| BRANDING | MOTION GRAPHICS | ILLUSTRATION | FABRICATION

| BRANDING | MOTION GRAPHICS | ILLUSTRATION | FABRICATION

Illustration of graphic designer Ana Ponce looking up as they hold an apple pencil in one hand and coffee mug in the other

MULTIMEDIA

DESIGNER

Hi! My name is Ana Ponce.

I’m a contract designer who views graphic design as solution-based creativity. I’ve been involved in the Dallas creative community and have had the pleasure to lead or participated in local projects. Feel free to explore my website and watch my work reel to see the type of work I do - I’m always eager to create a nifty motion graphic!

Black and white photo of graphic designer Ana Ponce wearing green shades

SOFTWARE & SKILLS

Companies I’ve designed for:

Design Community

    • Launched initiatives with event Chairs that fostered greater participation and networking exchanges within 1 year

    • Facilitated a Community Meeting event with President addressing key concerns and achieving 85% satisfaction rate from attendees

    • Mentored 3 AIGA student group branches and increased student officer efficiency, communication, and event planning

    • Coordinated with 3 cross-functional board branches (executive, communications, and membership) to align messaging and design across 3+ social platforms biweekly

    • Incorporated motion graphics and event reels as needed to boost CTR by 20% for social platforms

    • Oversaw photography collection across 5 key events and collaborated with 3 professional photographers to deliver consistent, engaging photo booth activities

    • Led the AIGA UTA student group chapter and training new student officers

    • Developed templates and event guidelines for more efficient planning for juried competitions, studio tours, and speaker outreach

    • Oversaw marketing and fundraising during COVID to secure steady funds and membership during quarantine

    • Advised 2 other AIGA student group presidents out of state to increasing officer efficiency, communication, and event planning

    • Implemented a formal structure of meeting agenda and minutes and reduced excess meeting times by 50%

    • Oversaw the student group’s official records and filing systems

    • Reviewed key bylaws and policies with Faculty Advisor to adapt to COVID remote learning

Awards

  • Graphis Competitions, graphis.com

  • Fine Arts Department, Art & Art History Department, UTA

  • UTA SENIOR SHOW, Visual Communication Design, UTA

  • Student Employee, Central Library Fablab, UTA

Projects

    • Illustrated for the collaborative annual AIGA Dallas event The Deck for 4 consecutive years

    • Designed card is featured in decks that are professionally printed and sold on the AIGA Dallas website.

    • Designed and fabricated custom acrylic awards for the annual juried exhibition Counterspace.

    • Provided production-ready templates for future reproduction.

    • Designed and fabricated custom acrylic awards that were featured in the University’s formal senior show ceremonies.

    • Provided production-ready templates for any future reproduction.