Leah Goossen by Leah Goossen

design portfolio by: leah goossen

Leah Goossen corina_leah@hotmail.com 816.560.2334

University of Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Lincoln Bachelor of Art in Studio Art, Graphic Design Emphasis, 2014 Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, Landscape Design Option, 2014

design portfolio By: Leah Goossen A compilation of my work from Photography, Graphic Design, Landscape Design, and Drawing through Spring 2013.

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table of contents Introduction Photography Graphic Design Landscape Design Drawing Personal Information

introduction My name is Leah Goossen. I am double majoring in Art–Graphic Design and Horticulture–Landscape Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, graduating in May of 2014. The following pages contain examples of my work in Photography, Graphic Design, Landscape Design, and Drawing. Throughout my undergraduate education, I have noticed how well these four areas tie together because of their common elements of design such as color, line, symmetry, and pattern. I became interested in Landscape Design my sophomore year in college, which is when I took my first design studio. After that, I was hooked. I realized I needed to add a second major to Art. I have learned a lot about plants in the past few years, as well as being able to apply previous design knowledge to designing with plants. It has been a fun road incorporating my drawing and designs skills into the Landscape Design world. I have always been interested in Art, especially drawing. Since I was young, I have drawn landscapes, still lifes, people, and whatever is around me. I realized in high school that I also had an eye for design, and decided to pursue Graphic Design as a more marketable form of Art in college.

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Photography

photography Photography has been a hobby for me since I was young. I have done several engagement or senior photo shoots as well as just shooting natural things around me.

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Photography

Float 2008

Salt Lake City Library

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Photography

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Photography

Friendship 2013

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Graphic Design

placement for purification and capture The Lewis Ball Fields rain gardens were planned out to have plants that handle lots of water toward the bottom, and plants that need dryer conditions toards the top/edges. This is a study of the water needs of each plant.

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Photography

2013

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Photography

Love 2011

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Photography

School

2010

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Photography

Perspective 2013

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Photography

Shine 2013

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Graphic Design

girl talk cosmetics In this Intermediate Graphic Design team project, we developed a brand and products for a cosmetic company called Girl Talk. The logo, catalog, mailing products, and product packaging were all following five different famous women from five different decades. We researched these people, and developed a color scheme based on the woman and the decade.

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Graphic Design

Girl Talk Cosmetics

G U I D E E N T I T Y

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Strong, stylish women are the backbone of Girl Talk Cosmetics, and the logo reinforces the company’s boldness and fearlessness. It is important to convey this message in all things Girl Talk–related to keep the brand consistent.

Logo Use Spacing around the Girl Talk logo should be a minimum of one square the same width as the A. The size of the logo should never be smaller than 0.5” wide.

Logo Color Pantone: 503–709–1785–1795–704 CMYK: 6.22.15.0–6.73.46.0–2.91.73.0–7.99.96.1–25.95.87.20 RGB: 234.201.198–229.106.112–234.61.71–221.34.42–160.41.44

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Girl Talk Cosmetics is a company founded on the idea that every girl has someone she admires–someone who has made an impact on her sense of style. Girl Talk celebrates these icons with five signature collections: Scarlett, Marilyn, Edie, Lauren, and Debbie, each with its own unique look and color palette.

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Helvetica Neue UltraLight is the secondary font used for the majority of copy for Girl Talk Cosmetics. Helvetica Neue Light may be used in place of a “bold” font. Do not use this font below 10 pt., and be sure to keep leading to a minimum difference of 3 pt. Do not use Helvetica (regular). Placement for Purification and Cature | 26

Headline One HPLHS is the main logo font for Girl Talk. This font should not be used in any other way except for the name “Girl Talk.” Special directions include kerning of the T to (–75). Do not use this font below 20 pt. As always, do not try to mimic this font with another (such as impact). Honey Script Light is used in conjunction with the name of each makeup collection. It should never be used with the main logo or as a secondary font. Do not try to reproduce this font with another. Do not use Honey Script SemiBold.

Girl Talk HEADLINE ONE HPLHS ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 !#$%&() Headline One HPLHS is the main logo font for Girl Talk. This font should not be used in any other way except for the name “Girl Talk.” Special directions include kerning of the T to (-75). Do not use this font below 20 pt. As always, do not try to mimic this font with another (such as Impact).

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Above are the envelopes for any letters Girl Talk wishes to send out, and on the right is the Girl Talk letterhead. Both are in keeping with the bold and fearless spirit of the company.

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The last piece is a mailing envelope (Standard No.10). The same contact information is used as the return address, but you may omit the phone number and address if you choose. The back of the envelope will be sealed with the Girl Talk logo.

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Above is the Girl Talk letterhead. Follow the same rules for the contact information as on the business card and

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Graphic Design

multimedia designer

university of nebraska department of agronomy and horticulture

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For about a year and a half I worked as a Multimedia Design Assistant for the UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. I helped create many event posters, newsletters, and brochures. I worked together with my boss, the head Multimedia Designer on most projects. This was one of my first experiences in graphic design.

Master Gardeners M ake a D ifference–Volunteering

Grow your nowledge,

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Each year Nebraska Master Gardeners contribute over 20,000 volunteer hours and make more than 45,000 educational contacts by participating in a variety of activities: planting/maintaining demonstration gardens • working in community landscapes • helping with county and state fair activities • speaking to community groups • leading garden tours • answering phone questions • collecting data on plant research projects • teaching youth programs • writing newspaper articles • plus many other opportunities

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aster Gardeners are University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) trained volunteers who share a love of gardening, learning, and a commitment to teaching others about horticulture. Home gardeners are the primary participants, but teachers and green industry employees frequently take part in the program to improve their knowledge and skills.

For more information about the Nebraska Master Gardener program, to learn about the training opportunities available in your area, and the cost of the program, please contact your local UNL Extension office.

What is the Master Gardener Program? The Nebraska Master Gardener program is a gardening education and volunteer training program. Master Gardener volunteers are trained by University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension faculty and staff, and they volunteer through a local UNL Extension office to provide horticulture-related information to their community. Participants are required to complete 40 hours of educational training and 40 hours of volunteer service during their first year in the program. After that, Master Gardener volunteers retain their certification through annual training and volunteering.

Contact Us Terri James, Extension Assistant–Urban Gardening Department of Agronomy & Horticulture 172 Keim Hall, Lincoln NE 68583–0915

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Extension is a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

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After completing the 40 hours of educational sessions, participants become Master Gardener Interns. Full recognition as a Master Gardener is achieved after the 40-hour volunteer requirement is fulfilled.

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Classroom instruction for the Nebraska Master Gardener program includes 15 hours of plant selection and management (including trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, turfgrass, fruits, vegetables, and vines), 18 hours of core curriculum (plant morphology, growing environments, weeds, insects, diseases, soils, fertilizers, and integrated pest management), and 7 hours of local topics. Training sessions are held at UNL Extension offices throughout the state and typically begin in February or March.

Phone: (402) 472–8973 Email: nemgs@unl.edu Online: mastergardener.unl.edu or facebook.com/nebraskamastergardeners

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This Nebraska Master Gardener brochure is in the approximate size of a typical garden seed packet and folds open just like a seed packet would do. Scanned seeds and hand drawings are included in this brochure.

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Graphic Design

Newsletter Spreads

Familiar Faces… (cont.)

started working for the department of Agronomy in March of 1994 for Len Nelson and the variety testing program. We tested corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat and a few specialty crops from public universities and private companies. With the data that was collected we would produce a spring and fall seed guide that would help farmers with their planting decisions.

I really enjoy working with all of the people that it takes to run a successful breeding program. In May of 2005 I moved to Steve Baenziger’s small grains breeding program where I am in charge of our seven field locations across the state. We normally plant about 1000 lines of our F2 and F3 populations at our Mead site to check for winter survival and stem rust susceptibility. Our F4 and F5 lines are planted at Lincoln where we have more fungal and viral diseases to select from. The F6 to F8 generations are planted

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across the state and are screened for agronomics, disease resistance and baking qualities. On average, over 100,000 lines will be looked at to find one cultivar and it will be tested in over 100 locations. It will be years before we know enough about it to release it. It takes a minimum of 12 years to create a new wheat cultivar. I really enjoy working with all of the people that is takes to run a successful breeding program. From the graduate students, our summer help and all of the university employees, it really makes this job enjoyable when you have good people to work with. Away from work I enjoy hunting, fishing and spending time with my family and friends.

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he Agronomy Department at University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) provided me with foundations that I still live by today. My plant breeding experience was built with Dr. George Graef. I started off by jumping on a soybean research planter moving at a speedy 0.5 mph on East Campus in 1993, yes I said 0.5 mph! Little did I know this experience would bring me to several degrees and locations working on soybean and corn breeding. I worked for George and to some extent Dr. James Specht for the remaining 3 years of my undergraduate education. I received hands-on field, greenhouse and laboratory experience working on projects such as the molecular mapping of genes that control male sterility, protein/ oil, white mold, and drought tolerance in soybean. I knew the Stewart Seed Lab and Keim Hall by the back of my hand, and through those years of evaluating, discovering, failing, and accomplishments with undergraduate and graduate students in breeding and genetics, I discovered that I needed another view of plant breeding and genetics. Diversity in education was one of the instrumental foundations to my success and led me to explore plant breeding and genetics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). My wife and I moved from Big XII country to Big Ten country in the spring of 1996 and had our first boy of three in 1999. I received my Masters (’98) and Ph.D. (’01)

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potlight: David Hoffman in Crop Sciences in soybean breeding and genetics working on white mold, the same disease I worked on in Lincoln with Dr. Graef. Through these five years in flat Champaign County, Ill., l kept in close contact with George and several of his former graduate students. The education and training by the best universities and professors (Graef, Nickell, and Diers) in breeding and genetics was the best move I did in 18+ years ago. Since graduating from UIUC in 2001, my family and I moved to South Dakota for 10 years working on soybean and corn breeding with Monsanto (current) and Syngenta Seeds, Inc. We added two more boys to the family in ’02 and ’05. One thing that was very apparent at this time was that the educational foundation from UNL drove the success I had in the Dakotas. Not only did George’s team teach me about the basics of breeding and genetics, but they taught me how important people are in your program’s success in breeding or any organization. My career while in SD allowed me to travel world wide observing and analyzing corn and soybean in different environments. Diversity in environments plays an important role in how breeders view the germplasm they use in creating high yielding, adapted soybean varieties and corn hybrids across the U.S. and world. In the last 18 years since I first stepped foot on that research planter on East Campus, technologies have changed rapidly, but one thing that has remained

constant was that foundation of breeding and genetics that I learned at UNL. Technologies such as genomics, proteomics, information technology, bioinformatics, high-throughput robotics for data collection, computers, field research equipment, etc. are tools plant breeders use to speed up their breeding cycles and increase their genetic gain. It is amazing to compare communication and technologies back then to now. Back then communication was by phone or letter. Now it is with a

...the educational foundation from UNL drove the success I had in the Dakotas. few key strokes or words into an iPhone. Back then, data collected from harvest on October 5 was not analyzed for a few months. Now, that data would be analyzed that night. It was phenomenal to know a RAPD molecular marker was linked to a gene for a trait then compared to now knowing the exact genetic sequence for the gene that codes for protein. These are all examples of changes I have seen in my years of breeding and genetics. Time and technology seems to move faster and fast-

er everyday. I am positive we have not seen anything yet and changes will continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Hold on! Over the last year, I took a step closer to the producer and moved into a product management position where I fully utilize my breeding foundation I built over the last year 18 years to assist in the positioning and education of soybean products for a portion of our U.S. business. This has been an exciting time for my family and me, and we are onto another path of diversity. I sincerely thank Dr. George Graef, his soybean team, and the Agronomy and Horticulture Department at UNL for providing me with a strong breeding and genetics foundation that I consistently pull from every day. GO BIG RED!

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agronomy.unl.edu

Graphic Design

Event Program Design Thank you for attending the UNL Plant Breeding & Genetics Symposium!

Acknowledgements

UNL Plant Breeding & Genetics Symposium

Many thanks to the following people for help with the symposium: Dr. Aaron Lorenz Professor Mentor Dr. Deana Namuth-Covert and Amy Kohmetscher Webinar and Website Assistance Aaron Franco and Leah Goossen Multimedia and Graphic Design

Graduate Student Committee Joey Jedlicka (Chair) Aaron P. Andersen Ibrahim El-Basyoni Michael Greene Collin Lamkey Santosh Rajput

Kyle Kocak (Vice-Chair) Roberto De la Rosa Santamaria Malleswari Gelli Raghuprakash Kastoori Ramamurthy Tom O’Brien

The graduate committee organizing the UNL Plant Breeding and Genetics Symposium is very appreciative of the gracious assistance from its sponsors:

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 8:15am–5:00pm University of Nebraska–Lincoln, East Campus Union, Arbor Suite

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Symposium Schedule 8:15–9:00

Symposium Registration

9:00–9:05

Symposium Opening

9:05–9:30

Joe Keaschall, Ph.D.

9:30–10:20

P. Stephen Baenziger, Ph.D.

10:20–10:40

Morning Break (outside Arbor Suites)

10:40–11:30

Jode Edwards, Ph.D.

11:30–12:20

Michael Gore, Ph.D.

12:20–1:30

Catered Lunch – Great Plains Room (2nd floor of East Campus Union)

1:40–2:30

Jean-Luc Jannink, Ph.D.

2:30–3:20

David Habier, Ph.D.

3:20–3:30

Committee Wrap-Up

3:30–5:00

Symposium Reception and Questions (outside Arbor Suites)

Symposium Honorary Speakers Joe Keaschall, Ph.D. Pioneer Hi–Bred, a DuPont Business “We’re in this Together” P. Stephen Baenziger, Ph.D. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture “Challenges of Plant Breeding: History and Current Status: Genomic Selection” Jode Edwards, Ph.D. USDA–ARS at Iowa State University “Eighty Years of Recurrent Selection in Maize: Have We Learned Anything?” Michael Gore, Ph.D. USDA–ARS at University of Arizona “Exploring the Genetic Architecture of Traits in Maize and Cotton with a Next-Generation Platform” Jean–Luc Jannink, Ph.D. USDA–ARS at Cornell University “Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement” David Habier, Ph.D. Pioneer Hi–Bred, a DuPont Business “Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding–Do We Need New Models?”

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 8:15am–5:00pm

Also available online via webinar. Visit the following website for more information.

University of Nebraska–Lincoln, East Campus Union, Arbor Suite

http: //go.unl.edu /pbsymposium

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The background texture and gingerbread man were pencil drawings that I created.

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grass: functional and aesthetic The pages that follow are many pages that were contained in the atlas Grass: Functional and Aesthetic.

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During the Fall Semester 2013 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, students of “Advanced Graphic Design and Design Studio 421/426” authored a collection of maps, charts and diagrams that centered around the concept of “Water and System.” Each designed artifact addressed aspects of individual design research and illustrates various methods of investigation. Projects engaged students in the invention of unique graphic systems that visualize information about water. The designs represent quantitative and qualitative narratives and illustrate individual perspectives and interests.

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Mapping For a Narrative Atlas

These visual displays of water and system were compiled into an atlas–a book of maps, charts, illustrations or diagrams united by the subject of water and system. The atlas represents a coordinated body of methods, a scheme or plan of procedure that was used to organize data from design research. Various production methods were considered and students were encouraged to explore a wide variety of media and design strategies. These methods were evaluated on their effectiveness as generators of visual information with respect to their project goals and intended meanings. By Stacy Asher Assistant Professor of Art Advanced Graphic Design Fall 2013

The idea for Grass: Functional and Aesthetic was born as I was showing my boyfriend around the Lewis Ball Fields rain gardens. I managed these gardens in the summer of 2013 for my Landscape Design Internship at the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. He knew about my Graphic Design Assignment and my idea of mapping the water needs of plants. He mentioned I should use this site, which I knew so much about and map the water needs of the plants I had recently planted there. I went with the idea and this book shows all of the research and mapping that resulted. Thank you to Josh Klooster, who gave me such an awesome idea for this book.

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The purpose of this book is to help the reader better understand a very simple thing: how grasses impact a landscape, functionally and aesthetically. Functional impact is explored through the role of grass in rain gardens, and aesthetic impact is investigated through the seasonal interest of each species of grass found in the specific rain garden I researched.

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My idea for Project 1 (quantitative map) was to use a rain garden site I had maintained all summer. These rain gardens were planned out to have plants that handle lots of water toward the bottom, and plants that need dryer conditions towards the top/edges.

I did a lot of my research at Prairie Moon Nursery’s website, where they have a plant catalogue with a classification system which I used to find plant heights, sun exposure, and water needs of each of the six plants in the rain garden.

One of the first class exercises was to we create zines, which are quick spreads showing our ideation in the project. I used this activity to think about how I was going to show the data I collected graphically. To collect the plant location data, I went to the actual rain garden site that my co–workers and I had recently planted and mapped out where we had planted each plant. After some progress, my project needed a title, so I summed up what I was trying to get across and decided on Placement for Purification, which would evolve further.

I wanted to depict each of the six different grasses so the viewer could tell that all grasses are not alike. I sketched them, and from there, developed icons.

I organized my process into what things I needed to accomplish; my “To Do List.” This list changed many times depending on feedback I got or new inspiration I found..

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Sketchbook Process

I developed a graphic system to represent the plants’ attributes: height, sun exposure, and water needs. In our initial critique, it was suggested to me to think more about how I could show water flow through my typography, organize my information, look at line weight hierarchy, and somehow show why the plants are placed where they are in the rain garden. In our second critique, it was suggested to me to make sure all of the colors in my layout relate to each other, change how some of the graphics are displayed because they were hard to read, re–format my brackets, and space out all my information and graphics to two sheets.

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Graphic Design

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Geotextile Filter Fabric

Coarse Gravel

Typical Rain Garden Section

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As seen in this section, the grasses planted in the lower part of the rain garden must be able to withstand more water than those on the outside edges. Those grasses on the outside should be drought tolerant in case the rain garden never fills with water.

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Soil Ammendment 18’’ Min. to 24’’ Max 10% Native, 40% Organic Compost and 50% Sand Mixture

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Graphic Design

The circlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; different colors represent different species of plants. Those with different stroke weights represent different plant height. I did a few variations until I found one that I felt most clearly showed differences in species and focused most on water use as opposed to plant height.

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Map Studies Continued on next page.

The mapped rain garden after it has rained. Since most of the plants are not yet established and there has not been a forebay installed at the curb cut, the mulch has washed to the lower part of the cell.

A different rain garden in the Lewis Ball Fields parking lot during a rain event purifies and infiltrates water.

Graphic Design

Maps Each circle is in the location of a plant in one of the rain gardens in the parking lot of Lewis Ball Fields in Lincoln, NE. The circles’ different colors represent different species of plants. There are six different species in the rain garden I chose to map: bottlebrush sedge, fox sedge, Indian grass, little bluestem, prairie dropseed, and sideoats grama. Those with different stroke weights represent different plant heights. The thicker the stroke weight, the taller the plant is. The plants ranged from two to six feet. I did a few variations until I found one that I felt most clearly showed differences in species and focused most on water use as opposed to plant height.That map is shown in the next spread. The following is part of an article written by Christina Hoyt that explains what rain gardens are.

Rain Gardens On rainy days, rain water (or stormwater) flows over our roofs, lawns, and impermeable surfaces, picking up pollutants and carrying them into our stormwater system and ultimately un–treated, into streams and rivers. The volume of stormwater runoff can impair water bodies by changing their natural flow and increasing erosion. The pollution rainwater carries (e–coli, hard metals, oils, fertilizer, sediment etc.) also negatively impacts water bodies. Communities are looking at ways to reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality by finding ways to slow it down, spread it out, and soak it in before it reaches water bodies. Practices of “Green Infrastructure” can help with this, such as Bioswales, raingardens, and bioretention gardens and green roofs.

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A rain garden is a small garden that features deep–rooted plants and is specifically designed to temporarily hold rainwater (24–48 hours) that comes from roofs, lawns, driveways or other surfaces. The water in the rain garden leaves through soaking into the ground, being used by plants, or evaporating into the air. A rain garden is not a pond and is not supposed to stay wet all the time. Since a rain garden does not hold water for more than 48 hours mosquitos are not a problem. Rain gardens are aesthetically pleasing and the best–looking rain gardens are tied into your existing landscape. Usually native or near–native plants are used in rain gardens for their deep root systems that help absorb water and open up pore space in the soil, helping it have better drainage over time. These plants provide important habitat for many beneficial insects. –Christina Hoyt, Community Landscape Coordinator with the Nebraska Forest Service

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Graphic Design Each circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s color is a different plant species. The larger the circle, the more water the plant requires for survival.

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bottlebrush sedge bottlebrush sedge fox sedge fox sedge Indian grass Indian grass little bluestem little bluestem prairie dropseed prairie dropseed sideoats grama sideoats grama

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Fill Line Once the level of water reaches this height, the water will begin to flow into the center drain.

Drain The drain in the center directs the water above the fill line to an underground drain in the stormwater sewer system.

Curb Cut The curb has been completely removed letting water from the parking lot drain easily into the depression of the rain garden.

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Water Flow

Graphic Design

part two:

a year in the life of grass

There are six different species in the specific rain garden I researched at Lewis Ball Fields. Each one has its own aesthetic characteristics that vary throughout the year. Each species also requires different amounts of water, sunlight, and grows to a different height.

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Design Portfolio

Bottlebrush Sedge

Fox Sedge

Indian Grass

Little Bluestem

Prairie Dropseed

Sideoats Grama

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Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

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Bottlebrush sedge (Carex hystericina) does well in moist soils, doesn’t need much sun, and gets about three feet tall. It has a long lasting hard seedhead, giving it great seasonal interest later in the fall when many other species have become bare. Its seeds are about an eighth of the size of a dime. This sedge grows in the Northern United States.

climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

fox sedge

climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) does well in many kinds of soil, moist to a little drier. It also is not picky about how much sun it receives. This sedge grows to about three feet. Its seedheads resemble a fox’s tale, hence the common name. Similarly to Bottlebrush sedge, its seedheads persist into the fall. The individual seeds are about half as big as Bottlebrush sedge’s. Fox sedge grows in almost every state in the United States.

Graphic Design Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

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Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) prefers drier soils, can handle many different sun exposures, and grows the tallest of all the grasses in this rain garden: up to six feet tall. Its brown seeds persist into the fall, and are similar in size to Bottlebrush sedge’s seeds. Indian grass grows in the majority of the United States.

climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

little bluestem climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) prefers drier soils, and can handle many different sun exposures. It grows to about three feet tall. This grass’s seedheads break open into white fluffy heads in the fall, creating a beautiful contrast to many darker seed heads. Its seeds are about an eighth of the size of a dime like Bottlebrush seeds are. Little Bluestem grows in most of the United States.

Graphic Design Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

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Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) likes a drier soil, and handles a variety of sun exposures. It grows to about three feet tall. Its seedheads are delicately wispy and beautiful, lasting into the fall. The seeds are very small, less than a thirty–second of a dime. This grass grows in much of the Midwest and several of the Eastern United States.

climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Color swatches selected from each picture for “A Year in the Life of Grass.”

sideoats grama

climate moisture wet–dry sun exposure 0–100% height: 2–6 feet

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Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) prefers drier soils, and can handle many sun exposures. It grows to about two feet tall. Its seedheads are very unique, blooming in the summer time with a bright read anther. Its seedheads persist into the fall as well. The seeds are about one–sixth of the size of a dime. This grass grows in : the majority of the United States.

Graphic Design

spring Order from left to right: Fox Sedge Prairie Dropseed Little Bluestem Indian Grass Sideoats Grama Bottlebrush Sedge

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Design Portfolio Order from left to right: Fox Sedge Prairie Dropseed Little Bluestem Indian Grass Sideoats Grama Bottlebrush Sedge

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Graphic Design

fall Order from left to right: Fox Sedge Prairie Dropseed Little Bluestem Indian Grass Sideoats Grama Bottlebrush Sedge

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Design Portfolio Order from left to right: Fox Sedge Prairie Dropseed Little Bluestem Indian Grass Sideoats Grama Bottlebrush Sedge

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Graphic Design

seasonal interest Each season of the year, grasses provide a beautiful display of unique colors. This is a study on the seasonal interest of six different grasses located in a parking lot rain garden at Lewis Ball Fields in Lincoln, Nebraska. I wanted to take a closer look at something most people often find mundane: grasses. I researched the different seed heads and colors of each of the six species and produced a circular model of their seasonal interest.

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Graphic Design

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Design Portfolio

bibliography

part two: a year in the life of a grass

Olson Associates–original AutoCad drawing of Lewis Ball Fields

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Plant Photos (Left to Right) 50

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Landscape Design

east campus recreation center

university of nebraska

The East Campus Recreation Center is in the process of being remodeled and added onto. Our Planting Design class took on the project of designing a landscape that invited all recreation center users to its main entrance and included a space for socializing nearby as well. Our class had a variety of different students including Landscape Design, Landscape Management, and Architecture students. We worked in teams of all three kinds of students to complete this project.

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Landscape Design

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East Perspective, Entrance and Social Space

Landscape Design

East Campus Recreation Center, University of Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Lincoln

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Landscape Design

[Deciduous Trees]

A_ Valley Forge Elm B_ Quaking Aspen C_ Columnar Oak D_ Shumard Oak

[Vines/Ground Covers]

Concepts: 1

E_ Purpled Boston Ivy F_ Periwinkle G_ Winter Creeper H_ Plumbago

[Deciduous Shrubs]

I_ Diablo Ninebark J_ Black Chokeberry ‘Iroquois Beauty’ K_ Kelsey Dogwood L_ Amsonia M_ Fireworks Goldenrod N_ Chenault Coralberry

[Perennials]

O_ Common Yarrow P_ Purple Coneflower Q_ Autumn Joy Sedum R_ Grayfeather

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[Grasses]

S_ Dallas Blues Switch Grass T_ Variegated Feather Reed Grass

[Evergreens]

U_ Sea Green Juniper V_ Taylor Juniper

[Annuals]

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W_ Red Alert Garden Mum X_ Purple Majesty Ornamental Millet Y_ Sweet Potato Vine Z_ Supercal Petunia/Calibrachoa

[Other Materials] Limestone dry stack Planters Mulch

Sections:

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Entry Section, looking West Street Section, looking North Street Section, looking North

3'-2" CANTILEVER ZONE

4'-8"

Landscape Design

Bike Rack Detail

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Design Concepts Invite Recreation Center Users toward entrance Keep original mall axis rythm Create interest in all seasons Screen loading dock across street to the East

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Landscape Design

Concept Process

holsing residence, wilber, ne This project was for a farm near Wilber, NE, which is between Beatrice and Lincoln, NE. The client’s main desire was to be able to sit at the northwest corner of her garden and gaze southeast to see a beautiful array of color in every season. This and the other aspects for the project are listed below.

Holsing Residence Program • rest and relaxation desired • seating area desired near end of vegetable garden • perennial bed & water feature & rocks to make up beautiful view at south end of existing garden • tractor access to vegetable garden • focal point in the front yard • old pump planting • drainage problems east of driveway • extend the windbreak behind the farthest north shed • new windbreak has already been planted • son and daughter–in–law will eventually live in this farmhouse and maintain the yard • low maintenance plants are desired • design with existing lilacs in mind (south of garden)

Soils • Wymore silty clay loam • Otoe silty clay loam • Malmo, eroded Pawnee complex • Nodaway silt loam Holsing Residence | 72

Drainage

Landscape Design

Sloping ground Drainage Problem

Retaining Wall

Winter Winds

Circulation

Newly Planted Windbreak

Farm Buildings Green Space Windbreak

Garden

House & Garage

Circulation

Pump

Utility

Propane Tank

Spigot

Utility

Lawn

Lilacs Silver Maple

Summer Winds

Functional Diagram

Site Inventory

Traffic Noise

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Drainage Issue

Landscape Design

Final Design nanking cherry Colorado blue spruce nanking cherry fireworks goldenrod Arkansas blue star plumbago lambâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ear periwinkle existing turf burning bush Mohican viburnum Arkansas blue star Pink Lights azalea burning bush Arkansas blue star boxwood redbud existing vegetable garden boxwood redbud star magnolia fireworks goldenrod Pink Lights azalea little bluestem saucer magnolia fireworks goldenrod pondless waterfall Chinese astilbe knockout roses boxwood prairie willow existing lilacs tatarian maple boxwood sweet mockorange rhododendron Corneliancherry dogwood sweet mockorange Arkansas blue star

Zoomed in area above.

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burning bush

Indian grass

mohican

Pink Lights azalea

prairie willow

saucer magnolia

Shenandoah switchgrass

sweet mockorange

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blackhaw viburnum

Landscape Design

dream home, nederland, colorado The purpose of this design is to create separate areas meant for unique purposes that are easily accessible, but yet not easily visible to outsiders. The main areas include a pond, rain garden, walking or running trail, lookout, camping area, and sledding area. The barn is for horses and chickens, and patio areas around the house offer extra areas for socialization and relaxation.

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Landscape Design

Concept Process

3 Secluded, Active

Relaxation

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Landscape Design

Scale: 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;=40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Limber Pine shadblow serviceberry little blue stem switchgrass eastern redbud chinkapin oak douglas fir shadblow serviceberry ponderosa pine Diablo ninebark eastern redbud

shadblow serviceberry American cranberrybush viburnum eastern redbud Garden Mix*

barn

red raspberry chestnut oak Diablo ninebark Black Hills Spruce Limber Pine quaking aspen globe willow Diablo ninebark eastern redbud river birch buffalo grass

garage

house

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Colorado Blue Spruce river birch purple silver grass shadblow serviceberry pinyon pine

Landscape Design

eastern redbud Diablo ninebark yarrow chinkapin oak little blue stem quaking aspen buffalo grass brittle prickly pear shadblow serviceberry Diablo ninebark little blue stem switchgrass

eastern redbud shadblow serviceberry Garden Mix*

Rocky Mountain Juniper Colorado blue spruce quaking aspen buffalo grass

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fox sedge sunflower brittle prickly pear yucca indian paintbrush pasque flower river birch gryphon begonia western blue flax indian grass sagebrush euphorbia Diamond Frost Pikes Peak purple penstemon alderleaf mountain mahogany

Landscape Design

burwell entrance, burwell, ne The entrance to this small town in north–central Nebraska consisted of some chain link fence surrounding buildings and equipment. To spruce it up a bit, Burwell contacted the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum for an entrance design concept. I am the Landscape Design Intern at NSA and came up with a much more inviting entrance to the town of Burwell, complete with interest in all seasons. Evergreens, perennial beds, prairie swaths, overstory trees, and a new sign are the tools I used to make a much more inviting and interesting entrance into Burwell, NE.

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CONCEPT PLAN BURWELL ENTRANCE

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM SHRUBS

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MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUMPRAIRIE TREES

HWY 11

PERENNIAL BEDS

EVERGREENS

PRAIRIE WELCOME SIGN

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SHORT NATIVE GRASSES

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM SHRUBS HWY 91

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM TREES

HWY 11

PERENNIAL BEDS

EVERGREENS

CONCEPT PLAN BURWELL ENTRANCE

Perspective (looking Northeast)

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CONCEPT PLAN BURWELL ENTRANCE

NDOR BUILDINGS

PRAIRIE NDOR CONCRETE YARD

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM TREES FUTURE FENCE

TREES & SHRUBS

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM SHRUBS HWY 11 SHORT NATIVE GRASSES

SHORT NATIVE GRASSES

EXISTING FENCE

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SHORT NATIVE GRASSES

HWY 11

LARGE TREES

MEDIUM TREES

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EXISTING FENCE

MIXTURE OF LARGE AND MEDIUM SHRUBS

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CONCEPT PLAN BURWELL ENTRANCE

120’

Perspective (looking North)

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Landscape Design

mcphee elementary, lincoln, ne Creating teaching environments outdoors was our main focus when designing for McPhee Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscape. This project was completed as a part of Planting Design taught by Kim Todd in the Fall of 2012. McPhee Elementary is located just south of the Nebraska state capitol in Lincoln, NE.

Interaction in Learning Curves of color create a dynamic learning environment for the young Mustangs. Focal point beds incorporate school colors (blue and yellow), garden areas offer food care and production experiences, sunny areas display insects on brightly blooming plants, native plants and shade plants are utilized in various areas appropriately as well.

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1 Concept Process

School

Colors

Edibles Insects

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Landscape Design

Shade Shade

Prairie Concept Diagram

Landscape Design

Entrance Perspective

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Sections

Section A–AA

Section B–BB

Section C–CC

Landscape Design

N. Side Perspective

S. Side Perspective

On the Right is a small image of the final landscape plan. The plants and features are detailed on the next two spreads.

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Landscape Plan

Landscape Design

Lamb’s Ear Turf–type Tall Fescue* Turkish Filbert

Thornless Houneylocust* K

Coralberry

Lamb’s Ear Butterfly Bush* Redbud* Taylor Juniper* Horizontal Juniper Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Cornelian Cherry Horizontal Juniper Baptisia Fireworks Goldenrod

Baptisia

GOODHUE BLVD.

Fireworks Goldenrod Baptisia Horizontal Juniper Taylor Juniper

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Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Fireworks Goldenrod Baptisia

AA Baptisia

Landscape Design

STREET

Japanese Spurge

Alpine Strawberry Japanese Spurge Thornless Honeylocust* Lily of the Valley Alpine Strawberries K N

Sycamore*

Pawpaw Bleeding Heart

Privet Hosta A

PLAYGROUND NN

Hosta

PLAYGROUND

16th STREET

Green Ash* Columbine

American Linden American Linden Red Oak* Amsonia

STAGE Eastern Wahoo Sand Cherry

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Sand Cherry

Fireworks Goldenrod Baptisia

GOODHUE BLVD.

Landscape Design

Baptisia

Arkansas Blue Star

SCHOOL BUIL N

Arkansas Blue Star Gro–low Sumac Eastern Wahoo Fireworks Goldenrod Catmint Sage Aromatic Aster

BB N

PARKING LOT Turkish Filbert Turkish Filbert Green Ash* Alfalfa

N L

Alfalfa

Big Bluestem

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Gayfeather

F CC

SCALE:

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Sand Cherry

Sand Cherry Eastern Wahoo

LDING

Blackberry Blackberry Turfâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;type Tall Fescue* Eastern Wahoo Fireworks Goldenrod Aromatic Aster AA

Sierra Spreader Juniper Rhubarb Persimmon Cucumber

SHED

STREET

Landscape Design

Eastern Wahoo

Persimmon Vegetables/Raised Beds Blackberry Cantaloupe Apple Trees Coralberry Sierra Spreader Juniper Big Bluestem Little Bluestem Gayfeather Yarrow

Yarrow Little Bluestem Green Ash* Penstemon Sugar Maple* Accolade Elm*

Little Bluestem

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Fireworks Goldenrod

Landscape Design

riverside ponds, scottsbluff, ne This popular fishing site had almost no trees left on it when it came into my hands. The cottonwoods that were left were very old, and I was asked to replace these trees and add many other species to provide shade, hold the banks of the pond, and add visual interest. Many overstory trees were selected as well as several shrubs along walking trails to provide wildlife habitat and color along paths.

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Landscape Design

Pond

Proposed Fishing Dock

Pond

Area 1

Area 2

Riverside Ponds, Scottsbluff, NE Leah Goossen, NSA 12.19.13 Area 5

Area 3 Native Grass

Area 4

Riverside Ponds, Scottsbluff, NE Leah Goossen, NS

Native Grass

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Proposed Fishing Dock

Landscape Design

Native Native Grass Grass

Proposed Fishing Dock

Proposed Proposed Fishing Fishing Dock Dock

Pond

Walking Path

Walking Path Path Walking

Pond Pond

A2 A3 Pond

Pond Pond

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Landscape Design

Proposed Fishing Dock

Pond

Walking Path

A4 A5 Proposed Fishing Dock

Walking Path

Pond

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Drawing

drawing Since I was very young, I have loved to draw. This has served me well in both Graphic and Landscape Design because of the need to sketch ideas

out, incorporate drawings into designs, and draw perspectives

of landscapes. The following pages contain a sampling of my work from high school through college.

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Drawing

Straddle,

2011 (left), was a miniature plastic toy perched atop my drawing board, drawn at a much larger scale, 18x24â&#x20AC;?.

Faceles, 2011 (right), was a selfâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;portrait

that could not show my face, but that still portrayed important things about who I am. Graphite | 97

Both drawings done in Intermediate Drawing Class, Professor Anne Burton, UNL.

Drawing

Bumblebee, 2009 (above), created at Beatrice High School.

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Self Portrait, 2010 (right), assembled in Visual Literacy, Professor Anne Burton, UNL.

Drawing

Magazine strips & Tacky glue | 99

Drawing

Young Life, 2009, created at Beatrice High School Graphite | 100

Drawing Graphite | 101

Left, 2009, created at Beatrice High School

Personal Information

Leah Goossen corina_leah@hotmail.com 816.560.2334 | 102

Personal Information

Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2014 2014

• Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Graphic Design Emphasis • Bachelors of Science in Horticulture, Landscape Design Emphasis

Skills Computer

Other

• Adobe Creative Suite [proficient] • Microsoft Office [proficient] • SketchUp {proficient} • Facebook [proficient] • Electronic Sketch Pad [intermediate] • Auto Cad [novice] • HTML + CSS [novice]

• Pencil/Pen Drawing Including Botanical Illustrations • Plant Identification of Nebraska Perennials, Shrubs, and Trees • Landsape Management of Perennial Beds and Rain Gardens • Photography [Engagment, Senior, Landsape & Miscellanious] • Page Layout Design for Print Documents • Typography • Base Mapping and Site Documentation of Project Sites

Related Experience 2014

DH Pace Company Olathe, Kansas Marketing Coordinator Intern Designed and produced print publications for company products and events, annimated company product video using Adobe After Effects, created info-graphics from target market data anaylsis, created graphics for the company website

2012–14

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum/Nebraska Forest Service University of Nebraska–Lincoln Landscape Design Intern Developed landscape designs focused on sustainable principles for NSA/NFS clients, created scaled base maps, acted as a liaison between entities while managing maintenance on four rain garden sites, and assisted with layout and installation of NSA landscape projects. Also, designed print publications related to landscape grant programs, designed educational signage explaining environmental concepts, and illustrated environmental or plant related concepts for publications.

2010-12

Department of Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln Multimedia Design Assistant

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Designed flyers, mailers, and newsletter layouts reflecting UNL brand, created pencil illustrations for posters and flyers, assisted in editing book layouts and content, edited photos in Photoshop for publications and archives, updated department website using Life-Ray content management system and HTML.