Lauren Murphree

SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING ART (SAA)

Lauren is a second-year graphic design student whose specialties include conceptual photography, package design, front-end web design, and branding. Lauren’s favorite part of the design process is without a doubt the concepting phase. She loves attention to detail and making every element of a design or photograph have a strong and clear purpose. That, she says, is the difference between a good design and a great one. Her design aesthetic is unique; she loves utilizing light and fun colors with quirky visuals. Lauren is a firm believer that if you work hard and have a good attitude you can accomplish anything. When she isn’t at school or working on projects, Lauren loves to read, write, and listen to albums on vinyl to decompress and refuel her creative energy. She feels so lucky to get to do what she loves as her career and feels eternally grateful for everyone who has helped her get to here.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Born in Lexington KY and living in Dayton OH for school

LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl!

FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU IDENTIFY WITH?
Tom from the movie 500 Days of Summer

FAVORITE MOVIE?
Heathers

FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE WATCH?
Friends

FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC?
The classics (Bowie, The Smiths, Hall & Oates, etc.)

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
Instagram

FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Egon Schiele

LAST BOOK YOU READ?
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

FAVORITE CHARITY/CAUSE?
Anything helping animals with an affinity for the non-profit SICSA in Dayton

FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Exploring Writing free verse

IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER…?
I almost went to school to be a kindergarten teacher.

A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Find what you’d die for and live for it.

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