Rachel Buigas-Lopez is a designer and art director in New York City with a background in publication design, digital media, and branding for print and online.
Select Print Design Work from NYTimes
Print designs, layouts, and commissioned illustrations for Food, Styles, Travel, and Arts & Leisure sections.
THE NEW YORK TIMES • ART PRODUCTION INTERN
The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views
Created gifs and modified visual assets for embedded interactive and social media promotion.
THE NEW YORK TIMES • ART PRODUCTION INTERN
What It’s Like to Intern at the New York Times
NYTIMES OPEN • ILLUSTRATION
Fringe: Beauty and Skincare
Honorable Mention Design of the Year 2018 from Associated Collegiate Press.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Strawberry Fest 2017
The annual spring festival at New York University hosted by the NYU Program Board. The Program Board hosted a design contest to develop a brand for the event based on a jazz theme.
DESIGN CONTEST WINNER
Fringe: Sartorial Sustainability
Profiling three fashion designers at New York University who are using innovative techniques to produce their clothing lines.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Skin
Installation made with cut paper and ribbon.
PERSONAL PROJECT
Diary of a Song: The Story of ‘Mo Bamba’
Additional production help collecting assets, animation, typography, and editing.
THE NEW YORK TIMES • ART PRODUCTION INTERN
虎跳峡 (Tiger Leaping Gorge)
A zine exploring of my journey hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) and the beauty of the mountains through cut paper. Exhibited at "Art and Design Education: Future Lab" in Nov. 2019 at Westbund in Shanghai.
PERSONAL PROJECT
Select Print Design Work from Washington Square News
Print designs and layouts from NYU's independent student newspaper.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
The Wallkill Journal
A series of illustrations for stories written by inmates at Wallkill Correctional Facility and published in Washington Square News.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • ILLUSTRATION
Fringe: The Dinner Party
Where style is served.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Fringe: Streetwear
Celebrating unique styles and diverse perspectives with a gritty look and feel.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Washington Square News Website
Redesigned the website for NYU's independent student newspaper in Fall 2018 using WordPress.
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR