Amy Chen
Beachwood High School, Class of 2021
This site is a portfolio of the work I've done for The Beachcomber and throughout my high school career. During my time at Beachwood, I've developed new skills, learned more about my abilities, and found my place in the massive community of site design, digital graphics and modern journalism.
Experience
The Beachcomber Staff
Staff Writer and Photographer (February 2018 - present)
Covered a variety of topics, ranging from local news to film and television reviews
Learned how to work with a Canon 70D camera
Use of Adobe InDesign to create spreads for print
Use of MediBang Paint Pro to create artwork and political cartoons for articles published online and in print
Online Editor-In-Chief (November 2019 - present)
Revamped The Beachcomber's website (see versions here)
Designed current logos of The Beachcomber (see designs here)
Use of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Superimpose X and Polarr to promote The Beachcomber on social media and create graphics for articles
Started Bison Tails, a podcast interviewing Beachwood student leaders and members of various academic clubs
Technical Skills
Coding: Java, HTML, CSS, Python
Design: Adobe InDesign, Medibang Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Superimpose X, Polarr
Articles
Artwork
Graphics
Photography
Awards & Recognition
OSMA Excellent Art Non-Editorial (2020)
OSMA Honorable Mention Online Opinion (2020)
OSMA Honorable Mention Facing Pages Layout (2019)
Best of SNO (2019)
Site Designs
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| Metric | % Increase* |
|---|---|
| Users | 20.33% |
| New Users | 18.36% |
| Sessions | 35.36% |
| Number of Sessions per User | 12.49% |
| Pageviews | 90.85% |
| Pages/Session | 41.00% |
| Avg. Session Duration | 74.67% |
| Bounce Rate | -10.78% |
*Results show average of analytics during the first 3 weeks after the version update compared with average of analytics during the 3 weeks prior to the version update.
Logo Designs
Header Logo 2.0
Header Logo 1.0
