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Dan Dy-Liacco
Dan Dy-Liacco
Illustrator / Graphic Designer. #NoAI applies to all my art.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Summary

Freelance illustrator and graphic designer, with creative industry experience in advertising and publishing.

Co-creator of the Komiket award-winning comic Flow.

Graduate of the University of the Philippines - College of Fine Arts with a BFA in Visual Communication.

Skills

IllustrationGraphic DesignPortraitureCharacter DesignPhotographyMap DesignMultimedia DesignPhoto Editing

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
InDesign
InDesign
Krita
Krita

Experience

  • Associate Editor, Social Media Marketing Staff at Komiket Inc.
    Makati, Philippines
    January 2020 - February 2023

    - Design ed the comics anthologies "Manila 2019-2050 Kommunity", "Kommunity 2021", and "10 Years to Save the World"

    - Acted as communications  point of contact with 20+ comics creators, tracking submissions to ensure books got published within tight deadlines

    - Created event collateral s for the conventions "Komiket Feb 2020" and "the Philippine International Online Comics Festival (PICOF) 2020, 2021 and 2022

    - Streamlined the process of creating IDs for 300+ convention vendors

  • Art Director at Blue Bullet Productions
    Makati, Philippines
    January 2021 - March 2023

    - Design ed 3 coffee table books, 76-100 pages each

    - Handled asset management of client photos from 12 regional offices

    - Edited photos from disparate sources to achieve visual consistency

    - Worked with a team to develop a campaign to launch an app

  • Graphic Designer at Alliance Française Abu Dhabi
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    February 2019 - March 2021

    - Designed 45th anniversary logo in accordance with brand guidelines

    - Created effective marketing materials to promote 12 events and classes for various target markets, including French speaker s

    - Designed magazine ads, brochures, infographics, roll-​up banners, and other materials consistent with brand guidelines

  • Practicum Trainee (Intern) at Campaigns & Grey
    Makati, Philippines
    June 2015 - August 2015

    - Sourced photos from stock libraries and freelance photographers and edited them for use in a 30-day social media calendar

    - Developed and pitched a public health awareness campaign