Social Chameleon
Private thoughts for public consumption
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My name is Erin Wetzelberger, and I am a journalist. My specialty is editing and pagination, although I’ve been known to dabble in video, site design, graphic illustrations and printer troubleshooting. I’m hoping to broaden my horizons by picking up a little more knowledge in core web technologies and design theory.
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Brainco Application EssaysThese are my responses to the questions listed on the application for Brainco: The Minneapolis School of Advertising, Design and Interactive Studies. The essays are available for download as a PDF. They’ve also been submitted via mail. |
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Newspaper PagesFrom May 2005 to April 2007, I worked as a copy editor at The Beaufort Gazette. One of the great things about working for a small daily paper is the opportunity to work on prominant pages after a relatively short tenure. During most of the week, I would either design the front and local-content pages or select and edit wire copy for the inside pages. I was also in charge of design for the Scene section, a Friday lifestyles section dedicated to arts and entertainment. |
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Scene Section January 13, 2006 Download hi-res PDF This is one of my favorites. In the weeks prior I’d fallen into a habit of fitting the text around a cutout of the art provided for the stories. For this page, I did the opposite — placing the text and playing the art around it in medium-sized thumbnails. It has a bit of a Web aesthetic. |
Scene Section December 30, 2005 Download hi-res PDF Local artist Deanna Bowdish is my muse — my best work comes from her best work. Her series of puffy jellyfish literally leap off the canvas, and I tried to capture the same feel in the paper’s coverage of the show. |
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Scene Section June 23, 2006 Download hi-res PDF Another Bowdish exhibit. Again, my design seeks to echo the theme of the show. |
Scene Section August 4, 2006 Download hi-res PDF |
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Front Page July 21, 2006 Download hi-res PDF |
Front Page June 18, 2005 Download hi-res PDF Note the can of “snake oil” in the bottom promo. Often it’s easier to create your own illustration instead of relying on the wire services. |
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Web VideosWhen I took over as online editor for BeaufortGazette.com, they handed me a video camera, showed me where the record button was, and said “have fun.” After some painful trial and error, I think I’ve found my rhythm. Most of these were shot with a Sony HVR-A1E high-definition MiniDV camcorder, edited with iMovie and hosted by Vmix. It’s easily my favorite part of the job.
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Bill Clinton campaigns on behalf of his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, at historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island, S.C. |
Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks to Beaufort County Democrats. My first video assignment for the paper. |
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Barack Obama speaks to a very enthusiastic crowd at Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, S.C. |
John Edwards campaigns at Penn Center on St. Helena Island. |
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Beaufort High School battles it out for the state championship against Clover High School at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia S.C. Edited entirely from the backseat of a moving vehicle. |
Beaufort Elementary School fifth-graders participate in “Thrill the World,” a global effort to arrange the largest synchronized performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” By far my favorite video. October 31, 2007 |
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