Hi there! I’m Rio.
I craft visual narratives with intention.
MANIFESTO
As a graphic design student with a minor in interaction design, I approach my visual designs with a keen awareness of client needs and their target audience, all while valuing experimentation and not being afraid to break creative bounds.
Although I am primarily led by design theory, I allow myself to be pulled by my innate design intuition. I utilize a wide range of image making processes and a love of the iterative process to achieve highly creative, tense-yet-harmonious, enrapturing visual designs.
As an intern at San José State University’s Humanities & Arts department, I design promotional material for plays, concerts, exhibitions, and more.
[HA 187]
H&A Marketing and
Communications
[HA 187]
1984.
My very first project as an intern took me back to one of my favorite dystopian novels,
Here, I chose to diverge from typical surveillance state motifs to convey emotional depths.
Initial Concepts
1984 Play Poster
SJSU School of Theater
Tabloid 11x17
January 2024
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Photo Editing, Typography
[HA 187]
Music Posters
Latin Jazz Concert
SJSU School of Music
Tabloid 11x17
January 2024
Adobe Illustrator
Vector-based illustration
Rotunda Concert
San José City Hall
Tabloid 11x17
February 2024
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Digital Imaging
Young Pianists Competition
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Tabloid 11x17
February 2024
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Digital Imaging, Typography
Intro to Graphic Design
[DSGD 104]
[DSGD 104]
As fulfillment of my Bachelors Degree, these curriculum projects aim to exhibit foundational skills in design, such as typography, hierarchy, and composition.
[DSGD 104]
The Sustainable Living
Academy Campaign
For this class project, the brief involved creating a three-poster series campaign for a hypothetical client seeking to promote sustainability.
Sustainable transportation.
After spending my last summer
and winter in Europe surrounded by pedestrian, cyclist, and train friendly infrastructures, my topic
of choice was obvious:
This project was a great convergence of my fine arts background and graphic design skillset; resulting detailed vector based drawings in realistic three point perspective.
Sustainable Transportation 3-Poster Series
Sustainable Living Academy
Tabloid 11x17
February 2024
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Vector-based drawing, typography
Crafting Visual Narratives with Intention
With my designs, I seek to foster not only strong visual engagement between the viewer and the client, but also a lasting realization of a vibrant community with rich art, culture, and people.
