Jason Carnegie created the banner (background) which hung ringside at the Turning Stone Casino

March 4, 2010 - The Advanced Digital Arts class at Shaker High School, instructed by Mr. Doolittle, was responsible for designing a number of logos for members of the business community this year. Three of those logos were for the New York State Amateur Boxing Championships. Designs by Drea Larose and Carly Brundige were selected for the t-shirts and sweatshirts to be sold at the event. Jason Carnegie, pictured, designed the banner which hung ringside at the Turning Stone Casino for the event on February 13 and 14.

“It was a great feeling knowing that something I created was going to be on display at a place where a lot of people were going to see it,” Carnegie said. “Without Mr. Doolittle though, none of that would have been possible.”

Carnegie has taken many levels of art classes at Shaker High School. He knew he had a strong passion for design, but that passion did not come to fruition right away.

“I took Studio Art at first,” he paused. “I don’t have the best artistic ability. On a computer, though, I was able to do a lot more. I took advertising and a few other classes and was able to piece what I learned together to see the whole picture.”

He began to explore Photoshop and started to realize that Graphic Design is a field that he would one day love to be involved in.

“Graphic Design is definitely a passion of mine,” he said. “I have a lot of fun with it and can see myself doing something in the design field in the future.”