ELSA CHAVES
Design & Illustration
662 4th Ave Apt. 2R
Brooklyn NY 11232
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Education

2001-2006
Ringling College of Art and Design
BFA Graphic and Interactive Communication with Honors, 2006

Experience

03/08-Present
Fangohr // Design and technology studio // New York NY
Designed an managed projects involving creating, updating and/or applying branding to websites and other interactive components.

04/07-03/08
Number 17 // Branding, advertising and editorial studio // New York NY
Designed, illustrated and managed production of print materials for editorial, advertising, branding, and self-promotion projects.

02/07-04/07
atLarge Inc // Interactive agency // Sarasota FL
Designed print materials and assisted with design of interactive/web collateral.

09/06-02/07
SRQ Magazine // Monthly lifestyle magazine // Sarasota FL
Worked on all in-house branding and print collateral related to the publication.

2005-2006
RCAD Design Center // In-house branding internship // Sarasota FL
First semester– Design and production of RCAD 2006 admissions brochure.
Second semester– Assisted in the design & production of the 2006 ringling.edu website.

Merits

2006
Addy Awards // Gold Addy, Advertising for the Arts and Sciences

2005
Adobe Design Achievement Awards // Finalist, Interactive Category
Ringling Trustee Scholar // Class of 2006
Annual Florida Print Awards // Best of Category, Packaging Design

Publications

Print Regional Design Annual // New York City
Young Graphic Designers Americas Book // Featured Designer
Card Art // by Charlotte Rivers

11/07
Wallpaper* Magazine // Feature on packaging design

Skills

Fluent in spanish
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite software (PS / IL / ID / AE)
Solid understanding of html and css
Highly skilled foosball player and guacamole-maker