Diana Recinos

LA-born artist, graphic designer, and visual storyteller. Known for mixed media, illustrative work, advertising visuals, and social media work. I have 5 years of graphic design experience that includes logo design, web/social media design, marketing and advertising, and photography/ photo editing experience. The question that my art answers is how to build human connection with something that is not physical. Recent graduate with foundational knowledge in graphic design and hands-on experience gained through academic projects and internships. Demonstrates strong teamwork, problem-solving, and time-management skills. Prepared to start a career and make meaningful contributions with commitment and drive.

• The arqive, Undergraduate Directed Study, Fall Semester 2022 Collaborated with a team to create a unique user experience and branding developments across app and website UX/UI experience. Created art assets for the website graphics and feature on adobe XD. Worked with branding guidelines to create updates and badges for achievements.
• C2CS Initiative for the YMCA, Graphic Design II, Spring Semester 2022 Conceptualized a branding guideline for the Cradle 2 Career Success initiative based on deliverables and a design brief for the project. Developed key strategies of branding for internal use. Helped bridge the issue of communication between the C2CS initiative and the diverse, low-income communities they serve through design. Created visuals and print items such as posters, billboard mockups, flyers, social media mockups and mood boards.
• Presentation Deck: Rebrand of Max Factor, Graphic Design I, Fall Semester 2020 Rebranded an existing company to create an updated fresh design without losing company identity. Created mockup advertisements, presentation deck, research, analytics on competitors and sales, trend analysis, target audience, and Instagram Carousel.

• Art 2870 Intro to Photography
• ART 3900 Art & Design in the Community
• Art 3170 Visual Arts in Urban Contexts
• Art 1090 3D Art Fundamentals
• ART 2330 Color Theory and Perception
• Art 4080 Graphic Design II

I have worked with photography and have taken photography courses during my bachelors degree completion. I believe that design, art, and illustration correlate to photography because it is like a snapshot of information. I have an eye for interesting shapes and silhouettes in my photography. As I mentioned earlier as well, my experience as an assistant graphic designer really pushed the photographer role and I have experience with photo editing as well as video editing.