I’m a designer with ten years of experience in print and web design. I’m passionate about meaningful, evocative and beautiful visual communication.

TESTIMONIALS:

“You’re a fucking genius. These are wonderful, and with a really great variation—which will certainly please [publisher and author].”—Jeff Clark / Book Designer, Quemadura.

“It looks so beautiful!… Thank you for creating a professional and attractive online presence for me. It’s working!!!”—Christine M. Tracy / Author.

“I love them! Great work. Really, so good. Thanks!” [Also…] “People all over campus have commented on how much they like your posters.”—Catherine Taylor / Associate Professor, Ithaca College / Author

“I believe Raúl perfectly combines artistic creativity with professionalism. I attribute a large part of Make Goals Not War’s international success to his creative vision.”—Matias Margulis / Director, Make Goals Not War

“Working closely with Raúl, I appreciated the depth and commitment behind his designs and graphic production. He is also an incredibly talented designer.”—Donald Harrison / Executive Director, Ann Arbor Film Festival

“I especially admire how capable Raúl is of working on a quick project and having it look amazing, as well as how when time permits, he devotes a great deal of research, thought and experimentation to produce some real mind-blowing work.”—Pete Garner / Marketing Manager, Zingerman’s

Work Samples

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  experimental

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  illustration

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  commercial design

Work History

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Self-Employed
  • Jun 2009 - Present (4 years 6 months)

  Print and Web design / Wordpress theme customization / book covers / posters / illustrations

• Contract Instructor

  • Street Level Youth Media
  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  Taught a week-long youth workshop (ages 8–14). The course focused on music visualization as an introduction to basic elements of graphic design.

• Graduate Instructor

  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2012 (8 months)

  While completing my MFA at UIC, I taught an introductory Graphic Design course to first year undergraduate students.

• Contract Designer

  • SapientNitro
  • 2012 - 2012

  Worked as a visual designer, and as part of a team, in large and small interactive projects.

• Graphic Designer

  • Otherwise Incorporated
  • 2010 - 2011 (1 year)

  Worked as design contractor during the spring of 2010 and the summer of 2011.

• Graphic Design Instructor

  • Washtenaw Community College
  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010 (6 months)

  Taught an introductory Graphic Design course, as well as a course on Adobe Illustrator.

• Graphic Designer

  • Zingerman's
  • Dec 2003 - Jun 2009 (5 years 6 months)

  Print and web designer. Designed and hand-coded websites using XHTM/CSS. Was Responsible for conceptualization, design direction and production of a wide variety of projects, ranging from newsletters and catalogs to packaging and illustration. Prepared graphics for print. Worked directly with printers.

• Graphic Design Contractor

  • Ann Arbor Film Festival
  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2008 (1 year 7 months)

  Designed the organization’s logo and the promotional material for the 45th and the 46th festivals.

Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Graphic Design
  • 2010 - 2012

• The Basel School of Design (FHNW HGK)

  • Certificate Summer Poster Workshop
  • 2011 - 2011

• Eastern Michigan University

  • BFA Graphic Design
  • 2005 - 2010

• Washtenaw Community College

  • Web Design
  • 2008 - 2009

  Took courses on Web Technology

• Washtenaw Community College

  • A.A.S. Graphic Design
  • 2001 - 2003

• Universidad de Los Andes

  • Architecture
  • 1996 - 1999

Specialties

• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• Illustration

Awards

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