Esther Estévez was born in Vigo, Spain and holds a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the Escuela Superior de Diseño in Madrid, where she received a grant that allowed her to study for six months in University of Zagreb, Croatia. Prior to her studies as a graphic designer, she was educated as an interior architect at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid and following her graduation, she moved to Krakow, Poland to study architecture for one semester in Polytechnic University of Krakow.
She did an internship for Ivorypress Ltd. in Madrid, a publishing house founded by Elena Ochoa Foster in 1996, that brings together conventionally separate worlds of art and books, creating major gallery spaces with a connected bookshop specialized in art, photography, design and architecture. Ivorypress Space was created out of an existing printing house and garage by architect Norman Foster.
Currently, she lives and works between Amsterdam and Rotterdam as a freelancer Graphic designer. For companies like Graphic Language (Strategic Design and Branding consultancy) and leading as an art director projects like Rotterdam Photo, organized by Daguerre Foundation and More Productions.
Projects
- schindlersalmerón KatalogSCHINDLERSAMERÓN is a furniture company operating out of Zürich, Switzerland. Since their foundation in 2006 they have operated a colour system as part of their identity branding. For their 2017 furniture catalogue we have translated this system into hand made folders with fabric beams to extend this ‘flag’ into the tangible realm.
Work history
Graphic Designer
Freelance
Designs and consults with a content driven approach. Media related technology forms the sphere of action in which we operate. Branding companies, buildings, events, sites, products and projects. Working areas include architecture, project development, retail and cultural communication. Paul Ouwerkerk has lectured on the work of Graphic Language and conducted workshops in both Europe and the United States. He is the initiator of the term Kinetic Logo and has introduced it as a new view on the position of the logo within the concept of Corporate Identity.
Graphic Designer
Rotterdam, NetherlandsFull Time
Strategic Design and Branding consultancy. We brand companies, project, products and buildings. Our expertise is grounded in Corporate Branding, (story telling) Presentation Design, Book Design, Info Graphics and Web Design.
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Skills
- Affer Effects
- Development Sketching
- Architectural Drawing
- Free-hand Illustrate
- Print Design
- Ceramic Designer
- Adobe Indesign
- Abobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Art Editor
Education
(hons) Graphic Design
- Zagreb, Croatia
Erasmus
(hons) Graphic Design
- Madrid, Spain
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