BIOGRAPHY
Rose Drew is a Philadelphia-based graphic designer, photographer, painter, and educator. In 2008, she began Studiorose Graphic Design, working with a primarily local clientele, often artists and craftspeople themselves. She enjoys the creative freedom of her home-based design business, and it allows flexibility in her schedule for teaching, which she has done since 2013, at both Drexel University and The University of the Arts.
Before starting her own business, Rose had over 15 years of in-house design experience in the areas of corporate identity, marketing, and advertising, including: The Schechter Group, Z Michaels, and McCann-Erickson in New York, and Aramark Corporation and Grubb & Ellis in Philadelphia.
A childhood trip to The Philadelphia Bulletin’s typesetting room with her dad (who worked in The Philadelphia Bulletin’s press room) cultivated a love of type in her. Rose earned a BFA in Graphic Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she studied in the Swiss design tradition. Her design education approached graphic design as a craft, and incorporated: typography, drawing, painting, traditional photography, printmaking, and bookbinding. This knowledge is now applied to the constantly evolving digital landscape.
The philosophy of “learning to see” was integral to Rose’s education as an artist and designer. Her inspiration for her photography and fine art comes from her connection to the natural world; she feels the healing power of nature can be found everywhere, even in the city. Her photography, design, and fine art have been displayed in various exhibitions in recent years (The Philadelphia Sketch Club, The University of the Arts, Thomas Jefferson University Radiation Oncology Dept., Hamilton Street Gallery, to name a few), and she continues to work on her art consistently.
Rose has exhibited her photography and paintings in various venues (The Philadelphia Sketch Club, The University of the Arts, The Plastic Club, Hamilton Street Gallery, and Thomas Jefferson University, to name a few).