C. Manuel R. Galvez
CMG@ClassickSoulo.com

Freelance Fashion Graphic Designer / Tenbills.com
New York, New York(December 2005–Present Time)
Creating screen printed T-shirt graphics with mass appeal, however not based on typical marketing schemes. Further more, providing design consultant that ranges from creative,
to marketing, and even production.

Freelance Fashion Graphic Designer / Warnaco Inc.(Calvin Klein Jeans)
New York, New York(June 2008–December 2008)
Responsibilities included creating graphics for casual male apparel and women's as well
if needed.Designs' comprised of print, appliqués, repeats and recoloring. Other duties were to provide tech-packs for production, cads for marketing, and updated digital formats of men's color palate.

Freelance Fashion Graphic Designer / Gap Kids (Toddler Boy's Division)
New York, New York(June 2007–May 2008)
Primarily to design fashion graphics in mind that they appeal to both toddler and parents.
Other responsibilities asidi aidding the Sr. Designer and Art Director of
Gap Kids/ toddler boy's division, are research and techpacking of final designs
for production.

Fashion Graphic Designer / Triple Five Soul
Brooklyn, New York (October 2005–Mid April 2007)
Duties are to create graphics in terms of screen prints, appliques, and embroideries along side other designers for Men's and Women's urban apparel based around the season’s theme. Other responsibilites include designing t-shirt print graphics(that compliments the main line) and techpacking the final design. Also working with the marketing department with direct mail pieces such as fliers. Furthermore help deligate design interns.

Fashion Graphic Designer / India Garments' Address Unknown 64
New York, New York
(July 2004–September 2005)
Responsibilities included designing graphics whether for screen print, stitching or appliqués for casual male apparel. Other duties included developing cads, line-sheets, and preparing tech packages whether digital and or a physical set to go out to company’s production vendors.
Also assisted Creative Advisor on fashioning or revamping yarn dyes, updating color palates, and putting together a knit and or woven line, which buyers would select from. Furthermore work side-by-side if not conference calls with clients’ such as GUESS Co.’s LA Factory to deliver designs that fits their market.

Freelance Designer / Asian CineVision (2004 Asian American Film Festival)
New York, New York
New York, New York (October 2003–January 2004)
Worked along side Board of Director John C Woo and Festival Director Diana Lee to create a logo and a look that would represent the 2004 Asian American Film Festival. In addition produce an entry form mailer that was sent to filmmakers globally. Entry form was also made available via web download. Other duties included updating Asian CineVision’s website, whether by uploading new information or creating new pages regarding this year’s and the last film festival.


Magazine Art Assistant / Disney Adventures magazine
New York, New York
(July 2000–May 2001)
Responsibilities included preparing contracts for illustrators, returning artwork along with copies of the magazine and tear sheets to illustrators, making FPO scans of visual materials, designing and producing three of the magazines’ departments [Masthead page (included monthly contest announcements and winners names), Coming Up (next-issue preview) and the Puzzle Answers page]. Also assisted the Art Director on various magazine and collateral projects, including:
1) focus-group presentations; 2) special trading-card insets; and 3) determining magazine fonts and designing typographic elements for special issues.


Graphic Design Intern / Gates Sisters Design Inc.
New York, New York
(February 2000–June 2000)
Assisted with the designing of movie ads for the Film Forum column printed in magazines
and newspapers, such as Time Out New York, and The Village Voice. Assisted in the redesign
of a brochure for Isabella Day Spa and Electrolysis. Furthermore, based on sketches by a designer named JC Suarés, redesigned various page layouts for Shape magazine and created web icons for www.chamberbiz.com

Education:

New York Technical College
Brooklyn, New York 11201.
Major: Art and Advertising Design
Diploma: Associate in Applied Science in Art/Advertising Design, June 2001.
Bachelor of Technology in Communication Design, June 2003.

The Cooper Union College of Art and Science
New York, New York 10003.
The Saturday Outreach Program for High School Students (Sophomore–Senior year).
Received a diploma for each year completed.


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