CHRISTOPHER PALACIOS
2941 NE Ainsworth Street, Portland Oregon 97211
chris [at] clearcreative.com, (530) 637-8265
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Graphic Designer and Art Director with over nine years professional experience.Agency experience has included art direction, visual design, print production, branding, identity design, web design, publication design, DVD authoring, digital video production, application and user interface design, art instruction and new media instruction
Expert knowledge of current software tools for web, print and new media including; Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, After Effects, Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro among others.
A independent thinking graphic design leader with technology proficiency.
BFA degree in drawing and photography in addition to graduate work toward MFA degree in graphic design.
Collaborative designer and competent team leader with proven track record of effective written and oral communication ability.
EDUCATION
California College of Art, MFA Candidate, Design, 2002All College Honors Design Excellence Award, 2001
San Jose University, Design Studies, 1999-2000
California College of Art, BFA, 1996
Drawing + Photography , Individual Major
WORK HISTORY
Creative Director
clearcreative.com : Art, Design & Education
Sept 1999 - present
Art Director: Consultant
Protiviti, Inc., Menlo Park CA
July 2007 - September 2008
Art Director and Graphic Designer
Robert Half International, Menlo Park CA
April 2006 - September 2008
Visiting Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Ohio University School of Art
Sept 2006 - June 2007
Web Designer & Developer
The Creative Group, San Francisco CA
Dec 2004 - Sept 2006
School of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Jan 2006 - March 2006
Art Director and Graphic Designer
Persona Global Inc., Sausalito CA
April 2005 - December2005
Instructor and New Media Visiting Artist
New Media One and Two: Dreamweaver, Flash, DVD Studio Pro, iMovie and iDVD
School of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
June 2004 - Aug 2004
Instructor, Drawing from Life
Extended Education Department, Young Artist Studio Program
California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
Aug 2001, June 2002, Aug 2002
Program Associate
American Institute of Graphic Art, San Francisco Chapter
Feb 2001-Aug 2001
Visual Designer
Fine Design Group, San Francisco CA
April 2000-Jan 2002
Presentation Design/Archivist
Pentagram Design, San Francisco, CA
March 1999- Sept 1999
EMPLOYMENT & CLIENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
http://clearcreative.com/
(c.) 2000-2011 all rights reserved, christopher palacios and clearcreative.com
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updated: May 26, 2011