Ana Carina Gallo

Designer in Chicago, IL, United States

Member since September 26, 2016

Ana has almost fifteen years of design and art direction experience under her belt working with global and domestic brands like Coca Cola, sbe, Nationwide, Ikea, Sears, and Bud Light. As a former developer, she understands the importance of function in every detail of design. Her top influences are Scandinavian/Dutch design, vagabonding, paper engineering, minimalism, Visionaire, Kidrobot, and Wes Anderson.

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Digital Design

Auberge Miami
- Design
- Wireframing
- Conceptual Design
- Visual Design
- Mockups
- InVision
- Illustrator CC
- Photoshop CC
- HTML
- Mobile Design
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- iOS UI Design
- User Experience (UX)
- Branding
- Mobile
Residences by Armani Casa
The Period Project
- Conceptualization
- Conceptual Design
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Writing & Editing
- Web Design
- Web App Design
- Icon Design
- Iconography
- Digital Illustration
- Art Direction
- Visual Design
- Wireframing
- Logo Design
Locust Projects
- Logo Design
- Style Guides
- Stationery
- Branding
- Web Design
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Art Direction
- Design
- Visual Design
- Wireframing
W Fort Lauderdale
- Print Design
- Style Guides
- Web Design
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Branding
- Wireframing
- Conceptual Design
Zubi Advertising
- Conceptual Design
- Wireframing
- Design
- Visual Design
- Illustrator CC
- Photoshop CC

Employment

Senior Art Director
2016 - PRESENT
Starmark International
- Designed and conceptualized interactive ads and websites for clients.
Technologies: Adobe CC
Senior Art Director
2013 - 2016
Ilona Creative Studio
- Designed and conceptualized websites for luxury developments.
- Designed and conceptualized mobile solutions for real estate brokers.
- Designed and coordinated print ads.
- Art directed three video shoots.
- Managed developers for all interactive work.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, Adobe CC, InVision
Freelance Art Director
2012 - 2013
Zubi Advertising
- Conceptualized and designed an ad agency's desktop and mobile website. Created the full design guide, wireframes, and design for the new website.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Art Director
2011 - 2012
McGarryBowen
- Conceptualized and designed advertising for the company's main client, Sears. Created an in-store mobile app concept, two TV spots, and weekly radio ads.
- Conceptualized and designed for Maxwell House online Drops of Good program.
- Conceptualized and provided copywriting for Bud Light social media campaign Here Weego.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Art Director
2010 - 2011
*SCPF
- Designed and conceptualized for a Guitar Hero promotion with Coca Cola.
- Designed, provided copywriting, and conceptualized for the agency's self promo The Period Project.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Art Director
2009 - 2010
Dieste
- Conceptualized and designed for three nationwide TV spots and a microsite campaign. Led a team with three juniors for a microsite campaign and execution.
- Redesigned the Sierra Mist TV spot. Worked with the client's new brand guide to give the brand more equity and bring more exposure to a new look.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Graphic Design Intern
2008 - 2008
Hal Riney
- Designed and developed my first banner ad campaign for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Designed a minisite campaign for AAA.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Certificate in Design and Art Direction
2006 - 2008
Miami Ad School - Miami, multiple
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Systems
1998 - 2002
Lehigh University - Pennsylvania

Experience

Design15 years
Photoshop CC15 years
Adobe Dreamweaver12 years
iOS10 years
Illustrator CC9 years
Adobe InDesign9 years

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