M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/FURMAN UNIVERSITY
Maura Dupré is a strategic designer based in Atlanta GA. She’s inspired by retro fashion, hand-lettered typography, international food, and surreal cinema. Originally from Baton Rouge LA, she earned her BA in Moving Image Arts from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She recently received her MA in Strategic Design from Furman University and M.AD School of Ideas where she was awarded the Tom Wright Neenah Paper Scholarship. She’s a visual artist with a background in advertising, graphic design, video, and social media management.
IF THERE WERE NO BARRIERS AND CONSTRAINTS, WHAT PROJECT WOULD YOU WANT TO WORK ON?
If the sky were the limit, I’d love to design a hot sauce line, a makeup line, or brand and design an amusement park. I love any opportunity to design a character, and tell a story with color.
WHAT ARE YOU READING/LISTENING TO/WATCHING?
I’m currently listening to Yo La Tengo, Talking Heads, and the Cocteau Twins, watching the tv show Community for the first time and reading Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist.
WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOOK UP TO IN YOUR FIELD?
A modern day design icon, Zuzanna Rogatty is a huge inspiration. She’s a Polish designer and art director working at COLLINS in New York. She inspires me by pushing the limits of typography as a lettering artist with her own unique bubbly colorful style.
