Romualdo Faura # Free Designer

Cover letter

I am Romualdo Faura. I was born at daybreak a very cold day in 1977 in Murcia (Spain). In those days democracy was paving the way in Spain and postmodernity was focusing repeatedly on the world. Since I was a child, I have felt very attracted by everything that has to do with colours and shapes.

Although I was tempted by the Architecture and Journalism spheres, I finally chose studying Fine Arts and I specialised in Graphic Design. Since that moment, I feel that I could not have done anything else but studying Design.

My strengths in this field are:

• ·The use of typography applied to identity. The fonts as a shaping element.
• ·The combination of colours which is the result of my training in a Fine Art School as well as of genetic heredity.
• ·The synthesis of concepts and its graphic reflection.

I am interested in the field of Social Responsibility of the Graphic Designer. In fact, I am focusing my additional studies on this branch of the Design field.

I believe in the Law of Attraction.

Personal information:

_Romualdo M. Faura Bernabé

_Murcia | 26th of February of 1977

Studies:

_2004-Present | PHD (Diploma of Advanced Studies and Monographic Courses) The plastic and visual reflection in the Educational sphere / Investigation: Teaching Ethics in the field of Graphic Design.University of Murcia. Spain.

__2006 | Grant given by the MAEC-AECI (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Studies in Ethics at the Institute of Technology and Higher Education of West. Philosophy Department. Guadalajara. Mexico.

_2001-2002 | Master’s Degree in Multimedia Applications for Internet. Polytechnics University of Valencia. Spain.

_1999 | Grant PROMOE-UPV (International Exchange programmes of the Polytechnics University of Valencia), at the University of Monterrey (Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design), Mexico, 6 months.

_1995-2000 | Bachelor in Fine Art- Speciality in Graphic Design. School of BBAA of San Carlos, Polytechnics University of Valencia. Spain.

Professional experience :

_ESI Murcia, España | October 2007 to the present. As a teacher, teaching Typography and Editorial Design in HND (Higher National Diploma) in Graphic Design and Media.

_Freelance | from July 2001 to the present.
I have worked as a graphic designer and carrying out projects of Identity, Publishing Design, Web Design and Multimedia (Spain and Mexico). Some of the clients I have worked for are: the Inter-American Development Bank, the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of Monterrey, University of Monterrey, Cartagena City Council, University of Monterrey, MG Technical Architecture, Entreculturas, Noobe.

_Monterrey Tec - Guadalajara Campus-, Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Architecture, Guadalajara, Mexico | August 2005-May 2006.
As a teacher, teaching the subjects of Graphic Design and Presentation techniques of Architectural Projects.

_CEDIM (School of Higher Design Studies of Monterrey), Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Mexico | January 2004-may 2004.
As teacher, teaching the workshop on the portfolio. Giving advice to the students in the development of their own personal graphic portfolio.

_UDEM (Monterrey University), Architecture and Design Department, Monterrey University, Mexico |August 2002-December 2003.
As a teacher, during my degree in Graphic Design teaching the subjects: Computer-aided design (Freehand and QuarkXpress), Electronic Image (Photoshop) Figure and Image for multimedia (Flash and Director) and Publishing Design (workshop on Publishing Design).

Workshops and exhibitions:

_2007 Workshop Injuve. | Málaga, España.

_2007 Workshop Escola Muuu´07. | Barcelona.

_2002 National Meeting of Graphic Design Schools | ENCUADRE. Monterrey, México.

_2001-2002 | I took part in the project “Universidad Virtual Ideal” (Ideal Virtual University), organized by the Technological Institute of Massachusetts-MIT (Boston, EEUU) and the Polytechnics University of Valencia, UPV. I have collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and I have experience within international environments.

_2000 | Organizer of the Second Course of Architecture “Space and Light”, in the University Residence Albalat | (Valencia).

_Selected in the Siracusa Identity Contest. | Siracusa, Italy _December 2007

Awards and mentions :

_Frist prize. Murcia Joven. Murcia_September 2007

_Prize CREACIÓN INJUVE´07. Madrid _July 2007

_First prize. Logo of the 100th Anniversary of Carmen Conde. Cartagena, Spain_ June 2006

_Honourable mention: Logo 50th Anniversary of Women’s Vote in Mexico (Senate of the Republic of Mexico), Mexico_ May 2003

References:

Availables if asked.