{"id":138,"date":"2026-05-05T23:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usfca.design\/2026\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:05:04","slug":"angelina-bucu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usfca.design\/2026\/angelina-bucu\/","title":{"rendered":"angelina-bucu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"btl-page\">\n\n\n  <nav class=\"btl-nav\">\n    <a href=\"\/2026\" class=\"btl-logo\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usfca.design\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOGOTYPE.png\" alt=\"Between The Lines\">\n<\/a>\n    <div class=\"btl-navlinks\">\n      <a href=\"\/2026\/exhibition\">Exhibition<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/2026\/information\">Information<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/2026\/directory\">Directory<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n\n  <div class=\"btl-profile\">\n\n<div class=\"btl-bio-card\">\n  <div class=\"btl-bio-card-inner\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usfca.design\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/angelina-bucu.jpg\">\n    <div class=\"btl-bio-card-info\">\n      <h2 class=\"btl-bio-card-name\">Angelina Bucu<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"btl-bio-card-meta\">Pronouns: she\/her<\/p>\n      <p class=\"btl-bio-card-meta\">Major: Design<\/p>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/angelinakatlyn.site\/\" class=\"btl-bio-card-link\">https:\/\/angelinakatlyn.site\/<\/a>\n      <p class=\"btl-bio-card-bio\">Angelina Bucu is a Bay Area\u2013based designer with a focus on clarity, typography, and systems-based thinking. Her practice is grounded in translating complex ideas into strong, accessible visual forms. She is drawn to the relationship between structure, expression and how design decisions, both subtle and large-scale, construct the way we navigate digital environments. Across her work, she aims to create visuals that are thoughtful, intentional, and responsive to how people engage with contemporary media. Her achievements include developing a conceptually driven body of visual work. She strengthens practice through typography, digital media studies, and building thoughtful design outcomes that reflect both research and experimentation. 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