Revista Latina de Comunicación Social

		Elio Leturia
		Journalism Department, Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605 eleturia@colum.edu elioleturia@yahoo.com EDUCATION Master of Science in Journalism, Graphic Arts track, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992 (Fulbright scholarship) Licentiate, with honors, Communications & Graphic Design, Universidad de Lima, Perú, 1989. Bachelor in Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1985. Italian Diploma, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Lima, Peru, 1984 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Faculty, Journalism Visual Journalism class supervisor Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2005-continue Classes: Visual Journalism, College Magazine Workshop, Introduction to Journalism. Committees: Academic Integrity, Technology, Recruitment, Retention and Scholarship. College-wide committees: Student Affairs, College Council department representative (Chair of the By-laws committee). Search Committee: Cinematography position, Film and Video department. Mentoring: Hispanic Journalists of Columbia HJC, Latino Alliance Assistant Professor (tenured,) Graphic Arts School of Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1988–1994 Teaching Assistant Graphic Arts School of Communications, Universidad de Lima, Perú, 1984–1988 Editor & Designer: ¡Habla! Magazine, 1993-1994 Assistant Professor, Visual Design John Logie Baird Institute, Lima, Peru, 1989 Other Teaching Experience Graphic Arts Instructor, “Graphic Design & Production,” Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1990 Graphic Arts Assistant, “Journalism & Visual Thinking,” Universidad de Lima, University of Cuzco and Fulbright Commission, Peru, 1989 Teaching Assistant, Graphic Arts, School of Communications, Universidad de Lima, Peru, 1984–1987 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Freelance Designer Chicago, part time, 1981 – present Corporate identity, advertisements, posters, flyers, informational graphics, newsletters, brochures, booklets, magazines, newspapers, and journals for national and international institutions Freelance Writer (Spanish and English) Chicago, part time, 1985-present Lifestyles, travel, food, entertainment and the arts, opinion writing for El Mundo del Automóvil, El Comercio, Detroit Free Press, RedEye, Somos magazine, HOY. Features Designer Detroit Free Press, full time, October 1995 – August 2005 Creative Services Director ¡Exito! Newspaper, Tribune Co., Chicago, full time, August 1994–September 1995 Design and Graphics Editor El Comercio newspaper, Lima, Peru, full time, January 1992–July 1994 Graphic Designer Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, part time, August 1991–January 1992 Photographer Intercambio, trade magazine, part time, Lima, Peru, 1987 Graphic Designer El mundo del Automóvil, sports magazine, full time, Lima, Peru, 1985–1987 Communications Director EPADESA, Peruvian Lottery Company, full time, Lima, Peru, 1985 Radio Producer RBC radio station, part time, Lima, Peru, 1984 Advertising Graphic Designer Zuccaro Advertising, full time, Lima, Peru, 1982–1984 Communications assistant Petróleos del Peru, Oil Company, full time, 1981–1982 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Editor & Designer, Chicago News Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter newsletter, 2007. Board member and Director of Communications and Media Relations, Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter, August 2008-continue Committee chair, FOCO ’08, Columbia College Chicago, 2008. Task force member, Human|Nature, Critical Encounters initiative, Columbia College Chicago, 2008-2009 PUBLICATIONS & CREATIVE WORKS Book Graphic Magazine Redesign. Lima: CICOSUL, 1994. Exhibits “Graphic Communication without Language Boundaries,” Universidad de Lima Exhibition Hall, Lima, Peru, June 2–10, 1992. "Graphics Communication and Globalization," Universidad de Lima, Peru. April 23-June 15, 2004 Curatorial Work “Rings of Fire,” an Olympic art exhibit by multimedia artist Rip Kastaris, Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Oct. 22-Dec. 4, 2008, Chicago Articles “Newspaper Design” London: Encyclopedia of Journalism, Sage Publications, September 2009, 2.500 words. Accepted. “Newspapers, Visual Design of” Oxford: The International Encyclopedia of Communication, Blackwell Publishing, April 2008, 1500 words. Published.  “El diseño ilustrado de Carlos Llerena,” Lima: Modulor magazine, CODICE, 1993. [Issue 7, September, 4 pages] “The Magazine and the Fragmented Audience.” Bogotá: Cuadernos de Diálogos, FELAFACS, 1990. [Need more bibliographical details: Volume, Issue, Month, page range] Monographs (The following separate, bound offprints contain chapter-length original research, peer reviewed and published for reference and for students to use in courses, instead of textbooks.) What Are Infographics? Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1993. Magazine Design and Layout. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1990. Towards the Concept of Graphic Design. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. The Birth of Graphic Design. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Elements and Principles of Graphic Communication. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Color. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Typography, Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Images and Graphic Communication. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Paper. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Graphic Production. Lima: Universidad de Lima, 1989. Talks & Presentations “Creative Typography,” Peru Visual conference, Instituto Peruano de Arte y Diseño IPAD, Lima, Peru, October 25, 2007 “Bringing a Hispanic voice in a Black and White Market,” Cross-Cultural Perspective of Visual Communication conference, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, April 21, 2007 “How to create effective visual packaging with few resources,” Designing for a difference workshop, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, September 25, 2006 “Bringing a Hispanic voice in a Black and White Market,” 2006 Congress of the Americas, Lima, Peru, August 3-5, 2006 “Designing your Future: The Fusion of Copy Editing and Design,” National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention, Fort Worth, Texas, June 15-18, 2005 “Hispanic Journalism in the U.S.,” Society for News Design quick course, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, May 16-18, 2005 “The Designer-Editor team,” Graphic Communication and Globalization International Seminar, Universidad de Lima, Peru, May 31-April 2, 2004 “Profile of the newspaper designer: How not to loose your mind,” 2004 II Newspaper Design World Summit, Estepona, Spain, February 2004 “Features Design,” School of Fine Arts, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Lima, Peru, August 2003 “Newspaper Design for Editors,” Society for Professional Journalists, New Orleans, March 2001 “Visual Journalism,” Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC, Lima, Peru, August 1997 Conference & Workshop Participation National Association of Hispanic Journalists Annual Convention (Visual journalism track leader,) Fort Worth 2005, Fort Lauderdale 2006, San Jose 2007, Puerto Rico 2009 Congreso Internacional de Diseño Gráfico, Altos de Chavón School of Design, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 2003 Society for News Design Annual Workshop and Exhibition, San Diego 1997, Philadelphia 1998, Minneapolis 2000, Phoenix 2001. The Poynter Typography Project, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, Florida, November 1996, May 1998 Typography: What’s New for the Next Century? Poynter Institute for Media Studies, June 1995 AEJMC annual conference, Washington DC, August 1995 Design Trends on the Press, SND Latin American Chapter, Bogotá, Colombia, June 1993 Journalism International Seminar, El Comercio newspaper, Quito, Ecuador, August 1992 Editing & Design Patterns, El Comercio newspaper, Lima, Peru, June 1992 Innovation in Design Management, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, November 1993 Macintosh Trac, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, December 1992 Newspaper Design for Spanish Speaking Newspapers, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, December 1992, 1991.