The One Staff – designer’s eye…

Name: Ashley Drapal Rippke

Tell us about your hometown: Ames, Iowa is home to 50,000 people, Iowa State University, and the ISU Cyclones (yeah, I know, your Texas football teams beat us all the time). Centrally located just 30 minutes North of the state’s capitol of Des Moines, it is an easy drive to many of the Midwest’s largest cities. Ames is a “small” city, but uses it’s college town status to it’s advantage. It is diverse in culture, entertainment, and most importantly…food. If you happen to be driving by on I-35 you should definitely stop and grab a bite at Battles BBQ. Seriously.

What brought you to Corpus Christi: My job with McLeod Creative and The One. Three years ago my husband and both agreed to leave the midwest and try something new after graduation, so when we were offered this opportunity we packed up and headed South.

Favorite thing to do in South Texas: You mean besides driving through Nano’s Tacos every Saturday morning? Hmm… Well, I must admit, I’m a bit of a homebody. Since moving here we’ve made some fantastic friends (cheeeeeesy, I know. But true.) and honestly my favorite thing to do is just get together and hang out. Nothing fancy. Just time spent together. Oh, and game nights. I mean, who doesn’t love game nights, right?

What is your role with The One: I’m the girl peeking out from behind the computer screen. My role as the graphic designer is to design and layout the articles, photos, resources and certain ads for each new issue. I have also been directing some of my energy to our new social media efforts, so make sure to stop by our facebook and twitter to say hi so I don’t get lonely!