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Inaccessibility is Exclusion: Dignity, Design, and the Digital Shift
Read more: Inaccessibility is Exclusion: Dignity, Design, and the Digital ShiftInaccessibility is not just a minor inconvenience. It is a quiet form of exclusion. When environments are not designed with diverse needs in mind, they send a message – “You were not considered.” And for over one billion people around the world this message is received daily, about 15% of the population according to the…
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Thoughts & Exploration on Mapmaking
Read more: Thoughts & Exploration on MapmakingMaps are the tool that we depend on to explore everything in both the physical world as well as the digital and online worlds. Mapmaking builds spatial awareness and critical thinking through making purposeful choices and by analyzing connections between information and objects. Whether mapping a city or designing websites, informational architecture maps help us…
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“Draw to Win” – Express to Lead
Read more: “Draw to Win” – Express to Lead“Draw to Win” by Dan Roam expresses visual thinking as a leadership tool. It invites us to draw our destination rather than just describing it. He outlines seven classic quests: Draw to Lead, Clarify, Discover, Create, Convince, Inspire, and Plan. Each quest transforms drawing into a strategic act. Whether to guiding a team, simplify complexity,…
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14 Dungeons and Dragons Characters with Roles and Description
Read more: 14 Dungeons and Dragons Characters with Roles and DescriptionWhich Characters I relate with and fit with Photographer, Web Designer, and Brand Builder I am likely a Bard/Artificer/Druid multiclass at heart. Bard for emotional resonance and storytelling. Artificer for modular systems and technical mastery. Druid for nature-rooted vision and transformation.
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The Princess Bride Impact
Read more: The Princess Bride ImpactThe book The Princess Bride was written in 1973 and remains popular today. 14 years after the book was written, 1987, it was made into a movie. Although the movie did not top the box office charts in sales, it didn’t just disappear either. Over the years the movie continued to gain popularity and still…
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Playing is Practice
Read more: Playing is PracticeWhen everything is all work and no play nothing ever gets accomplished. Play is essential for our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Play is responsible for how we learn new things, reset our minds to prevent fatigue, and happily stay fit. Without play, our minds and bodies will have negative consequences. Throughout our lives we…
Design With Intention
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Reflection: Measuring My Growth as a Digital Citizen and Creator
My Responsibility as a Digital Citizen Over the past few months, I have learned more about my online presence, my responsibility as a digital citizen, and the role social media plays in building community than I expected when this course began. What started as simple posting assignments turned into a deeper understanding of how Cedar […]
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That Was Then, This Is Now
This coursework has changed the way I approach my online presence as the founder of Cedar & Shore Studio in Sequim, WA. I came into the class with experience as a Pacific Northwest photographer, but I did not have a clear strategy for how my website, social media, and content could work together. Through the […]
Photography, Branding, and Web Design based on the Olympic Peninsula. My work is shaped by the forests, shoreline, and quiet light of the Pacific Northwest. This portfolio shares the projects I am creating while studying multimedia communications web and interactive design, along with the personal work that continues to shape my style and creative direction.
You can learn more about my story ->HERE or visit Cedar & Shore Studio to explore services and high-resolution photographs available as digital downloads for prints, social media, websites, and screen backgrounds. Every purchase supports my college journey and grows my small business.
Explore Projects
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- ADVANCED IMAGE EDITING
- DIGITAL VIDEO
- VIDEO EDITING
- DIRECTING & PRODUCTION
- GRAPHIC DESIGN
- WEB DESIGN
- DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
- INFOGRAPHICS & DATA VISUALIZATION
- 3D DESIGN
- DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
- E-BOOK DESIGN & PUBLISHING
- UX/UI USER EXPERIENCE & USER INTERFACE
- INTEGRATED STUDY HONORS PROJECT
Web & Interactive Design
Communications, Art and Education
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