EDUCATION
MA Graphic Design
London College of Communication
(University of the Arts London). London
Jan- Dec ’08
BA Graphic Design
Escola Superior de Disseny Elisava
(Universidad Pompeu Fabra). Barcelona. Spain
1999-2004
OTHER
Double Award in Photography [ 2008 ]
ABC Level 3 in Craft Bookbinding [ 2008 ]
Award in Letterpress [ 2008 ]
Award in Calligraphy [ 2004 ]
Paiting Courses focused in different techniques (oil painting, crayon,
pastel, charcoal drawing) [ 1990-1996 ]
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LANGUAGES
Catalan / Mother tongue
Spanish / Mother tongue
English / High Level
French / Basic Level
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EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
LONDON
July ’09 (currently)
Firedog Design
Graphic Designer Freelance
www.firedog-design.co.uk
Apr-June ’09
HeardCreative
Work placement (6weeks)
Junior Graphic Designer
www.heardcreative.co.uk
March-April ’09
BlackDog Publishing
Work placement (4weeks)
Junior Graphic Designer
www.blackdogonline.com
Feb-March ’09
Optimum Releasing
Work placement (6weeks)
Junior Graphic Designer
www.optimumreleasing.com
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BARCELONA
Oct ’04 – Dec '07
SCACS S.A.
Advertising Agency.
Art Director Junior.
Barcelona
www.scacs.com
* Production of different range of designs for advertising and direct marketing.
* Worked closed with the Art Director and the Creative and Copywriter Team.
* Designed from sratch leaflets, brochures, catalogues, marketing and advertising campaigns. (Avia, BASF SA, Hotels Sport & Resort Spa, Compo, De Bolsillo/Random House Mondadori, Grandvalira, Betis Football Team).
* Design and edition of Catalogues and Books. (Grandvalira, Compo, Switzerland Cheese.)
* Artwork preparation and supervision the production and printing process.
* Acquired experience in layout design and knowledge on typography.
Jan ’07 - Sept '07
MILK-STUDIO.NET
Freelance works as a graphic designer.
* Design of the Corporate identity for Nedrom Iberica and Ruiperbar Agricola. Creation of the logo and different aplications. Website Design.
* Design of the winning logo for the Pineda de Mar Library.
* Design of the interface for websites as Dona 10, Nedrom Iberica.
* Artwork preparation and supervision the production and printing process.
April ’04 - Oct '04
BASSAT OGILVY COMUNICACIÓN
Advertising agency.
Barcelona
www.bassatogilvy.es
* Edition of InfoEuropa Newspaper.
* Production of leaflets, brochures and different range of direct marketing products for T-Systems, Tiritas and Beneo.
* Acquired experience in the structure and development of newspapers.
* Artwork preparation.
Oct’02 - March'03
CORPORATIVA DISSENY
Graphic Design Studio.
Barcelona
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SOFTWARE
indesign, photoshop, freehand, quarxpress, illustrator, microsoft office. // high level
flash, dreamweaver, finalcut // basic level
MacOS and Pc.
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SKILLS
Sharp eye to detail.
Able to create succesful advertising campaigns from the scratch.
Editorial, Layout and Typographic design.
Print-finishing experience.
Logo and Brand Identity Design.
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EXHIBITIONS
Dec '08
Volume Exhibition - London College of Communication
MA Graphic Design Final Show
www.volume2008.com
Dec'08
PopUp Gallery - Carnaby Street
Back to Basics Exhibition
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BLOGS where you can find my work
Bitique
http://www.bitique.co.uk/miriam-casanellas/2009/07/20
The Magenta Links
http://www.themagentalinks.com/2009/07/20/homesick-miriam-casanellas/#more-5039
NetDiver
http://netdiver.net/bye-bye-barbie
Les Mangues Italiennes
http://lesmanguesitaliennes.blogspot.com/2009/01/miriam-casanellas.html
Design Centre
http://designcentre.ru/node/54399
Createmake
http://www.createmake.com/?p=782
Jonze Design
http://jonzedesign.com/2009/07/20/miriam-casanellas-graphic-desig/