ABOUT ME
Hello!
I’m Sophia Ward, a first year Cognitive Science student at the University of Georgia. I’m passionate about design, technology, and all things new and innovative. Along with my major, I am pursuing a minor in Design & Media and the New Media Certificate. Throughout my time here at UGA, I hope to become familiar with the worlds of design and art, web development, programming, and UX design. It is my lifelong goal to produce content that is meaningful and future-forward.
Outside of my education, I’m interested in drawing and animation, pop culture, social media, and fashion. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in connecting!
Areas of Interest
Design + Art
New Media
AI + Cognitive Science
RESUME
Education
College: 2023-present
University of Georgia
Zell Scholar
Involved in the on-campus French community
Major in Cognitive Sciences
Certificate in New Media
Minor in Design and Media
High School: 2019-2023
Clarke Central High School (Honor student)
AP clas
Clarke Central High School
AP classes: Art, Government, English, Env. Science, Literature, Economics
Honor classes: Biology, Physical Science
Dual enrolled at UGA in Spring 2023
Dual enrolled at UNG in Fall 2022
Work Experience
2022-2023
2021-2022
Barberito’s
The Athenaeum (Art Gallery)
Programming Intern
Other Activities / Experience
Summer 2022
Recipient of a BRONZE scholarship from SCAD Atlanta
2022
Athens Peer Court
Summer 2018
Oxford Scholastica Academy (Creative Writing), Oxford, UK
Conversational French
Skills
HTML
Writing
Powerpoint
Flexibility
Effective communication
Creative ideation
FEATURED WORK
Web Development
Marine Life Bootstrap Triptych
Building an educational website by implementing Bootstrap in three steps.
When considering ideas for this project, I wanted to create a kind of website that would challenge me to learn a new tools while also creating something I’m passionate about. Subsequently, I landed on the idea of making a simple, informational website about wildlife that could be accessible for all ages.
Initially, this website was built using primarily custom HTML and CSS, with some Bootstrap elements. This would provide the basis for the next two panels, where the content would remain the same but be transferred to a pre-made Bootstrap theme, and then further adapted and customized.
The second step of this process was largely an in-between stage to demonstrate how to install a theme. One of the most important things in this stage is to select a theme that is recently updated, effective, and suits the needs of the website.
The last thing to do was to edit the custom CSS, such as changing the colors to better suit the website and customizing the background image. Personalizing the theme allowed for the website to become a unique and polished final product.
WordPress Creative Magazine
Designing and building a website publication for creatives using WordPress.
For a long time, I’ve been interested in collaborative art efforts and physical media such as zines and art books. For this project, I thought about what a digital version of this would look like, and how I would go about displaying this project if I were to build it.
I began with planning what elements and pages I wanted to include: a homepage with general information, a page where users could submit their own content, a preview page, and a storefront where any merchandise (and hypothetically, a physical version of the magazine) could be sold.
Additionally, I wanted to have a strong sense of site identity and branding. To do this, I stuck to a simple, graphic font, consistent yet colorful visuals, and created some variants of the magazine logo.
Various WordPress plugins were used in the making of this site, to implement a vast range of elements such as carousel sliders, image galleries, and shop functionality. I aimed for my overall result to be a unique, visually-appealing website focused on complimenting and showcasing a diverse set of creative works.