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D e s ig n e r f o r Co nd é N a st e . I ca m e t o t hi s co ncl u si o n
b e c a u s e la yo ut d e si gn wa s my f i r st p a ssi o n, f a shi o n
my s e co n d . I n my f iel d ho c key swe a t shi r t , I a ct i ve l y p u r su e d
p u b lis h in g . I a t t e n d e d t he Co l u m b i a Sc ho l a st i c Pre ss A sso ci a t i o n
co n f e re n c e a t C o lu m bi a U ni ve r si t y e a c h ye ar, a nd 10 ye a r s
la t e r, t h a t ex p e r ie n ce ma ni f e st e d i nt o a d e si re , a d i st i nct t a l e nt ,
a n d a d is c ip lin e . T h e wo r ksho p s o p e ne d my wo r l d t o a d o b e
p ro g ra m m in g , la yo u t de si gn, and t he a r t o f d e si gni ng f o r p r i nt .
S h o r t l y a f t e r g ra d u a ti o n, I d e si gne d f o r a n a r t s a nd cu l t u re
m a g a z in e . I f e lt lu c k y t o d o t he wo r k I ha d b e e n p re p a r i ng f o r ;
d e s ig n in g f o r a m a g a z i ne f e l t na t u ra l .
M a jo r in g in C o m m u n ica t i o n S t u d i e s, I ex p l o re d my cu r i o si t y f o r
a ll f o r m s o f v is u a l a n d p r i nt e d co mmu ni ca t i o ns. My p ro gre ssi ve
wo m e n ’s c o lle g e e n co ura ge s st u d e nt s t o d i p t he i r t o e i n a nyt hi ng
o f in t e re s t . Kn e e d e e p , I showe d i nt e re st f o r a d ve r t i si ng, b ra nd i ng,
a n d eve n ex p lo re d t h e i d e a o f wo r k i ng f o r p o l i t i ca l ca m p a i gns.
Re m a in in g o n my b u c ke t l i st i s t o d e si gn t he b u m p e r st i c ke r s f o r a
p re s id e n t ia l c an d id a t e. So me t hi ng so si m p l e , ye t d i st a nt . Bra v i ng
t h ro u g h f re e la n ce wo r k , I sa i d ye s t o eve r y o p p o r t u ni t y t ha t ca m e
my wa y. B y b ro a d e n in g my wo r k , I f o u nd a new ni c he . I p l a