About

THE DESIGNER

Leigh’s whimsical and witty work has been in the making for the better part of her thirty years. Born and raised in St. Louis, Leigh began designing in seventh grade, where she got poor marks in Math class for doodling. She went on to attend University of Kansas School of Design and holds a BFA in Visual Communications. Her work has been featured in national design publications and regional art shows and is inspired by her incredible friends and family. Leigh has lived in Boston for six years and likes it so much she only occasionally wishes it were Paris.

Leigh enjoys traveling, old movies, and singing. She can’t live without: yoga, her family, Snickers and Lucy the Wonder Dog. She has strong feelings about education, believes in magic, and is quite certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, she could save the world.

Stationery Trends July 2012 “Marmalade’s owner Leigh Standley DiBernardo is quite the busy entrepreneur. Beyond Marmalade, she is the owner/creative director of Curly Girl Design, which has established a large fan base in the past decade” view article

LOUIE Awards The Greeting Card Association established the LOUIE Awards in 1988 to recognize creative excellence within the greeting card and social stationery industry. It’s kinda like the Oscars for cards! Curly Girl Design has been nominated a number of times, most recently in 2012 for 2 designs! view article