Summary
Experience
Education and Awards
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Rich Cabrera works with advertising agencies, design groups and directly with clients to produce extraordinary results to graphic design challenges. Over the years, Rich has worked with in-house art departments to tackle their projects needing immediate attention. Rich specializes in print, including logos, illustrations, catalogs, and much more.
In our ever-changing world of technology, keeping current with tools that help deliver design objectives is key. Rich Cabrera brings to each project an extensive, detailed body of expertise with a variety of leading-edge tools common to the design industry and critical in the process of producing high-quality designed print and web materials. Software programs such as Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator are industry-standard tools Rich uses every day. While Macintosh is a preferred platform, print files and PDFs can be produced for any platform necessary.
Rich brings to your design project solid experience, innovative designs, and expert knowledge of materials used for both the creation and production of design assets to meet your project needs.
Experience
| 2001—present | Cabrera Design, Hayward CA | Freelance Design and Illustration |
| 1997—2001 | Digital Impressions, Milpitas CA | Production Artist/Pre-Press Specialist |
| 1996—1997 | Cabrera Design, Hayward CA | Freelance Design and Illustration |
| 1995—1996 | Rubber Stampede, Oakland CA | Graphic Artist/Illustrator |
| 1986—1995 | Whole Earth Access, Emeryville CA | Freelance Graphic Artist/Illustrator |
| 1983—1986 | Cabrera Design, Alameda CA | Freelance Design and Illustration |
| 1981—1983 | San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose CA | Graphic Designer/Illustrator |
| 1979—1981 | Innovative Marketing, San Jose CA | Graphic Designer/Illustrator |
| 1978—1979 | Frank/Law Advertising, Alameda CA | Assistant Art Director |
Education and Awards
Richard C. Cabrera graduated from San Francisco's acclaimed Academy of Art University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration. Rich's focus on his major did not prevent him from pursuing a minor in Advertising Design. He credits as significant influences many of the Academy of Art teaching staff, including Barbara Bradley, Chris Kenyon and Ernest Posey.
In addition to attending many design conferences and graphic seminars over the years, Rich also enrolled at Oakland's California College of Arts and Crafts Extension Education program to continue to expand his expertise.
Rich is an award winning designer with recent recognition from a regional print association for his work on the Hanko Designs annual paper/rubber stamp catalogs.
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