Hola!
My name is Erik Martinez Rodriguez and I am a visual designer based in Ruston, Louisiana. I specialize in crafting brand identities as well as dabbling in sports design. I am currently a graphic designer at a sign production shop and do freelance work on the side.
My goal is to create visually compelling designs that are strategic, functional and communicate with people. Whether it's a simple logo or a large wall wrap, I am ready to embark on any creative journey.
If you have a project that you'd like to work together on, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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CV
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EDUCATION
2020-2021 Masters of Business Administration, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
2015-2020 Bachelors of Science, Marketing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
2015-2020 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
HONORS/AWARDS
2023 Dark Brilliance Exhibition - Creative Exchange, Juror's Top 5 for "Sticks and Stones", Ruston, LA
2022 Bronze Addy, "Central Electric" Elements of Advertising - Logo Design, ADDY Awards, Shreveport, LA
2021 Lincoln Life Magazine Fall 2021 Cover, Ruston, LA
2021 Louisiana Peach Festival Poster Contest Winner, Ruston, LA
2021 Bronze Addy, "Our Unofficial Player of the Week" - Social Media Execution, American
Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier, Shreveport, LA
Silver Addy, "ZERO Energy" - Online/Interactive Website
Silver Addy, "ZERO Energy" - Cross Platform
Gold Addy, "Tile Smart Security Systems" - Cross Platform
2020 Creative Quarterly Magazine Q61. Runner Up (Graphic Design-Student) - "La Catrina Brewing Co."
2020 Bronze Addy, "Owl Center Salsa", American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier
2019 Bonus Bulldog Finalist, City of Ruston Cultural District, Ruston, LA
2019 Silver Addy, "La Catrina Brewing Co." - Packaging, American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-
Bossier
Silver Addy, "Drag Race Fantasy League" - Online/Interactive
Silver Addy, "La Catrina Brewing Co." - Illustration
Gold Addy, "Oscuro" - Video Game Animation/Special Effects
2019 3rd Place, Adult Painting "That Feeling When Your Foot Falls Asleep", Louisiana
Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
2019 Armature Scholarship, Foundation for Louisiana
2018 Bronze Addy "LOSNA Vinyl" , American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier,
Shreveport, LA
2018 Jim Leslie Memorial Scholarship, AAFSB, Shreveport, LA
2018 Honorable Mention, Adult Painting "Sticks and Stones", Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit,
Ruston, LA
2016 2nd Place, Adult Drawing "A Little Cow in the Water", Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit,
Ruston, LA
2016 Louisiana Tech University School of Design Neel and Neel Endowed Scholarship Recipient,
Ruston, LA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 "Fierte de la Louisiane", Creative Exchange, Ruston, LA
2024 Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
2024 Connective Captures of Lincoln Parish Art Show, Creative Exchange & Experience Ruston, Ruston, LA
2023 Lincoln Parish 150th Anniversary Exhibition, Creative Exchange, Ruston, LA
2023 Dark Brilliance Exhibition, Creative Exchange, Ruston, LA
2019 NCLAC #50 for $50 Exhibition, Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA
2019 Herons on the Bayou, "Tropical Fish" Installation, West Monroe, LA
2019 Louisiana Tech's School of Design Student Show, LA
2019 Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
2018 Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
2017 Louisiana Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
2016 A Sense of Place: Contemporary Images of Lincoln Parish Exhibition, Bank of Ruston,
Ruston, LA
2015 Louisiana Tech's School of Design Student Show, Ruston, LA