Hey, you.



I am a Brazilian designer, puzzle enthusiast, unofficially-certified playlist curator, and Visual Designer at R/GA. Backed by a B.F.A in graphic design and a minor in motion media from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), my experience in freelance and within the agency industry has enabled me to design and lead both print and digital projects to completion.  

It may be curious to some that I stop to examine scribbles on concrete and collect napkins with monograms and coasters with illustrations, but it stems from my love of typography and ardor for design that has propelled me into my career as creative.

Having lived in São Paulo, Denver, Miami, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, I carry my multicultered and popcorned background close to my heart and hand, weaving various cultural influences throughout my works and inspirations. I find the relationship between psychological theories and the communicative arts intriguing and in need of a face-lift. As messengers, designers hold the key to influencing audiences, and with my work, I hope to inspire, influence for the better, and leave people questioning what else is out there and what more could be done.

If I'm not zoned into my work, you can find me dancing on the weekends, stuffing myself at various food trucks, ear-budded at a local coffee shop, or bent over a sidewalk trying to take a photo of some stenciled ad.

If you'd like to chat or meet, feel free to reach out to me and if you have an album to share or some coffee, even better.

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SKILLS
DISCIPLINES

TYPOGRAPHY
CONCEPTING
BRAND IDENTITY
PROTOTYPING
MOTION MEDIA
BRAND IDENTITY
CAMPAIGN DESIGN
WAYFINDING
PACKAGING DESIGN
SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGN
PRINT/PUBLICATION DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
SOFTWARE

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
ADOBE DREAMWEAVER
ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS
ADOBE XD
MICROSOFT OFFICE
FIGMA
SKETCH





AWARDS
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards
Magazine Silver Crown (2020)
Design Multi-page presentation — First place (“Coding: The Renaissance of Language”) (2020)
Design portfolio — Third place (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020)


Michigan State University Society for News Design Awards
Student Designer of the Year — Third place (2019-2020)
Best Design: Magazine of the Year — First place (2019-2020)
Magazine Spread — Honorable mention (“Pay Loans with Limbs”) (2020)

Society for Collegiate Journalists National Competition
General Interest Magazine, Overall excellence — First place, SCAN Magazine (2019 issues)
Infographic — Second Place (“In the Sleep Cycle”) (2019)


Associated Collegiate Press Awards
Informational Graphic — First place (“Pay Loans with Limbs”) (2020)

College Media Association Pinnacle Awards
Feature Page/Spread — First place (“Coding: The Renaissance of Language”(2020)
Infographic — Second place (“Pay Loans with Limbs”) (2020)

Entertainment Page/Spread — Honorable mention (“Filling Your Soul”(2020)


Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Regional Awards
Best Student Magazine — Finalist, Staff (SCAN 2019 issues) (2019)
Best Data Visualization — Finalist (“In the Sleep Cycle”(2020)


Columbia Scholastic Press Association 
Photo Illustration — First place (2017)
Video Documentary — Certificate of Merit (2017)
Feature Page Design — Certificate of Merit (2017)
Typography: A Designed Headline — Certificate of Merit (2016)


Beyond the Dot — Savannah College of Art and Design
2D Design — Second place (2019)





ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGES

ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE
SPANISH

2021 © Roberta Nicastro
Contact:
rnicastrographics@gmail.com
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