Lara Horan, Graphic Designer

Creativity has always been Lara’s comfort zone. Drawing, painting, sculpting, collaging, you name it, art has always provided a space to allow her imagination run wild. She carried that creative drive throughout her undergraduate years at Loyola University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 2015. Through the university’s core curriculum, she pursued a communications minor, focusing on advertising and PR. This path allowed her to discover and fall in love with graphic design, which felt like a natural way to bring her studio practices into a digital setting. 

After graduating, Lara moved from New York, where she was born and raised, and officially made Maryland her new home, setting out to begin her graphic design career. Her early design years focused on promotional marketing, where she worked with large brands to develop promotional goods to extend their brand reach across print and digital media. Later, she joined a healthcare marketing agency, where she dove deep into the world of web design, helping businesses grow and connect with their audiences through their digital presence.

Now, Lara contributes to the creative team at D&A as a graphic designer, supporting the agency and their clients with their design needs.

When she isn’t designing, Lara is most likely on the move. She might be training for her next half-marathon, browsing the library for her next good read, trying to hunt down the best latte around, or exploring a new place with her husband.