
ABOUT RACSA MEAN SOUN
I come from a traditional Cambodian family, although I see myself as more Americanized than they are, I still follow the respects of my culture. As a child, I always liked art and drawing, it wasn’t until I got to Durfee High School where we had to choose a careers class that I fell in love with Graphic Design. Since then I pursued the Graphic Design World and went to Bristol Community College. Four years later, I graduated from BCC with my Associates in Graphic Design and a Certificate in Web Design. And as of May 2019, I hhave graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a Bachelor's in Graphic Design.
My greatest strengths are in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. I enjoy strategic branding and development as well as understanding clients’ needs. I also enjoy experimenting with content and creating a visually pleasing layout design. My favorite typeface is Univers because it is closely related to Helvetica but what I really like is Univers’ type family especially ULTRA LIGHT CONDENSED which I use fairly often in my designs.

“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.”
—Paula Scher
EDUCATION
UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Graphic Design, 2019
CHANCELLOR'S LIST Fall 2018
DEAN’S LIST Spring 2018
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
ART & DESIGN PROGRAM
ASSOCIATES OF ART Graphic Design, 2017
CERTIFICATE OF ART Web Design & Fine Art, 2017
PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY 2016
DEAN’S LIST Fall 2013 — Spring 2017
INTERNSHIPS
Joseph Abboud, New Bedford, MA
VISUAL DESIGN INTERN | February 2019 – Present
Working as the organizational communicator and closely with the custom supervisor, designing tactical elements, such as newsletters, posters, and notice boards.
College Promo, Fall River, MA
VISUAL DESIGN INTERN | January 2019 – Present
Advising, designing, and participating in creating the redesign of the website and branding book.
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery, Fall River, MA
ART GALLERY INTERN | May 2015 – May 2017
Designed promotional print materials for each opening exhibition. Also designed a plaque for the Ruth P. Brown Sculpture Courtyard in front of the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery, honoring Ruth P. Brown.
DESIGN & WORK EXPERIENCE
Color Print Center, UMass Dartmouth
PRINT LAB WORK STUDY | Sept. 2018 – May 2019
Working as a print lab assistant, aiding students and faculty for printing in large and small format.
The Hawk Newspaper, BCC, Fall River, MA
LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER | July 2017 – Present
Redesigned and production of the Bristol Community College Newspaper, The Hawk. Collaborating every month with the editor-in-chief on photo retouching, and completing and finalizing the design of each issue.
BCC Communications, BCC, Fall River, MA
VISUAL DESIGNER | September 2017
Freelanced at BCC’s College Communications Department; designing posters, flyers, and ads for the college.
MoulRan Snacks, Snyder-Lance Distribution
MERCHANDISER | June 2010 – June 2019
Working as a merchandiser; servicing stores by stocking products on shelves, communicating with store and grocery managers, and took orders of products for each store.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Black Spaces Matter Exhibition Fall 2018
Selected from 20+ student applicants as the winning designer for the Black Spaces Matter Exhibition at the Star Store Campus Gallery in New Bedford.
BCC “We Are” Campaign Spring 2017
Selected from the entire design program to create and design a campaign for the Bristol Community College “We Are” Campaign. It was a design that would be shown and advocated throughout the college.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition Spring 2014 – Spring 2016
Artwork was selected in the Annual Juried Student Exhibition for three consecutive years at the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery. Also received cash reward on Graphic Design in 2014.
SKILLS
Software/Programming
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Illustrator
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HTML/CSS
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Photoshop
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Bridge
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InDesign
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Microsoft Suite
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Dreamweaver
Social Media
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Facebook
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Twitter
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Tumblr
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Instagram
Industry Knowledge
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Branding & Identity
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Package Design
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Advertising
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Infographics
Interpersonal Skills
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Leadership
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Teamwork
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Management
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Determination
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Organization