Interaction and Graphic Communication Designer
London, United Kingdom
- Past
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- Adjunct Instructor at TecnoDohms
- Online Content Developer at Dell
- Adjunct Instructor at FACEBG
- Information Architect / UX Designer at AG2
- Education
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- Goethe-Institut London
- The Prince's Drawing School
- Goethe-Institut Porto Alegre
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas
- Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Rio Grande do Sul
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Rafael Lüder’s Summary
I'm a German-Brazilian interaction and graphic communication designer with a keen eye for details, a penchant for using grids to structure information and sketching skills that can be applied to problem solving and the communication of concepts, whether in print or online media.
I'm also an avid reader with a special interest on design thinking, design process models and the role of sketching and typography in design.
In my spare time I'm interested in collecting comics, playing/watching football, learning foreign languages, watching movies and listening to rock 'n' roll.
Rafael Lüder’s Specialties:
design patterns, grid systems, information architecture, information design, multimodality, prototyping, sitemaps, sketching, storyboards, teaching, transformation of XML documents, typography, usability inspection, user experience, web standards, wireframes, CSS, HTML, jQuery, XML, Axure RP, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, InDesign, Mac OS, Open AdStream, Photoshop, SharePoint, Typekit, Visio, Wordpress
Rafael Lüder’s Experience
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Adjunct Instructor
TecnoDohms
(Higher Education industry)
May 2009 — July 2010 (1 year 3 months)
www.tecnodohms.org.br
At TecnoDohms I was responsible for two modules from the Internet Systems undergraduate course: Introduction to Design (three semesters, 70+ students) and Web Animation (1 semester, 8 students).
I reviewed and updated the Introduction to Design course syllabus focused on broadening the students' concept of what design is and its relationship and application to different areas of knowledge (e.g. architecture, art, communication, engineering, information technology).
A strong emphasis was put on the designerly ways of knowing (Cross), user-centered design (Norman) and the conceptual framework for the elements of user experience (Garrett).
Reading material included excerpts from the following authors: Nigel Cross, Rafael Denis, Adrian Forty, Jesse James Garrett, Luiz Vidal Negreiros Gomes, John Heskett, Bernd Löbach, Alan Pipes and Alexandre Wollner.
The course syllabus, activities and assessment followed some of the ideas presented in W. McKeachie's "Teaching Tips" book. -
Online Content Developer
Dell
(Public Company; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — June 2010 (2 years )
www.dell.com
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Adjunct Instructor
FACEBG
(Higher Education industry)
February 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 4 months)
faculdade.cnecbento.com.br
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Information Architect / UX Designer
AG2
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
October 2002 — August 2005 (2 years 11 months)
www.ag2.com.br
Rafael Lüder’s Education
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Goethe-Institut London
Goethe-Zertifikat , German , 2010 — 2013 (expected)
www.goethe.de/london
Level B1.3 (2010) -
The Prince's Drawing School
Certificate , Drawing , 2010 — 2011 (expected)
www.princesdrawingschool.org
Life Drawing with Anatomy Lectures (Frances Mann / John Lessore / Philip Evans)
Drawing the Graphic Novel (Emily Haworth-Booth)
Drawing London’s Different Faces (Johnny Dewe Mathews / Liza Dimbleby) -
Goethe-Institut Porto Alegre
Goethe-Zertifikat , German , 2007 — 2010
www.goethe.de/portoalegre
Levels A1.1, A1.2 (2007)
Levels A1.3, A2.1 (2008)
Levels A2.2, B1.1 (2009)
Level B1.2 (2010) -
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
BA , Graphic Design , 2001 — 2004
www.ufpel.edu.br
Dissertation titled "Grid Systems in Graphic Design", 2005. -
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Rio Grande do Sul
Associate Degree , Industrial Design , 1994 — 1998
www.ifsul.edu.br
Redesigned and updated the school website back in 1997. Played for the Industrial Design Futsal team in school competitions.
Additional Information
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Rafael Lüder’s Interests:
art, design, history, languages, psychology, sports, teaching, technology
Rafael Lüder’s Groups:
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Interaction Design Association -
Typophile -
Mozilla Drumbeat
Rafael Lüder’s Honors:
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Level C1, 2005
Rafael Lüder’s Contact Settings
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