About

Melina Oliver

Designer Bio – August 2020

Early Education

Melina Oliver is from Bellefontaine, Ohio, and attended Benjamin Logan Schools throughout her K-12 career. Throughout high school, she was involved in many extracurricular activities such as cross country, swim, and track. She was also involved in other organizations including the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and Jazz Combo. While in high school, she also made the decision to enlist in the Ohio National Guard.

Melina graduated in 2019 as an Honor Grad in the top 10 of her class.


After High School

After graduating, Melina was shipped to Army Basic Training where she graduated as an honor grad. She later went to Advanced Individual Training where she graduated as an honor grad and became a certified helicopter mechanic. Due to her high marks in school as well as physical training, she received an Army Achievement Medal once she returned to her unit.

To further her education, she is now attending Ohio State University for a Bachelors’s degree in Visual Communication Design.

Personal Facts

              • Melina has traveled to the Philippines three times
              • Her favorite color is yellow
              • She enjoys anything created by Studio Ghibli
              • Her favorite cartoon is Over the Garden wall
              • She loves traveling and hiking
              • Her hobbies include learning web development, running, and skating

What design means to me?

Design means being able to create a better world for the future. This could mean innovating an object that makes everyday life easier or creating a piece of art that brings others joy. I believe one of the overall goals in life is to create a better world for future generations, and design is the medium that I can use to achieve that.

Exploring Design

In this program, I hope to…

  • learn how to efficiently design a product
  • explore how to create an effective design based on the consumer’s needs
  • learn the psychological affect of design and apply those to my projects
  • learn how to reduce the cognitive load of a design to make a more user-friendly experience