Inside RBC Magazine
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Great design communicates. Greater design engages.
I’m a designer interested in creating work that brings together education, entertainment, and exploration. Images serve as a universal language, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers to communicate ideas, convey feeling, and foster connection.
Design can transform learning into an active, experiential process, turning information into something to explore, interact with, and discover firsthand. Across print, digital design, code, 3D, and virtual reality, I explore how visual systems and interaction can cultivate curiosity, encourage experimentation, and make learning more tangible.
I’m a left-and-right-brain designer who thrives on a challenge, balancing creative exploration with the technical curiosity to understand how things work.
Have a project in mind, or just want to say hello? rayafreeborn@gmail.com
I like to draw! This is what I'm currently working on...
I like to make things...
I like hiking
Still life that I really like
Part 2 of my still life :3
I love going to the aquarium
I like photography
I like Mountain Biking
I like to draw! This is what I'm currently working on...
I like to make things...
I like to hike
Still life that I really like
Part 2 of my still life :3
I love going to the aquarium
I like photography
I like Mountain Biking
01 / Awards + Exhibitions ______.
Summa Cum Laude
VCUarts · 2026
Dean's List
2022–2026
Virginia Merit Scholarship
2022–2026
Assembly Required
VCUarts · 2026
Chat, is this real?
VCUarts Undergrad Juried Exhibition · 2025
Speaker
The Fishbowl · 2026
PechaKucha Speaker
Ours Today · 2025
Best Packaging Design
Advertising Club at VCU · 2025
Third Place for Social Storytelling
AEJMC Magazine Competition
· 2026
Third Place for Print Design
Green Eyeshade Awards
· 2025
02 / Hard Skills______.
Adobe Creative Cloud
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Figma
HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Blender
Unity
Git / GitHub
3D Modeling
Editorial Design
Web Design
03 / Soft Skills______.
Art Direction
Visual Communication
Concept Development
Research
Problem Solving
Collaboration
Presentation
Project Management
Information Design
Creative Direction
04 / Employment______.
Richard Bland College
Assistant Program Coordinator · 2026–Present
Richard Bland College
Graphic Designer & Art Director · 2025–2026
The Commonwealth Times
Graphic Designer · 2025–2026
The Student Media Center at VCU
Graphic Designer · 2025–2026
Jesse Vaughan Productions
Presentation / Digital Designer · 2025–2026
Risk ≠ Reward
02
The Commonwealth Times
03
Research Review
04
Sammy Scramble
05
F.I.H.
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