I was hired to work on an educational blog for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.  The education department was preparing to implement a new program, at the time called Nature 360, designed to connect 8 to 13 year olds with nature, alongside their families and guardians. My role was to research and compose these blogs/handouts which covered a variety of interesting topics, while walking the fine line of appealing to both children and adults (particularly teachers). I was given design guidelines that had been created by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University which served as our starting point. As we became more comfortable with the blog formats, I was given room to make my own creative decisions regarding the PDF designs. I focused on adding vibrant colors and images, more humor, and engaging activities that invited participation (such as "hidden item" style games but with frogs blending into their environments). 

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Another exciting element of this experience was the opportunity to utilize my photography skills while creating educational materials. I enjoyed this part of the role so much, that when I wasn't at the museum, I was probably at a park or nature reserve with my camera, searching for new and interesting sights.