NINA PAGANO
GRAPHIC DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION
Hello there, I’m Nina, a creative and graphic designer currently based in New York City. My aspirations to become an artist started at a young age when my favorite hobbies consisted of drawing and inventing new contraptions out of cardboard. The creative side of my brain has always been in go mode.
In high school, I began selling custom stickers at art fairs, and the making and selling of my art continued through college. To art fairs, I also brought my ongoing collection of hand-painted surfboards that I would accumulate from local Bay Area surfers.
In college, while studying graphic design, I honed my skills and often combined my two concentrations of graphic design and illustration while experimenting with texture and hand-made typography.
As I progress in my career and while living in the great NYC, I find artistic inspiration every day! My areas of interest include but are not limited to branding, publication, motion and video, package design, and illustration.
In high school, I began selling custom stickers at art fairs, and the making and selling of my art continued through college. To art fairs, I also brought my ongoing collection of hand-painted surfboards that I would accumulate from local Bay Area surfers.
In college, while studying graphic design, I honed my skills and often combined my two concentrations of graphic design and illustration while experimenting with texture and hand-made typography.
As I progress in my career and while living in the great NYC, I find artistic inspiration every day! My areas of interest include but are not limited to branding, publication, motion and video, package design, and illustration.
Experience
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at AMO Denim
June 2023 - August 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Ronny Kobo
June 2023 - August 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Cou Cou Intimates
March 2023 - July 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Orseund Iris
July 2022 - June 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Adrian Cashmere
November 2022 - March 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Castle Funds
November 2022 - April 2023
︎︎︎Internship
Art Director Intern at The Smart Set
September 2020 - March 2021
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at AMO Denim
June 2023 - August 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Ronny Kobo
June 2023 - August 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Cou Cou Intimates
March 2023 - July 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Orseund Iris
July 2022 - June 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Adrian Cashmere
November 2022 - March 2023
︎︎︎Contract
Graphic Designer at Castle Funds
November 2022 - April 2023
︎︎︎Internship
Art Director Intern at The Smart Set
September 2020 - March 2021
Education
︎︎︎ Drexel University
BS, Graphic Design
September 2018 - June 2022
Tools
︎︎︎ Adobe Creative Cloud
︎︎︎ After Effects
︎︎︎ Figma
︎︎︎ Adobe XD
︎︎︎ Microsoft Office
︎︎︎ Shopify
︎︎︎ Mailchimp
︎︎︎ Webflow
︎︎︎ Sketch
︎︎︎ Cargo
︎︎︎ Drexel University
BS, Graphic Design
September 2018 - June 2022
Tools
︎︎︎ Adobe Creative Cloud
︎︎︎ After Effects
︎︎︎ Figma
︎︎︎ Adobe XD
︎︎︎ Microsoft Office
︎︎︎ Shopify
︎︎︎ Mailchimp
︎︎︎ Webflow
︎︎︎ Sketch
︎︎︎ Cargo