Infographic displaying the share of the Smartphone market that each operating system owns.
Infographic: Smartphone OS Market Share
Risk Versus Reward: The Triathlete’s Journey of Self-Empowerment
by Sherry Umlah Warning: may cause “[…] muscle cramping, heat illness, postural hypotension, excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation, musculoskeletal injuries and trauma, gastrointestinal problems as well as post-race bacterial infection, immunosuppression, sympathetic nervous system, and psychological exhaustion, and haemolysis.” (Dallam 144) What activity comes with this lengthy list of warnings and why would anyone choose […]
Stop Motion Photography
Ristretto is a stop motion photography film I created for a 2D Animation project. Ristretto: Italian (caffè) ristretto, literally ‘restricted (coffee)’ – the title is a play on words. It refers to both a type of coffee and the film’s main storyline: restricting one’s self from having coffee. Stop motion is an animation technique in which the […]
Video Project: Wood Carving Demonstration
Wolf Creek Carvings is owned by Robin Deruchie, a master of chainsaw wood carvings. He wanted to have his live demonstration filmed so he could display the video online for event managers who might be interested in hiring an on-site carver for their festival events.
Perception Checking: The key to successful communication and co-construction of identities
by Sherry Umlah This synthesis writing illustrates the role that perception and interpretation have in co-constructing identities and effectively communicating. It is based on the following six articles: “Inhaling: Perception,” by John Stewart, Karen E. Zediker & Saskia Witteborn In this article, the authors’ illustrated how our perception processes can affect our interpersonal communication. A key […]
Carle Foundation Hospital
Carle Foundation Hospital required web-based training to be developed from existing training materials so they could put their safety training course online and make it available to staff on-demand. Working with subject matter experts and Carle’s educational team, I designed several e-learning templates to be used for delivering 8 modules of training. The final product […]
E-Learning: C-U Mass Transit District
Learn to Ride Program The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District implemented a Learn to Ride Program to help educate children on riding public transit. The Learn to Ride program teaches students bus riding safety and etiquette including: waiting for the bus to stop before approaching it from the curb, checking to see that no other traffic is […]
Logo Design: Quasar Strategies
Quasar Strategies was a business consulting service offering solutions such as: marketing plans business plans graphic design multimedia As a new business, Quasar Strategies needed a logo and wanted it to convey the concept of emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy (the way an effective marketing campaign should). Playing off the celestial concept of a quasar, […]
Marketing & Event Planning: Savoy, IL’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
In 2005, while working for Quasar Strategies and serving on the Board of Directors for the Village of Savoy’s Economic Development Corporation, I led the planning for the Village of Savoy’s 50 anniversary celebration. This took a year of event planning, developing marketing materials, managing food and carnival vendors, and more. (Secretly, I think my […]
222 Ways to Entrepreneurial Success
In 2005, while co-founding and planning the CU-GROW Conference for Businesses and Entrepreneurs, I also co-authored a book: 222 Ways to Entrepreneurial Success. It’s no longer in print, but you can find a used copy on Amazon. From two entrepreneurial enthusiasts comes 222 Ways to Entrepreneurial Success! If you’re looking for the perfect book that provides valuable […]