︎ I’m Nicola (he/him), a dynamic, Product Designer, Professor, and Marketing Strategist, based in NYC.
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︎︎︎learn more about me
︎ Say hello@nicoladifusco.com
Work
24-
Present
Bryant University
Adjunct Professor teaching “Innovation and Design Thinking for All”, “Foundations of Marketing Management” and “Global Perspectives of Marketing.”Academic
24-
Present
Cape Cod Custom Build
Developed a web presence and new brand identity for the Massachussetts development firm, driving compeittive client acquisition.Design
21-
PresentPOST New York
Operational management, startegic partnerships and public realtions, and event production for this East Village insitution. “Bon Merde” hot sauce growth marketing and investor relations.Marketing
2024
Kjaer Weis
Advisor and learning designer to the Founder and CEO of this pioneering leader in organic clean beauty for over 10+ yrs.Marketing
2023
Alphasource Intl. A global leader in energy production and family-owned business of over 100 years, marketing design for customer retention.
Marketing
2022
Third Act, GAS Group Agency
product designer, research, and handoff; bringing blockchain to broadway, theatres, and ticketing platforms.Design
2022
Luminary Creative Agency
brand strategist and production; managed social media, PR, creative shoots, music videos, and campaign development.Marketing
20-
2021
2021
ArtistProf
end-to-end ux designer, building a networking app for performing artists; pitches to Y-Combinator, Techstars, Pear VC.Design
20-
2021
“Literacy in 3D”, RISD & Brown University
developed and taught an undergrad/ grad course on 3D design, computer generated images, & their cultural impacts.Academic
2020
Nature Lab Digital Library
rendered 3D & 2D models of natural histrory specimens, creating an open source library for artists & scientistsDesign
Education
2025
School for Poetic Computation
“Imperfect Images” 10-Week Summer Workshop.2017
John Cabot University
Rome, Italy. Semester abroad: marketing consumer behavior, film studies, creative writing.2017
SIE: South Africa
Sophomore International Experience: Bryant University. On-Site History & Entrepreneuriship course, Cape Town & Johannesburg.Publications Exhibitions Awards
2025
Broken Stone Review
Ongoing Contributor.
Art & Culture
2021
v. 1 Magazine, Spring 2021 Edition
Thesis Writing Exerpts.
Design
2021
IN AND OF THE BODY
Author. Graduate Thesis in Digital Media.
Academic
2020
MANIFESTING MATERIALITY: a Research Reader Author. Critical Theory and Artistic Resesrch in Design and Emerging Technology, RISD.
Academic
2020
Boston CyberArts Gallery Exhibition“Wetwired in the Meatspace” Group Ehibition, RISD D+M.
Design
2019
“Achievement in Creative Expression” Univeristy Award
Bryant University Commencement Award, Undergraduate Class of 2019.Academic
2018
Sigma Tau Delta: International English Honor Society
Member; Bryant University, Dept. of English & Cultural Studies.Academic
2017
Juror, Documentary Films: MEDFILM Festival
Rome, Italy. Mediterranean and European Film Festival.Art & Culture
Testimonials
Griffin Kao
Google PM, ArtistProf Collaborator.“Nicola is one of the most exceptional product designers I have ever worked with.
He's intelligent, insightful, hard-working, creative, and simply a delight to work with. We spent 1 year+ building Artistprof together and his contributions to the team were critical in helping us ship a beautiful product so quickly. We asked him not only to lead design on the project but also fill in all the gaps - from conducting UXR, writing marketing copy, and managing cross-functional relationships with engineering and sales. After launching, we received great feedback from our beta users around the design and ease of use of the product - a testament to Nicola's attention to detail and the hard work he invested.”
Amy Fogelman
PM, Third Act.“I had the pleasure of working with Nicola on a new design for our platform. I was constantly impressed not only by his skills but also by his motivation and great attitude. Nicola always came to the table with great ideas and improvements to move the design forward. Any team would be lucky to have Nicola.”
Nora N. Khan
Thesis Editor. Writer, Critic, Curator."And this writing is and should be constantly shifting. It’s not always about forming an official position and defending one’s practice. Take Nicola DiFusco’s writing, which embraces ambulatory practice and meme-like doubt and dark humor to unseat their critical arguments even as they put them down to the page."
"Flexibility, Unlearning, Movement, and Thinking with the Writer-Artist: A Conversation with Nora N. Khan" Shelby Shaw, v.1 Magazine, Spring 2021 Edition.
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