Coming from Springfield, Ill., Jamie Kemp has proven herself to be a valuable component of the Center for Academic Technology Support for quite some time. Beginning her student worker position in 2009, Jamie worked for Michael Babcock. With Babcock, she engaged with the world of video editing along with minor graphic design projects. Through the close relationship with Babcock, she then was introduced to Antoine Thomas, the former Training Specialist for the COL, the Center for Online Learning, where she began doing minor web design work.
Working for Thomas, Jamie gained a valuable relationship with former graphic designer Pete Taylor. She worked closely with Taylor, learning new skills and advice for future endeavors. She stated, “Through this task, I got the chance to learn from PeteTaylor about web designing, and because of that relationship, I was awarded the graphic designer position within the web office.”
Once in the web office, Kemp was able to get her hands dirty: from web designing for the Doudna, to web designing for the Whiteside Gardens, and finally, her most recent work, the home page for Eastern Illinois University’s website. In the web office, with the collaboration of University’s Marketing and Communication team, Jamie’s work has expanded to all of Eastern’s benefit. Doing minor work outside of CATS, Kemp has proclaimed herself exclusively a graphic designer for EIU.
Even with all the success, she says she would not have the fortune of being a great graphic designer without the help CATS. At CATS, Kemp has learned the importance of the levels of communication. Once a graphic design major, keeping her work exclusively for her eyes was key, but she now works and collaborates with her team within the web office. Providing input on her designs, she claims it has helped make her a better graphic designer and still gladly accepts feedback.
She states “We collaborate as a team within the web office—I created the design and I hand it off to Ryan.”
In the future, Kemp intends to continually grow as an artist and ambitiously pursue projects that challenge her creativity.
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