
Laura Sanford
Designer/Artist/Musician in Berkeley, Ca, she/her/hers
Work Experience
Taught Interaction Design as an elective class for high school students.
Assisted in two undergraduate BFA courses: Storytelling with Christina Wodtke and Design History with Barry Katz.
Certifications
Volunteering
As part of their Studios Program, Root Division provides discounted work space and valuable professional and creative development opportunities for 25-30 Studio Artists; and in exchange, the artists give back to the community through volunteer service in arts education and public programming.
Research, exhibit design, workshop facilitation (communication and team-building workshops) at The EcoCenter in San Francisco! I helped to re-imagine their youth internship program, and delivered a digital toolkit for integrating experiential learning into their internship curriculum.
A CASA is an advocate for a child in foster care, championing their rights in court.
Education
MDes in Interaction Design is a one-year, intensive STEM-designated program built to provide students with the tools to create better relationships among people, products, and environments worldwide.
A 12-week course in creative code and interactive art at Gray Area, culminating in a media arts exhibition of student work (the Creative Coding Summer Showcase).
Interior Design is a four-year, STEM-designated, and accredited professional degree program. I completed 2 years as a second degree student.
UC Berkeley's [IN]City Summer Intensive Program at the School of Environmental Design. A 6-week introduction to City Planning culminating in a presentation of two Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) proposals to the East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO).
Global Studies was one of the first programs in the nation to offer a degree with contemporary as well as historical globalizing trends as the central organizing theme. I also completed a minor in Education and Applied Psychology.
Sciences Po is a highly selective university training the next generation of political leaders and international liaisons. I spent a year abroad studying in both English and French through the EAP program at UC Santa Barbara.