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Using My Major

August 22, 2011 by dailygnome 4 Comments

As a journalism major I once envisioned a life writing for national design magazines and interviewing fascinating people. After graduation I took my hard earned degree, road tripped cross country and… waited tables {along with a gaggle of others with communication degrees) while freelancing for local publications covering groundbreaking stories like pumpkin carving contests and high school debate trips.

Fortunately I eventually found my calling landing a job as a web designer and fell in love with layouts, html, css, color palettes and white space.

One of my college bffs and fellow journalism cohorts became a real writer, her byline appearing regularly in the Chicago Tribune, national travel magazines, and now her editorial position at DailyCandy.

A couple months ago she emailed asking if I’d be up for writing a piece for Kimpton Hotels. Research included roaming around downtown Portland, popping into clothing boutiques, coffee houses and restaurants and writing about the experience. I was reminded once again how many creative individuals – from clothing designers to food cart chefs – proudly call pdx home.

The piece appeared a few days ago. Read the full article here. Thanks for the opportunity Kel!

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Filed Under: Design Inspiration, pdx

Comments

  1. littlebirdlittletiger says

    August 22, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Way to go, Amy. Nice article!

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  2. Grammie/Julie says

    August 23, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Great article Amy! 🙂

    Reply
  3. katalin says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:49 am

    Great job, Amy! Your article made me homesick. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Nana aka Nancy says

    August 25, 2011 at 2:05 am

    Nice work!

    Reply

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