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ANGELA ALCERRO

Digital Artist

Educator|Consultant

Angela Alcerro

PORTFOLIO

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DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

I have had the privilege to pursue my passion for drawing and illustration in the toy industry as a staff illustrator / manager of the Digital Effects department at Mattel and as an instructor in the Toy Design major at Otis College of Art and Design.

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PACKAGE DESIGN

Nearly 15 years experience in all phases of package design and translation, specializing in toy collectible package design and other lifestyle products.

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SEQUENTIAL DESIGN

Catalog Art Director at Mattel for two cycles, 

11 years with Lakeshore involved with

10 cycles of 4-6 product catalogs focused on early childhood learning materials.

COLLECTIBLE PACKAGE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS YEARLY CYCLE OF CATALOGS

T Y P O G R A P H Y

Sr. Lecturer

Toy Design &

Liberal Studies

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Courses I teach:

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- History of Toys

- Writing in the Digital Age

- Ways of Knowing 

- Dev English I & II

- Portfolio Dev

- Sr Digital Drawing

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Summer Faculty Training Seminars

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- Pedagogical interventions

  for International cohorts

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Faculty Dev. Grants

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2015-2016 - Bricks + Clicks 

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2015-2016 - Curricular      innovation

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2016-2017 - OARS faculty research grant

 

2017-2018 - OARS faculty    research grant

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2022 - Faculty assessment research grant

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Otis

UCLA Department

of Architecture

and Urban Design

 

Panelist

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Senior Toy Design

Final

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UCLA Extension

Guest Speaker

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"Applying to graduate   

 art programs"

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"The Art of the 

  Critique"

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UCLA

International

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TEACHING

GUEST LECTURES

I have been teaching at Otis College of Art and Design in the Toy Design and Liberal Studies Department since 2010. I teach Writing in the Digital Age, Ways of Knowing, History of Toys, Developmental English, Portfolio Development, and digital drawing. During the summers I conduct faculty training seminars and have been awarded four faculty development grants. I have guest lectured at UCLA and consulted in areas related to international education development. 

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EdD USC (in progress)

MAT TESOL, USC

MA, Design, Antioch

BA, Spanish, UCLA

C O L O R S

TRIPLE E GROUP

Shenzhen, China

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Education Consultant

China, Malta, Germany, UK

- IELTS, GCSE, AP

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MIT WPU

Pune, India

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Visiting Professor

- Advanced Illustration

- Communication Design II

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IB + +

Ontario, Canada

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Education Consultant

- Dubai, Cairo, Doha, Mumbai

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ONE SKY EDUCATION

Shanghai, China

- International

  Program Design

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TOY AND EDUCATION CONSULTING

Freelance toy product development / International education consulting. SME English and History, College Counseling, English instructor for LA Galaxy Head Coach and Staff, Wyzant Higher Ed specializing in one on one mentorship and support for art students with special needs. Institutions include UCLA, SCAD, FIT, CalArts, Ringling, SNHU, Tulane, Tufts and U of Rochester.

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ANGELA ALCERRO. CONTACT ME: ANGELA@ANGELAALCERRO.COM

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MENTORSHIP & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

I give back as an alumnus of UCLA and USC through mentorship, keep up with the latest research and pedagogies and trends through professional organizations.

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