Clara Kohn

Graphic Designer/ Illustrator

Miami, FL, USA
Hi, I'm Clara Kohn, an Art Director, Graphic Designer and Illustrator from Caracas, Venezuela.
I've had experience in very different creative environments, from a large-scale ad agency to a small publishing company. I'm used to competitive and fast-pace environments that have challenged me constantly. I'm highly interested in branding projects and illustration, but still love to do poster design, brochure and flyer design, web design, packaging, typography, retouching, publication design, apparel design, fashion and surface design, icon design, concepting and ads.

Work Experience

Clara Kohn Freelance

Art Director/Graphic Designer/Illustrator

Corporate identities, brochures, banner design, web design, icon design, advertising, retouching, illustration, packaging, publication design, invitation and greeting card design for various clients such as Baglanti Jewelry, Flecha Consulting Group,Tropical Marketing, Hermann Restaurant, Hemingway Resaturant & Pub, *S, C, P, F, and Creatium.
September 2008 - Present Miami, Florida, United States

50 Eggs, Inc.

Art Director/Graphic Designer

Corporate identities, menu design, brochures, banner and flyer design, web design, advertising, concepting, packaging, retouching and typography for the Miami Heat team, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Khong River House, Swine Southern Table & Bar and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill.
August 2012 - May 2013 Miami, Florida, United States

Onboard Media

Graphic Designer

Corporate identities, publication design, fashion and surface design, icon design, presentation design, brochure design, retouching and illustration for Parazul Handbags & Accessories, Y.E.S, Discover Style Magazine, Planet Hollywood Magazine and Royal Caribbean’s Explore! Magazine.
September 2008 - July 2010 Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Bureau Pindakaas

Art Direction Intern

Art direction for advertising, concepting and video development for Iamsterdam and toy design for John Doe.
April 2008 - June 2008 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Draftfcb

Design Intern

Brand development, advertising, brochure design, retouching and icon design for Doubletree Hotels, Paccar, Shout, Edge, Peterbilt, South Beach Living and Chicago Creative Club.
January 2008 - March 2008 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education

Maryland Institute College Of Art (MICA)

Master of Fine Arts

Graphic Design
August 2010 - May 2012 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Miami Ad School

Portfolio Program

Graphic Design
October 2006 - September 2008 Miami Beach, Florida, United States

University Of Tampa

Bachelor of Arts

Communicatios, Advertising minor.
January 2003 - May 2006 Tampa, Florida, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Spanish (Native),
French (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML, Keynote , Letterpress Printing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Screenprinting,