My journalism background gives me the advantage of being able to better understand a brief or story and design the page in a way that best communicates the content to the readers. I am also able to collect, edit and present multimedia to create a story package to help readers and consumers get the full experience. You can view my work samples at alainabuzas.com. I'm a Chicago-based graphic designer with a journalism background. I've worked on wedding invitation suites, event promotion and planning for non-profits, and identity packages. Most of my work has been done in a newsroom environment through page layout and design for magazines and newspapers, as well as art direction of photo shoots and special sections.