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I guess I’ll start in the beginning where I was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, also known to many football fanatics as Packer country. You might think that growing up there I’d be a big cheesehead and I once was, but I’ll deny it.

My love affair with design began at a young age when I picked my favorite football team based on the color and design of their uniform. At the time it was green and luckily so was the Packer’s. My morning ritual consisted of analyzing the designs on cereal boxes while eating breakfast. I would do the same with everything from my shoes to my lunchbox.

Undoubtedly, my favorite class in grade school was art. I’d watch my mom draw and try to draw just like her. In 4th grade I discovered my classmates were willing to pay me a dollar for a drawing of their favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. I thought I had hit the jackpot and considered drawing cartoon turtles for a living. Good thing I came to my senses.

When I got to college I studied graphic design and practiced my skills by freelancing and working part-time at an e-learning company where I had the chance to learn a great deal about designing online training using Flash. Once I graduated, I returned to Green Bay and freelanced for a while, but realized I missed working in a team environment. My job search led me to a software company where it fueled my interest in technology, particularly the application of software tools to mobile devices.

But the frigid winters of Green Bay were more than I could bear and with an opportunity to return to e-learning that presented itself at the right moment, I moved south to warmer weather in Chicago. (Ok, so it’s not a big move, but at least it’s warmer.) I’ve been here for three and a half years and have learned quite a bit, but certainly not everything. How I entered the field of e-learning was quite serendipitous, but it has become an interest of mine and will surely continue to grow over the years.

Thanks for visiting my site. Feel free to shoot me a note with any questions or comments at design@michellerlee.com.

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