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Leah Von Fricken

SAGE COLLEGE OF ALBANY

Leah is a senior completing her BFA in Graphic and Media Design. She believes that design is meant to serve as a solution and has the potential to influence even the greatest problems. She aspires to use powerful research-driven design to positively impact those issues which challenge our nation and world. Leah attributes her discipline and work ethic to the classical piano training her parents enrolled her in at the age of 5 (and regularly bribed her to attend with french fries). She considers the most important things in life to be other people, whether one is personally connected to them or not. She hopes to build a career which honors that philosophy and allows her to support a Golden Doodle (or two).

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Born in Albany NY and I’m still representing

LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Lefty

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl, mostly because that’s when Jimmy Fallon is on

FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU IDENTIFY WITH?
Leslie Knope

FAVORITE MOVIE?
The Green Mile

FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE WATCH?
Parks and Recreation

FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC?
Anything I can dance (very poorly) to

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
Instagram

FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
René Magritte

LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

FAVORITE CHARITY/CAUSE?
The Malala Fund

FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Shooting photos

IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER…?
Fine art photography

A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring really loudly at me – Leslie Knope
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