California Institute of the Arts September 2009–May 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
University of California, Los Angeles September 2008–June 2009
Undergraduate studies in Urban Planning and Art History
Tiffanie Tran is a graphic designer from Highland Park, Los Angeles. She works with many people and places she cares about, including the Los Angeles Public Library, Oxy Arts, Clockshop, a radical bookstore, a co-op plant nursery, and a video rental store. Since 2012, she has been the main designer for Place & Page and Rosten Woo.
Experience
Freelance
Graphic Designer & Illustrator
June 2010–Present
Branding, publications, signage, infographics, maps, and exhibition design for
governments, non-profit organizations, and local businesses, including Los Angeles
Public Library, The Broad, Clockshop, City Plants, Common Field, Machine Project
Place & Page, Design Studio
Graphic Designer
June 2012–Present
Design projects for local active transportation and arts organizations, including
CicLAvia, Los Angeles Walks, LADOT, Go Human, Community Partners, 18th Street Arts
Center, The Huntington Library
Rosten Woo, Artist & Designer
Graphic Designer
June 2012–Present
Design projects for arts commissions, organizations, and grassroots advocacy groups,
including Little Tokyo Service Center, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy,
California State Parks, Los Angeles Arts Commission, Los Angeles Poverty Department
826LA & The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
Graphic Designer and Store Clerk
May 2011–May 2013
Publication and printed material design, guest services and store clerk
Counterspace, Design Studio
Graphic Design Intern
May 2011–August 2011
Printed brochures and book spreads for Kemper Art Museum and Rizzoli
Teaching Experience
CalArts Winter Practicum January 2023
4 day placemaking and signage workshop
with BFA3 and BFA4 design and art students
CalArts Visiting Designer February 2022
1 day imagemaking workshop with
Gail Swanlund’s BFA4 senior design class
CalArts Visiting Designer Crits Dec 2022
Portfolio reviews for Louise Sandhaus’s
Professional Practice class
CalArts Screenprinting 101 Fall 2016, ’17, ’18
4 day screenprinting workshops with Tom
Kracauer for PMFA and MFA1 design students
Visiting Designer Lectures / Show & Tell
Pomona College, Spring 2023
Design for Artists; Publication Design
taught by Becca Lofchie
CalState LA, Spring 2023
Design in the Community
taught by Colleen Corcoran
CalArts, Spring 2023
Design + Film/Video Interdisciplinary course
taught by Lorin Brown + Melissa Ferrari