Taty Rivera de Hindes RESUME

Over 25 years of international experience as a professional Graphic Designer, 14 years experience as a University Lecturer.

Specialising in: visual identity, editorial design, type design, page layout, art direction and project management.

Areas of interest: collaborating with other creative experts like marketing companies, web developers, web information architects, print and web publishers.

Master of Fine Arts in Design.
Majoring in Type Design and Computer Graphics.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Boston, Massachusetts, 1992.

Bachelor of Graphic Design
University Dr. José Matías Delgado.
San Salvador, El Salvador, 1989

Creative Director: Soul Space Design
Australia, 2004 - present

Australian clients: corporate identity, entrepreneurs developing new businesses. 2003 - present

International clients: publishers and American government institutions. 1992 - Present.

Contract work (confidential)

Graphic Design Lecturer
Australia and El Salvador.

University of NSW, College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia, 2004

University Dr. Jose Matias Delgado, El Salvador, 1993 - 2003

University Don Bosco, El Salvador, 2000 - 2003

Art Direction and Project Managment: M&R, Design and Consultancy. USA and C.A., 1998 - 2003
Award winning design studio servicing government institutions, advertising agencies, multinational corporations and publishers.

Clients: Hush Puppies, Disney, Hallmark and Nestle.

Responsible for Graphic Design teams, Illustrators, Photographers and Pre-Press artwork approval.

Project Manager for the publication of books and magazines.

Freelance Graphic Designer and IT Consultant
USA and Central America, 1993 - 2000
Research, development and personnel training for the Computer Art Departments of the following companies:

CONCULTURA (Department of Cultural Affairs of El Salvador).

SIGMA Q (Print & packaging corporation in El Salvador).

Textiles San Andres (Designer Towels: HILASAL).

SIGMA Q,
Digital Art Department: Art Director and Production Manager
1994 - 1998 and as a contractor until 2003
Print & packaging corporation based in El Salvador with offices in USA and Europe. Clients: Hallmark, Nestle, Disney, Unilever.

Responsible for hiring, training and managing personnel.

Designed labels, packaging, cigar labels (Cuban market), brochures, stickers and marketing collateral for new products.

Granted final approval for all artwork.

Collaborated with the Marketing Department to develop new products.

Liaised with internal and external clients.

Guest Speaker
Apple Macintosh trade shows, 1993 - 1999

Design Internship: The Digital Images Group.
Boston, Massachusetts USA., 1991 - 1992

Beta Tester for Kodak, Adobe and IBM, Boston, USA., 1991 - 1992

Teacher Assistant: Computer Arts Learning Centre, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. USA, 1990 - 1992

Head Graphic Designer: HILASAL. El Salvador, 1987 - 1989

Newspaper Typesetter: La Prensa Grafica, 1986 - 1989

Teacher Assistant: Graphic Design, Colour Theory and Design Fundamentals, Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador 1984 - 1989

Recipient of FULBRIGHT Laspau Scholarship, 1990 - 1993 Sponsored by Harvard University and the United States Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Winner: The Best of Graphic Design in Latin America, 1998 Print Magazine. New York, USA.

Best Book Design Award for “In the Centre of America”, 1997 Printer’s Association of Florida, USA.