Meet Paxton Taylor

Today we’d like to introduce you to Paxton Taylor.

Hi Paxton, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today. 
I like to say I fell into this field. I was always a creative kid, thinking I would follow in my mom’s footsteps, who went to school to be an interior designer. It was my sophomore year of high school, and I signed up to take a class called Digital Media; I remember the description of the class, including photography, so it had my attention. Fast forward to my senior year, I had a steady invitational business and worked for my dad’s company as his graphic designer. I graduated high school early and spent the extra time to focus on my craft before I started at my dream college… High Point University. Once I started there, I felt unstoppable; I was getting involved in art clubs and managed to attain an internship with Admissions. My four years there shaped me into the designer I am today. The experiences alone gave me the foundation to start my business straight out of college. Now I’m 26, and my business is almost 5 years old — Never in my wildest dreams would I this would be my path, but now I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Yes and No. I always like to say, nothing worth having comes easy. When I say yes, it’s been smooth. It’s only because I love my career. It is my passion; I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. However, it’s been bumpy because being a creative and being a business owner are two different things. There are so many struggles. Recently, I downsized my from my physical studio that I had the opportunity to establish right out of college. I felt that my business shouldn’t be tied to a building but to what I create. 

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Paxton Taylor, better known as Pax, is an award-winning logo designer out of Thomasville, NC, who’s not afraid of a challenge, an occasional daydreamer who is driven by work, and a mess maker who finds peace in the process. 

In 2019, she established PAX STUDIO, which is a boutique graphic design studio that specializes in visual identities and logo design. 

Since May of 2019, with the creation of PAX STUDIO INC, Paxton has been able to work with over 100+ clients from all over the globe, creating logos and visual identities, amongst other design projects. Her most recent client list includes: Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum (High Point, NC), High Point University (High Point, NC), Thomasville City Parks and Recreation (Thomasville, NC), North American Primo Flooring (Thomasville, NC), Diamond Living (Magnolia, TX), Helio Home (Denver, CO), and Doosan Portable Power (Statesville, NC). Past clients have included religious organizations, non-profits, musicians/bands, local farms/agriculture, retail stores, sports teams, political campaigns, and government. 

Paxton also established Taylor’d Threads, a clothing brand based on a passion project for her hometown of Thomasville. The brand started of with only a handful of items has now grew to over 50+ different items, with an online store and is available in a few local stores. 

During her time in college and in the field, she knew that educating the next generation of creatives is so necessary for a successful career as an artist/design. She made it her personal mission to facilitate internship opportunities for young artists in high school and college, totaling around 20 interns since opening in 2019. Those interns have gone on to receive other internships and jobs from USA Today, Lowes Foods, Kontoor Brands, and Furnitureland South. In addition, a Summer of 2021 intern whose logo work with Paxton was chosen from over 40,000 logos to be one of 3,000 to be featured in LogoLounge Book 13. 

Can you talk to us a bit about happiness and what makes you happy?
Life. Being able to do what I love and having so much support from the loved ones around me. 

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.pax.studio/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_paxstudio/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paxstudioinc
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifeaspax/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/_paxstudio