HELLO + WELCOME.

I'M RORI,  AN ARTIST, ART DIRECTOR AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER. I EARNED MY BFA ( with Honors ) IN GRAPHIC DESIGN FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN 2006.                                      AFTER 10+ GREAT YEARS LIVING AND WORKING IN NEW YORK CITY, I PACKED MY BAGS AND TOOK A BIG LEAP OVER TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE. 

I HAVE OVER 10 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES, ACROSS BOTH PRINT and DIGITAL PLATFORMS. MY SKILLS AND EXPERTISE COVER EVERYTHING FROM CONCEPTING, DESIGN DIRECTION, ART DIRECTION and GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR DIGITAL/PRINT, PACKAGING, CATALOGS, EVENTS, TV/FILM, BEAUTY, FASHION, HOME, MARKETING, ADVERTISING and CAMPAIGNS. I HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING PHOTO SHOOTS, ADVISING, SUPERVISING AND COORDINATING WITH RETOUCHERS, CREATING SHOT LISTS AND SET/PROP ART DIRECTION and DESIGN. 

I ENJOY COLLABORATION and MIXING THINGS UP BY BEING ABLE TO STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER TO WORK ON PHOTO SHOOTS, VISIT MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, SEE FILMS and ATTEND LECTURES etc. I'M CONTINUALLY BEING INSPIRED BY MY SURROUNDINGS, CULTURE, FRIENDS AND THOSE WHO ARE OTHERWISE CREATING BE IT FILM, ART, THEATRE, MUSIC, PERFORMANCES and more. 

PAST CLIENTS INCLUDE:

AirBnB, Google, NBC, Delta, Evian, Target, HBO, The Amy Winehouse Foundation, Kiehl's, Shu Uemura, Moet Hennessy, Toyota, V Magazine, Wired Magazine, US Weekly, Mulberry, Tory Burch, Dockers, Armani Exchange, Aeropostale, OshKosh B'gosh, Delia's, Lane Bryant, Jockey, Joe Fresh, Pinrose, Chicos, Clover Health, Tempur-Sealy, Brooklinen, Vroom, and the list goes on...