Almost everything you’d need to know:
FAST FACTS︎
NAME
Tanner Ashton Leslie
Portland, Maine
RESIDENCY
Brooklyn, NY
EDU
BFA, Graphic Design, SADAH
James Madison University, 2019 FREELANCE BOOKINGS
︎Open
CURRENT ROLE
Senior Brand Designer @ Attentive
FORMER ROLES
Brand Designer @ Wilson Assoc.
Junior Designer @ Pulp+Wire
Staff Photographer @ JMU
CONTACT
booking@tannerleslie.com
me@tannerleslie.com
FAVORITE TRILOGY
Back to the Future
COFFEE ORDER
Black on a cool day, Iced Oat Latte on a warm day
LATEST STUDIO PLAYLIST
︎ Studio 9
IN BRIEF
I’m an interdisciplinary visual designer who likes to specialize in brand identity, experiential design, and, more recently, illustration & animation.
I’m also a photographer (both film & digital), formerly a staff photographer in journalism and collegiate sports, and I’ve shot a few weddings here and there. I nerd out on type, am probably a filmmaker in another universe, and can never keep enough seltzers in the fridge.
In my free time I’m probably curating yet another spotify playlist, pretending to be a bartender, or out on a hike. 🎧🍸🥾
I’m an interdisciplinary visual designer who likes to specialize in brand identity, experiential design, and, more recently, illustration & animation.
I’m also a photographer (both film & digital), formerly a staff photographer in journalism and collegiate sports, and I’ve shot a few weddings here and there. I nerd out on type, am probably a filmmaker in another universe, and can never keep enough seltzers in the fridge.
In my free time I’m probably curating yet another spotify playlist, pretending to be a bartender, or out on a hike. 🎧🍸🥾
EXPERIENCES
2020–Present
2019–2020
2019–2020
2018-2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
2017–2018
2017–2018
2016
2015–2016
2015–2019
2014–Present
2019–2020
2019–2020
2018-2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
2017–2018
2017–2018
2016
2015–2016
2015–2019
2014–Present
Senior Brand Designer, Attentive
Design Director, Umbau
Brand Designer, Wilson Associates
Photography Editor, The Breeze
Designer (Contract), Spark Collective
Equipment Manager, Memorial Hall Arts Complex
Darkroom Lab Tech, Memorial Hall Arts Complex
Gallery Assistant, Artworks Gallery, Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art
Junior Designer, Pulp+Wire
Design Intern, Pulp+Wire
Staff Photographer, The Breeze
Senior Staff Photographer, JMU Athletics Communications
Freelance Designer
Design Director, Umbau
Brand Designer, Wilson Associates
Photography Editor, The Breeze
Designer (Contract), Spark Collective
Equipment Manager, Memorial Hall Arts Complex
Darkroom Lab Tech, Memorial Hall Arts Complex
Gallery Assistant, Artworks Gallery, Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art
Junior Designer, Pulp+Wire
Design Intern, Pulp+Wire
Staff Photographer, The Breeze
Senior Staff Photographer, JMU Athletics Communications
Freelance Designer
MEMBER & POSITIONS
2020–Present
July, 2019
June, 2018
2018-2019
February, 2018
2018–Present
2018–2019
2017-2018
July, 2019
June, 2018
2018-2019
February, 2018
2018–Present
2018–2019
2017-2018
AIGA, Member
Studio Krakow Screenprinting Residency, Kraków, Poland, Participant
Umbau ’18 Design Studio, Vienna, Austria, Participant
Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, President
a2ru Research & Design Conference, Nominee
Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Member
James Madison University, Creative Fellow
Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, Vice President
Studio Krakow Screenprinting Residency, Kraków, Poland, Participant
Umbau ’18 Design Studio, Vienna, Austria, Participant
Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, President
a2ru Research & Design Conference, Nominee
Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Member
James Madison University, Creative Fellow
Kappa Pi: Gamma Kappa Chapter, Vice President
AWARDS & HONORS
2019
2018
2018
2018
2015–2019
2018
2018
2018
2015–2019
James Madison University, Senior Achievement Award: Graphic Design
College of Visual & Performing Arts Research Grant
American Advertising Federation, ADDY Gold
American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA), Flux Winner
James Madison University, Dean’s List, President’s List
College of Visual & Performing Arts Research Grant
American Advertising Federation, ADDY Gold
American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA), Flux Winner
James Madison University, Dean’s List, President’s List