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My Second Coming

“My Story”

By Rudie Gomez

My Story From The Beginning Growing up my father was a police officer and he drew portraits that inspired me to art. I began to draw from an early age. I grew up in a small valley named Amargosa Valley. We moved to Las Vegas in 1988, when my dad passed away.

I started school here in Las Vegas, and began working at the age of 13(under the table) as a donut fryer.

I started my 8th grade here at Fremont Junior high.

After Junior high, I attended Las Vegas High school and graduated from high school in 1993. After Graduation I attended College of Southern Nevada and started taking classes related to the Fire Department. My intentions were to become a firefighter.

I took EMS classes and fire Science classes. I tried and tried to get a job as a firefighter, but the competition was hard at the time so I never was able to get on.

Then I ended up working in construction as a Labor Union Worker. I worked there for a few years,doing all different type of jobs.

From a Concrete Mud Cutter to demolition and then on the railroads. Then I started to work for Clark County

School District with Special Education students. Which lead me to become a Truant Officer, and then I went into the Police Academy for School Police. I Worked there for a few years and started looking into getting into Fugitive Recovery, then I was hired as a Bail Agent for the State of Nevada.

There I then became a Bounty Hunter. I did this for several years. Then in June of 2010, I had a hemorrhagic stroke . I was placed on life support and induced into a comma for three weeks. I spent three months in the hospital. I came out in a wheelchair and was told I would never walk again. I went through extensive Rehabilitation.

After about a year and a half I began to walk with the use of a cane. My world changed completely. Once again I had to change my career. I didn’t know what I was going to do. Then one night my wife and I saw a television commercial on graphic design. She brought it to my attention. Since she knew I had drawn all of my life, she and I thought I should look into it. I made my decision to start college once again. I started school in 2012. My Major

at the moment is Computer Graphic Design.My goals are to graduate and obtain my Associates in Computer Graphic Design.Then I want to obtain a position as a Graphic Designer and continue my education at a university to receive my Bachelors .

Bullet Points of My Story How was I inspired by art?

• My father drew pencil portraits • At a young age I began to draw

Education • Las Vegas High School Wildcats 1989-1993 • Graduated 1993 Work History • Began to work for Laborers Union 1993-1998 • Went to police academy 1998 • Became Bail Enforcement Agent 2000-2010 When and why did you stop working as a Bail Enforcement Agent?

• Had a hemorrhagic stroke June 2010 • In a coma on life support for 3 weeks spent three months in hospital • Released • Was in a wheelchair and expected never to walk again • Attended extensive Rehabilitation • Began to walk with a cane 2011-2012 • Walking without the use of a cane 2012 to present How and Why did you get interested in Graphic Design?

• Wife was watching a television commercial about becoming a Graphic Designer

• Started education for Graphic Design at College of Southern Nevada • At the moment can no longer continue my Bail Enforcement career due to limited mobility • Have to better my financial situation Goals • Graduate and receive My Associates of Applied Science degree in Computer Graphic Design • Further my education and receive my Bachelors at a university • Get hired as an Graphic Designer

Assets Sheet Fonts

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Myriad Pro Times New Roman Regular RoseWood std.

Blackoak Std.

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Plan of Attack Start • Illustrations of events in the beginning of of my life • Using Arrow symbols to direct the events as they happened • Timeline to signify the time frame of each event • Starting from to left through the page Text • Some illustration will have text along with them • Background of page will have sub/Headlines Shapes • Some shapes will be in illustrations • Shapes will represent certain objects and colors • Some shapes will have brighter colors to represent certain points in the events Layout • Will be a landscape layout starting from left to right Background will be gradient blue • Staggering the images across the page Size • Between 8’x 11.5’-22”x28” • Illustrations will start at top left corner of page then continue throughout page in a wave format continuing to the bottom lower right corner and that being the end of the events Colors • Colors used for illustrations and symbols and some text.

Drawings • The Drawings will be sketches and illustrated in Adobe illustrator Symbols • Using symbols to direct movements of events Timeline • This will guide the Day and year events happened End

My Second Coming

GRC 104-Infographic RV1 R.G. Graphic Poster RudieInfo Gomez 04/19/2014