My name is Hernán Andrés González. I am a Graphic Designer from Universidad del Valle located in Colombia. Innovative, diverse, billingual (English - Spanish) and passionate on using illustration and photography as tools for visual communication. Excellent skills for Branding, Editorial Design, and Illustration. Strong perception on unifying visual elements to build and shape a brand or create new products. Eager to learn and explore new skills and techniques. Ready and willing to apply the cross-cultural work experience into creative, unique projects.

WORK EXPERIENCE  
 
Instructor of record
2022 - present
Louisiana State University - School of Art

Preparing lessons, assignments, and projects to complete learning objectives. Help students gain confidence in creative work and develop their on-screen and off-screen skills by challenging them with different creative techniques. The software used throughout the course is Illustrator and Photoshop.         


Senior Graphic Designer
2021 - Present
Louisiana State University - Graphic Design Student Office

A Senior Graphic Designer in charge of bringing design solutions to life that adhere to marketing strategies and school goals. Help junior designers, carry out meetings with clients, plan and design printed and screen-based visual strategies/ideas, and follow all the levels of production from start to finish.


Contract Graphic Designer    
2019 - Present
Latin’s Hand - New Orleans

Contract designer in charge of different projects at the request of the owner of the company. Among these projects are the New Orleans pin collection which is for sale in the French Quarter, the creation of the company’s website and taking and editing product photography.


Interim Jr. Graphic Designer          
2010 - 2011 and 2019 - 2020
Banco de Occidente, Cali, Colombia


Assistant designer in the communications area in charge of providing support in the creation of different graphic pieces whose purpose is to communicate in an assertive way relevant information of the company to its clients. Among the tasks is the creation of banners, brochures, posters, banners, stickers, in addition to the continuous communication with the design team and other departments of the bank.

EDUCATION

MFA in Graphic Design                                    
2021 - Present
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

BA in Graphic Design                                          
2014 - 2019
Universidad del Valle, Colombia

High School                                                          
2005 - 2011
Gimnasio Central del Valle, Colombia

AWARDS

ADDYs - AFF Baton Rouge
2022
Student Silvers
Illustration - Campaign
Project: College of Science Timeline Series