hello,
With a background in Graphic Design and Fine Arts, I enjoy visually communicating through harmonious color, cohesive typography, and pleasing images. 
The essential aspects of my creative process are: developing a refined understanding of the usefulness and meaning of a subject, and visually communicating the personality of that value. 
I believe in fairies, gnomes, eco-friendly practices, fair trade, and actions
that fairly benefit living beings in our universe. I am Paola Zanol, graphic designer currently living in San Francisco. 
Resume
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EDUCATION
Visual Media Foundation & Web Foundation | May 2015
Graphic Design Emphasis | May 2016

Certificate from City College of San Francisco

BA of Fine Arts in Visual Arts | 2008
University of Minas Gerais (UEMG) · Brazil

OTHER COURSES
Language for Integrated Project Management | January 2010
School of Planning Homo Sapiens · Brazil
Cooperativism | 2004
OCEMG - Union and Organization of Cooperatives · Brazil
Ecodesign workshop| August 2000
Reciclar-T3/ EXPO 2000 · Germany

EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Designer 
Healthline Media | Mar – May 2017
Assisting the Photo Editor with image selection, editing, and retouching

Graphic Design Intern
Emerge Studio CCSF | Jan – May 2016 
Designed posters, logo, website redesign and project management for
CCSF’s departments and non-profit organizations.

Teacher Assistant on Advanced Typography
City College of San Francisco | Feb – May 2016
Provided one-on-one feedback to students on typography specifics and design process. Assisted the teacher with in-class critiques and helping
students use Adobe Indesign.

Graphic Design Intern
PPV Informática | January – May 2012
Assisted the senior graphic designer with illustrations, icons,
webdesign, and layout. 

Management Assistant
Programa Água Doce (Ministry of Environment of Brazil) | 2010
Administered paperwork for sustainable water desalination process
and machinery, for lower income communities located in arid Brazilian landscapes. Interviewed community members, organized field trips,
reported on findings, and attended national conferences.

Graphic Designer Apprentice
Instituto Reciclar-T3 (NGO) | 2004 – 2009
Designed layouts for documents, presentations, tags, and stickers. Developed concepts for workshops, course materials, and project plans for low-income communities to create sustainable products from recyclable materials.

DESIGN SKILLS
Typography
Layout Design
Concept creation
Adobe Ps, Ai, Indd, Flash
InVision
Slack
Trello

PERSONAL SKILLS
Creativity
Collaboration
Communication
Organization

VOLUNTEER
San Francisco Women's Collective · La Colectiva | October 2016 – Present
Event graphic designer
I design different assets on print and web such as event logos, posters,
post-cards, letterheads, banner ads, light html, and css editing for the
15th anniversary of the San Francisco Women's Collective | La Colectiva.

Letterform Archive | August 2016 – Present
Volunteer assistant
I work primarily on collections organizing, plating and cleaning as
well as cataloging type specimens from different type foundries.

Typo SF | 2014 · 2015
Greeter, set-up assistant and speakers lounge assistant.
Instituto Reciclar-T3 (NGO) | 2003 – 2009
Sociological field researcher, workshop assistant, event
organizer and greeter for lower-income communities. 

LANGUAGES
Brazilian Portuguese
Native 
English
Fluent
Spanish
Intermediate
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