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    © 2017 by Rasta Asaru Escott EL --- Artofra.com All rights reserved

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    Artist Statement:

    For me Art is the ever eluding dream of memories in time, it is in that instant of the moment that I have awaken to find myself creating the images from the dream.  In simple, I am creating what was told to me by my ancestors in resemblance of their dream.  I remember what others forget.

                                                                                                                                    -Rasta Asaru Escott EL

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    SKILLS SUMMARY

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    • Freehand illustrations                                                         

    • Html Coding,

    • Web Development

    • Social Media Content Creation                                                 

    • Brand Creation

    • Marketing and Branding                                                                      

    • Collateral Material Design

    • E-Blast                                                                                               

    • Photography/ Video Editing

    Rasta Asaru - Graphic Designer

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    • Key Art 

    • HTML / CSS

    • Expert in (Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign)

    • Videography

    • Digital Painting 

    • Typography

    • Vector

    • Commercial / Story Boards

    EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

     

    Art Director

    ·     Branding - Logo design/Photography

    ·     Brand Marketing -Create Ad Campaigns, Social media platforms, Video Commercials

    ·    Book Editing - Create page structure for publishing, copy edits, Cover/key art

         design.

    ·    Manage Layouts for press (print size, view & bleed requirements).

    ·    Manage Knowledge of RGB, CMYK, Pantone Color System.

    ·    Develop cohesive visions and standards for projects and products       

     

    Graphic Design

    ·    Digital Rendering (Rendering using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Corel Painter)

    ·    Create Marketing Collateral Material for in-station companies.

    ·    Create marketing ads for interpersonal I.e. banners, Postcards, Flyers, Letterhead, Billboards.

    ·    Logo Design

     

    Creative Director

    ·     Recruit, manage and develop staff and business development team

    ·     Co-create Marketing Collateral Material Managed Marketing ads

    ·     Edit film and movie footage for documentaries and shorts.

    ·     Manage broker printing pricing and outsourcing of jobs.

    ·     Create Corporate Base Websites for Financial Institutions.

    PUBLICATIONS & RECENT WORK​

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    • “The Creative House Art Gallery 2016  – Founded in July 2016 in Inglewood CA, by Rasta Escott EL

    • “Group Art Show 3D” 2016 - Featured artist group show curated by Charles Dickson.

    • “I Speak Art“ 2016 - A film documentary on the Art/Creation process of artist, Michael Chukes, Charles Dickson, Teresa Tolliver, Timothy Washington, Toni Scott, Joseph Sims, Leigh Adams 

    • “The woman who would be king” 2016 - Trailer Monologue Short Featuring Esosa E./ Smithsonian

    • Teresa Tolliver, Joseph Sims, Toni Scott, Sabree, Leigh Adams, and Timothy Washington.

    • “Johnny Gill Tour Book” 2015 - Graphic Photography Tour Book for Musician Johnny Gill

    • “Jem and the Holograms” 2015 - Character renders on the late 80’s comic TV animation for Hasbro

    • “Saints of Winter Valley” 2014 – A documentary on the Graphic Novel written by Author MD Marie for SDCC.

    • “Chained“ 2014 - A Movie/Film short both written and directed by Rasta Asaru EL

    • “Abuse” 2014 Film short on the life of a recovering batter woman that takes place in the 60’s

    • “The King Snake” 2014 - Screenplay, called King Snake Written by MD Marie Directed by Rasta A. Escott EL 

    • “My Spirit is me” 2014 - A children’s book on spiritual coping skills.

    • “Saints of Winter Valley Book” - 2013 Comic Rendering of the graphic novel written by author MD Marie.

    • “Black Cotton” a Documentary 2013 – a documentary on the making of the coffee table book “BLACK COTTON”

    • “Black Cotton Book” 2013 - A Photography book written by Rasta Asaru Escott El

    • “ KJLH” - Dominique Diprima - Interviews about the book black cotton and the creation of the documentary

    • “Blog Talk Radio” - Evening with Ella, -Interview about the Book Black Cotton and upcoming documentary

    EMPLOYMENT

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    The Creative House, Creative Director/Art Curator, 

    http://www.thecreativehouse.org

    http://www.thecreativehousestudio.com                                      Inglewood, CA 2015 – Present

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    Black Cotton Media, Graphic Designer / Photographer

    http://www.blackcottonmedia.com                                    Los Angeles, CA APRIL 2011 – 2016

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    Huemanitee.com, Apparel Designer

    http://www.huemanitee.com                                       Los Angeles, CA  April 2012 – June 2014

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    Digital Insight, Graphic Designer

    http://www.digitalinsight.com (Contract)            Calabasas, CA March 2009 – December 2010

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    OfficeMax / Impress, Graphic Designer.  

    http://www.officemaxworkplace.com                             Irvine, CA March 2003 – January 2008

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    Education:

    Santa Monica College ~ Santa Monica, CA   (1996-1998) Associate Degree (Design)

    Platt College ~ Los Angeles, CA (2001-2004) Certificate Multimedia Design

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    Software Platforms: OSX / PC

    Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Power Point, Bryce, Poser, Final Cut Pro X, Keynote, Filezilla, Suitcase Fusion, Acrobat X, Light Room, Fiery 5.7, Adobe Premier, Pages, iBooks Author, iMovie, Compressor,