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Creative Director, Photographer, Identity & Branding Consultant
AVA creative
Lima, Peru
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About
Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Artist, Photographer, Identity & Branding Consultant. Contact - helloavacreative@gmail.com , also ' Ava Creative ' on Facebook.
I create full visual systems for clients, including rules for geometry and proportion, color, language, and composition.
All works herein (unless otherwise stated) are the property and copyright of k y l e - s o b a n j a -
Education
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New Media Arts New Media ArtsUniversity of Minnesota1999 - 2001Self-educated in disciplines such as geometry, composition, photography, film/video production, marketing and visual psychology, linguistics, number theory, music theory and tonality, etc.
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Experience
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Creative DirectorGreening the BeigeFeb 2006 - Present (16 years 10 months)Greening the Beige is an annual eco-arts-fashion-music event held to promote environmental awareness in the Beijing area. As Creative Director, I did the logos, initial website design, business cards, etc, as well as helping to coordinate the fashion show and art displays at the event.
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Creative DirectorPekín, ChinaJan 2006 - Dec 2009 (3 years 11 months)Managed accounts, created lead art, crafted visual identities and strategies for clients such as Coca-Cola, The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Cresta Motor Yachts, The Republic of France and Alliance Francaise, among others.
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Creative Consultant - Interior Designerthe Bridge CafeChangping Qu, ChinaFeb 2008 - Aug 2008 (6 months)Re-designed an entire 3-floor multi-cultural cafe in Wudaokou, Beijing, China!
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Senior DesignerShi Ji Jia Ming - YY SportsBeijing, ChinaApr 2007 - Mar 2008 (11 months)Designed exclusively for YY Sports, including recoloring their logo for the 2008 Olympic Games period. The "warm" version of the logo was used in the YY Sports shops, bags, media. I helped with a lot of their internal presentation materials too.
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CinematographerMeridian FilmsSep 2007 - Dec 2007 (3 months)Worked with writer / director Patrick Pearce on his amazing 798-Dashanzi documentary.
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Host, Coordinator - Open Mic NiteDec 2005 - Dec 2007 (2 years)Beijing's best literary cafe, the Bookworm, was the site where a troupe of international poets (Subterranean, now DRIFTWORDS) held a weekly open mic night. The event was started by poet Bob Marcacci, and I took over as host when he left the country. We had many poets perform, including both famous award-winning writers and hobbyists. Languages included Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), English, Italian, French, Tibetan, Russian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Gaelic, Latin, and many more. VERY multi-lingual, VERY much a melting pot. Lots of live, improvisational verse and translation, lots of group participation. Very fun :)
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Restoration CraftsmanSobanja & Son RestorationAug 2000 - Dec 2002 (2 years 4 months)Restored wonderful scandanavian-styled homes designed and built by famous architect Edwin Lundie. Minnesota, Grand Marais / Lutsen area, on Lake Superior. Lots of hand-crafted wood elements and hand-laid irregular stone masonry.
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Field JournalistKFAI & KUOM RadioMinneapolis, MNJan 1997 - Jun 2002 (5 years 5 months)Field Journalist for several radio stations in Minneapolis, MN. Traveled all around the North American continent, chasing the most harrowing and dangerous stories. Reported back by telephone, calls were recorded, and broadcast.
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Awards
- "all star" awarded @ Coroflot
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Affiliations
Greening the Beige, AVA Creative, The Green Long March, Hua Dan, Wo Kai, Driftwords Poets, KFAI Radio, WTIP Radio, Grand Marais Art Colony, Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Intermedia Arts, Kroznot New Media, North House Folk School, Solar Shade
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@avacreative, member since 2009
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