Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.

edu

Androgyny
Mixed Media Spring 2012 Visual Methods
Box: 3.75 x 4.5 x 3.25 Squares: 3 x 3

Androgyny is the elimination of gender and sex identification, a more purified form of being. Within this piece I portray the convergence of the duality of both male and female through biological identification, stereotypes, spirituality, and form. The 3 x 3 squares are adhered to a creme colored paper and attached by thread, then tied together with a ribbon, placed within a wooden laser cut box.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Androgyny
Mixed Media Spring 2012 Visual Methods
Box: 3.75 x 4.5 x 3.25 Squares: 3 x 3

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

PBR: Party Beyond Reason

Digital Illustration Sticker Fall 2011
4 x 2

This sticker was created to portray the ideology of a cheap party beer. Party Beyond Reason means to have no particular concern for details, including that of which is being consumed. The can was recreated in Adobe Illustrator and printed as stickers to be handed out as party favors.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

De Stile: A Look At a 20th Century Art Movement

Bristol Board Black Copy Paper Spring 2012 Visual Methods
52 x 90

By Implementing techniques from the De Stijl art movement, I created thirty 8 x 8 squares using only parallagram-shaped strips of black paper. This piece balances the foreground and background, creating a dynamic figure-ground relationship in which the eye does not rest but continuously follows the various patterns throughout the piece.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

De Stile: A Look At a 20th Century Art Movement

Bristol Board Black Copy Paper Spring 2012 Visual Methods
52 x 90

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Blur
Digital Illustrations Fall 2011 Digital Imaging
8.5 x 11

Blur is a twelve page zine that illustrates a grouping of mass produced items that are commonly used everyday, forming an identification system. To emphasize how consumers identify with each product, I have removed their brand names and emphasized the texture related with the item. Although these products are widely available and numerous, a unique grouping have the ability to define an individual.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Rabbit Habits
Digital Illustration Print Summer 2012
5 x 15

This design was created for Man Mans collector edition album, Rabbit Habits. Man Man is an experimental Jazz band from Philadelphia, PA. I created a motley of active rabbits alongside various instruments against a blue background. These details were inspired by the bluesy feel of Man Mans music.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Rabbit Habits
Digital Illustration Print Summer 2012
5 x 15

This design was created for Man Mans collector edition album, Rabbit Habits. Man Man is an experimental Jazz band from Philadelphia, PA. I created a motley of active rabbits alongside various instruments against a blue background. These details were inspired by the bluesy feel of Man Mans music.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

McSweeneys: A Motley of Ironic Short Stories and Blurbs

80 Lb Classic Columns Print Typography Fall 2011
14 x 19

McSweeneys is an internet archive full of different short blurbs. I chose several blurbs that had ironic detail and undertones to portray in this booklet. The design contrasts a regal design with arbitrary yet purposeful accents to further emphasize the irony of the stories. For instance, within the pull quote on this page, varied fonts act as a converse to the rest of the clean and elegant design.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Fleeting Fractals
Print Visualization & Creativity Fall 2012
18 x 24

The aim of this poster is to appeal to an audience of college-aged students and encourage them to explore nature in Gainesville.The picture was taken with a 35-mm camera on Paynes Prairie. I chose to accent the pictures with playful triangles and fractal elements in reference to common contemporary themes.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Glitch Aesthetic
Print Visual Methods Spring 2012
7.75 x 10

Glitch Aesthetic is a book cover for the doctoral thesis of Rebecca Jackson. Glitch Aesthetic is about the indexical history of the glitch throughout time and its societal effect, ranging from pop culture to paranoia. The dimension of the cover portrays the shiftiness of the glitch as the condensed typefaces remain easily distinguishable. The bright color scheme mirrors the illumination of technology as the title becomes varyingly more noticeable in different traces of light.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Lani
Cotton Paper Packaging Visual Methods Spring 2012
Various

Lani was designed to represent an array of luxury items from Hawaii. From the left there is chocolate, oil, and bar soap. Each item is colored to represent the main fruit in each of the ingredients. For instance, the oil is infused with pineapple and the soap is infused with tangerine oil.The background is overlaid with a floral pattern followed by a subtle gradient.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

FREEWHEEL
Print Typography 2 Spring 2012
8.5 x 11

FREEWHEEL is a zine geared towards the urban biking audience. It delivers articles and statistics relevant to city dwellers and street riding focused on fast living and quirky design. It is meant for people who are ambitious cyclists, ranging from the early twenties to the late thirties.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Letter Bits
Bass Wood Print Typography 2 Spring 2012
Various

Letter Bits was designed with the aim of teaching children the alphabet. It is suggested that the child begins with the lowercase letter set, and move onto the uppercase set. Letter Bits will teach your child or student the skills they need from learning the shapes of letters to being able to write and read words and sentences.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu

Letter Bits
Bass Wood Print Typography 2 Spring 2012
Various

Letter Bits was designed with the aim of teaching children the alphabet. It is suggested that the child begins with the lowercase letter set, and move onto the uppercase set. Letter Bits will teach your child or student the skills they need from learning the shapes of letters to being able to write and read words and sentences.

Nicole Ruggiero 352-222-2369 nruggiero@ufl.edu