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Ricardo (Rik) Bolaños Valverde
Nationality: Costa Rican
Birthdate: 08.23.1984
Domicile: San José, Costa Rica
Work Experience
Currently / 2018: Freelance Designer.
Currently / 2018: Asociación Ciudadana ACCEDER.
Member of the Communication and Content team.
Currently / 2013: Frente por los Derechos Igualitarios (FDI).
Volunteer and Graphic Designer.
Currently / 2013: NadaComún S.A.
Founding Partner. Director of Art and Design.
Currently / 2009: Teacher at Instituto y Universidad Creativa
Courses taught >
Workshop IV (Editorial Design)
Image Manipulation I (Photoshop)
Vectorial Design I (Illustrador)
Digital Layout (InDesign)
Typography
Portfolio
2012 / 2007: Diseñadores y Asociados Sui Generis S.A.
Graphic Designer, Customer and project management, Personnel training.
Studies
2017:
Professional makeup artist
Instituto Profesional de Belleza IECSA.
2008 / 2006:
Technician in graphic design
Instituto Universidad e Instituto Creativo del Este (Universidad Creativa)
Recognition Award for the “Graduation Portfolio”.
2008 / 2003:
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences with emphasis in Advertising
Universidad de Costa Rica
Prize Presbítero Armando Alfaro Paniagua 2007 to advertising for the campaign “Sexualidad sana, segura y satisfactoria”.
2004:
Course of Locution I and II
Radio Universidad y Radio U de la UCR
Languages
Knowledge in
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- WordPress