Hello! My name is Ariana Romano and I am a Cum Laud graduate from the University of South Carolina. I have my Bachelor’s degree in visual communications and my minor in psychology. This book is a collection of my work spanning all four years of college. I hope that you enjoy.
SASSGO is a sexual assault awareness nonprofit in Columbia, South Carolina. As a part of a team, my role was creating posters for a nation wide campaign to bring attention to drug facilitated assault. Our goal was to create an attention grabbing campaign that had the potential to draw in a massive audience. These are a few of the materials we designed.
I was primarily in charge of poster design. I created the Protect The Tribe poster on the left which drew from one of the organization’s previously used slogans. I also created the Green Screen infographic which is a drug testing kit that SASSGO supplies to local hospitals. Finally, we created some stickers that we felt encompassed the entire campaign.
This infographic was created to highlight the changing tattoo industry. Tattoos have long been considered an industry ruled by men, but women are rapidly changing the tattoo sterotype.
The poster below was commissioned by a student from New York University who was looking for a horror poster for his up and coming short film. This is one of my most complicated pieces to date.
Ombre´ is an organic sunscreen brand that reached out to me to create a cohesive brand. I created an original logo, brand presentation,
and a product mock up. Shown below are some of the sketches and notes that I took during the brainstorming process for this project.
Starface is a skincare brand that is gaining popularity on the internet. They are most well known for their pimple patches, which come in a variety of colors and shapes. One of their lesser known products is known as the BLACKSTAR. I chose to create a few social media posts that align with their existing branding, and brought attention to this specific product.
Peace Pass was an app created as a one stop shop for all festival lovers. I created this app in order to make the oftentimes, overwhelming process of attending a large event easier. Peace pass allows its users to purchase tickets from single party sellers, find an Airbnb near the event, connect with others, and purchase one of a kind products from small businesses.
I have my Bachelor’s Degree in visual communications and my minor in psychology. I spent a large part of my college career merging my passions for both together. I realized that psychology plays a huge role in visual communication.
I created the illustration below for a psychology assignment about the perception differences in those with bipolar II disorder. I decided to take it one step further and turn it into my own edition of Monitor on Psychology Magazine.
When designing the cover as well as the inside, I knew I wanted to tie in the disorientation that can arise from having facial recognition issues. The moving multicolored elements paired with faces felt like the most accurate representation of this. Featured on the inside are two well known sufferers of bipolar disorder, Kurt Cobain and Vincent Van Gogh. The final illustration depicts parts of the different brain that are affected by this disorder.
I have always had a passion for famous artworks. I wanted to put a modern twist on some classic pieces and turn them into a poster series. This poster was inspired by the infamous Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo.
This poster was inspired by one of my personal favorites, The Great Wave painted by Katsushika Hokusai.
Dakari Holden browsing Papa Jazz and collecting different records as well as a VHS tape.
Kinsley
and Antonio F, ages 6 and 5 respectively showing their mother their artwork from the face painting booth.
Eliana Hanson in the studio.
Alaina Rodreguiz in the studio.
Model Emma Hall in natural light.
Hannah Wargo in natural light.
Brianna Rudd in a sultry Valentines Day themed photo shoot.
When I think about a product I could not live without, I think about essential oils. While brainstorming what products to shoot, I wanted to make sure it was one I truly connected with and wanted to promote.
I grabbed flowers from my local grocery store to play on the natural feel of essential oils, and a spray bottle of water to really enhance to look of the product. I wanted to make sure that you could see the water droplets in the end result.
This is a short documentary about what it is like for student, Isabella Nearhood to adjust to college life as a Freshman.
This documentary was shot in Isabella’s apartment during the final weeks of her spring semester.
Treasure is a short film that I directed and produced. It is based off of a screenplay written by Jonah Arnold. The crew had so much fun together creating this heartfelt film. CC
