Graphic designer and entrepreneur has found her ‘Nitche’
Age: 27 Occupation: Freelance graphic designer Residence: Victor
In 30 words or less, describe what you do all day at work: Meeting with clients, discussing their needs … revisions, proof approval and, finally, printing.
What’s your favorite thing to do outside of work? I am a crane-game champion, and the winning stuffed animals are donated to local children’s hospitals.
Where do you get your coffee? Dunkin’ Donuts and Java’s on Gibbs Street.
What’s your adult beverage of choice? Vodka tonic, lychee martini or hot apple cider and Jack.
What’s your favorite bar? Lux.
Describe your personal style: Bohemian hobo (or) bohemian chic.
What was the last great meal you had? A new dish at The Social called Crispy Tofu Pasta: sautéed red peppers, carrots and shitake mushrooms on capellini pasta, finished with a citrus ginger soy sauce (and) topped with scallions and crispy tofu.
What’s the next movie you want to see? The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
What do you DVR? Lie to Me, Glee, Inside the Actor’s Studio and a slew of creative competition shows.
What’s the last CD you bought or downloaded? Feist’s album The Reminder and Peter, Bjorn & John’s single “Young Folks.”
Have you ever met a celebrity? I served Maria Shriver while working at a restaurant in Boston and met Jay McCarroll from Project Runway at the Dryden Theatre.
What’s your favorite book? Various memoirs and Eastern philosophy books.
What’s in your glove compartment? Sunglasses, business cards and hand sanitizer.
When’s bedtime? I alternate between early riser and night owl.
What do you do for exercise? Pilates or casual hikes in the woods.
What one thing — not person or pet — would you save in a fire? Nothing. Nothing else matters.
What makes you cringe? The sounds of domestication, especially lawnmowers (and) any form of human or animal abuse.
If you could have dinner with any historical figure, living or dead, who would it be? Oscar Wilde. … I admire his wit, charm, fearlessness, eloquence and conviction.
If you could relive one moment, what would it be? One rainy fall night, I was driving with a friend … It was just the two of us and we had nowhere to go.
Where do you see yourself in five years? After persuading all my talented dear friends to return to Rochester, I envision us opening our own (design) agency.
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