JUAN RUIZ AN INNOVATIVE AND PASSIONATE DESIGNER, SKILLFULLY COMBINING SIMPLICITY AND COMPLEXITY, AS WELL AS EVOKING BOTH CALMNESS AND SHEER EXCITEMENT, TO CREATE CAPTIVATING VISUAL EXPERIENCES. WITH A KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF USER-CENTERED DESIGN, JUAN EXCELS IN SOLVING COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. JUAN’S COLLABORATIVE NATURE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO STAYING CURRENT WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS ENSURING DESIGNS LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION. WHETHER CRAFTING VISUAL IDENTITIES, USER INTERFACES, OR MARKETING MATERIALS, JUAN’S WORK REFLECTS A THOUGHTFUL BALANCE BETWEEN FORM AND PURPOSE.

REF!

REF!, a final year thesis. The only missing information in the NBA are referee foul statistics & the results were very interesting.

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2023/SEP–MAY
THESIS

KAWFEE

KAWFEE, a coffee shop concept for my last semester in college. Coffee spiked drinks at night & a calm soothing warm cup of coffee in the morning.

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2023/JAN–MAY
BRAND IDENTITY

CNK DAILY

The sneaker blog tailored for women sneaker heads who are undermined in the sneaker world.

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2021/JUNE–FEB
INTERNSHIP

DOG HOUSE!

A dog food brand identity that ties dog food & dog donation.

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2021/JAN–MAY
BRAND IDENTITY

GRAPHIC EXPERIMENTATION

Commissions, class work that resulted in great work & concepts for brands.

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2020-2023
MISC.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos were taken on an iPhone 12 though, the shots are meticulous & cared for. Pictures from NY, JAPAN, & EL SALVADOR.

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2019-2023
PHOTOGRAPHY

JAPAN DESIGN CASE STUDY

While studying abroad in Japan, I was in constant awe by logo and other designs in Japan. Here’s what I found!

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2020/DEC–JAN
CASE STUDY