Bernardo is a Venezuelan-born-and-raised designer, creative director, and educator based in Philadelphia. By day, he is the creative director for Drexel University Institutional Advancement, by night he is president of AIGA Philadelphia, and produces creative projects—personal and freelance—under This Makes Me Happy. His international experience covers local nonprofits, small businesses, cultural institutions, national activist campaigns, and international entertainment groups, and his work has been recognized both in the USA and abroad.
Bernardo is currently pursuing a masters degree in Computer Sciences from Drexel University.
For serious inquiries:
hello@thismakesmehappy.co
Select Accolades
- Philadelphia Design Awards 2011, 2013, and 2019 (Award / Group Exhibition)
- Judge; Love & Lust Poster Gala
Jefferson University; Philadelphia 2019 - UX Nights: Typography
PromptWorks 2019 (Speaker) - Design is Inclusive Center for Architecture and Design
2018 (Group Exhibition) - Dscoop 2017 (Speaking Engagement)
- We Inspire Me: Cultivate Your Creative Crew to Work, by Andrea Pippins (Essay contribution)
- Hot For Teacher, AIGA Philadelphia 2015 (Group Exhibition)
- Typism Pocket Book 2013 (Publication)
- Premios a la Crítica, Categoría Edición de Libro o Catálogo de Arte, Mención Catálogo; AICA (International Association of Art Critics) 2012 (Award)
- Typography 32 2012 (Publication)
- Cut, Cut, Cut 2012 (Solo Exhibition)
- TDC57, Certificate of Typographic Excellence 2011 (Award and Group Exhibition)
Who I've Worked With
