Curriculum VitĂŚ October 2012
Personal Information
Name Rita Marques AraĂşjo Email rita.mar.araujo@gmail.com Nationality Portuguese Date of birth 10 November 1987 Functional areas Graphic Design Editorial Design Photography
Professional Experience 2 July to 21 September 2012 Fraser Muggeridge Studio Occupation Graphic Designer (internship) Main activities Editorial design, layout, photo manipulation Name of employer Fraser Muggeridge 16 January to 29 June 2012 Esterson Associates Occupation Graphic Designer (freelancer) Main activities Editorial design Name of employer Simon Esterson
May 2011 The Endless End - The 9th International European Academy Design Conference Occupation Coordinator’s assistant Name of employer Susana Cruz Barreto and Heitor Manuel Pereira Pinto da Cunha e Alvelos (University of Porto, School of Fine Arts) July 2010 to October 2011 R2 Design Occupation Graphic Designer (freelancer) Main activities Technical design, layout, illustration, photography. Name of employer Artur Luís Gonçalves de Azevedo Rebelo Alves
12 October to 10 November 2010 AGI Congress and AGI Open Porto Occupation Coordinator and Graphic Designer Main activities Coordination and organization of AGI Congress and AGI Open (http://agiopen2010.com). Name of employer Artur Luís Gonçalves de Azevedo Rebelo Alves
March to October 2010 Deriva Publishers Occupation Graphic Designer Main activities Book Covers and layout Name of employer António Luís Catarino
July 2009 and 2010 Universidade Júnior (2009 and 2010 editions) Occupation Monitor Main activities Preparation, planning and implementation of the workshop “Create your Fanzine”, for youth from 9 th to 11th grade. Under the guidance of Júlio Dolbeth. Project approved in two consecutive years. Name of employer Universidade do Porto May 2009 to June 2011 Oficinas do Pensável — Cycle of workshops Occupation Graphic Designer, coordinator Main activities Development of corporate identity and organizing logistics. Name of employer Universidade Popular do Porto
Education
September 2010 to July 2011 Graduate degree in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects Principal subjects Editorial Design, Typography, Illustration, Infographics, Art Direction Level in national classification 17 (in 20) Name of organisation Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto April to June 2010 Curricular internship Principal subjects Layout, Illustration, Typography, 3D, Animation Level in national classification 17 (in 20) Name of organisation R2 Design Name of supervisor Artur Luís Gonçalves de Azevedo Rebelo Alves
September 2006 to June 2010 Undergraduate degree in Communication Design Principal subjects Graphic Design, Editorial Design, History of Design, Illustration, Typography, Photography, Video, Web Design Level in national classification 15 (in 20) Name of organisation Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto September 2009 to February 2010 Participation in the Erasmus exchange program in Barcelona. Principal subjects History of Typography, Packaging Design, Photographic Studio, Graphic Narrative Level in national classification 17 (in 20) Name of organisation Universitat de Barcelona — Facultat de Belles Arts
Training
September 2003 to July 2006 Course in Image Communication at Secondary School of Arts. Principal subjects Photography, Cinema and Multimedia. Level in national classification 18.5 (in 20) Name of organisation Escola Secundária Artística de Soares dos Reis, Porto
11 to 15 of July 2011 Participation in a programme of typographic study in London with the following tutors: Fraser Muggeridge, APFEL, Sara De Bondt, Europa, Ken Garland, James Langdon and David Pearson. Name of organization Typography Summer School October 2009 Participation (as an attendant) at the International Congress “Barcelona Design Week”. Name of organisation Barcelona Centre de Disseny May 2009 Participation (as an attendant) in Offf’09 festival, held in Oeiras. Name of organisation Offf, International Festival for the Post-Digital Creation Culture
April and May 2008 Participation (as an attendant) in the cycle of conferences “Ag-Silver - Periodic Reflections on Photography” Name of organisation Ag-Associação Cultural and Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto April 2007 to June of 2008 Participation (as an attendant) in conferences from the following Designers: Erik Spiekermann, Ellen Lupton, Experimental Jetset, Stuart Bailey, Andy Altmann, Paula Scher, William Drenttel & Jessica Helfand, Rick Valicenti, Daniel Eatock, Irma Boom and Ian Anderson. Name of organisation Escola Superior de Artes e Design
April 2007 Participation (as an attendant) at the conference by Stefan Sagmeister - presentation of the new image of the Casa da Música Name of organisation Casa da Música September 2009 Participation in the workshop of Digital Typography, directed by Dino dos Santos Name of organisation Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto
Personal skills and competences Portfolio http://www.rita-a.com Mother tongue Portuguese Other languages English (proficient user*) Spanish (independent user*) Catalan (basic user*) French (basic user*) * Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Social skills Good communication skills, including in multicultural environments. Team spirit, fast learner and efficient under tight schedules and deadlines.
Technical skills Knowledge of photographic techniques, graphic production and typesetting. Basic knowledge of XHTML and CSS. Computer skills Good command of the following programs: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and Final Cut. Basic domain of Flash.