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Maria de Lourdes Diaz Resendiz

Design

BA Visual Arts and Graphic Design

Briefly describe your current job/studies. Is it typical for a graduate in your field?

I graduated as Visual Artist – Graphic Designer in 2019 in Qro. Mexico. I started working with Audiovisual productions for the engineering field, and since 2020 I’m in charge of design in a Company dedicated to the export and sale of fruits and vegetables, where I am responsible for making packaging, animations, social networking, and internal communication. 

  

What did you take from your time as a student at BI, and what are you able to apply most frequently?

I try to measure and compare myself constantly on an international level. I incorporated a “global open mind” way of thinking. And I always take as a quality standard a phrase I heard from a BI professor: “make information sexy”. 

  

What projects are you currently involved in or planning for the future?

I’m a freelancer in my free time, so I plan to eventually become my own boss and start working internationally and being involved with projects related to art, science, and education through visual communication. I’m currently studying as a technician in medical emergencies and launching my own brand of Cold Brew in my city. Future: I would love to study a master’s degree in Germany. 

  

Do you have any advice for current students?

Take advantage of the beautiful conditions that Germany has (creative people, history, libraries, museums, excellent public transport). Make good relations, organize your time and ambitions/ objectives. Do not just go for studying. Create something there! 

  

What is the most challenging work/study situation you have faced, and how did you overcome it?

As a student, to get two scholarships and handle the rest of the bureaucratic process for my exchange in Berlin. Work-related, to save every document and file to incorporate it into my CV and Demo Reel. And is terrifying to quit a safe job to become a freelancer! 

  

Describe a study- or workday; what is unique, and what is routine?

Unique: Home office (COVID) Routine: Music and coffee