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My name is Elmo Chavez and I am a Visual Designer located in the heart of Central Texas. I started my journey as a graphic designer during my sophomore year of high school when I took a digital art class and fell in love with Photoshop. Throughout high school I expanded my knowledge on the rest of the Adobe platform as I got involved with the AV clubs where I created graphics, directed & edited videos, and learned the ins and outs of video production. After graduating, I eventually realized my deep love for visual design as more than just a hobby; leading me to apply for the Communication Design program at Texas State University.
Asides from creating visual graphics, I have a deep love of storytelling, gaming, and movies, appreciating the craft and attention to detail many of these mediums possess. I am an avid fan of playing board games and DnD with friends and have even created my own homebrew campaigns & joined other gaming enthusiasts to develop and produce content for the discontinued game: Star Wars Armada as a part of the Armada Community Edition (ACE). On top of gaming I also enjoy film production by getting involved with short films, photography, and writing my own short films. It all doubles back around to Graphic Design however as I have used my degree to redesign cards, icons, and develop posters and graphics for all my hobbies, and giving my own design a cinematic flair.
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Education
Texas State University BFA Communication Design Fall 2019 - Fall 2023
Achievements
Creative Coalition of Color 2024
Movie Poster Design Winner
Graphis New Talent 2024
Graphis New Talent 2023
Silver: Board Room Face Off Menu
AIGA FLUX 2023
Finalist: Board Room Face Off Poster Series
AAF SA ADDY’S Awards 2023
Work
SeaWorld Entertainment
Graphic Designer— Current
Partnered with the Entertainment team to design and update seasonal event branding and park signage for Red White and BBQ, Howl-O-Scream/Spooktacular, Christmas Celebration, & Seven Seas; maintaining a consistent but striking visual identity across wayfinding, ID logos, menus, and environmental graphics.
Communicated with other departments to to fulfill high-volume signage requests, producing new menu boards, showtime displays, directional signage, and update ID signage to support daily operations and special events.
Prepared production-ready artwork and coordinated large-format vinyl output, ensuring accurate specs, color, and legibility for restaurant, retail, and coaster signage throughout the park.
Supported on-site installation of signage including pole signs, A-frames/lollipop signage, and elevated ID signs; aligning design decisions with real-world constraints such as budget, guest traffic, and safety requirements.
CE Group
Creative Intern— Jan 2025–May 2025
Designed and illustrated custom icons and logo treatments for internal needs, including pitch decks and fiesta medals celebrating CE Group’s 35th anniversary.
Partnered with the creative team to expand and refine client branding and touchpoints for upcoming events, ensuring that client identity remained fresh and recognizable.
Collaborated across multiple departments to develop and produce high-quality materials for client events, such as gift boxes, presentations, programing, wayfinding, and signage.
TruePoint Communications
Graphic Designer Intern — Aug 2024–Dec 2024
Conceptualized and designed visually consistent social media and printed ads for Harmony Bank with rapid weekly turnaround.
Created arena stripe graphics, wayfinding signage, and venue branding for EO Excentric’s Unbridled Conference under a tight deadline that aligned with branding guidelines, ensuring visual consistency throughout the conference.
Managed multiple internal projects, simulatiously balancing agency and client requests for design services.
Optical Balance
Freelance — 2024
Rebranded Optical Balance’s logo and B2B website to pivot from lens production to the optical pad market.
Designed and created the company’s catalog for both print and online to promote their line of optical pads for lens crafting.
ADRC (Art Department Resource Center)
Work Study — Jan 2022-Dec 2023
Spearheaded and designed promotional materials for a XenceLab demonstration and survey, where students could demo new drawing tablets and provide feedback to Texas State’s School of Art and Design.
Mentored and tutored Art and Design students on Adobe software and equipment in addition to providing conceptual input on their design projects.
Managed the Art and Design inventory, as well as monitored and learned the ins and outs of the printers used by students and faculty resulting in an efficient and comfortable work environment.
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, and worked as the marketing lead for the 2nd club wide short film: Near Miss.
Software
Adobe Creative
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Acrobat
Google Drive
Docs
Slides
Sheets
Forms
Microsoft Office
Word
PowerPoint
Excel Spreadsheets
Outlook
Teams
Frame.io
Mural
Figma