Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor
Nico Armeanu is a junior studio art and German major. Armeanu joined The Shield in Spring 2024 as a photographer and now serves as the arts and entertainment editor.
Armeanu was the district winner at the 2022 Congressional Art Competition and won the freshman award in USI’s 53rd Annual Juried Art Contest. In 2023, they won best in show for the teen category at the Wesselman Wood’s Juried Art Contest.
Armeanu spends most of their free time making art. Outside of that, they enjoy swimming, playing guitar and working on DIY projects.
![The sixth issue of "Candid" was released in Spring 2024. The cover was designed by Kayla Allen, senior illustration and interactive design major, who serves as Candid's senior illustrator. When designing the cover, Allen set out to create something that would evoke feelings of nostalgia and tranquility. “When we were kids, we want[ed] to pretend that we are older,” Allen said. “We played pretend doing adult things, and when we are adults, we want to do things that kids do. We want things to be simple again.” (Photo courtesy of Candid Magazine)](https://usishield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image003.png)
