Elmo Chavez is a Visual Designer located in the heart of Central Texas. He is an avid fan of movies, television, animation, video games, & tabletops, and is looking to build his own games and stories on the side.

He is proficient in Art Direction, Trademark/Icon design, Branding, and Motion Graphics.

Contact me

elmostreetside@gmail.com

210.852.3645

Education

Texas State University BFA Communication Design Fall 2019 - Fall 2023

Alamo Colleges Fall 2016 - Spring 2019

Work

Optical Balance

Freelance — 2024

Designed and created a B2B website, in addition to the company’s catalog for both print and online.

ADRC (Art Department Resource Center)

Work Study — 2022-2023

Managed art and design inventory, as well as monitoring the use of printers by students in the lab. Responsible for IT support and tutoring students on Adobe software and equipment.

Involvement

AIGA TXST

Officer — 2023-2024

Designed various promotional materials for AIGA, such as event posters, chapter t-shirts, and stickers. Successfully organized a photo room event for students to take professional headshots.

Texas State Film Club

Member — 2019-2022

Worked on set for several student short films, served as colorist for club wide short film: Haven, worked as the marketing lead for the 2nd club wide short film: Near Miss.

Skills

Illustration

Branding

Art Direction

Typography

Photography

Motion Graphics

Packaging

Brainstorming

Ideation

UX/UI Design

Design Layout

Printmaking

Printing

Public Speaking

Storytelling

Software

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom Classic

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Acrobat

Google Drive

Microsoft Office

Frame.io

Mural

Figma