Smart and Sustainable

in another life

I lived on Guam where I worked as a dairy product mascot
I designed merchandise and promotional print pieces for bands, small businesses and nonprofits
I learned how to make the perfect espresso-based drink (and subsequently made approximately 22,500 perfect espresso-based drinks over the next three years).

associations

- Amnesty International
- Conservation International
- 826CHI

Laurel Hechanova     Interactive Designer

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As an interactive designer, I transform the ideas and ideals a website needs to convey into an appealing and easy-to-navigate design. From the wireframes (or, bare-bones layout of a website) to the pixel-by-pixel alignment of final content, I ensure that each page makes optimal use of space and aesthetics in order to resonate with its intended audience. If you think about your site as your first impression, I’m the girl who helps you decide what you should wear and makes sure you don’t have virtual spinach in your virtual teeth. I recently completed design suites for the College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business, and Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.


I graduated from Columbia College with a BFA in graphic design, although I began my college career as a hopelessly romantic fine arts major. As such, when I’m not staring at my computer monitor, I’m probably drawing, thinking about drawing, or looking at art. So far, I’ve visited nine countries on four continents and learned how to embarrass myself in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and most recently Greek. 

Laurel  Hechanova

laurel's favorites

Favorite ways to alleviate short periods of boredom:

twirl pens
draw robots or monsters
think about later
try to create a more “professional” looking signature
make and drink tea

Miscellaneous favorites:

drink-specific glassware
compartmentalized food containers
collections
maps
being unintentionally prepared for something unusual
seedless fruit