This year’s PREMIO CORAZON award for the 2012 San Diego Latino Film Festival was designed by:
Salvador Barajas
Salvador Barajas was born in Nio, Sinaloa, Mexico. He spent his youth in Tijuana and at the age of 18 he and his family moved to San Diego. Subsequently, he joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked as a technical illustrator. After successfully completing his military service, Sal graduated from Los Angeles Trade-Technical College as an advertising designer. His art training was enhanced by attending The Academy of Arts in San Francisco and San Diego State University.
For the following 25 years, Sal worked as a designer/art director for several design studios, in-house art departments, and advertising agencies in Los Angeles and San Diego. Sal has shared his skills with his San Diego community by contributing artwork for the Centro Cultural De la Raza, Chicano Park Steering Committee, and other community institutions.
Sal has owned Motivational Designs since 1996, a business that produces illustrated messages that assist teachers with promoting education and give students an appreciation of their heritage. Sal and his wife Leticia are proud parents of four children who have graduated from prestigious California universities.
Sal can be reached at (619) 236-9421 / motivationaldesign@sbcglobal.net
