Frank Varela is a graphic designer born to a family of Cuban political exiles. An UCLA graduate, Varela has designed and art directed for properties such as The X-Files

The X-Files

The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...

 and ER

ER (TV series)

ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

. He specializes in corporate identity and logo design. His award-winning logos have appeared in various graphic design books and publications, including the book CONCEPTiCONS.

Frank Varela is the package designer of Man-Bat

Man-Bat

Man-Bat is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, though occasionally depicted as a heroic character. He first appeared in Detective Comics #400 and was created by Frank Robbins and Neal Adams...

, a fictional character in the DC Universe who first appeared in Detective Comics #400. Man-Bat was also featured in Mattel's DCSH (Super Heroes) line. The brown version was scheduled for series 8, but was dropped and replaced by Catwoman. A white version of Man-Bat was featured as a San Diego Comic Convention exclusive in packaging designed by Frank Varela of Mattel Toys.

As a Mattel Graphic Designer, Frank Varela won the 2006 Best Packaging Design Award in the Entertainment Division for fictional character Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy (comics)

Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...

 - "Rumble Pack." Frank Varela designed the grand daddy of the Mattel San Diego Comic Con items for 2010, Starro

Starro

Starro is a fictional supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Brave and the Bold #28 , and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky....

. This pack is a recreation of the classic Brave and the Bold cover and features light and sounds as well as the voice of Batman actor Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy is an American stage, screen, and voice actor, best known for his acclaimed voice role as Batman in numerous animated television series, feature films, and video games that make up the DC Animated Universe.-Early life:...

. Each figure in the set has a recorded description just like a museum display with Kevin describing the origin of each character.

Frank's CONCEPTiCONS Psychic Aries design was a pick in LOGO LOUNGE, a best-selling international logo design book Logo Lounge 4, published by Rockport Publisher in February 2008.

Frank Varela is the great-great-grandson of Cuban Colonel José Luis Chinea Maimó, who was in charge of the Air Force in the Province of Havana under Cuban President Carlos Prío Socarrás

Carlos Prío Socarrás

Carlos Prío Socarrás was the President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held.- Governance :...

and Chief of the Armed Forces, General Genobebo Pérez Dámera. Carlos Prío Socarrás (July 14, 1903 – April 5, 1977) was the 16th President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held.

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