LAURA OSTERWEIS
aN INTEGRATED MEDIA specialist
aN INTEGRATED MEDIA specialist
Helping designers enhance their technical
and creative skills by providing
customized on-site corporate training
Creating and communicating
visual messages
with clarity and
aesthetic appeal
for print and web design
Investigating methods
to motivate and inspire
students to learn
Developing customized curriculum
for courses in visual communications
Researching gamification
and game-based learning
Exploring concepts of beauty
in lipstick, makeup
and mixed-media
Creating custom logos, artwork
and special promotional materials
for a wide range of clients
photography
exhibitions
As a Professor in the Art and Music Department at Framingham State University, I teach classes in graphic and web design as well as studio art. I am currently researching how gamification and game-based learning can increase student engagement.
My methodology involves filling the classroom with energy and excitement and encouraging students to listen, experiment, explore and participate.
I am particularly interested in exploring concepts of beauty and graphic expression through traditional and non-traditional media. My work, The Impermanence of Art and Beauty, has been published in the Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts.
I believe strongly in maintaining a healthy work/life balance. My inspiration comes from a daily practice of Kundalini yoga and meditation, exploring nature and the interconnectedness of all things, and immersing myself in the study of art and music. Reading constantly fuels my desire to learn more.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
�Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.�
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
STUDENTS TAUGHT
Great Ideas
If you have any questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact me.
laura@leodesignsstudio.com
losterweis@framingham.edu
laura@thelipstickartist.com
