Virginia Bahena

Graphic Designer

Chicago, IL, USA

Work Experience

NoStigmas

Graphic Designer

Designed graphics used for promotion on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook in an effort to end stigmas and promote mental health.
May 2015 - May 2016 Illinois, United States

Letterpress Intern

Responsibilities include helping with printing of custom letterpress orders, helping with the assembly of materials for customers and further expanding on two years of letterpress knowledge.

January 2017 - May 2017 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education

PrattMWP

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Completed all foundations courses necessary for a bachelor of fine arts degree with an emphasis on visual communications. Aside from design courses, a screen printing course was also taken.
August 2012 - May 2014 Utica, New York, United States

School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago (SAIC)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a path in visual communications. Courses included typography classes, graphic design classes, and an intensive envisioning information course, which focused on infographics and the visual display of information.
Other courses included three semesters of letterpress, both book works and broadsides. These courses emphasizes a harmony of typography on the printed page as well as imagery in order to form interesting and captivating design.
August 2014 - December 2016 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Spanish (Native),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Book Binding, Letterpress,