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RCI&D is a small design studio that excels at providing personalized services, streamlined communication, and, most importantly, ensuring quality control. Our services cater to corporations, nonprofits, startups, and businesses of all types. If you're searching for an experienced team member, let's connect to discuss your project further.

UX Design
User experience principles are integrated into each of our services to ensure accessibility for all users. We offer comprehensive HCI evaluations and reviews of your current web plan to address any pain points that require clarification. From updating personas, flows, and wireframes to collaborating with your team on qualitative research, we're here to enhance your user experience.

Logo Design and Brand Style Guide Creation
We specialize in developing logos and brands, whether it's giving them a fresh start or crafting compelling campaign logos for your next promotion. Our work is dedicated to delivering an excellent user experience and instilling confidence as your brand evolves for long-lasting appeal, serving both startups and established companies.

Website Services
We collaborate with corporate and nonprofit teams to update and manage CMS websites, as well as create templated websites for small businesses. We always adhere to user experience principles, SEO, and branding. Whether we're consulting on new sites or contributing as an ongoing team member, our experience ensures a thoughtful, creative, and accessible implementation for the user while aligning your current needs with your future goals and budget.

Digital and Visual Design
Designing user experiences goes beyond visual imagery; it includes consistency and organization. We integrate digital and visual design with UX visual, graphic, and web design across various media and interfaces. Our primary focus is on crafting intuitive, user-friendly, and engaging products based on design thinking and branding. We utilize a blend of qualitative research, data analysis, and user testing to tailor interfaces to user needs, preferences, and expectations. Whether it's icons, web graphics, social media, or emails, we excel at creating or updating your products to maintain consistency across all mediums.

Design Systems
Web design systems need to be carefully crafted to reflect your company's essence and requirements, whether your website is in the design phase or already operational. Our services encompass system design and site maintenance, transforming it into an efficient and dependable tool for your team's daily use.

Print and Product Design
Print remains fundamental for promoting a recognizable brand across all media. We create captivating collateral, advertisements, and packaging designs that adhere to your brand standards and meet your vendors' print requirements.

Illustration
Our style is both fun and corporate, making it versatile and suitable for all types of products.

Software
We are proficient in using a wide range of software, including Adobe CC, XD, Figma, Sketch, HTML/CSS, CMS systems (Salesforce, Cascade, DIVI-WordPress, Estrada, and Home Grown), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, UX, Human-Computer Interaction, 2018 - 2021
DePaul University, Chicago, IL

The University of Illinois, Springfield, IL, 2010 - 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences
Web Portfolio

Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK, 2006 - 2008
Web Design A.A.S. 

Certificates
Social Media Marketing Certificate, 2023
DePaul University, Chicago, IL

General Assembly's Web Track Certification -2017

Harper College, Palatine, IL, 2010 - 2011
Multi-Media Pro Certification

Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK, 2002 - 2003
Web Design Certificate

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DePaul CDM Scholarship
Children’s Book Academies, 2015-Rafael Lopez and Pat Cummings Merit Scholarship
CASE, Council for Advancement and Support of Education Award for Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
Bronze Quill, Award of Excellence & Two Merit Awards, IABC for Rosario Carrillo
Overall Winner, San Antonio Tourism Week poster contest for Rosario Carrillo
NESRA, National 2nd runner-up, promotion award contest for USAA
Two Award of Excellence Awards and four Merit Awards, Women in Communications
(WICI) for Rosario Carrillo
Award of Merit & Award of Excellence for USAA
Design Winner, United Way Of Texas for Rosario Carrillo

Adjunct Instructor - Tulsa Community College – Photoshop CS, MS Publisher.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Purr-fect Pals: A Kid, A Cat & Diabetes – Diabetes coloring book illustrator. Donated 38 illustrations for
JDRF Foundation. To purchase, visit Barnes and Noble at this link.

Member: DePaul AIGA Chicago, IXDA, SCBWI Illustrators, SheSays Chicago, Elmhurst Artist Guild