{"590798":{"#nid":"590798","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"This G.A. Tech Designer Wants to Champion Visual Design for Orangutans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBecky Scheel, a Digital Media M.S. student\u0026nbsp;in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was featured in \u0026ldquo;This G.A. Tech Designer Wants to Champion Visual Design for Orangutans\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EHypepotamus\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot everyone can say that they are on a first-name basis with a red panda at ZooATL. Designer\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/becky-scheel\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBecky Scheel\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;can. After 9+ years of working as a graphic designer at the zoo (and having tons of one-on-one time with the animals), Scheel moved on to the Master\u0026rsquo;s program in Digital Media at Georgia Tech to expand her design and programming skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile her design background is impressive, her special interest in the environment and wildlife conservation led to a\u0026nbsp;thesis on orangutans and animal-computer interaction, setting her apart from the rest. Her big, creative ideas can translate to any work environment, including data visualization and UX.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hypepotamus.com\/people\/becky-scheel\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2017-04-24 14:40:58","changed_gmt":"2017-04-24 14:40:58","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/hypepotamus.com\/people\/becky-scheel\/","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"590797":{"id":"590797","type":"image","title":"Becky Scheel","body":null,"created":"1493044848","gmt_created":"2017-04-24 14:40:48","changed":"1493044848","gmt_changed":"2017-04-24 14:40:48","alt":"","file":{"fid":"225092","name":"beckyscheel-1038x741.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beckyscheel-1038x741.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beckyscheel-1038x741.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":149701,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/beckyscheel-1038x741.jpg?itok=ZK1E-MjI"}}},"media_ids":["590797"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}