Tori

Russo

design portfolio

TORI RUSSO russo.tori@gmail.com916.412.3928

EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF OREGON//BFA Product Design, Art Minor, Business Minor

EXPERIENCEANTHROPOLOGIEVisual Display InternSeptember 2011-June 2012//Assisted with installation and production of designs for visual displays and windows in the Downtown Portland store.//Collaborated with the Visual Coordinator and Visual Merchandising team in completion of overall design ideas and visual objectives.//Directing customers at an in-store event to prepare materials for the holiday window displays.//Upheld overall unique store aethetic and display standards.

SPIRIT LEATHERWORKS, LICENSEE OF NIKE GOLFIntern/Assistant Product DeveloperSeptember 2010-July 2011//Work corroboratively and individually on design projects for Nike Golf belts including belts, packaging, and straps.//Compiled, organized and photographed samples for catalogs.//Coordinated salesman samples for trade shows and customer meetings.

LJR HOLDING, INCIT Graphics/Research Assistant/Application SupportJanuary 2007-present//Creation of logos/graphics for company materials and enterprise web applications//Design of style sheets and themes for enterprise web applications.//Testing and development of training materials for enterprise web applications.//Assisting IT management with projects and research as needed.//Editing CEO trip photos using Photoshop and Lightroom

LEGACYtimepiece

AQUAFIT

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

INTERNSHIPS

swim sleeve

jacquard weaving

anthropologie & spirit leatherworks

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LEGACYtimepiece

There are many young people that do not value SENTIMENTAL objects as much as objects with MONETARY value. With the rise of technology over the past de-cade, many people are attached to their devices and constantly staying connected to their peers through social media and text messaging. Technology is impacting our culture and making communication between people easier, but less personal.

what do people value?

What is an heirloom for future generations?

what is an heirloom?Something that is passed down from one family member to another; a sentimental object that may or may not have monetary value

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jewelry Photographs

furniture antiques

heritage

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reimagining

DanielleSenior Biology studentage: 21

she is the last person with her Father’s last name

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Danielle will wear Legacy which car-ries part of her family’s identity, re-minding her where she came from. The metal will wear down over time and the watch will live with with her and be part of experiences she has while getting older.

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4 eyeglass size screws

gold brushed stainless steel

glass slides

single hand time telling

replaceable leather strap

STORING TI M E

even when times are changing...

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Leave your mark 13

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AQUAFITAAAAAAswim sleeveA

TTtarget underdeveloped musclesD E L T O I D S

P E C T O R A L I S MA J O R

B I C E P S

T R A P E Z I U S

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L A T I S S AMU S D O R S I

BUILD

"My body is more developed on my left side. Ii have a little but of a hole. . . Iit 's a lack of mus-cle that hasn't developed". -Gabriela

SWIM

run

bike

Stretch

adapt

Focushe

avy

resistance

Cont rolfocus light

strong

112 miles

26.2

2.4 miles

before

during

after

How can Gabriela become a more efficient swimmer

during the swim portion of an IRONMAN?TRAININGThe ironman triathalon is one of the most difficult races someone can train for. Gabriela will have to train for over a year in order to complete it . This 360 focuses on the feelings that she’ll be having both training and during the event.

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//less impact than dry land training//decreased risk of injury

//helps increase endurance and speed gradually

why resistance training?

Exploring different materials in the water

helped me deter-mine the stretch and

final material that would be best for the

sleeve. Darlexx, a type of nylon span-

dex, was the best option because of its water resistant quali-ties and compression. It dries easily and will stay in place during a swim because of the elastic grips that are sewn on the top and

bottom.

The muscles that are high-lighted in blue are being used at the point in the stroke. The swim sleeve

will help Gabriela focus on these muscles without

lifting weights.

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fluid motion

AQUAFIT

darlexx

nylon spandex

elastic

with silicone

thick mesh

the pockets

have one side

open. it fills

with water

m a t e r i a l s

buildmuscle

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SEVEN DEADLY SINShand woven jaquard fabric

The pattern is read from left to right. The orange color represents holes that need to be punched out in the cards. Then, they will be

sewn together and put onto the loom.

Term which refers to a specific type of fabric construction involving a supplementary warp. This supplementary warp can be used to add color and detail in selected areas on the face of the fabric. The liseré ef-fect is not seen on the face of the fabric, it is hidden along the back as loosely tacked “floats.” The black dots in the pattern below are tacked down “floats”

JACQUARD WEAVING//LISERE

CREATE a repeatable pattern

inspired by

FLORENCE, ITALY

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lacing the cards for the loom

winding the bobbin

weaving

weaving process

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INTERNSHIPS

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die cut tarps & vellum masking tape, scotch tape, projector slides,

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paint, straws, cotton candy cones, plastic wrap, straws, joint compound, metal pipes, stryofoam, coffee filters, dye

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paint sticks, paint, cord wood, joint compound, sand, chain

Nike Golf packagingSPIRIT LEATHERWORKS, LLC.

collaborative packaging project with Natasha Michalowsky

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