About Laura
Originally from the seaside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, I have also lived abroad in Chiba, Japan and Cork, Ireland, before finally moving to Toronto in 2012. Living in these different locations early on in life taught me the invaluable experience of staying curious, and to wonder whether the familiar way is the best way to achieve a goal. I learnt to question why things are done the way they are, are there better ways to do things, and how to make that happen.
In Toronto, I enrolled in Ontario College of Art and Design University’s Illustration program, and slowly over time my interests turned less towards art, and more towards design thinking, story-telling, and problem solving. I had the opportunity to return to secondary education through Seneca College’s Interactive Media Design course, and fell in love with UX Design; a field where the qualities of being endlessly curious, and questioning things is right at home.
I have worked for the AI powered legal analyses company Cobalt AI, created an ever growing personal practice of illustration, and honed my front end developer skills through a variety of professional and personal projects; including this website! 👩🏻💻
Cobalt AI
Junior Developer & UX Design
August 2021 - November 2023Freelance
Graphic Designer
April 2017 - PresentFarnell Packaging
Printing
October 2018 - March 2020Seneca College
Interactive Media Design Diploma
2020 - 2021Ontario College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Design: Illustration
2012 – 2017Design
UX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Storyboarding, Figma, Creative Cloud, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Copywriting
Web Dev
Javascript, Typescript, React, CSS, HTML5, Gatsby, GIT, Bootstrap, Material Design, API
Other
Procreate Software, Video Editing