Blog
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Design Team Feature
Today, the Design Team currently has 10 wonderfully talented individuals across many majors including visual communications, animation, and even architecture! Everyone is tasked to work on a multitude of projects—and while most of them work either solo or with one other Designer—there are many design-heavy projects like the MUTT board, The Loading Zone, and website […]
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Me, Myself, and My Brand: Marketing Yourself as a Professional
How is your brand affecting your professional life? Are you making the impact you want? At the beginning of your professional career, it may feel intimidating to brand yourself or make yourself known. However, with some work and guidance, it can feel a lot less daunting to take the first few steps to brand your […]
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The MUTT Board: The Streamlined Steps and Why It’s Necessary
As time passes, and people come and go, one thing stays the same at the Digital Corps: the giant board right outside the office. This eye-catching item is called the MUTT Board, an interactive touchscreen created by the developers at the Digital Corps. Since 2012, the Corps has used the MUTT Board to highlight fun […]
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Meet the Digital Corps Staff
When Ball State University tour guides walk past the Digital Corps, they talk about our student workers and what kind of work they do for the University. While it is true that our students do innovative, creative work, they are supported by our ten full-time staff members who give them the tools and resources they […]
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Dev Team: Past First Glance
If someone told you they love to do art, you might assume that they’re handy with a paintbrush or pencil. It may never occur to you that their medium isn’t a sketchpad or canvas, but actually, coding. Here at the Digital Corps, our Development Team is responsible for turning content into websites and applications through […]
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Coordinating the Corps, One Project Manager at a Time
At any given moment in time, the Digital Corps is handling dozens of projects that range from building websites to producing videos. While we have a great team of staff to guide us through the process, it’s nearly impossible to expect them to remember every detail of every individual student’s progress. That’s where our Project […]
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Lessons From Corps Seniors
We’re inching towards the end of the semester when seniors are preparing to graduate and fly out of the college nest and go off on their own. Now that Portfolio Day has officially passed us by, it’s full speed ahead for seniors here at the Corps! Once they leave, they will step out into the […]
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Degree Diversity at the Corps
Have you ever walked by the Digital Corps office and wondered what it takes to work here? The Corps works on numerous projects, so when we get applications, we look for unique skills. Our team is made up of students from a range of disciplines, from the humanities to computer science. A Learning Process Some […]
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The Minds behind Design: Creativity on the Design Team
Last year, the Digital Corps held our annual Portfolio Day event online with both Zoom and Miro board elements. We divided the students between two Miro boards where they added their portfolio materials—their résumés, business cards, sample work, and websites—and a Zoom link, so students, staff, and alumni could network. I remember jumping onto the […]
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Remote vs. Office: The New Debate
The age-old debate between remote and in-office work has taken a new turn in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses and organizations around the world have realized that they do not need to be in-person to function, while others have learned that they struggle without physical interaction. Here at the Digital Corps, students and staff have […]
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