Ara Agopian

Ara Agopian

Owner, Art Director, Website & Graphic Designer · AA Graphics

Long Beach, CA

In My Own Words

With over five years of industry experience. My portfolio includes projects from multiple aspects of the trade, including corporate identity, CD covers, brochures, catalogs,etc. A selection of my portfolio can be viewed at www.aa-graphics.com.

Work Experience

Owner, Art Director, Website & Graphic Designer

AA Graphics

2006 – Present

Print graphics include: brochures, postcards, catalogs, trade show graphics, and other print material. Media production: Create, edit and export video to multiple formats. Create and maintain custom html websites, as well as Wordpress sites.

Graphic Designer

GK Design

2004 – 2006

Create logos, emblems and graphics for Yamaha Motorcycles, ATVs, and Snowmobiles. Compose specifcation sheets and placement data for graphics produced on vehicles. Research color and graphic trends for the Automobile and Motorcycle industry .

Graphic Design Manager

Forrest K. Haag, ASLA

2001 – 2004

Created large and small format visual aids for client presentation, utilizing computer graphic programs and freehand graphic skill. Team with owner to complete packages for city submittal. This includes manipulation of graphics and implementation of applicable verbiage. Maintained all company graphics and acted as liaison between company design staff and reprographic vendors. Always worked on multiple projects with deadlines.

Education

BA

CSULB

1999 – 2001

BA

AA

LA Pierce College

1996 – 1999

AA

Interests

MusicDesignArtAction sportsCraft beerSocializingConcertsSpoken word poetry.

Industries

SkateSnowSurf

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