ICONS
Picked letter d to create an icon that incorporates the letter and an image of a word that begins with that letter.
BRAINSTORMING
DEVELOPMENT - using helvetica bold
COLORED ICONS
FINAL - DOMINO
FINAL - DOLPHIN
LIGATURES
SKETCHES
Combining two letterforms using the 27 letters of the alphabet
Hand-drawn sketches from a group of 9 classic fonts. Pictured are Futura, Baskerville, Helvetica, Garamond, Caslon, Century, Bodoni, Franklin Gothic, and Bookman.
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
CUBE
SKETCHES
Bringing the ligature work to a cube.
FINAL
FINAL
DESIGN HEROE
PRESENTATION
a p r i
G R E I M
White Space
STORYBOARD
Using the fp ligature as springboard to animate
DEVELOPMENT - using illustrator and photoshop
FINAL GIF
ESMERALDA ENSALDO
MOBILE 347 440 5884 EMAIL ensaldoc1@gmail.com LOCATION Brooklyn, NY
SUMMARY
Graphic Designer seeking entry-level position in a design company or design department. Able to realize cross-media design projects independently or as part of a team. Portfolio available.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Design Intern | NYC MISSION SOCIETY | 11/2020 - 06/ 2021
Awarded INTERN OF THE YEAR AWARD 6/2021
SKILLS Logo design
Digital and analog presentation design Design research Typography
Full digital illustration capabilities
DIGITAL Adobe CC Software Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Microsoft Office PowerPoint Word Facebook, Instagram EDUCATION
New York City College of Technology, CUNY Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate, Communication Design Major Expected date of Graduation, December 2025
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