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01. Education





degree
university
details

DESIGNBFA





AA [CSULB] Cal State 
University Long Beach


[SBCC] Santa Barbara
city Collage


 Hello! I’m Amy a graphic designer specializing in branding and packaging, with a focus on illustration and expressive typography inspired by my Mexican American heritage and love for nature. I’m passionate about creating impactful, story-driven design and am seeking opportunities to continue growing within a dynamic creative team while expanding my skills across the evolving design industry.



 02. Experienceperiodspecialitycompany job description


DESIGN
2025graphic
designInterlude
senior show

As a Media and Merchandise Team Member for Interlude, the CSULB Graphic Design Class of 2025 senior exhibition, I collaborated with a 7-person media team to shape the show’s visual experience, ensuring timelines and deliverables remained on track. Additionally, produced promotional content, including behind-the-scenes photography and marketing visuals. As part of the merchandise team, I designed editorial print materials and supporting assets that reinforced the show’s narrative and
visual cohesion



DESIGN
2025graphic
designMachan Sign 
Company, Inc.Designed large-scale wall vinyl graphics to enhance the visual environment of the CSULB campus for students and staff. Led concept development, layout design, and detailed planning for the south wall of the third-floor corridor. Collaborated closely with stakeholders across multiple review stages to ensure alignment with university signage standards.


INDUSTRY SPONSORED PROJECTS


2024
Experiential Design

Sponsor:
George P. Johnson 
 Collaborated with Associate Creative Director Bomie Lee and Professor Tor Hovind at CSULB to develop an experiential branding project. Designed a branded pop-up space through strategic concept development, iterative critiques, and creative execution.
2024Packaging
DesignSponsor:
Stranger and Stranger Developed brand strategy, identity, and 3D spirits packaging concepts inspired by Stranger & Stranger’s portfolio. Designed luxury and mid-tier bottle pairings using narrative-driven branding and 3D packaging workflows in Blender.



03. Skillscategorytypelevel

HARD SKILLS
design

graphic design

Adobe suite: Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Dimension Figma, Blender, Cargo, ReadyMag Chatgpt, Claude, Gemini

tools and platformscommunicationgoogle suite, slack, powerpoint, acrobat
languagesenglish,  spanishfluent
SOFT SKILLSbehavior Interpersonal and 
CognitiveTeam player, MultiTask, Adaptability, Rapid Learner, Commmunication, Thrives in Colllaborative and Indepenent Roles, Emotional intelligence, Problem Solving


04. Contact
OFFLINEbased inSouthern,  CA
ONLINEwebsiteapadesign.cargoinstagram@apaxdesignslinkedinwww.linkedin.com/in/amypradoa

CONTACTemailhello.apadesigns@gmail.com
    
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01. Education

BFA  [CSULB] Cal State University Long Beach
AA [SBCC] Santa Barbara City Collage



Hello! I’m Amy a graphic designer specializing in branding and packaging, with a focus on illustration and expressive typography inspired by my Mexican American heritage and love for nature. I’m passionate about creating impactful, story-driven design and am seeking opportunities to continue growing within a dynamic creative team while expanding my skills across the evolving design industry.



02. Experience
Interlude                              2025                     graphic
design



As a Media and Merchandise Team Member for Interlude, the CSULB Graphic Design Class of 2025 senior exhibition, I collaborated with a 7-person media team to shape the show’s visual experience, ensuring timelines and deliverables remained on track. Additionally, produced promotional content, including behind-the-scenes photography and marketing visuals. As part of the merchandise team, I designed editorial print materials and supporting assets that reinforced the show’s narrative and visual cohesion.
Machan Sign Co Inc.         2025                      graphic
design



Designed large-scale wall vinyl graphics to enhance the visual environment of the CSULB campus for students and staff. Led concept development, layout design, and detailed planning for the south wall of the third-floor corridor. Collaborated closely with stakeholders across multiple review stages to ensure alignment with university standards.

Sponsored projects George P. Johnson            2024               Experiential
design



Collaborated with Associate Creative Director Bomie Lee and Professor Tor Hovind at CSULB to develop an experiential branding project. Designed a branded pop-up space through strategic concept development, iterative critiques, and creative execution.


Stranger and Stranger 
     2024 


Packaging
design



Developed brand strategy, identity, and 3D spirits packaging concepts inspired by Stranger & Stranger’s portfolio. Designed luxury and mid-tier bottle pairings using narrative-driven branding and 3D packaging workflows n Blender.



03. Skills

LANGUAGES        
English, Spanish
 fluent 
HARD SKILLS                       Design

Illustrator Indesign
Photoshop, Lightroom Dimension, Figma,
Blender, Cargo
Readymag

Comm Tool           
google suite, slack powerpoint, acrobt

SOFT 
SKILLS                          Behavior
Adaptability, Rapid Learner, Thrives in Colllaborative and Indepenent Roles
 Team player MultiTasker

04. Contact

OFFLINEbased in
Southern,  CA

ONLINEwebsite

insta

linkedin

email