Since graduating from ‘Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de Sao Paulo’ (School of Architecture and Urbanism, Sao Paulo University) in 1982, she has worked as a graphic designer on projects for public and private companies, and in the education sector. Ruth is head of the design office Estudio Infinito and is a teacher of Visual Communication at ‘Faculdade Senac de Comunicacao e Arte’ (Senac College of Communication and Arts). She was a co-founder in 1989 of the Associacao dos Designers Graficos in Brazil (ADG-Brazil), and has served four terms as its director, representing it in national and international events. Since 2003 she is also one of the directors of Mundareu, a non profit organization aiming to create income generation activities for people otherwise excluded from the formal job market, by training them to produce and sell hand-crafted products in line with the principles of fair trade. Aside from her own design practice and teaching activities, Ruth is also a lecturer and has participated in numerous juries, events and publications in Brazil and abroad, and is active with events and committees of ADG-Brazil. She was Vice President of Icograda (International Council of Graphic Design Associations) during the term 2005-2007.
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