Tanner Leslie
A graphic designer living & working in New York City.
A graphic designer living & working in New York City.
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Contact ︎
For professional inquiries regarding freelance work, speaking opportunities, etc me@tannerleslie.com
Capabilities ︎
Graphic Design
Logo Design / Custom Logotype
Branding / Visual Identity
Editorial Design / Books / Magazines
Print Collateral Design
Packaging Design
Website Design
Art Direction
Social Media Strategy & Design
Signage / Wayfinding
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View an archive of one-offs, rejects, and concepts ︎︎︎
More info ︎
Tanner is an interdisciplinary graphic designer, specializing in branding, experiential design, and packaging. He also has passions in print design and editorial art direction.
He currently holds a Brand Designer position at Wilson Associates. He previously worked at Pulp+Wire as a junior designer.
On the side ︎ Tanner is also a photographer (film & digital) in his spare time, previously a senior staff photographer for NCAA D1 sports teams, and working as a freelance portrait and product photographer. He also loves screenprinting,
Member & Positions ︎ August 2019–Present – Design Director, Umbau
July, 2019 – Studio Krakow Screenprinting Residency, Krakow, Poland, Participant
June, 2018 – Umbau ’18 Design Studio, Vienna, Austria, Participant
2018-2019 – Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, President
February, 2018 – a2ru Research & Design Conference, Invitee
2018–Present – Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Member
2018 – James Madison University, Creative Fellow
2017-2018 – Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, Vice President
Awards & Honors ︎ 2019 – James Madison University, SADAH, Senior Achievement Award: Graphic Design
2018 – College of Visual & Performing Arts Research Grant
2018 – American Advertising Federation, ADDY Gold
2018 – American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA), Flux Winner
2015–2019 – JMU, SADAH, Dean’s List, President’s List
He currently holds a Brand Designer position at Wilson Associates. He previously worked at Pulp+Wire as a junior designer.
On the side ︎ Tanner is also a photographer (film & digital) in his spare time, previously a senior staff photographer for NCAA D1 sports teams, and working as a freelance portrait and product photographer. He also loves screenprinting,
Member & Positions ︎ August 2019–Present – Design Director, Umbau
July, 2019 – Studio Krakow Screenprinting Residency, Krakow, Poland, Participant
June, 2018 – Umbau ’18 Design Studio, Vienna, Austria, Participant
2018-2019 – Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, President
February, 2018 – a2ru Research & Design Conference, Invitee
2018–Present – Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Member
2018 – James Madison University, Creative Fellow
2017-2018 – Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, Vice President
Awards & Honors ︎ 2019 – James Madison University, SADAH, Senior Achievement Award: Graphic Design
2018 – College of Visual & Performing Arts Research Grant
2018 – American Advertising Federation, ADDY Gold
2018 – American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA), Flux Winner
2015–2019 – JMU, SADAH, Dean’s List, President’s List
Education ︎
2019 – Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, James Madison University, School of Art, Design & Art History
2015 – Fine Arts Endorsed Diploma, Falmouth High School
Experiences ︎ 2019–Present – Wilson Associates, Brand Designer
2018-2019 – The Breeze, Photography Editor
Spring 2019 – Spark Collective Non-profit Student Design Agency, Designer
Fall 2017 – Memorial Hall Arts Complex, Equipment Manager
Spring 2017 – Memorial Hall Arts Complex, Darkroom Lab Technician
2017–2018 – Artworks Gallery, Gallery Intern
2016–2018 – Pulp+Wire, Junior Designer
2016 – Pulp+Wire, Design Intern
2015–2016 – The Breeze, Staff Photographer
2015–2019 – James Madison University Athletics Communications, Senior Staff Photographer
2014–Present – Freelance graphic designer
Exhibitions ︎ 2019 – Tytano, "umbau studioKrakow Poster Exhibition", Krakow, Poland
2019 – Duke Hall, “HUSH: Guerrilla Exhibition”, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 – ArtWorks Gallery, “DESIGN”, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 – Endeavor RVA, “Ltd. Print Show”, Richmond, VA
2018 – ArtWorks Gallery, “NEOS: Kappa Pi Popup Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2018 – Arts Council of the Valley: Smith House Galleries, “Rising Juried Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2018 – Pale Fire Brewing Taproom, “Kappa Pi Mini Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Word & Image”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Undergraduate Juried Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Metal Shed Collab: Present”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – Ruby’s Arcade, “Kappa Pi Artist Showcase”, Harrisonburg, VA
2016 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Ways of Worldmaking”, Harrisonburg
Experiences ︎ 2019–Present – Wilson Associates, Brand Designer
2018-2019 – The Breeze, Photography Editor
Spring 2019 – Spark Collective Non-profit Student Design Agency, Designer
Fall 2017 – Memorial Hall Arts Complex, Equipment Manager
Spring 2017 – Memorial Hall Arts Complex, Darkroom Lab Technician
2017–2018 – Artworks Gallery, Gallery Intern
2016–2018 – Pulp+Wire, Junior Designer
2016 – Pulp+Wire, Design Intern
2015–2016 – The Breeze, Staff Photographer
2015–2019 – James Madison University Athletics Communications, Senior Staff Photographer
2014–Present – Freelance graphic designer
Exhibitions ︎ 2019 – Tytano, "umbau studioKrakow Poster Exhibition", Krakow, Poland
2019 – Duke Hall, “HUSH: Guerrilla Exhibition”, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 – ArtWorks Gallery, “DESIGN”, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 – Endeavor RVA, “Ltd. Print Show”, Richmond, VA
2018 – ArtWorks Gallery, “NEOS: Kappa Pi Popup Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2018 – Arts Council of the Valley: Smith House Galleries, “Rising Juried Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2018 – Pale Fire Brewing Taproom, “Kappa Pi Mini Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Word & Image”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Undergraduate Juried Show”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Metal Shed Collab: Present”, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 – Ruby’s Arcade, “Kappa Pi Artist Showcase”, Harrisonburg, VA
2016 – ArtWorks Gallery, “Ways of Worldmaking”, Harrisonburg