https://celiaruley.com Celia Ruley Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:57:47 +0000 https://celiaruley.com en https://celiaruley.com/Information Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:57:47 +0000 Celia Ruley https://celiaruley.com/Information <img width="2109" height="2561" width_o="2109" height_o="2561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1d04faab574a2fb80a95bed3c55bdc5e348ecac5da1483e8f77a30741215d60/celia_parisphotobooth_crop.jpg" data-mid="247618501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1d04faab574a2fb80a95bed3c55bdc5e348ecac5da1483e8f77a30741215d60/celia_parisphotobooth_crop.jpg" /> ︎︎︎ LinkedIn︎︎︎ Substack E-mail:&nbsp;celiaruley@gmail.com My CV is available upon request. EducationBFA 2023 Graphic Designminor in Media Studiesfrom Virginia Commonwealth University Awards &amp; Certificates -VCU Undergraduate Research Grant-Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Certificate in Intermediate FrenchServicesart direction branding &amp; visual identity exhibition designcomicsillustration logos publication design posterssocial media signage Celia Ruley Donnelly b. 2000, she/herI’m Celia, a graphic designer and illustrator from the American South. I’m passionate about art, storytelling, learning languages, and cooking. For my bachelor's, I studied graphic design and journalism, and I also took courses in French and linguistics. Since university, I’ve worked as a print and graphic designer for different arts organizations, and taught English as a second language to students ages 11-17 in northern France. I bring an optimistic and creative attitude to everything I do! I love to think quickly on my feet and connect over different subjects and cultures. Skillstraditional &amp; digital illustration photographyrisographscreenprintingAdobe Creative SuiteHTML &amp; CSS Microsoft Word Working proficiency in French https://celiaruley.com/on-light-water-1 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 03:19:15 +0000 Celia Ruley https://celiaruley.com/on-light-water-1 on light &amp; water short filmInspired by accessible design and using captions as poetry, this short film is a meditation on light and water. The film explores how captions can poetically describe what’s right outside our window, every morning and with every storm. Click here to watch. <img width="3360" height="1898" width_o="3360" height_o="1898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33a5bc2c7580f63d70f11f044d221c3d3032687b2d37e52852c6ea29f67e0866/film-opener.png" data-mid="176851189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33a5bc2c7580f63d70f11f044d221c3d3032687b2d37e52852c6ea29f67e0866/film-opener.png" /> <img width="3360" height="1888" width_o="3360" height_o="1888" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18bfb714a33b153705a5aa74390b0b582bb08f14de4749ef295ecfb2122777c6/ginko.png" data-mid="176851194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18bfb714a33b153705a5aa74390b0b582bb08f14de4749ef295ecfb2122777c6/ginko.png" /> <img width="3360" height="1882" width_o="3360" height_o="1882" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa6ba4125447be6fe3ccffb9129d85649ad5f87dd6ba85685c84e66c762f13c2/hand-3.png" data-mid="176851192" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa6ba4125447be6fe3ccffb9129d85649ad5f87dd6ba85685c84e66c762f13c2/hand-3.png" /> https://celiaruley.com/Uproot-BIPOC-Visions-Of-Our-Food-System Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:09:21 +0000 Celia Ruley https://celiaruley.com/Uproot-BIPOC-Visions-Of-Our-Food-System UPROOT: BIPOC Visions Of Our Future&nbsp;(2024-2025) Print zine, posters, custom illustrations, social media graphics Zine cover photo: Madylin Nixon-Taplet of Love&nbsp;Önwa PhotographyUPROOT is a project created to connect and build community around our collective role in the agricultural food system, with a focus on centering BIPOC identities. The project began between three groups: Constellation Collective (formerly known as DurmPAC), Art as Method (instagram.com/art.as.method/), and CEFS (cefs.ncsu.edu/). This collaboration paved the way for organizing community workshops, artist talks, a submission call, and a curated exhibition of young, local BIPOC artists' work. These events have been documented, in combination with written essays and more, in both print and digital publications.&nbsp; For the 64-page print edition, I designed the page layout in InDesign. I also hand-drew several custom illustrations and portraits throughout the zine and on the back cover. In addition to this work, I created posters and social media graphics to promote and archive the project online. The digital version is available online, by designer Jett Pavlica. Jett and I worked together to ensure consistency across the print and digital formats. <img width="1198" height="1556" width_o="1198" height_o="1556" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39a506a27e5638cb07a83025642d2dac30990249d9330dc02534a70e4b3b964b/Screen-Shot-2025-09-12-at-12.44.36-PM.png" data-mid="238166709" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39a506a27e5638cb07a83025642d2dac30990249d9330dc02534a70e4b3b964b/Screen-Shot-2025-09-12-at-12.44.36-PM.png" /> <img width="1194" height="1549" width_o="1194" height_o="1549" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26bbd08f27e65022b09a177531bea3bdbc3fa5a9f99173b81b1610f2f095ce49/Screen-Shot-2025-09-12-at-12.50.58-PM.png" data-mid="238166949" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26bbd08f27e65022b09a177531bea3bdbc3fa5a9f99173b81b1610f2f095ce49/Screen-Shot-2025-09-12-at-12.50.58-PM.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56f108cf3ca0ed78f02b0d73d10d3fd34b4e638728b8e6ed7d21351da5ce5268/artist-talks-instagram-masks.jpg" data-mid="216628435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56f108cf3ca0ed78f02b0d73d10d3fd34b4e638728b8e6ed7d21351da5ce5268/artist-talks-instagram-masks.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a777638f15780082dbd187e5a3e890f77f82a9778ea368f8f1b8aeeda706c425/oranges-uproot-illo.png" data-mid="238166908" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a777638f15780082dbd187e5a3e890f77f82a9778ea368f8f1b8aeeda706c425/oranges-uproot-illo.png" />