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Madison Pape, a senior graphic design major at the Lake Campus, turned her passion for art into a career path. (Photo by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

Art was a big part of her life at a young age. Madison Pape always enjoyed drawing and sketching. But it wasn\u2019t until her senior year of high school that she realized her passion for art could be her livelihood.<\/p>\n

Today Pape is a senior graphic design major<\/a> at Wright State University\u2019s Lake Campus and has her sights set on a full-time job with a design company.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in art, but I had never really considered it a potential career path,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize the amount of opportunity there is for graphic design. My senior year of high school I really discovered all of the opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pape grew up in the western Ohio village of New Bremen. She was always making art, which came naturally to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just loved being creative and using my hands to create something. The joy I felt from starting something to finishing it and wanting to continue making new things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

After graduating from New Bremen High School in 2019, Pape enrolled at the Lake Campus<\/a>. The location and affordability were major draws, but the clincher came during an open house when she discovered that the Lake Campus had a Graphic Design program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I wanted to work in this location when I was done with college,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I knew I could find opportunities and be around people who could help me connect with businesses around here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pape said people often think of graphic design as being very artsy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the graphic design world today is very focused on marketing and it\u2019s more trying to engage others into what you\u2019re designing,\u201d she said. \u201cMy classes are also focused on real-world situations and trying to make it as realistic as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pape said most of her design work is produced on a computer after sketching mock-up designs. The most challenging part, she said, is coming up with design ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you find an idea and you run with it, it\u2019s pretty easy for me to put it onto the computer,\u201d she said. \u201cBut actually coming up with what you want to do and what direction you want to go is the hardest part.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most gratifying thing is creating the final product and \u201cseeing people react to your design,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Pape has helped design a logo for a new company as part of her internship at The ONEIL Center at Wright State University. The center provides an innovative transdisciplinary experiential learning workspace that simultaneously functions as a classroom, incubator, small business, social impact organization and research lab.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a really fun process,\u201d said Pape.<\/p>\n

Pape said Teresa Richter, lecturer for graphic design and multimedia, has been an influential instructor.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s been very willing to help out to make sure her students succeed,\u201d said Pape.<\/p>\n

Richter said Page is an incredible student who approaches every project with grace and charm and shows maturity with her technical skill and professionalism.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been my delight to assist in her growth to become the dynamic designer she has become these past three years,\u201d said Richter.<\/p>\n

After graduating in May, Pape hopes to land a full-time job with an area design company or pursue a master\u2019s degree in instructional design in which she would learn how to create online learning platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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