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SPRING 2018 TEAM
ANNA WEDDLE
TEAM LEAD: SPRING 2018
PROMOTIONS: SPRING 2017
FAVORITE DESIGNER
Irma Boom
FAVORITE PART OF MUNCIE
Anna loves the lookout point binoculars over White River.
Or Dumpling House. Probably Dumpling House
SPECIALTIES
Anna loves working with businesses to design a brand that communicates their personality and what they offer to the world. She also loves illustration, having completed a few murals, and freelance illustration projects.
ASPIRATIONS
Anna has a two-year, five-year, and ten-year plan written down in a notebook, but she promises, she's very "go with the flow". Anna will graduate in May 2018, and from there she hopes to work for a design firm in a major city. Anna wants to develop her freelance business, design murals, and work in photography and illustration. Ultimately, she wants to design for the music industry.
LAUREN BUTLER
TEAM LEADER: SPRING 2018
PRODUCTION: SPRING 2017
FUN FACT
Lauren is a senior studying Visual Communications, Advertising, and Marketing.
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Paula Scher
FREE TIME
She loves being outdoors whether it's rock climbing, hiking, scuba diving, or yoga. If she can't be outside, she enjoys art, baking, and eating ice cream.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Lauren would love the opportunity to travel to a few different cities throughout the United States and gain more experience and knowledge in the creative industry. Long term, Lauren would love to be the Creative Director at an advertising agency or start her own branding studio.
Lauren Butler
Anna Oakes
ANNA OAKES
ASSISTANT TEAM LEAD: SPRING 2018
TEAM LEADER: FALL 2017
PROJECT MANAGER: SPRING 2017
FUN FACT
One time she was stuck in New York City for 32 hours due to canceled flights — talk about life changing!
FAVORITE QUOTE
"I don't need an inspirational quote, I just need coffee"
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
When Anna was little, she used to cut things out of magazines and glue to anything and everything. When she grew up her mom told her to put down the glue and go into Graphic Design.
ASPIRATIONS
Anna aspires to move to Nashville, work for a design agency, and come home to an Australian Shepherd Puppy.
LEAH CALLAHAN
ASSISTANT TEAM LEAD: SPRING 2018
TEAM LEADER: FALL 2017
RESEARCHER: SPRING 2017
FUN FACT
Leah once spray-painted the Cincinnati skyline onto
her car in high school.
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Gemma O'Brien
FAVORITE PART OF MUNCIE
Her favorite part of Muncie is the Downtown culture and Savage's Ale House.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Leah's design specialty is her love for code which has opened up a whole new door, and she has started to focus on front-end design. She is fascinated by the endless opportunities within technology, digital design, and user experience that communicate to a greater audience.
Leah Callahan
Emily Lipps
EMILY LIPPS
PROJECT MANAGER: SPRING 2018
FUN FACT
Emily has been to Disney World over 15 times.
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
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.
SYLVIA MARBACH
PROJECT MANAGER: SPRING 2018
WRITER: FALL 2017
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Her favorite artist is Alphonse Mucha who inspired the Art Nouveau style and movement.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Her favorite activities include reading and being a really
poor skateboarder.
FAVORITE QUOTE
"If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal." – Carl Sagen, Pale Blue Dot
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Slyvia aspires to create impactful work for non-for-profits and noble causes.
Sylvia Marbach
Trevor Barnes
TREVOR BARNES
PRODUCTIONS: SPRING 2018
FUN FACT
He is in two a cappella groups, one at Ball State and the other based in Indianapolis.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
His other passions are music and his love of singing. He also loves video games and watching lots of Netflix and YouTube videos.
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Ever since Trevor was young, he had been fascinated by film and animation, as well as the visual arts, so drawing and video were significant hobbies. He developed an interest in design after taking a visual communications class in high school which he found to be really interesting and enjoyable, and felt graphic design could combine his love for both visual art and technology.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Trevor aspires to learn more about motion graphics and 3D design, he has always had an interest animation before discovering a passion for visual communication.
KENDRA
SCHEMMEL
PRODUCTIONS: SPRING 2018
PROJECT MANAGER: FALL 2017
Kendra Schemmel
KENDRA SCHEMMEL
PRODUCTIONS: SPRING 2018
PROJECT MANAGER: FALL 2017
FUN FACT
Kendra doesn't really believe in or have any favorites. She aspires to do way more than even possible. Her life is a beautiful mess.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Drawing, Photography, Netflix, and a music fanatic. She loves being outdoors spending time with family and friends, and camping.
FAVORITE QUOTE
"Be yourself, embrace your quirks — being weird is a wonderful thing"
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
It's too hard to choose one but a few she would like to mention: Alex Trouchut, Timothy Goodman, Eliza Wheeler, Bradbury Thompson, and Marian Bantjes
Johna Walls
JOHNA WALLS
WRITER: SPRING 2018
FUN FACT
She is obsessed with all things stationery.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
She practices her lettering and illustration.
FAVORITE QUOTE
"No grit, no pearl"
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
The relationship between type and image has always been fascinating to Johna. This fascination and love for design and art has turned into a passion, which has led her to pursue a degree in graphic design.
Kate Tomczak
KATE TOMCZAK
WRITER: SPRING 2018
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Besides design, she has a passion for fine art photography. In her free time, she enjoys shooting, editing, and displaying her work.
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Tad Carpenter
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
From a young age, Kate was always interested in art. However, it wasn't until high school that she became interested in design as a career. After meeting her aunt’s friend, a graphic designer, she was immediately captivated by the design world.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
In Kate's design work, she aspires to continue improving her web design and coding knowledge. She also wants to work more with motion graphics and incorporate 3D design in her work.
Kami Barnes
KAMI BARNES
PROMOTIONS: SPRING 2018
FUN FACT
She enjoys photography and flying glider planes.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
In her free time, she works at the Digital Corps and loves to read.
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Kami has always loved creating. She started with computer design during her senior year of high school.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Kami's goal is to be a front-end web designer.
MIRIAM RAMIREZ
PROMOTIONS: SPRING 2018
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Play Overwatch
FAVORITE QUOTE
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Miriam wanted to create visually aesthetic content that contains important information and could easily be shared with the world.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Miriam is improving her current design skills and also learning new skills from fellow designers.
Miriam Ramirez
Ashley Bahney
ASHLEY BAHNEY
RESEARCHER: SPRING 2018
WRITER: FALL 2017
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
She enjoys playing video games
FAVORITE DESIGNER/ARTIST
Her favorite artist is Kolomon Moser from the Vienna Secession
FAVORITE PART OF MUNCIE
Her favorite part of Muncie is walking by the Whitewater River.
WHY YOU STARTED DESIGN
Ashley became interested in design during her Senior year of high school. She saw a presentation given by an alumna who graduated from Ball State and now works a Disney. He showed some of his design work and from that point, she wanted to become and a designer and to what he does.
ALEXANDERIA
SOUTHERN
RESEARCHER: SPRING 2018
WRITER: SPRING 2017
FUN FACT
She's a cat lover, coder, and a creative.
FAVORITE QUOTE
While(!success){ try again(); }
WHY YOU STARTED IN DESIGN
Alexandria started because of the versatility of graphic design.
She didn't want to be stuck in one medium.
ASPIRATIONS IN DESIGN
Alexandria hopes to make useful and/or fun this with her designs. She wants to know people are joyful to use my designs.
Alexanderia Southern
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