I was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fun fact: Worcester is also the home town of Harvey Ball--inventer of the smiley face. I live here with my fiance, my 2 step-children, and our dog Luna. Currently, I work full time for the Worcester Public Schools. I am an educator who enjoys sharing art with all my students! When I am not working, I love playing the guitar (blues, rock, country, and everything in between) and exercising (I have a 4th degree black belt in Taekwondo).
Although I do it part time, Graphic design is my passion. I graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Media Arts in 2021. I maintained a 4.0 GPA and received the Distinguished Scholar award for being the top student in my program. I belong to 3 honors societies including The National Society of Leadership and Success, Alpha Sigma Lambda, and Psi Chi (Psychology).
From an early age, I had a passion for the visual arts, especially drawing. This was inspired by my love of comic books and animation. I gravitated toward graphite and, to this day, like to sketch in pencil. I have also dabbled in mixed media such as colored pencil, permanent marker, and water color pencil. However, I do my best work digitally. I use industry standard software such as like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to give my images the sharp cutting edge clarity programs like this provide.
Despite being a recent graduate, I have quite a bit of real-world designing experience. This comes mainly in the form of logo design. I have created content for small businesses such as Copper Beech Handmade, Hanmi Taekwondo, Artigiano Legno, and many others. I also worked as an illustrator on a children's book called "Chicken Monkey to the Rescue" which was written and self-published by my brother, Nick Paldino. The book was well received and won an award for Best Children's Picture book from the Texas Author's Association.
If you would like to see a list of my accomplishments, as well as my other work experience, click here to view my digital resume. For the latest updates on my work, follow me on social media. Links below will take you to my Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages!