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Volunteer Experience
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Content Director
AIGA Los Angeles
- Present 2 years 2 months
Education
Marketing Chair (March 2021 - May 2022)
General On-Call Volunteer (June 2013 - Present)
Student President at Cal State LA (June 2013 - June 2014)
I currently volunteer for AIGA Los Angeles, the professional association for design as elected Content Director, starting a new term for 2022-2024. While I was a Marketing Chair, I helped with email marketing, graphic design, social media content creation, event planning, and advocating for design education and mentorship. -
Volunteer (Previously Editorial Lead & Photography Lead)
TypeThursday
- Present 7 years 2 months
Education
Editorial Lead (September 2021 - January 2023)
Photography Lead (June 2017 - June 2021)
I currently volunteer for TypeThursdayLA, a monthly meet-up for our Los Angeles Chapter where we discuss work-in-progress projects that focus on letterforms. In my Photography Lead role, I captured, edited, shared, and post to our Facebook public group. Currently, in my new Editorial Role, I help curate the marketing communications for outgoing emails and all social media platforms. Being a very…Editorial Lead (September 2021 - January 2023)
Photography Lead (June 2017 - June 2021)
I currently volunteer for TypeThursdayLA, a monthly meet-up for our Los Angeles Chapter where we discuss work-in-progress projects that focus on letterforms. In my Photography Lead role, I captured, edited, shared, and post to our Facebook public group. Currently, in my new Editorial Role, I help curate the marketing communications for outgoing emails and all social media platforms. Being a very young organizaiton, our group is quickly becoming a global Type loving community led by founder, Thomas Jockin. I continue to volunteer outside of school because I feel the need to stay connected with my fellow designers to continue to learn from each other and to stay fresh in the industry. It has been a truly great experience thus far. I would not trade a minute spent volunteering with anything else.
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Events & Programming Cordinator
Kleverdog Coworking
- 1 year
Education
I help make connections between those who want to teach or share their knowledge in a class setting with the members, as well as the local community.
Contact me if you would like to host any type of educational event which helps promote leadership, creativity, financial success or entrepreneurship.
UPDATE 7/19/20: This location has closed in March of 2020 but I can still assist people with arranging and finding a virtual space to promote their events. Just reach out!
Publications
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Shout LA Magazine
Local Stories - Meet Laura Tu: Marketing Graphic Designer & Founder of Mini School
See publicationWe had the good fortune of connecting with Laura Tu and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Laura, what’s the most important lesson your business/career has taught you?
Hi, I’m Laura, a marketing graphic designer by day, an artist at heart, and a builder of brands for small businesses by night... -
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VoyageLA
See publicationToday we’d like to introduce you to Laura Tu.
Laura, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
Come, slip into my shoes and walk with me! As I write this, my heart is wide open, just like the red custom heart tattooed on my left forearm for everyone to see. Anyone that knows me, knows that I’m an open book. Over the years, I’ve gotten to know myself better and learned how to love myself first because I never did before. This…Today we’d like to introduce you to Laura Tu.
Laura, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
Come, slip into my shoes and walk with me! As I write this, my heart is wide open, just like the red custom heart tattooed on my left forearm for everyone to see. Anyone that knows me, knows that I’m an open book. Over the years, I’ve gotten to know myself better and learned how to love myself first because I never did before. This is my story, my love story, and my passion for the work I do. I hope you get to know me better here because I have so much to give and share!
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Projects
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Eternal Realms of Revelry – The MAW Collection of Pre-Columbian Art Exhibition
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Collaborated with creative partner Peter Hoffmann in designing all exhibit and campaign graphics for an exhibition commissioned by the Art History Department and Fine Arts Gallery at California State University, Los Angeles, curated by Dr John Pohl and produced by Professor Manuel Aguilar and Gallery Director Karin Lanzoni.
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Honors & Awards
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Women in Leadership Scholarship
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Recipient of Women in Leadership Scholarship to attend Executive MBA program from Quantic School of Business and Technology.
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Dean's List
California State University, Los Angeles
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ACUI Honorable Mention - Fraternity & Sorority Handbook Design
Association of College Unions International
Honorable Mention recipient in the category of "Multipage Publications."
Title: Fraternity & Sorority Handbook
Place: Honorable Mention
Award: ACUI Orlando, 94th Annual
Class: Student
Fiscal Year: 2013–2014
Location: Orlando, Florida
About this award: Steal This Idea is the ACUI's marketing and graphics competition to recognize the year's best promotional ideas throughout the regions and presents them at the conference. There are at least 10 design categories and…Honorable Mention recipient in the category of "Multipage Publications."
Title: Fraternity & Sorority Handbook
Place: Honorable Mention
Award: ACUI Orlando, 94th Annual
Class: Student
Fiscal Year: 2013–2014
Location: Orlando, Florida
About this award: Steal This Idea is the ACUI's marketing and graphics competition to recognize the year's best promotional ideas throughout the regions and presents them at the conference. There are at least 10 design categories and each category has both student and professional entries. The winning entries are selected based on concept, design, editorial content, and effectiveness. Also, a "Best in Show" award will honor the top idea presented.
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AGS - Alpha Gamma Sigma - California Scholastic Honor Society Leadership Scholarship
Alpha Gamma Sigma
Recipient of AGS - Alpha Gamma Sigma - California Community College Scholastic Honor Society leadership scholarship.
Organizations
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AIGA Los Angeles - Content Team
Content Director
- PresentAbout AIGA: https://www.aiga.org/our-story About AIGA Los Angeles: https://losangeles.aiga.org/about-us/mission/
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AIGA Los Angeles - Marketing Team
Marketing Chair
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AIGA Student Group at California State University, Los Angeles
President
-AIGA, the professional association for design is the oldest and largest national organization for design, founded in 1914. Formerly known as GAUGE, Graphic Artist Union of Golden Eagles is the AIGA student group at CSULA, established in 2005. I am currently an ongoing Supporting Level member. I am AIGA.
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AGS - Alpha Gamma Sigma - California Community College Scholastic Honor Society
Vice President of Fundraising
-About AGS: https://www.agshonor.org/
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