Troublesome, Toronto
Laura Baldesarra
I’m Laura—a Toronto-based designer and art director with a Bachelor of Design from OCAD University. You might’ve heard of me as the motion designer behind Stutter.ca—the award-winning campaign for the Canadian Stuttering Association. My 8 years of experience as a kinetic creator spans across motion and design projects for notable clients like RBC, Canada Post, Toyota, Home Hardware, Coca-Cola, and more.
I’m that weird goth girl in the back who will scold you for leaving the cinema while a title sequence is still playing. I also like to design things off-screen, making my own soap, candles, and whatever else when I’m feeling the itch. I will turn every trip into a feature length film. I live for thrill, adventure, and capturing the uncanny, in both my work and my passion for the outdoors. It’s apparently how I got 15 minutes in Hollywood as a poster designer for the Walking Dead.
DESIGN & ADVERTISING AWARDS
D&AD Wood Pencil, Press & Outdoor Poster Campaign – Stutter.ca
Silver, 2025 ADCC Awards, Creative Technology – Stutter.ca
2x Bronze, 2025 ADCC Awards, Public Service/Ad Posters Print & OOH – Stutter.ca
Silver, Canadian Cannes Young Lions 2024 Digital, Expiry Dates
Winner, Public Service for Stutter.ca, Communication Arts Advertising Awards 2025
Silver, 2025 CMA Awards, Social Causes - Public Relations – Stutter.ca
Honoree, 29th Annual Webby Awards – Stutter.ca
Shortlist, 2025 ADC Awards – Stutter.ca
Shortlist, 2025 Gerety Awards – Stutter.ca
Winner, Designing Dead poster campaign for the Walking Dead, AMC Networks
SOTD, Awwwards.com Site of the Day for Space Cadets
Winner, RGD DesignThinkers 2016 Student Branding Competition, OCADU
Shortlist, ADCC 2018 Student Competition for Terminus
Shortlist, RGD 2018 Student Competition for Terminus
Shortlist, Design Exchange 2014 Student Competition