Emily Wray's Page

School / Work Affiliation

Full Sail University

Blog

http://elwraydesign.com

Website

http://elwraydesign.com

Twitter / Plurk / Other Account

@emilywray

About Me

I took a very long and winding road to the realization that a career in design was not only possible, but what I was meant to do.

I completed my undergraduate degrees in Criminology and Psychology at Florida State University. The short version of the story is that I was forced to choose a major. The long version is that I knew what I wanted to do, but didn’t think I could make a career out of it, so I chose majors that seemed “practical.”

I always knew higher education was in the cards, but promised myself I wouldn’t make such a huge commitment of time and energy unless I was absolutely sure of the program. I stumbled onto the Education Media Design and Technology Program quite by chance. As a graphic designer and web developer, I would occasionally visit the Full Sail website to see what the “cool kids” were doing. When I read about the EMDT program, I got goose bumps and leapt from my chair in a happy dance.

Throughout the EMDT program I continually refined my vision of what possible in a design-related career. Upon graduation, I found myself at the intersection of my interests and talents, with a tool belt full of new skills.

It’s become harder and harder for me to define what I do… and not only what I do… but what I'm capable of doing. The EMDT program cultivates that type of confidence in its graduates.

Instead of pigeonholing myself with labels – graphic artist, web developer, instructional technologist – I am content to conclude that I am, simply or not so simply, a designer. For all purposes.

I currently work as an Associate Course Director for Full Sail's EMDT Program and enjoy supporting small business development through my own company, el Wray Design.