Julia Kostreva is a designer/illustrator based in San Francisco. She enjoys all forms of printmaking, and her current favorite projects are letterpress wedding invitations and silk screen posters.
She has been featured in several online blogs and books including: SVPPLY, Once Wed, Art Director's Club, designworklife, Aisle Candy, Martha Stewart Weddings, frolic, "Studio on Fire: Iron Beasts Make Great Beauty," "Design School Confidential," "Working With Materials," and Print Regional Design Annual 2011.
She has been featured in several online blogs and books including: SVPPLY, Once Wed, Art Director's Club, designworklife, Aisle Candy, Martha Stewart Weddings, frolic, "Studio on Fire: Iron Beasts Make Great Beauty," "Design School Confidential," "Working With Materials," and Print Regional Design Annual 2011.
I'm available for freelance design and illustration work, as well as custom invitation design.
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published exposure
Design School Confidential
: Extraordinary Class Projects From the International Design Schools, Colleges and Institutes
by Steven Heller, Lita Talarico; Rockport Publishers, Oct. 2009.
by Steven Heller, Lita Talarico; Rockport Publishers, Oct. 2009.
Working With Materials
by Inna Alesina, Ellen Lupton; Princeton Architectural Press, Apr. 2010.
exhibitions
Undergraduate Degree Show
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 2010.
Fresh Prints
Open Space Gallery, Baltimore, April 2010.
Printmaking Department Show
MICA, 2009, 2010.
The Surrounding Influence
Diece Gallery, Baltimore, Spring 2010.
events / awards
Art Director's Club Portfolio Review (NYC, 2010)
Emerging Student Leader Award (MICA, 2008)
Internships
Letterpress + Book Binding for Graphic Designers
(MA) Art + the Book & (BFA) Printmaking departments
Corcoran College of Art + Design, D.C., Aug - Dec 2009.
Corcoran College of Art + Design, D.C., Aug - Dec 2009.
Center for Design Practice
Web Design + Construction, MICA, 2008-2009
Congress-Bundestag Germany Scholarship
Government sponsored program to live and work internships in various cities in Germany,
including Koeln, Weimar, and Berlin, 2005-2006.
Highlited: Creative Assistant for Graphic Design + Animation,
KIKA / MDR Television, Germany's National Children's Network.
including Koeln, Weimar, and Berlin, 2005-2006.
Highlited: Creative Assistant for Graphic Design + Animation,
KIKA / MDR Television, Germany's National Children's Network.
Roylco Educational Supply
Illustrator + Product Design Assistant, Greenville, SC, 2005
Experience
Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development
Peer Career Advisor, MICA, 2008-2010.
Sophia University Summer Study Abroad, 2009.
Painting Department
Teaching Assistantships, MICA: Building Pictures, Fall 2007; Experimental Painting, Fall 2008.
LUCID, Student Website Directory
Founder + web designer, MICA, 2007-2010.
Student Space Gallery Jury
Nominated Panel Member, MICA, 2007.
clients
I've made websites for:
MICA Center for Design Practice
The Swap Meet
Willem Rosenthal
Niv Bavarsky
Leah Horowitz
Shannon May
Babs Tarr
The Swap Meet
Willem Rosenthal
Niv Bavarsky
Leah Horowitz
Shannon May
Babs Tarr
