My name is Rachel Sender. I’m from Barcelona, Spain. I moved to Rotterdam in April 2008 to study, work and to change the scenary. I’m 28 years old.

I've studied:
Web Design and Development: I'm now attending the course in SAE Institute in Rotterdam. (It’s a couple of evenings a week.)
Book binding: September 2006 coursed in Taller Obert (Barcelona).
Silk screen: September 2005 coursed in Fem Cultura Center (Barcelona).
Creative illustration postgraduate: January to June 2005 coursed in EINA, Escola Superior de Disseny i Art (Barcelona)
Graphic design 2000 to 2004   studied at EINA, Escola Superior de Disseny i Art (Barcelona)

I speak:
English: It’s my mothertongue and I have a Certificate of Proficiency in English by the Cambridge University.
Dutch: I've been learning Dutch since December 2008. By now I can understand what the conversation around me is about and can make small talk.
German: I have to admit the Dutch is pushing my German to one side. I can understand it very well though.
Spanish.
Catalan.

I use:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Dreamweaver (basic HTML and CSS)
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Flash (basic use)
Adobe After Effects (basic use)

I've worked:
April 2008 till now: I'm working as a freelance in Rotterdam. I collaborate with Koehorst in 't Veld.

February 2007 to April 2008: creARTiva I was working with a team that were specialised in the design and development of exhibition installations. There were also other graphic design projects going on, web design, adverstising... I was also in charge of dealing with one of their clients, Sumol Pharma, that sold generic drugs. In the studio the packaging was prepared and all graphic elements the company would need (advertising, brochures, etc.)

March 2006 to December 2006: Stanton Studio S.L Graphic design projects, book layouts, brochure design, web design, corporate image and photo retouch.
I also collaborated in the realization (layout and colour) of the children’s book collection “La Gata Misha” (Misha the purple cat)

December 2004 to March 2006: 65 i què! Company specialised in decoration and gift articles. I developed graphics, textile design and illustrations to be applied on objects that the company sold. I also did the layout design of their catalogues, the photographs of the products and retouched them. I did the promotional posters and brochures for their shops and fairs. I used to deal with the national and international suppliers.

April 2004 to August 2004: Ciudades para Todos Architecture studio specialised in accessibility projects.  I did the layout design for an accessibility plan of many towns in Spain. I also did Flash animations for their presentations, covers of cds and dvds.

August 2001 Eureca Media S.A. company offering e-learning studies. I collaborated in the design of the learning material.