Sam Colavecchio - Landesberg Design

Sam comes to Landesberg Design from Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Design; she also has a BA in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining LD, Sam had experience working with Pittsburgh-area nonprofits: designing educational and marketing communications for The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion at CMU, and supporting Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER) in both client-facing and communications roles. Sam’s design approach balances conscientious research and thoughtful decision making with curious, unexpected, and joyful typographic solutions.

Object deserving admiration …

My grandmother was a basket weaver, a quilter, a mender, an embroiderer, a painter, and a designer in her own right. I have a lot of the things she made around my home and I particularly treasure a collection of her Nantucket baskets.

Dinner with one person living or dead—who?

PJ Harvey. I admire how she is not contained by mediums or expectations. She’s a personal hero of mine and is one of the most creative people I can think of.