About

leah canseco

Hello. I’m Leah. That’s leh-yah, not lee-yuh.

I live in Fresno, Ca and visit Visalia, Ca occasionally.

Professionally educated as a graphic designer, with experience in photography and inbound marketing, I am doing my part to make this world a little easier to navigate one day at a time. I love what I do and wouldn’t change it for the world.

I deliver clean and simple, precise to the point graphic design and photography. After all, “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” according to Leonardo Da Vinci. I am a firm believer of less is more when it comes to layout and composition in both design and photography. I believe a good design doesn’t need any explanation and that typography conveys the emotion. As for photography, it is so timeless and a photograph will always be that one thing that shows you who you are and where you’ve been.

My hobbies do include design and photography so it never seems like work. To be precise, I am in love with fine art (film) and modern wedding photography. I’m obsessed with vectors and typography. When I’m not obsessing about those, I am freaking out about home and garden design. I am an avid sports fan and the NY Giants is my team. You can find me shopping at thrift and vintage shops, home depot, decorating my Norman Revival, or documenting my life through Instagram.

The Background

I hold a Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design), from California State University, Fresno. I am also inbound marketing certified through Hubspot Inbound Marketing University. Though I am just a 27-year-old, I held my first SLR film camera when I was six years of age, created my first website when I was 12 years old, and helped photograph and lay out my high school yearbook when I was 17. Since then, I have never turned back. I absolutely love being a creative which allows me to never stop learning.

Connect

You can find me on these social networks.

Facebook – Website updates.
Twitter – Design, photography, inbound marketing links I share.
Google + – Links I share.
LinkedIn - Professional network.
Instagram – My life documentary in photographs.

Awards

2013 Fresno ADDY Awards

Gold ADDY Award
Magazine Design (Entire Magazine)
Title: Fresno/Clovis Visitors Guide
Gold ADDY Award
Magazine Design (Entire Magazine)
Title: Relocate Fresno County 2012
Silver ADDY Award
Magazine Design (Entire Magazine)
Title: Relocate Fresno County (Spread) pg 20, 21

2012 California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards
Weekly newspapers with 4,301 to 11,000 circulation.

Category: Special Section
“2012 Relocate Fresno County”
2nd place

2012 Fresno ADDY Awards

Gold ADDY Award
Cover Design
Title: Relocate Fresno County
Gold ADDY Award
Newspaper, Spread, Color
Title: Pacific Publishing Group, Inc. – 125th Anniversary
Silver ADDY Award
Magazine Design
Title: Relocate Fresno County
Silver ADDY Award
Cover Design
Title: The Book of Lists

2011 California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards
Entry among the top 10 percent of submissions. Weekly newspapers with 4,301 to 11,000 circulation.

Category: Best House Ad/Advertising Campaign
“It’s never been easier to get local breaking business news”
Blue Ribbon Finalist (3rd place)
Category: Best Page Layout & Design
April 29 and May 6, 2011 issues of The Business Journal
Two consecutive issues
Blue Ribbon Finalist (3rd place)

2011 Fresno Addy Awards

Gold ADDY Award
Magazine Design
Title: 2010 Visitor Planning Guide
Silver ADDY Award
Magazine Design
Title: Relocate Fresno County
Bronze ADDY Award
Newspaper Self-Promotion, Insert
Title: Business Journal Christmas Mailer