Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Alex is the founder and lead designer at her design firm, Alex Delano Design. She is also the Creative Director and a Partner at oakpool, working with international brands such as GORE-TEX, Goslings Rum, Asics, Project Social T, UpWorthy, CBS, and more. She also produces award-winning documentaries for Pandion Creative.
Read Alex's letter below for more details!
A NOTE FROM ALEX:
Welcome to my page, I'm so glad you found me!
A little bit about me... I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Home to the Clark Art Museum, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), and the Norman Rockwell Museum – I spent most of my youth exploring the arts. I was always starting new small businesses and building my network from a young age. These interests and my business-oriented mind translate into my current work, which consists primarily of freelance graphic design, creative direction, illustration, and marketing.
In early 2023, I made the bold but calculated decision to leave full-time work and pursue my freelance design career. I launched Alex Delano Design out my one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, and have since been working with incredible clients worldwide. I also became the Creative Director and Partner of a successful and innovative digital marketing agency, oakpool. I have also had the pleasure of producing an award-winning documentary, Meko, for Pandion Creative. I have been freelancing since 2015, and am excited to be able to pursue this in addition to my work for oakpool with my full attention and spirit.
Previously, I worked as a Graphic Designer for the industry's top digitally printed specialty wallcoverings, Astek. I created everything from backgrounds and set props for HBO, Netflix, and HGTV, to hand-illustrated patterns and custom murals for commercial spaces. I was also previously the Marketing Graphic Designer/Marketing Coordinator at publicly-traded cannabis company, Greenlane Holdings, Inc.. Before that, I was the Product Development Graphic Designer at The Annie Selke Companies, a luxury home furnishings company located in Pittsfield, MA.
I am also a proud graduate of Boston University's College of Fine Arts Class of 2018 where I earned a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Advertising from the College of Communications.
I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA with my two cats, Nala and Binx (any Hocus Pocus lovers out there?)! I currently plan to continue building my ever-growing design firm, produce exceptional deliverables for my clients at oakpool, and fill my network with inspiring individuals who enjoy the beauty of creating sustainable change through design, as I do. Long-term, I hope to find myself settled as a Creative Director at a company who's values and interests align with mine, whether that be oakpool, my design agency, or an existing brand – only time will tell! I hope to meet you along the way :)
All photos courtesy of ©Laura Burvill Photography
