Content Creation for Digital Audiences
I love writing and visual design. I especially enjoy blending the two to create dynamic, exciting, and engaging content for digital audiences. Social media posts, infographics, websites and webpages, blogs, presentations, e-books, email newsletters... I have so much fun drafting copy and developing graphics for them all!
Graphic Design
Out of all the practical skills gained from my program, learning graphic design principles for documents and digital media has been the most useful and immediately applicable skillset for my professional career development.
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The following documents showcase my meeting of the MA program outcomes of being able to:
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Analyze a variety of rhetorical situations and create documents that work in each particular situation
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Act as a professional in and outside the classroom
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Participate in an active and ethical way in the profession beyond the classroom
Professional Examples of Graphic Design and Copy: Snohomish County Elections Outreach
Design: User Persona
Memo: Invitation Graphic Design
Memo: Book Cover Design
Writing for Digital Media
I got to try my hand at digital journalism, explore the ethics of digital journalism and hone my blogging abilities through courses such as New Media Publishing.
The following documents showcase my meeting of the MA program outcomes of being able to:
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Analyze a variety of rhetorical situations and create documents that work in each particular situation
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Conduct primary and secondary research that adds to knowledge in [my] field
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Compose discursive and audience specific arguements using appropriate evidence and rhetorical appeals
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Explore and experiement with technologies and the distinctive rhetorical exgencies they create
Professional Writing Sample: ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! King County Elections Prioritizes Voter Accessibility
News Article: Arlington, WA Reveals New Amazon Distribution Center; Amazon Condemned for Sexual Exploitation Practices
A Collection of Case Study Analyses Focused on Various Ethical Dilemmas in the Field of Journalism
News Copy: Ongoing Jan. 6th Hearings: The Testimony of Former Aide Cassidy Hutchinson
News Article:
This Week in Snohomish County News- Staying Safe During Covid-19
Personal Blog Post with Audio and slideshow: Achieving Motherhood
Social Media Management
After concluding my program, I decided to take the course Writing for Social Media for fun over the summer of '23. I learned about rhetorical strategies for creating content targeting different social media platforms, how to develop a content calendar, and even got to play around with graphic design.
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The following documents showcase my meeting of the MA program outcomes of being able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the history and major theories of their profession.
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Analyze a variety of rhetorical situations and create documents that work in each particular situation.
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Conduct primary and secondary research that adds to knowledge in their field.
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Explore and experiment with technologies and the distinctive rhetorical exigencies they create.
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Demonstrate attention to correctness in editorial details and citations.
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Act as professionals in and outside the classroom
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Participate in an active and ethical way in the profession beyond the classroom.
Save Our Skin-Care LLC's Facebook Social Media Strategy Proposal
To read the social media strategy proposal for my fledgling online store, click here.
Branding and Brainstorming: Identity, Audience, and Social media Goals of Save Our Skin-Care LLC.
To take read the brainstorming document click here.
Annotated Bibliography: Social Media Management for Electoral Campaigning
To take read the annotated bibliography, click here.
Coding (HTML & CSS)
I learned the basics of coding in HTML and CSS for website and simple app design during my class Writing on the Web.
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The following documents showcase my meeting of the MA program outcomes of being able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the history and major theories of their profession
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Explore and experiment with technologies and the distinctive rhetorical exigencies they create
Project Specifications for the Political Typology Quiz
To read the project specifications for the Political Typology Quiz, which used Twine for development and is published on itch.io, click here.
Political Typology Quiz App
To take the itch.io quiz and learn about your political ideological typology, click here.