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Photo by BOB SOFALY | The Beaufort Gazette
Sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away and the oystermen pull in the morning’s haul. Filmed as part of an ongoing enterprise story examining water quality in the Lowcountry, tentatively scheduled for late February publication.

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.

Grizzly Magazine

From May 2009 to the present, I worked as a graphic designer and assistant editor for Grizzly Newsmagazine, a monthly publication serving the men and women of the California National Guard. I also had the opportunity to work with the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program committee on the development of a brand identity for the newly formed program, and with the California Department of Veterans Affairs on a Web site for the CalVet Corps.

Newspaper Pages

From 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.

Scene Section
January 13, 2006
Download hi-res PDFThis 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 PDFLocal 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.

Scene Section
June 23, 2006
Download hi-res PDFAnother Bowdish exhibit. Again, my design seeks to echo the theme of the show.
Scene Section
August 4, 2006
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Front Page
July 21, 2006
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Front Page
June 18, 2005
Download hi-res PDFNote 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.

Brainco Application Essays

These are my responses to the questions listed on the application for Brainco: The Minneapolis School of Advertising, Design and Interactive Studies.

  1. What interests you about the program you’re applying for [Interactive Design]?
  2. Choose a campaign you like and describe why.
  3. Choose a campaign you dislike and describe why.
  4. Why do you want to come to Brainco?