Emma B. Kumer

Journalism Education Association's Journalist of the Year (Wisconsin) award winner, 2016
Best Illustrations of 2022 award from The Washington Post

Experience

Emma interned for Taste of Home in 2017 and then continued freelancing there during college. Post college, she worked with Reader’s Digest as a digital visual assistant full time before becoming a motion designer at The Washington Post. There, she continues honing her craft of digital storytelling on social media platforms. She’s also been a tutorial writer for Adobe and a freelance music video animator. Outside of work, Emma loves running marathons, attending concerts and creative writing.

Education

Northwestern University, bachelor's degrees in journalism and creative writing

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Articles

A hand holds a ripe avocado, with more avocados scattered in the background on a grocery store shelf.

This Is the Only Way You Should Cut an Avocado

Learn how to cut an avocado into quarters—and remove the pit without a wielding a sharp knife