Lawrenceville resident creates
winning 2008 festival design
Ashleigh James uses bright colors and fun graphics to capture the vibrancy of the Suwanee Day festival in her winning 2008 design competition creation. James’ design was selected from among 73 entries entered in the annual competition (received from 58 individuals) to represent the 25th celebration of Suwanee Day.
James is a Lawrenceville resident and 2007 graduate of Brenau University, where she earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic arts. She has returned to Buford, where she grew up, for work as a graphic designer at Accent South Media.
“I’ve always wanted to be an artist,” James says, “but always heard that you can’t make any money as an artist. As a graphic artist, I can make money and be creative all day long.”
James had been planning for almost a year to enter the annual Suwanee Day design competition, ever since she created last summer a Suwanee Day ad for an Accent South client who also was a festival sponsor.
“I knew that Suwanee Day was a fun event so I wanted everything in my design to look fun and active,” James says. “Logos are my favorite thing to do. They’re therapeutic.”
