About Me

Name: Emma Beck Age: 16 years old Grade: 12th Grade

How long have I done graphic/ web designing, video editing and photography?

- Web Designing: since 6th grade
- Graphic Designing: since 7th grade
- Photography: since I was little... 2nd, 3rd grade
- Video Editing: since 9th grade

How did I learn to do web/ graphic deisgning, photography, and video editing?

I taught myself! In 6th grade, my friend introduced my to the wonderful world of web designing. I opened up a website & downloaded freeware layouts for my site. Gradually I learned the html needed to build a website. When I received my domain and Jasc PSP 8, I learned how to not only create graphics, but combine the graphics & html to form a layout. The main way I taught myself: trial & error.

What programs do I use?

- Web Designing: Notepad
- Graphic Designing: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
- Photography: Camera: Canon SD630. I then edit my photography in Adobe.
- Video Editing: Final Cut Pro

Key Notes:

Video Editing:
- I created my Freshman & Sophomore class DVDs
- I have been asked to do the Senior Video
- I have taken TV Production @ school for the past 2 years

Web Designing:
- 6th grade I owned a 'Font Download' site hosted on Geocities
- Beginning of 7th grade, I owned a web listing site also hosted on Geocities
- I opened Celestial Legend (a freeware graphic site) on March 17, 2004 and it stayed open until April 8, 2009. At one point, it averaged about 100 visitors a day.
- I created a website on the Panic of 1819 for a school project. Click here to view it.

Graphic Designing:
- Starting 11th grade, I designed all my school's play logos.
- 10th grade, I was asked to design the Love♥Jen Family Festival student volunteer shirts.
- Student Government asked me to design our class shirts & dodgeball tournement shirts.
- I have interned as a graphic designer @ NSU Digital Media Productions.