Bio
My name is Elaine Smith. I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. I have a love for all animals, especially insects. I have three cats and two dogs. I have been involved in Scouts my entire life, achieving the highest awards in both Girl Scouts (the Gold Award) and Scouts BSA (the Eagle Scout Award). I have been involved in 4-H for ten years, serving as president of my group for seven years. I was chosen for state fair five times and was on the royalty court for the 2021 Franklin County Fair. I have a deep love for photography. I have won numerous awards through 4-H for my photos. One of my images won best in class for the “Black and White” division and was hung in the 4-H building off Lane Avenue for all to see! I have been a swimmer my entire life, focusing on distance. I am currently the Student Team Manager for The Ohio State University Varsity Swim Team. With this position I have the opportunity to travel with the team and receive a varsity letter. With my love of photography, film, and athletics; I hope to be able to contribute to the large variety of promotion products used for The Ohio State University Athletic Programs.
Noteworthy
I am very creative. I have always had interest in editing images, especially in advertisements. I hope to be able to work with promotional videos and video editing. With these interests, I am drawn to visual communication. I am working with the author Daphanie Moore by brainstorming and creating some of her book covers and other miscellaneous items. I also find interests in the other majors through my experience with my Eagle Scout project. I turned a barn, formerly housing chickens, ducks, and bunnies, into an art studio for the nonprofit organization “Run the Race”, started by Rachel Muha through the Brian Muha Foundation. It was a really important to be sure this space was functional for children. I made sure to make sure it was safe by removing clutter and refuse,
added lighting, and some tables and chairs.
Experiences
- I helped film and edit The 2020 Earth Day: Green Solutions to Restore Our Earth 地球日：建设海绵城市，践行绿色发
展 for the American Side. This event was to celebrate 40 years of friendship between The Ohio State University and Wuhan University. The main topic discussed was the reallocation of rain water in both the USA and China. - I worked with Columbus School Girls head coach, Brian Botzman to film promotion videos for his triathlon clinic. I also filmed promotional videos for Botzman’s age group club swim team, “Unified Aquatics”. This included picture and video footage taken above and under water’s surface.
- I brainstorm and create book covers for the author, Daphanie Moore. I used idea of colors impacting the viewers idea of the genre of the book based on its cover.
- Wrote, filmed, and edited my high schools weekly news video, “Knight News”.
- Ohio State Swimming and Diving Team Manager
- 2022 OSU Outsanding Firsr Year Student Award
- OSU College Club Swimming National Team
- Dunn Scholars Leadership Council; Volunteer Committee
- Active Member of the Photo Enthusiast Society (Monthly Challenge Winner)
- OSU GPA 3.53
Definition of Design
Design is putting imagination into the material world. We use our imagination to market things and make products as useful as possible. A “good design” is needed to promote products and sell them to their targeted markets.
What Design Means To Me
To me a world without design is full of unnecessary inconveniences and struggles to stimulate the economy. Without design, products would not have the same appeal and functionality. Design is vital to the function of society and the existence of humanity.