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WE ARE WANDERING — DRIFTING THROUGH A UNIVERSE SO VAST AND INDIFFERENT THAT THE MIND CANNOT HOLD IT — AND YET HERE WE ARE — CONSCIOUS — AWAKE — ASKING QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NO CEILING — WHAT IS REALITY — IS THIS ALL THERE IS — OR IS THERE SOMETHING DEEPER BENEATH THE SURFACE OF EVERYTHING WE THINK WE KNOW — WE ARE FLOATING ON A ROCK — A WET SPINNING ROCK HURTLING THROUGH THE DARK AT THOUSANDS OF MILES PER HOUR — AND NOBODY TOLD US — AND SOMEHOW THAT IS BOTH TERRIFYING AND BEAUTIFUL — BECAUSE IT MEANS WE ARE FREE — FREE TO WONDER — FREE TO BUILD — FREE TO CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING — THIS IS WHY RAVI SAUCE EXISTS — NOT BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDED ANOTHER BRAND — BUT BECAUSE SOMETHING INSIDE WOULD NOT STAY QUIET — A VOICE THAT SAID LOOK CLOSER — TOUCH THE MATERIAL — FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT — WHAT ARE WE MADE OF — CARBON AND MEMORY AND UNEXPLAINED LONGING — WE ARE STARDUST WEARING CLOTHES AND WONDERING WHAT COMES NEXT — CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE STRANGEST THING IN THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE — NOTHING ELSE KNOWS THAT IT EXISTS — NOTHING ELSE LOOKS UP AT THE NIGHT SKY AND FEELS SMALL — WE DO — AND THAT SMALLNESS IS WHERE EVERYTHING INTERESTING BEGINS — RAVI SAUCE IS AN EXPERIMENT — A LABORATORY OF FEELING — WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE THAT COSMIC UNCERTAINTY AND STITCH IT INTO FABRIC — WHEN YOU PRESS IT INTO MATERIAL — WHEN YOU MAKE IT WEARABLE — WHEN YOU MAKE IT REAL — THE FUTURE IS NOT A DESTINATION — IT IS A DIRECTION — AND WE ARE WALKING TOWARD IT — SLOWLY — CAREFULLY — WITH OUR HANDS FULL OF IDEAS AND OUR EYES OPEN WIDE — WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ALIVE IN THIS CENTURY — TO HOLD A DEVICE THAT CONTAINS ALL OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE — AND STILL NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A TUESDAY AFTERNOON — THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN INFORMATION AND MEANING — AND RAVI SAUCE LIVES IN THAT GAP — WE ARE NOT TRYING TO ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS — WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING WORTHY OF THEM — THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE IS NOT JUST A NUMBER PATTERN — IT IS THE UNIVERSE SHOWING OFF — LOOK AT THE SHELL — LOOK AT THE SUNFLOWER — LOOK AT THE HURRICANE — THE SAME LOGIC EVERYWHERE — ORDER INSIDE THE CHAOS — BEAUTY INSIDE THE MATHEMATICS — WE SEE IT AND WE WANT TO TOUCH IT — WE WANT TO WEAR IT — BECAUSE TO WEAR SOMETHING IS TO CARRY IT — TO CARRY A PHILOSOPHY — TO CARRY A QUESTION — TO WALK THROUGH THE WORLD AS A MOVING ARGUMENT FOR CURIOSITY — WHAT IS TIME — A RIVER OR A ROOM — ARE WE MOVING THROUGH IT OR IS IT MOVING THROUGH US — NOBODY KNOWS — AND THAT NOT KNOWING IS THE MOST HUMAN THING THERE IS — THE UNIVERSE IS 13.8 BILLION YEARS OLD — THE EARTH IS 4.5 BILLION — HOMO SAPIENS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 300,000 YEARS — WRITING EXISTS FOR 5,000 — EVERYTHING WE CALL CIVILIZATION IS AN EYEBLINK — A TREMBLING BRIEF IMPOSSIBLE MIRACLE — AND WE ARE IN IT RIGHT NOW — THIS MOMENT — THIS BREATH — THIS PIXEL — IS PART OF THAT MIRACLE — SO WE MAKE THINGS — BECAUSE MAKING THINGS IS HOW CONSCIOUSNESS TALKS TO THE VOID — IT SAYS I WAS HERE — I SAW THIS — I FELT SOMETHING — AND I TURNED IT INTO SOMETHING YOU COULD HOLD — RAVI SAUCE IS THAT TURNING — THAT TRANSLATION — THAT REFUSAL TO LET THE WONDER GO UNNAMED — WE EXPERIMENT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO STOP ASKING — AND STOPPING ASKING IS THE ONLY REAL DEATH — THE MATERIALS WE WORK WITH ARE NOT JUST MATERIALS — THEY ARE PROXIES FOR TIME — FOR LABOR — FOR THE HUMAN HAND — FOR THE CHOICE TO MAKE RATHER THAN CONSUME — EVERY THREAD IS A DECISION — EVERY SEAM IS A COMMITMENT — EVERY PIECE IS A SMALL ACT OF DEFIANCE AGAINST A WORLD THAT WANTS YOU PASSIVE — WE ARE NOT PASSIVE — WE ARE AWAKE — WE ARE LOOKING — WE ARE ASKING — WHAT IS NEXT — WHAT IS POSSIBLE — WHAT HAVE WE NOT YET IMAGINED — THE ANSWER IS EVERYTHING — EVERYTHING IS STILL POSSIBLE — THE UNIVERSE HAS NOT FINISHED WITH US YET — AND WE HAVE NOT FINISHED WITH IT — /// WE ARE WANDERING — DRIFTING THROUGH A UNIVERSE SO VAST AND INDIFFERENT THAT THE MIND CANNOT HOLD IT — AND YET HERE WE ARE — CONSCIOUS — AWAKE — ASKING QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NO CEILING — WHAT IS REALITY — IS THIS ALL THERE IS — OR IS THERE SOMETHING DEEPER BENEATH THE SURFACE OF EVERYTHING WE THINK WE KNOW — WE ARE FLOATING ON A ROCK — A WET SPINNING ROCK HURTLING THROUGH THE DARK AT THOUSANDS OF MILES PER HOUR — AND NOBODY TOLD US — AND SOMEHOW THAT IS BOTH TERRIFYING AND BEAUTIFUL — BECAUSE IT MEANS WE ARE FREE — FREE TO WONDER — FREE TO BUILD — FREE TO CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING — THIS IS WHY RAVI SAUCE EXISTS — NOT BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDED ANOTHER BRAND — BUT BECAUSE SOMETHING INSIDE WOULD NOT STAY QUIET — A VOICE THAT SAID LOOK CLOSER — TOUCH THE MATERIAL — FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT — WHAT ARE WE MADE OF — CARBON AND MEMORY AND UNEXPLAINED LONGING — WE ARE STARDUST WEARING CLOTHES AND WONDERING WHAT COMES NEXT — CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE STRANGEST THING IN THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE — NOTHING ELSE KNOWS THAT IT EXISTS — NOTHING ELSE LOOKS UP AT THE NIGHT SKY AND FEELS SMALL — WE DO — AND THAT SMALLNESS IS WHERE EVERYTHING INTERESTING BEGINS — RAVI SAUCE IS AN EXPERIMENT — A LABORATORY OF FEELING — WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE THAT COSMIC UNCERTAINTY AND STITCH IT INTO FABRIC — WHEN YOU PRESS IT INTO MATERIAL — WHEN YOU MAKE IT WEARABLE — WHEN YOU MAKE IT REAL — THE FUTURE IS NOT A DESTINATION — IT IS A DIRECTION — AND WE ARE WALKING TOWARD IT — SLOWLY — CAREFULLY — WITH OUR HANDS FULL OF IDEAS AND OUR EYES OPEN WIDE — WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ALIVE IN THIS CENTURY — TO HOLD A DEVICE THAT CONTAINS ALL OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE — AND STILL NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A TUESDAY AFTERNOON — THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN INFORMATION AND MEANING — AND RAVI SAUCE LIVES IN THAT GAP — WE ARE NOT TRYING TO ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS — WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING WORTHY OF THEM — THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE IS NOT JUST A NUMBER PATTERN — IT IS THE UNIVERSE SHOWING OFF — LOOK AT THE SHELL — LOOK AT THE SUNFLOWER — LOOK AT THE HURRICANE — THE SAME LOGIC EVERYWHERE — ORDER INSIDE THE CHAOS — BEAUTY INSIDE THE MATHEMATICS — WE SEE IT AND WE WANT TO TOUCH IT — WE WANT TO WEAR IT — BECAUSE TO WEAR SOMETHING IS TO CARRY IT — TO CARRY A PHILOSOPHY — TO CARRY A QUESTION — TO WALK THROUGH THE WORLD AS A MOVING ARGUMENT FOR CURIOSITY — WHAT IS TIME — A RIVER OR A ROOM — ARE WE MOVING THROUGH IT OR IS IT MOVING THROUGH US — NOBODY KNOWS — AND THAT NOT KNOWING IS THE MOST HUMAN THING THERE IS — THE UNIVERSE IS 13.8 BILLION YEARS OLD — THE EARTH IS 4.5 BILLION — HOMO SAPIENS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 300,000 YEARS — WRITING EXISTS FOR 5,000 — EVERYTHING WE CALL CIVILIZATION IS AN EYEBLINK — A TREMBLING BRIEF IMPOSSIBLE MIRACLE — AND WE ARE IN IT RIGHT NOW — THIS MOMENT — THIS BREATH — THIS PIXEL — IS PART OF THAT MIRACLE — SO WE MAKE THINGS — BECAUSE MAKING THINGS IS HOW CONSCIOUSNESS TALKS TO THE VOID — IT SAYS I WAS HERE — I SAW THIS — I FELT SOMETHING — AND I TURNED IT INTO SOMETHING YOU COULD HOLD — RAVI SAUCE IS THAT TURNING — THAT TRANSLATION — THAT REFUSAL TO LET THE WONDER GO UNNAMED — WE EXPERIMENT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO STOP ASKING — AND STOPPING ASKING IS THE ONLY REAL DEATH — THE MATERIALS WE WORK WITH ARE NOT JUST MATERIALS — THEY ARE PROXIES FOR TIME — FOR LABOR — FOR THE HUMAN HAND — FOR THE CHOICE TO MAKE RATHER THAN CONSUME — EVERY THREAD IS A DECISION — EVERY SEAM IS A COMMITMENT — EVERY PIECE IS A SMALL ACT OF DEFIANCE AGAINST A WORLD THAT WANTS YOU PASSIVE — WE ARE NOT PASSIVE — WE ARE AWAKE — WE ARE LOOKING — WE ARE ASKING — WHAT IS NEXT — WHAT IS POSSIBLE — WHAT HAVE WE NOT YET IMAGINED — THE ANSWER IS EVERYTHING — EVERYTHING IS STILL POSSIBLE — THE UNIVERSE HAS NOT FINISHED WITH US YET — AND WE HAVE NOT FINISHED WITH IT —
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Nico Maggioli / About / Creative Systems Designer

Designer focused on creative strategy and 3D visualization for brands, products, and digital campaigns.

Profile

I build visual systems that connect strategy with execution — logos, packaging, websites, and immersive renders shaped into one coherent brand language.

Strategy + Design 3D Visualization AI Workflow
Capabilities
Creative strategy and brand direction

I define positioning, audience priorities, and the message stack before visual production starts.

Visual identity systems

I build flexible logo, type, and color systems that scale across digital and physical touchpoints.

Web and campaign design

I translate the brand system into launch-ready pages and campaign assets with clear conversion structure.

3D and image-based production

I use 3D visualization and compositing to create polished, high-impact visual content for products and stories.

Workflow
01 / Research and framing

Kickoff, context review, and alignment on goals, audience, constraints, and expected outcomes.

02 / Prototype and test

Rapid concept rounds to test direction early and choose the strongest visual strategy.

03 / Refine visual system

Selected direction is expanded into a complete, consistent design system with production-ready details.

04 / Deliver final assets

Final files, implementation guidance, and handoff support so execution stays on-brand.

Career Lab / Record

Experience and capability archive

Structured profile readout with role history, tools, leadership tracks, and recognitions.

Sprout Studios
Visual Designer
LOCBoston, MA TERMJune 2025 – Present

Pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling for brands like Staples, Kohler, and Whirlpool by creating meaningful graphics and experimenting with innovative AI-driven workflows.

Nicom
Freelancer
LOCBoston, MA TERMMay 2022 – Present

Extensive experience collaborating with 50+ clients across industries, focused on 3D animation, packaging, and brand development with fast, reliable delivery.

Ravisauce
Founder & Lead Designer
LOCBoston, MA TERMApril 2015 – Present

Built and scaled a fingerboard/skatewear brand with customers in 17 countries, expanding distribution to retail and online channels.

Zipped Magazine
Art Director
LOCSyracuse, NY TERMAug 2023 – May 2024

Led a team of four in weekly editorial production, directing social, poster, and design assets for a culture-focused semester publication.

Syracuse University
College of Visual and Performing Arts

BFA, Communications Design · Magna Cum Laude · May 2024

Boston College High School

May 2020

Creative
  • Strategy
  • Branding
  • Packaging
  • Editorial
  • UI/UX
  • Advertising
  • 3D Design
Technical
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Blender
  • Syracuse University Summer College Ambassador (2019)
  • Young Leaders Conference, Sheffield, England (2019)
  • YMCA Camp Counselor (CIT), Camp Coniston, Croydon NH (2011–2016)
Paul Leibovitz Award

Syracuse University (2024) — Presented to a senior demonstrating cutting-edge interactive design and emerging technology use.

Impact Award

Babson College (2018) — Recognized for brand networking leadership and building community engagement around Ravisauce.

Craftsmanship Recognition

Fingerboard TV (2017) — Featured internationally for craftsmanship in handmade fingerboard design.

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