CONTACT - a_cairo2002@yahoo.es
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
August 2005-present - Assistant
Professor at the School of
Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
September 2000-May 2005 Director of the Online
Graphics Department at elmundo.es (El Mundo).
2002-Present
Freelance Designer. Book design for Bibliopolis
Publishing House.
April-September 2000
Infographics Designer at elmundo.es (El Mundo).
February 1998-March 2004 Freelance Designer at DPI Comunicación.
February 1998-March 2000
Infographics Designer and Artist at Diario 16.
October 1997-January 1998
Infographics Designer at La Voz de Galicia.
EXPERIENCE
IN EDUCATION
2007-present Consultant/educator at the Universidad Overta de Catalunya (UOC).
January 2004-June 2005
Professor of Visual Communication at Carlos III University.
2003-2005 Professor
at the Master of Journalism of El Mundo.
AWARDS
SND.ies (Society for
News Design)
2006 - Gold Medal for Chasing Crusoe (student multimedia documentary project, UNC-Chapel Hill).
2005 - 1
gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze.
2004 -1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze and 2 Awards
of Excelence (elmundo.es).
First gold medal ever given for breaking design and infographics.
Most awarded online newspaper (elmundo.es).
2003 - 2 bronze
awards and 4 Awards of Excellence. Judges´ special recognition
"for their commitment to a depth of reporting for breaking
(design and infographics)".
2002 - 4 bronze
awards and 6 Awards of Excellence. Judges´ special recognition
"for their outstanding body of work. They commend this
organization for consistency in design, attention to detail
and a strong commitment to online infographics". The
judges consider elmundo.es "leaders" in the field
of online journalism design.
Malofiej (International
Infographics Awards)
2007 - Bronze for Atacama Stories and Chasing Crusoe (student multimedia documentary projects, UNC-Chapel Hill).
2006 - Silver
award: The Ancient
Way (student multimedia documentary project,UNC-Chapel Hill).
2005 - 4 gold,
4 silver and 6 bronze awards (elmundo.es).
2004 - 4 gold,
4 silver and 5 bronze awards (elmundo.es).
2003 - 3 gold,
3 silver and 6 bronze awards (elmundo.es).
2002 - 1 silver
and 4 bronze awards (elmundo.es).
ÑH Design Awards
2005 - 2 gold,
2 silver, 4 awards of excelence
2004 - Award
of Excelence Innovation in Infographics
Others
Net Media 2002 Gold
Award for a collection of Health graphics.
(Note:
only the most important awards are listed beside each of the
infographics) |
