Sunboxes by Craig Colorusso

• Timeline: February-April 2025
  
Visual identity, signage design, marketing collateral

 In an era of infinite information and digital noise, combined with the mounting stress of coursework, Craig Colorusso’s Sun Boxes offer a rare respite for students: a space to slow down, listen and just be. Meditation with Sun Boxes intertwines STEM, art and nature into an immersive music experience for students to unwind.

Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink

• Timeline: February 2025
  
Editorial, visual identity, exhibition design

Both a celebration of tradition and an exploration of artistic expression, Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink highlights the painter’s mastery of calligraphic brushwork, transforming everyday subjects into poetic narratives. Through bilingual set type and immersive design, the exhibition bridges art and language, inviting viewers to experience the rhythm and balance of Qi Baishi’s world.

The Student Publication: 
Volume 40

• Timeline: May-August 2024
• Team: Stephen Nohren (editor), Erin Secosky (graphic designer), Tania Allen (faculty advisor)
  
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•      Both an educational resource and a critical exploration, The Student Publication challenges the design community to rethink creativity in the age of AI—questioning its possibilities, limitations, and evolving role in the creative process.

Food and Alienation

• 3D modeling, layout design
• Project Timeline: March-April 2024
•     Food and Alienation is an art book exploring our relationship with food and how this is mediated by the design of food labels. How can we re-evaluate this relationship to feel more connected with what we eat?

Rocker Chair + Brand

• Branding, Product Design
• Project Timeline: March 2024
  
Rocker isn't just a toy; it's a crafty adventure that brings families together. Family fun is redefined with Rocker’s dual functionality: a charming rocking toy and a creative DIY project, all crafted from sustainable, flatpack plywood. Refined with AI tools, this was a lesson in curation and working with AI for the best results.

Tactile Toolbox Mapping

• GIS Mapping, data collection, 3D modeling and printing
• Project Timeline: January-March 2024
  
•      Tactile Toolbox is a system prototype of a new process of making tactile maps for the visually impaired. Using a customized ArcGIS online tool, making personalized maps can be done in less than 30 minutes, ensuring that everyone has the ability to create their own sense
   of place.
  

Fish Market Gallery

• Graphic design, exhibition design
• Project Timeline: 2022-2024
• Team: Ryann Horne (graphic/experience designer), Collin Lawrence (treasurer)
  
• Fish Market Gallery is where the Raleigh community and NC State student artists meet. As a director and graphic designer, I’ve worked to promote the gallery to students and the wider Raleigh area to uplift young artists.
  
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Commons Conference

• Printed booklet and mobile app format
  
• Project timeframe: February-March 2023
  
• How does a medium shape the message that it contains? While the print version contains some editorial content that allows for deeper dives into the information, the digital version allows for filtering and personalization, as well as a social media feature. 
  

Shelton Leadership Center

• Brand System, Animation, Graphic Design
  
• Project timeframe: March-August 2023
Working alongside Sammantha Dellaria, I created a variety of graphics to fit within Shelton Leadership Center’s brand guidelines to market to prospective students, shareholders, and business professionals.

Administrative Manual

• Website, UX/UI
  
• Project Timeline: October 2022 -June 2023
  
• This tool is the product of a research project I did alongside Dean Mark Hoversten to create a visual, interactive tool to show college cycles and processes. This tool is now widely used by department heads within College of Design to learn all about the necessary steps for research, finances, etc.