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About

Illustrator and designer
from the Bay Area.

PJ Rodriguez, designer and illustrator

Graphic designer and illustrator with a love for motion and interactive work — using tools like After Effects, Rive, and GSAP to make visuals that people actually engage with. Based in the Bay Area, working across print, digital, and whatever's in between since 2014.

Currently

Open to full-time roles

Based in

San Francisco Bay Area

Education

B.S. Interaction Design, Santa Monica College

Languages

English
Portuguese
Spanish
Inglês
Português
Espanhol
Inglés
Portugués
Español

Skills & Tools

What I bring

Design

  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Interaction Design
  • Motion Graphics
  • Print Production
  • Wayfinding & Signage

Tools

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Procreate

Build

  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript
  • GSAP & ScrollTrigger
  • Rive
  • Vite
  • React (fundamentals)

Experience

Selected work & roles

2023 – 2024

IDEO Color by Design Fellowship

Designed a conversational AI appliance repair tool, an AR experience for COP28, and bilingual Gen-AI workshop curriculum for educators. Recognized for creative leadership and multilingual design thinking.

2022

Grand Games — Grand Park, Los Angeles

Led graphic design for a multilingual public signage system installed across Grand Park for the 2022 World Cup viewing events. Designed, printed, and physically installed. Campaign reached thousands of visitors; Instagram content drove strong organic engagement on Grand Park's official account.

2014 – Present

Independent Design & Illustration

Illustration practice since 2014. Client and personal work spanning editorial illustration, motion graphics, brand identity, and interactive experiences.