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= Collette Rasmussen- Graphic Design =

Early Life
My mother, Collette Elizabeth Rasmussen, grew up in Los Angeles, California where she attended The Buckley School for all of her high school years, and later moved Denver where she studied graphic design. After receiving her bachelor of arts degree at DU, she then moved back to Los Angeles and went to the Pasadena Arts School, where she then earned her graduate degree for fine arts and graphic design. Collette has always been very passionate about art and after several years of practicing, she is truly one of the most advantageous graphic designers. After having several graphic design jobs at small boutique companies, she applied for Nestle, where she started her real career in graphic design! My mother worked at Nestle for over 10 years until her position was sadly not needed anymore and she was eliminated. While Colette was working at Nestle, she designed/ redesigned the packaging for Barbie, and several candy companies such as Wonderball, Skittles, M&M's and more. 

Work
While my mom had a very successful job at Nestle she definitely worked her way to the top. She started off in the mail room and continually worked her way to the top. While she worked at Nestle when I was a toddler the best thing about her job was that she would get to bring home lots of candy and Barbies... my two favorite things. Our household was always filled with sketchbooks, candy wrappers, and colored pencils. My mom has always been a true artist and sadly it did not get passed down to me. My mom started her job in 1992 before "digital graphic design" was created. Because of modern day technology most graphic design jobs are done through a computer, so the art and importance of real graphic design has diminished and is not viewed as important.

= Kids = Collette had two children with her husband Michael Rasmussen at the age of 31. Her first born is her daughter Sofia Rasmussen, age 20. Two and a half years later she had Spencer Rasmussen (17) Collette resigned from Nestle while her first daughter was in kindergarten. Throughout the rest of her children's lives, Collette continued her life as a stay at home mom. Collette does not do graphic design anymore.