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My name is Banna Tesfay, a graphic designer, photographer, and social media manager. I earned my BFA in Visual Communications, emphasizing in graphic design and advertising. For as long as I can remember, art and design was always my identifier. You’d always almost catch me dribbling on my notes and experimenting with online programs. Of course, as I grew older, I took more appreciation for art and what it could really be used for, and when I started high school, I started dreaming of designing movie posters and entertainment advertising. I wasn't sure how realistic it would be, but I sure wasn't going to stop doing what I love. I started teaching myself how to use programs like Photoshop and Illustrator, and went on to take classes at my high school on photography and photo editing. By my senior year of high school, I was an editor for our yearbook and had numerous art-based awards under my belt. In college, I held three design jobs simultaneously, one in event marketing at SUN Entertainment and one for the NAU College of Business as a client-based designer, as well as on and off commissioned work for non-profit organizations. I have managed to gain some professional expertise as an Adobe student representative for two years, one of which I was able to design a tour poster for artist J. Cole to sell at his concerts. I also dabble in programs such as; Python, C++, HTML, and Java, and advanced my skills in InDesign, AfterEffects, Adobe XD and Lightroom.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER info.
Banna Tesfay Nov 5, 1996 Eritrean
contact.
623.853.7882 bannatesfay @gmail.com
portfolio.
bannatesfay.com www.behance.net/ bannatesfay
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
ILLUSTRATOR
JR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER
PHOTOSHOP
MAY 2018 - PRESENT
PHOTOGRAPHY INDESIGN GOOGLE ANALYTICS
FOREVER LIVING
At Forever, I focus on creating digital content for social media channels and ad campaigns specifically, as well as working as the UX Designer through Titan for their new website launch in January 2019.
HTML / C++ ADOBE xD PREMIERE PRO LIGHTROOM
EDUCATION NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FLAGSTAFF, AZ AUG 2014 - MAY 2018
BFA Visual Communications Gold Axe Recipient (Awarded to the
top 1% of students)
DYSART HIGH SCHOOL EL MIRAGE, AZ AUG 2010 - MAY 2014
DIGITAL DESIGNER
CREATIVE CIRCLE
MAY 2018 - PRESENT
Represented by Creative Circle to work on a variety of f reelance, consultany and part-time design projects f rom social design to print.
HEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER
SUN Entertainment
AUG 2015 - PRESENT
As Head Designer I oversee the work of other student designers to advertise and promote our events providing on campus entertainment for NAU
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
NAU Franke College of Business
AUG 2016 - PRESENT
Worked on long-term design projects for the college as well as the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, including branding materials, photography, and videography.
DIPLOMA Top 10% Students
INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE
INTERNSHIPS ADOBE STUDENTS AUG 2015 - MAY 2017
Interned with Adobe Students to teach Adobe Programs and skills to students at NAU. I also was able to connect with Dreamville, a recording company, to create a tour poster for artist J. Cole.
VISUAL DESIGN LAB AUG 2017 - DEC 2017
Interned for the VDL collaberating on client-requested projects for the city of Flagstaff.
KIWANIS INT. MAY 2014 - JULY 2014
Key TV and Sessions intern for the Kiwanis International 100th Convention, wrote, directed and produced a nightly news segment and social media.
Circle K International
JULY 2017 - JULY 2018
During my 8 years in the Kiwanis family, I took on numerous roles in marketing and design work, f rom creating collateral pieces for print to ad campaigns for initiatives and events, to running their social media accounts.
WEB DEVELOPER
NAU Marketing
AUG 2014 - MAY 2015
Served on the Web Developer team that would handle the marketing of the university online, development and up-keep of sub-sites, performed analytic reports, and handled research in preparation for new site launch.
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branding.
sugarlips.
Sugarlips is a print branding profect for a four flavor ice cream campaign, centered around relationships.
branding
olympics.
mock branding campaign for a proposal to host the olympics in bangalore. full project can be found on my online portfolio. branding
branding
hole & oats
print & mobile ux design for a donut delivery service
sun ent rebrand.
sun entertainment had a new rebrand and included print collateral, signage, and logo redesign.
branding
kahtoola uphill.
Logo and brand redesign for an annual charity competition and children’s camp. branding
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print.
college of business.
print collateral pieces for the university students
sun entertainment.
a collection of print pieces for events and concerts
enamel pins.
self-branded pin designs based on Eritrean culture and just plain ol’ cacti. print
forest hills drive.
During an internship with Adobe, I was given the opportunity to design a tour poster for artist J. Cole on his Forest Hills Drive tour. I worked with Dreamville and Adobe for about a month to finalize the poster to sell at the event.
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digital.
typography.
a collection of typography pieces f rom over the years, mostly used in social media spaces.
digital
social media.
One-off social posts f rom smaller campaigns or everyday use f rom f reelance and corporate work.
digital
digital
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photography.
photography
photography
thank you