A Little About Me

To let my students get to know me better, let me give you a brief introduction to your teacher.

I have been teaching design since 1997, and have worked in the Design and Illustration industry since I graduated from Ringling College of Art in 1991. I have a Masters in Education from the University of South Florida in Instruction Technology, and am (perhaps foolishly) considering pursuing my Doctorate at some point.

On a personal note, I am an avid Cyclist, meditator and book worm. I live in Clearwater with my husband Bill, 2 dogs and 2 cats. My Dogs are Pickles the Pug and Lily the Lab!

This is my Pug, Pickles. She is 6 Years old and spoiled rotten!

Here are Lily and Pickles at Christmas last year.

Useful Links, Part 1 - Resources

Here are some links for various training and informational resources.

Adobe Communities - At Adobe.com you can download free versions of the various programs they offer. In the community section you can join local users groups, as well as access training and support for issues.

Welcome Students!

This is a basic blog set up by your Instructor, Kerstin Upmeyer, to discuss issues of design, marketing, and advertising. I'll be putting up links to lots of good information and tutorials, as well as writing posts covering useful subjects, so check back often!