A picture of an Asian woman wearing glasses with teal and purple hair

Background and Personal Interests

My name is Katie Spangler. I’ve been an artist for as long as I can remember. I also have a keen eye for detail and design. My hobbies include drawing, making paper cutting artworks, playing piano, watching anime, and fishing. I also enjoy doing personal Photoshop projects. As a child, I thought it would be cool to become a famous artist one day. I would draw a lot, improving my skills over the years. I was introduced to paper cutting in one of my high school art classes, but I didn’t really start getting into it until after I graduated high school. I started getting into photo editing around the year 2017. I didn’t know how to use Photoshop at the time so I used Pages (Apple’s version of Microsoft Word) as my image editing software. So I was really happy when I learned how to use Photoshop in college. When it came to choosing a career, I wanted to go into something I enjoyed that I was also good at. I ended up studying to become a graphic designer since it utilized my natural talents, seemed like a job I’d enjoy doing, and in a way, fulfilled one of my childhood dream jobs.

Education

Grand Rapids Community College

August 2019 - May 2024

Associates of Applied Arts and Sciences in Graphic Design

Skills