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Lauren Lesko
Graphic Designer

ARTIST STATEMENT
I have always been interested in viewing art in its different styles and forms,
but some of my favorite pieces involved nature and animals. Due to this, almost
all my art projects here at Northampton Community College have been about
nature or animals and have used earthy tones and rustic backgrounds. I strongly
believe that nature is art, and for that reason I love to capture aspects of nature
in every piece of art that I create. For one of my art projects I painted Van
Gogh’s The Starry Night,
to experiment more when it comes to my art. Another painting I did, and one of
longer with me but I have her forever portrayed in the painting that I did of her.
I love the ability to incorporate nature and animals in the artwork that I
create. Green is the main color that I use, and the work that I had the most fun
with was a magazine design. I had the chance to create my own magazine for
one of my classes. The layout that I used focused strongly on amazing sunsets,
beautiful blue skies, and remarkable trees. I used some of my knowledge that I
gained from typography class in the layout that was meant to attract attention.
The bold page headings read things like “The Tree of Life”, “Renew”, and
“Choose Nature”, and these were more meaningful to the reader than the actual
magazines content. This made it simple for someone who may not know what
the pictures to enjoy just what happened to be inside.
Another favorite work of mine was a package design that I got to create
for a t-shirt. My idea was to create a mossy green octagon shaped box as the
package, keeping in my color scheme of using earthy tones in much of the
work that I do. There was a brown octagon shaped “G” on top of the box as
well. When the consumer took off the lid of the package, the boxes sides would
collapse revealing the shirt that was inside of the box. I used an octagon shape
is it’s a shape you don’t see often when it comes to merchandise and it’s also a
more unique and eye-catching shape, and it turned out to be one of the best
designs I’ve done so far.
I believe that with most things, I have
so much more to learn when it comes to
art and to my artwork. I want to be able
to continue to experiment with different
ways to express my ideas artistically
and perhaps with mediums I have yet to
still by nature, and I am positive my future
works and designs will include nature in
the theme.

RESUME
Objective:
I am an artist who is looking for a professional environment where I can
use my talents to add value by contributing to the company’s growth.
Feel free to contact me with any questions about my skills and regarding
possible opportunities.
Skills:
Macintosh and PC Platforms, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Animate, Adobe After Effects, Adobe, InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Cinema
4D and Premiere.
Education:
January 2017- May 2020
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Associates Degree of Communications Design – New Media
Working Experience:
Cleaner
2015-2016
Lehighton Area High School, Lehighton, PA
Worked as a full-time employee for the Lehighton Area School District. Wiped
cans, and organized desks.
Lauren Lesko
Graphic Designer
#484-560-8226
laurenmlesko@gmail.com