Michael Lopez
Founder / Graphic Designer · Overdue Collection Agency
Los Angeles, CAIn My Own Words
Freelance Graphic Designer. Primarily t-shirt designs, but also versed in screen printing, process printing and photography.
Work Experience
Founder / Graphic Designer
Overdue Collection Agency2010 – Present
Founded record label. Organized funding, and production.
Designed interview liner note booklet, and retrofitted original compact disc artwork for 12" Vinyl LPs.
Freelance Graphic Designer
postlopez.com2014 – Present
Album layouts, merchandise, posters, books and consumer goods.
Print Production Coordinator
Guitar Center2019 – 2020
– Coordinate product assets to include in print catalogs, providing support for in-house designers and copywriters – Adjust catalogs based on feedback from stakeholders, such as buyers and executives – Occasional production design, including providing final deliverables to printing partners
Production Coordinator
Hopeless Records2017 – 2018
– Oversaw the production of vinyl and CD's. – Maintain production schedules and ensure successful delivery to distributors. – Occasional design and layout
Design / Production Contractor
Taschen2016 – 2016
Paid Internship. Assisted the art director and editors with layouts, asset gathering and research. Managed printing of proofs for approval of publisher. Organized digital archiving of previous hardcopy projects.
Graphic Designer
McBeard Media2013 – 2014
Designing images to promote the moving pictures on Facebook and other social media.
Graphic / Production Designer
BOOM! Studios2012 – 2013
Set up various books for offset printing via InDesign, including single issues, trade paperbacks and hardcover comics.
Occasionally design logos for new projects, ads, and additional content in single issues and collected editions.
Graphic Designer
Poseur Ink2003 – 2011
Designed and printed t-shirts for novelty and promotional purposes.
Special Collections - Student Assistant - Graphic Design Assistant.
San Diego State University Library2011 – 2011
Special Collections at San Diego State University houses rare, fine, unique, and valuable books, periodicals, manuscripts, and documents which require security and care in handling. Other valuable historical items such as photographs, prints, postcards, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and oral histories are also held in Special Collections.
My responsibilities designed posters, exhibit materials, and updated the department's website.
