Education
University of Arizona
B.F.A., Visual Communications and Graphic Design
2008Podcasts
36:2884: What a Graphic Designer At a Non-Profit Does w/ Acacia Betancourt, GlobalGiving [Main T4C episode]
Acacia Betancourt is the Senior Creative and UX Designer at GlobalGiving. She is responsible for the visual integrity and growth of the GlobalGiving brand, and uses her love of design to create awesome products in various mediums that resonate with the GlobalGiving audience. Prior to working at GlobalGiving, Acacia got..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“For designers, I think it’s important to stay in that skill building stage as long as possible to really build robust skills where you have the time and space.”
Best Career Advice
“There is no such thing as knowing everything about design.”
Career Challenge
“I had a very long commute in D.C. traffic, and it would not be unusual to take an hour and 30 minutes to get home. It was not fun, and I had realized driving that much and having that long of a commute was taking a physical toll. It was affecting my social life. It was affecting how much I could concentrate at work. I said to myself, well, I have to go to work and I have to live where I live. So the commute is not going to change, but maybe my attitude about it can.”
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Web Design, Typography, Logo Design, Art Direction, Corporate Identity, Video Editing, Social Media Management
Professional Interests
10Pearls, Wily LLC, University of Arizona, Free Range, GlobalGiving, Forum One
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