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SPRING 2019 TEAM
Kate Hamilton
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KATE
HAMILTON
TEAM LEAD: SPRING 2019
FUN FACT
Kate collects all things related to alpacas.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
“If nothing changes, nothing changes.”
 
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
 Kate enjoys hula-hooping.
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FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Jessica Walsh
SAMANTHA 
ROBBINS
TEAM LEAD: SPRING 2019
SPECIALTIES IN DESIGN
Identity and Poster Design
 
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Since she was a young child, she has had an eye for design
and meaningful creation. 
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"You have to be odd to be number one." -Dr.Seuss
 
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Josef Muller Brockmann and Jacqueline Casey
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Samantha Robbins
Nikki Abel
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NIKKI ABEL
STUDIO MANAGER: SPRING 2019
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Milton Glaser, Aaron Draplin, StudioSchultzSchultz, Kurzgesagt
 
SPECIALTIES IN DESIGN
Photography, Logo Design, Vinyl Cutting/Application, and Laser Cutting
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WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Creation & collaboration.
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ASPIRATIONS
Working in a studio in Germany by 2026.
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VALERIE
FRANCIS
PROJECT MANAGER: SPRING 2019
SPECIALTIES IN DESIGN
Valerie loves working with businesses to develop their brand and communicate what they have to offer.
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FAVORITE QUOTE
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
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FUN FACT
She has ten nieces and nephews.
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ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Valerie aspires to be a graphic designer for a marketing agency, creating and designing for a wide variety of clients--from agriculture to clothing boutiques and everything in between.
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Valerie Francis
Mariah Drake
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MARIAH
DRAKE
PROJECT MANAGER: SPRING 2019
FUN FACT
She has approximately eight Sharpie’s on hand at all times and loves making to do lists.
 
FREE TIME
Mariah enjoys playing card games and drinking gallons and gallons of coffee.
 
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Mariah chose design because it allows her to mix hands-on skills with program skills which she really enjoys.
 
SPECIALTIES IN DESIGN
Brand Identity and Logo Design
HANNA
BOGGS
PRODUCTION MANAGER: SPRING 2019
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Lauren Hom, Agnes Cecil, and Tyler Thrasher

FUN FACT
Favorite color is purple.

FAVORITE QUOTE
“There is beauty in simplicity"

ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Hanna wants to grow as a logo and branding designer and hopes
to one day have her own little design studio!
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Hanna Boggs
Cameo Smith
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CAMEO 
SMITH
PRODUCTION MANAGER: SPRING 2019
FUN FACT
She once found $60 on the ground in Las Vegas.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"I am very small, and I have no money. You can imagine the amount of stress I’m under." -John Mulaney
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WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Cameo chose design because it allows her to be creative while also having a specified end goal.
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FREE TIME
She likes to attend music festivals and concerts as well as motocross events. 
Angel Winchester
ANGEL
WINCHESTER
WRITER: SPRING 2019
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
She wants to develop her skills in hand lettering and typeface design. She enjoys using her hand skills and bringing fine art methods into the design world.
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FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Attempting to keep plants alive.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"People used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I'd say‘Happy!’That was all I wanted to be." - Goldie Hawn
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FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Picasso, Wes Wilson, Saul Bass, Timothy Goodman, and Lauren Hom
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Ashley Allegretti
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ASHLEY
ALLEGRETTI
WRITER: SPRING 2019
FUN FACT
Ashley is a triplet!
 
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
She enjoys volunteering through her community service organizatyion, Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney
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FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Alphonse Mucha, Risa Rodil, and Vincent Van Gogh
ASHLYN
STERLING
WRITER: SPRING 2019
FUN FACT
Ashlyn has a six-toed cat named Polly
 
FAVORITE PLACE IN MUNCIE
The Caffeinery
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FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST 
Edward Gorey, AM Cassandre, and Herb Lubalin
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ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN

She hopes never to stop learning about design and art.

Ashlyn Sterling
Sylvia Marbach
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SYLVIA
MARBACH
WRITER: SPRING 2019
SPECIALTIES IN DESIGN
Branding, Identity Systems, Sustainability

FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Paula Scher
 
FAVORITE QUOTE 
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were."                    -Carl Sagan

ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
She hopes to make a positive impact upon the world by focusing
on green design.
Emily Lipps
EMILY
LIPPS
CONSULTANT: SPRING 2019
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
In her free time, she watches a lot of movies and rides horses.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional." -Walt Disney
 
FUN FACT
Emily is on the equestrian team.
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ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN

Emily's main goal with her career is to work for Disney in some capacity and eventually work her way up to Art Director in their promotions department.

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KATIE
STRADER
WRITER: SPRING 2019
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Katie enjoys playing her viola and wandering around, enjoying the outdoors.
 
FAVORITE QUOTE
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you"                   -Neil deGrasse Tyson
 
FUN FACT
Katie's one true love is pasta!
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ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN

She aspires to run her own design firm.

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