Our Team
Jennifer Strezo
Founder & CEO
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When Jennifer found herself between jobs, she started doing some freelance graphic design and web design work until she found another job. But she was so successful as a freelancer that she decided to launch her own business, and Red Seal Design was born!
Why did she name her business Red Seal Design? It’s because Jennifer fell in love with Asian cultures in high school when she started studying Japanese language and writing. After high school, Jennifer went on to get her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a concentration in Graphic Design. While in college, she continued to study Japanese language, as well as Japanese calligraphy, Asian art history, Asian architecture, and Asian history. She even spent 17 days touring Japan and is currently planning another trip to Japan in 2025.
In certain Asian cultures, each artist has a red seal with their own, unique, stylized signature that they include in all their paintings. Sometimes these are placed at the edges of the paintings, while other times they’re placed prominently throughout the painting. Either way, the purpose of the red seal is to let everyone know who created the painting (or in some cases, who owned the painting).
That’s why Jennifer named her business Red Seal Design. Because she believes your brand should be your own red seal. It should be something you use to claim every aspect of your business (your website, your social media handles, your business cards, etc.) The inspiration of the red seal is also why Jennifer’s own logo is red and contains her initials.
But Jennifer also studied Italian design and art history in Florence, Italy through Studio Arts College International. Her familiarity with both eastern and western art gives her a well-rounded background. That enables her to envision and bring to life brands with influences that span the globe.
Although she got her start in corporate, Jennifer prefers working with small businesses because it allows her to create something they truly love, and that will make their small business look just as professional as the big corporations. Her favorite thing is getting emails from clients saying, “I LOVE IT!!!”
Alyssa Basiorka
Graphic Designer
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Alyssa is a versatile Graphic Designer with extensive experience in branding, illustration, photo editing, social media, web design, print design, and more. She enjoys trying new things and can handle a variety of styles. Alyssa loves that her job brings more color and character into the world, and she is committed to helping clients bring their visions to life through design!
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Jennifer and Alyssa mentor graphic design students with internships through the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program at the College of DuPage. This is a U.S. Department of State-sponsored program that provides students from underserved countries and underrepresented groups with a one-year, non-degree academic program at a U.S. community college. The program is designed to build participants’ technical skills in applied fields, enhance their leadership capabilities, and strengthen their English language proficiency. Jennifer mentored CCI students for 3-month internships the past 3 years from Azerbaijan in 2024 and 2023, and from Kosovo in 2022. Alyssa mentored a CCI student from Tajikistan in 2024.