Nicole Ruwodo
Environmental designer with a passion for art and graphics.
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I finally finished my website after months of procrastinating through trying to make it absolutely perfect. There's no such thing as perfect, especially not in design, but that didn't stop me from trying to achieve it. Of course, this final product is far from perfect, but what I learned after starting the design from scratch a thousand times was that I didn't need it to be perfect. I just needed it to feel like me, and I'm happy with how it turned out. I don't doubt that it will continue to grow and change as I do, but right now it feels like just the right home for my creativity :)
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I've been feeling the romance bug lately thanks to the last few shows I've watched being full of the sweetest romances. Additionally, my instagram feed has been flooded with engagement annoucements and wedding videos! I was starting to feel a bit of fomo and decided I'd join in on the action by creating something wedding themed.
This is INFINITY, a little digital wedding suite. I wanted it to be soft and romantic but still modern and sleek. It's a little collection of a save the date, a thank you card, and a wedding website with a BUILT IN RSVP SETUP!!!
Anyway, this is the closest I'll be getting to a wedding for a while and I think it turned out quite alright for a fake project, so now I'm thinking to sell it as a template bundle. What are your thoughts?
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The Edible City
A concept for a mixed use agricultural and commercial space that contributes to alleviating food insecurity in urban Cape Town by providing meals as well as the knowledge and the means for self sustenance to individuals, households and communities experiencing food insecurity in the city.
Hydroponics, aeroponics and small-scale traditional farming grow produce for seeds, retail, and restaurant use. The space aims to be an example of integrating urban agriculture with the built environment to offer surrounding communities jobs, useful information, skills, and alternative paths to self sufficiency.
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A branding suite for a fictional daycare that includes a logo, brand imagery, an email signature, and a business card. I chose to go in a bright and playful direction for Kindrove in order to create branding that could be exciting for children and reassuring for parents.
A warm, bright colour palette draws the attention of children by creating a psychological impression of fun and happiness. While symbolism in the logo and iconography like the abstract “playful child” made from shapes and the “K” in Kindrove being a puzzle piece suggests creativity, throughfulness and activity, implying that Kindrove is a daycare that offers well rounded care and learning.
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A design concept for a modular stool that can be easily taken apart to turn into various types of seating - a stool with a rattan seat, and a cushioned floor seat. It is made for socializing and design to be in spaces where people gather and connect over different kinds of activities.
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Body + Soul
A website concept for a fitness studio that prioritizes community, wellbeing, and connection with the body and mind. The goal was to design a website that felt as calm and clear as a fitness studio that offers slow, mindful workouts like yoga, pilates and barre.
I used a minimal bento inspired layout, a muted colour palette, and slow, simple animations to create a sense of calm and steadiness during interaction without lessening professionalism.
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Kumusha - A residential concept
Kumusha is the Shona word for “homeland” — a concept central to Zimbabwean identity, and one of the last surviving strands linking modern-day culture to its pre-colonial past. This conceptual design of a multi-family homestead on my family’s kumusha is an act of cultural reclamation through architecture.
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