MICHELLE  VILLACORTA
tel. 650.580.4876 email: design@michellevillacorta.com

[ O B J E C T I V E ]
To be a product of design and secure a position that will enable me to
contribute my creativity, grow with the company, and influence people around me.

[ E D U C A T I O N ]
Academy of Art University - San Francisco CA
BFA | 2004

[ E X P E R I E N C E ]
Freelance Graphic Designer
San Diego CA
09|04 - present
Oversee projects from conception to execution. Design corporate identity, collateral material,
and website interface design. Create and prepare file for print production and design consultation.
Signage design, business cards, brochures, posters, Illustrations, wedding invitations, T-shirt designs, etc.

Graphic Designer:
Jacob Tyler Creative Group : San Diego CA
05|06 - 10|06
Responsibilities include overseeing & designing brochures, ads, large format prints & posters. Logo design
and interface design. Conducted image research, pre-press & production. Constructed project mock-ups
and finishing for in-house prints.

Graphic Designer
Brandfly.com : San Diego CA
03|05 - 09|05
Worked with clients to develop identity systems which included logo design and stationary systems.
Designed interface graphics for websites. Created print media, including brochure, postcards, and
promotional pieces. Researched imagery, organized file pre-press, packaging & production for print.

Graphic Designer
Sign & Sign Again : San Francisco CA
11|03 – 11|04
Responsibilities include overseeing layout & file preparation and production.  Design consultation & estimation. Conducted site surveys & installation. Updating photography for company website gallery.

Design Intern
Primo Angeli | Fitch  : San Francisco CA
02|02 – 05|02
Duties included constructing project prototypes. Image research & product photos. Audit boards
for designers and directors. Sketched preliminary drafts and refinements

Production Artist
Vogue Graphics : CCAC San Francisco CA
09|01 – 02|02
Worked with clients on general production needs. Other responsibilities included file prep
for printing and finishing. Conducted design consultation & estimation. Sales & general
customer service duties.

Visual Merchandiser
Footlocker  : Daly City CA
09|98 – 05|02
Managed merchandising & promotional set-ups. Received shipments and replenished
merchandise on a weekly basis. Designed & produced store banners for annual competitions.
Supervised opening and closing duties.

Production Asst./Intern
Orange County Fair : Costa Mesa CA
04|01 – 08|01
Duties included redesign & production of existing artwork. Developed banners and other
signage for fair ground vendors. Operated in-house equipment and installation.

[ C L I E N T   E X P E R I E N C E ]
Yokozuna's Restaurant :San Diego CA --Website & postcard design
PIFA (Pacific Islander Festival Association --Print collateral, logo design, & graphics
Abadam-Zamora Wedding--Print collateral.
Fire Escape Artists : SF CA--Website Design
Van Mourik Woodworks : Glenn Ellen CA --Logo, Identity system & Advertisement
Cafico : SF CA--Menu Board
R3media.com AZ-- Logo development, Business card, web graphics, & T-shirt designs
Miggy's Island Kettle Korn CA-- Logo development, Invitation
Advance Designs :San Diego CA --brochure design

[ T E C H N I C A L   S K I L L S ]   
Adobe Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks
Adobe Indesign, Dreamweaver,Microsoft Office, Mac & PC platforms, ..and a little bit of FLASH =).

[ R E F E R E N C E S ]
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST