About Me


    My name is Ben Bickerstaff. I am from Massachusetts, and came to Tampa for the weather and the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone. I am a senior, and will be graduating in May of 2022, with a bachelors in marketing. 

    I chose to study marketing because I wanted to be able to have a career that allowed me to be creative. I decided that it was what I wanted to study when I was a senior in high school when I took a marketing class, and found it to be very enjoyable. 

    Outside of school, I play lacrosse for UT. I began playing lacrosse at five years old, and have just started my 16th season as a player. Growing up I tried many sports, however I never enjoyed them as much as lacrosse. Outside of sports I have many interests, including fashion, which is an area that I want to work in, in the future.

    I chose to take this course because I have been doing creative designs since I was in middle school. I started making sports edits on my iPod touch, and when I got to high school I began using Photoshop. When I chose to take this course, I hoped that I would be able to refine my skills in the Adobe Creative Suite, and learn the right way to use it. I expect the class to be challenging, however I also expect it to be rewarding, and to learn a lot.







    


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