In high school, Madison was fed up with math and science, never feeling she had the chance to take any art courses. “I was always that kid on the computer, editing photos on pic-editor, making edits with cool graphic transitions and all.” Her mother suggested she look at the program. Madison decided it was a good idea, knowing it would be nothing like math, and thus a good fit.

While working, Madison prefers snacking on cheese and crackers with cucumbers and, of course, chips and dill pickle dip. She finds being outside and playing video games to be relaxing.

Madison is proudest of her animation class project, an interactive document on protecting the bees. Another was when looking through different design movements, “I had surrealism for my project,” she goes on, “so I created this picture in place that had frogs doing people activities; smoking a pipe, riding a bike, and this open sky. I have fun playing with things that don’t exist in the real world.” Madison would like to expand her skills by looking into creating a brand for herself – something she has been working on in the Applied Skills Lab.