX

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Art Direction
  • Motion Graphics

Experience

3 years

Education

Lone Star College

Awards

Nominated for Flash Movie of the Year: 2008 and 2009 on Newgrounds for my films: Collin and the Wishing Tree and ChristMASS Inc.