Francesca Rescigno

Francesca Rescigno is a Graphic Designer from Rome, New York. She attended Notre Dame Junior-Senior High School, where she pursued her creative side by participating in annual school musicals and graduated in 2017 as a National Honor Society member. She spent a year as a Graphic Design major at SUNY Brockport before transferring to SUNY Oswego in the fall of 2018, where her love for graphic design truly blossomed. 

Rescigno has experimented in various graphic design fields but has found a passion for branding and web design, where she places a strong emphasis on accessibility. During quarantine, Rescigno started a podcast called Riveting Rosies that focuses on female empowerment and sharing the stories of female entrepreneurs. This experience has allowed her to explore a different medium, make many meaningful connections, and has opened her eyes to the versatility of the online world. After graduation, she will be expanding her business, The Passions Collective, and plans to utilize the freedom of being self-employed to travel as much as possible.

Creativity has been something that has ebbed and flowed in my life for as long as I can remember. The first thing I remember being passionate about creatively was photography. I got my first camera when I was around ten years old and spent the next couple of years taking pictures of anything and everything. It was also around this time that I was first introduced to (very basic) web design for the blog that I ran to share my photography. 

Throughout high school, I lost interest in most aspects of art. I expressed my creativity by participating in musicals, but that was the extent of it during those years. In fact, toward the end of my high school career, when I was figuring out what I wanted to do in college, pursuing an art-related degree was never even on my radar. It's funny how things really do end up coming full circle. 

During my time at SUNY Oswego and the 2+ years I've spent here, I've been able to experiment in many different digital mediums and get in touch with my creative roots again. I have developed a work style that I would describe as minimalistic, organic, and incorporating thoughtful use of color. I take a lot of inspiration from my surroundings, which is one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about traveling.