The Beauty in Becoming

Daniele Ruddock

The Beauty in Becoming explores processes of change, growth, and acceptance, structured across three phases: Repression of Nature, The Journey We Take Back to Ourselves, and How We Become. It is an intimate, diaristic body of work comprised of three distinct booklets—each Coptic bound, printed on 70lb matte text paper—and enclosed in magnetic cotton muslin envelopes. Serving as both a personal archive and a site of reflection, the work engages with themes of perception and recognition. Queerness is often pathologized in opposition to the natural, thus each book considers how such external forces shape our understanding of self. At its core, the capstone asks: How does queer identity take shape through cycles of rest, return, and becoming?

—Beauty is not a fixed endpoint, but rather something that emerges through ongoing transformation.

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ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Daniele Ruddock

Daniele Ruddock is a Jamaican-born graphic designer based in Toronto. With a background in Fashion Communications, she has cultivated specialized skills in print, digital media and photography. Daniele uses her expansive design knowledge to translate concepts into rich and layered visual works. She works with what she is given, and centers experimentation in all creative facets. 

Daniele’s artistic philosophy embraces the use of colour, texture and shape to create works that exist in harmony. She is a versatile creative who is able to effectively adapt her visual voice to suit a variety of projects. In her personal life, she is an avid moviegoer and self-proclaimed cinephile. She shoots casually on both 35mm film & DSLR, and enjoys a quiet life— finding small beauty in the mundane everyday.

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