Meet McDill’s people
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Abbey Pautsch
A lesson I learned in childhood:
Never stop learning, even though there is no way any single person can know everything, never stop educating yourself and asking questions.
When people ask me for advice:
I let them know what I would do if it were me and why. If they’re asking, they are looking for an opinion but I always make it known that at the end of the day, their decision is their own and any advice I give is just an example of how I’d handle a situation but in most cases there is no “correct” answer or way of doing things.
Alex Lemke
I do my best thinking:
when driving, walking/hiking
Design school should teach you:
I wasn’t in design school per say, but I was taught intuitive design which I find key because it’s overlooked/overthought
Alyvia Kuhl
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
Exist amid a pandemic?
My workspace is:
Full of things that make me happy. Many plants and pictures of my loved ones.
Ben Olivent
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
almost not pursue my passion for design.
When people ask me for advice:
I just help them realize what they already knew.
Brenda Mraz-Skibinski
People are surprised that I:
Used to sing in a country/western-rock band
A place I’d like to visit:
I want to go back to Maui and Tulum – great times
Caleb Osborne
Design school should teach you:
the advantages of minimalism.
When people ask me for advice:
I will provide my opinion and suggest further research from more reliable sources.
Daryn Peterman
What I listen to when I’m working:
“Classical for Studying Radio” on Pandora
A place I’d like to visit:
Thailand
David Dominguez
I do my best thinking:
While meditating.
My favorite Pantone color is:
19-0303 Jet Black, without darkness there can be no light.
David Hyland
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
free climbing in the Colorado Rockies
My favorite Pantone color is:
364 C
Erin Strode
I’d love to live in:
The largest Nordstrom shoe department
The last photo I took was of:
My sweet parents, Janey and Rufus
Jason Kartz
The technology I can’t live without is:
Unfortunately my phone.
If I ruled the world:
Is a great song by Nas and Lauryn Hill.
Jeff Neal
What I listen to when I’m working:
70’s and 80’s and Indie music plus Blues
The last photo I took was of:
My car
Jim Dines
I do my best thinking:
While crying in the bathtub with a beer
A place I’d like to visit:
Italy
Joel Harmeling
I do my best thinking:
In my shop
If I ruled the world:
There would be a lot of unhappy people
Katie Kosinski
Design school should teach you:
not to fear your own creativity
I’d love to live in a:
pineapple under the sea
Kiara Petty
People are surprised that I:
Studied three languages (Spanish, Japanese, and French) and unfortunately am not fluent in any!
A place I’d like to visit:
Kyoto, Japan.
Kori Zangl Holsten
The technology I can’t live without is:
My phone
A lesson I learned in childhood:
Braking on black ice can cause you to flip your parents’ car down an embankment
Mackenzie Paschke
I’d love to live in a:
Pineapple under the sea.
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
Rock climbing at Devil’s Lake.
Martin Martinez
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
Ride an old aerial cable car up a mountain to explore a cave
When people ask me for advice:
I am honest
Rachel Rathkamp
The technology I can’t live without is:
Spotify Premium
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
stop in the middle of a left-hand turn while a dumpster truck came barreling towards me during driver’s ed
Seab Luttrell
The technology I can’t live without is:
The personal computer – I’m in front of one most of my waking hours.
What I listen to when I’m working:
60% Hip-Hop Instrumentals (Lofi Etc.) and 40% Classical Pieces.
Sebastian Raasch
People are surprised that I:
Played hockey and the cello through high school
A lesson I learned in childhood:
Desks are not made for left-handed people
Taryn Schuster
The most dangerous thing I ever did was:
Fall off a banana boat in the open ocean. I’m really not that dangerous of a person haha.
My favorite Pantone color is:
171 C
