why, hello, again!

I’m Roberto Balderas —roll that tongue baby! I’m a freelance Mexican graphic designer (living in the USA). I’m very passionate about art, design, typography, science, and technology —always seeking opportunities to indulge my creativity and learn new things. I’m also happy hanging out with my friends, playing darts, or going on little adventures! Please feel free to drop me a line and let me know what I can do for you.

about me

Originally from Mexico. I moved to America in pursue of a dream. I discovered my love for art while in high school. Consequently, graphic design became my career and passion.

I’m…

A mixture of emotions, sarcasm, ideas, dreams, craziness, weirdness, and tons of food additives and possibly chemicals that I have consumed during my journey through life.

inspiration

I deeply admire graphic design from around the world. However, all that fades in comparison with life. Life is truly the ultimate source of inspiration.

it’s all about…

Passion, learning new things, fuel my imagination, experimentation, discovery, evolution, and the opportunity of working with amazing and creative people.

Roberto Balderas | Résumé

May I interest you in downloading my résumé?

Professional Skills

Adobe CS4

Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Acrobat
Flash
Fireworks
Dreamweaver

Quark

QuarkXpress

Microsoft

Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Outlook

Autodesk

Maya

Languages

English/Spanish bilingual
XHTML
CSS
Actionscript

Employment

A Good One

{Art Director 01/10 – present}

Concept development, universal design, branding, advertising, social media and management

BOI Magazine

{Graphic Designer 07/08 – 01/11}

Concept development, photo direction, illustration, typography, layout, prepress and ad design

PB Magazine

{Art Director 06/09 – 02/10}

Concept development, editorial review, layout, ad design, and branding

Wolf Camera

{Senior Lab Specialist 11/05 – 04/11}

Supervising and training new employees, file preparation, photo-retouching and quality control

Education

International Academy of Design and Technology

BFA in Visual Communications / Graphic Design
Chicago, IL 10/04 — 11/09

American Academy of Art

Fine art studies, emphasis in life drawing
Chicago, IL 01/04 — 09/04

Freelance

01/08 Krystal Meisel Photography

Brand identity, web site design, stationery, flyers

03/08 Benjamin K. Manglos

Brand identity, posters, artwork, CD cover design

06/08 The MiniSpa

Logo, flyers, brand identity consulting

07/08 Baile Dance Ensemble DePaul University

Logo, posters, flyers, web consulting

08/08 Jeremy Karpen | Green Party of Illinois

Logo and poster design

09/08 Insight Studios Tattoo & Body Piercing

Web site design, brand consulting

02/09 MAAP School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Poster and flyer design

07/09 South Florida Boxing South Beach, FL

Business plan design, web and brand consulting

06/10 Brandon Lobb Photography

Brand identity, stationery, web consulting

07/10 Chappell Confidential

Brand identity, web consulting

09/10 ArtPhoto Chicago

Logo design, web and brand consulting

06/11 Eclecktic Kitchen

Concept development, brand identity, web design

have I wow you enough?

Got comments? Questions? A funny feeling in your stomach —that you think I should know about? Just want to say hi? A design project! Use the form below to send me an e-mail and let me know what’s up. Thanks for stopping by.

Contact Roberto!

by Roberto Balderas on Aug 22, 2011

I’ll reply promptly to all your questions and comments —unless you’re trying to sell me some crap! If you’re querying me about design work, please say so in the subject line.