User:WraysDesigns

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Ronald Wray is a college student at DeVry University with a passion for graphic design, photography, video production, and marketing. He started getting into graphics and designing at the age of fifteen. His inspiration was close friends and professionals in the field. He is flexible on any given assignments. His experience, while in high school was part of the year book/newspaper, taking photos, designing, working on layouts and worked in some parts of journalism for the yearbook. A photo editor was also a part of his high school experience. After high school he was hired by the Chicago Bulldogs, a men's hockey team for the 2012-2013 season as a photographer and video assistant. Eventually after the season was over, Wray wanted to work as a freelance photographer and designer. The Skokie AYSO soccer team was one of his most recent assignments, taking photos and editing them for a client. Currently, he is looking for better opportunities in photography and design. While in college Wray has many ideas for his future. On his spare time he loves to explore new things every day, loves nature, and always thinking outside the box.

EARLY LIFE

How He Started Becoming an Artist

Back when Ronald Was growing up in Chicago, IL, he always had one thing that made him tell his talent and that was through his artwork. From the age of five Ron had already created some fine details from art classes that he took while in grammar school in 1997. In 2005 Ron was eleven years old, he focused more on his art and while he found that he wasn't the best artist he still tried hard. From what his art teachers had told him, Ron knew that one day he might have a career as an artist. However, what kind of artist would he be? Shortly after the eighth grade in 2008, Ron got inspired by a long time friend Sascha Hedjbeli in photography. Sascha showed him the Ropes on a Nikon point and shoot and soon Ron was on his way on creating part of his artistic career. Shortly after his passion for photography, another part of Ron's career started. One day on the computer looking at images of different graphics and seeing what software was free to use. He started getting into computer graphics. In high school he continued to play around with computers, looking at various software and practicing drawings. Most of the time trying to come up with new ideas for logos, fonts, and also anything that came to his mind. In 2011 Ron started to create his own image on himself and what he called his own design brand Wrays Designs. That same year he had met one of his influential teachers Jeanette Thompson. It was a start of a two year art period for Ron and while he found it be fun, it was also a challenge. He worked and focused on his art work sometimes more than anyone else would. Creating things that no one could have thought of. It brought Ron to be part of top students in his art class in 2011 and 2012. Shortly after Rons junior year in high school, not long before his senior year of high school. He found out that him and his teacher Jeanette Thompson would be meeting for the final time. In 2012 Ron created and worked on various art projects and got more experience than ever in a art class. He worked on the 2012 Chicago City Sticker Design and was also the top five student to work on a 2012 Vans Shoe Design for the Van Shoe Company. At this point Ron knew that art was his strongest area. Focusing more on art than anything else, he wanted to go into graphic design. Beside art being the biggest part of Ron's career it was also publication. A former teacher Brian Peterson who was a English and Publications teacher was another part of Ron's influential career. Ron covered the 2012 yearbook, shooting photos, designing layouts for the yearbook and getting it ready for print. While the year was going by fast, Ron knew that he had to pick a college to spend the next four years to pursue his Design career. The Art Institutes was his main focused school for the fall of 2012. He booked his classes and was scheduled for his first semester in August.

Ron graduated CICS Northtown Academy and while he knew the next four years of his school years would be a challenge he still had one goal in mind. He wanted to get and earn his degree in graphic design. Months went by and Ron was off to start his new life as a college student at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago. Only problem was that he found it to be a bit of a challenge commuting and hectic on public transportation. With that being an issue Wray quit after two days of going to the Institute of Art. Although that didn't stop him from getting his Degree in graphic design. He contact various schools in his area, but one school turned him on more than any other. DeVry University was his next school he would soon attend to. Ron is currently a sophomore at DeVry University in Chicago and he continues to strive his passion for graphic design and photography.