Federico Rivas
• Graphic Designer • illustrator • Photographer
• About Me
Federico Rivas
Date of birth: 18-07-1979
Nationality: Spanish
Mobile phone: 07931303096
e mail: federicorivas01@hotmail.com
Skills overview
Computing and design software skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In-design, ImageReady, Corel Draw, Quark X, flash, Final cut, Istop Motion & Sound edit software. Understanding of file formats and knowledge of most graphic program keyboard shortcuts on Mac & Pc platforms
Employment & voluntary work
• Refugee Youth leading in the design, illustration, photograpthy and printing process. Working with young people to set up a media suite, 2004-2009 – Producing a book publicacion BAL (becaming A Londoner) with a team of adults and young people teaching them how to use different design, film & sound software. Design of: website (www.refugeeyouth.org), web banners, annual reports, flyers, invitations, certificates, presentations, photographs & t-shirts.
• Brighter Futures (Save the Children) 2008 - 2009 – Leading young people projects. Discovering issues using drama tools and helping them to express them self’s trough media.
• New Generation 2004-2009 – • Running capoeira lessons (Leading music, dance & acrobatic workshops with young people & adults) Arts facilitator involving Photography, illustration, advertising, marketing strategies, flyers, posters & web banners design. Working with a team, planning & coordinating festivals, events & workshops.
• Fuller’s Brewery 2007 - Designing artworks such as: tent cards, menu, take one, posters, christmas, postcards & invitations for a Bar, Hotel & restaurants.
• Theo’s Café 2007 – Marketing strategies, logo, flyers, t-shirt design
• Jungle Drums Magazine 2004-2006– Illustrations, advertising posters, letter heads, logos design ,adverts & t-shirt design.
• Sport week 2006-2007 – Running sport group with young Refugee’s in London.
• The Anchor Project 2005-06-09 – Facilitating capoeira & dance workshops Design of: web banners, flyers & t-shirt design
• Chilli Productions 2006 – Logo & DVD covers.
Key skills
• Photography • Illustration • Graphic design • Packaging • Capoeira Instructor • Music percussionist
Agency Work
• Rapp Collins Argentina 2003 Design support for campaigns, creating image identity, logos, direct marketing communication pieces as catalogs, container for souvenir, packaging, flyers and posters.
• Rapp Collins Colombia 2000-2003 Image creation, packaging design, direct marketing, photography, managing projects for diferent clients including Sony, Chevignon and Tena.
• Markco (Marketing & comunication) Colombia -2000
Languages
• Spanish • English • Portuguese
