By: Lucas Bradley

Born in Olympia, Washington Received my first camera at 10 Photography has always been important to

me Technology has also been an important part of

my life I chose to create a graphic design portfolio

because of my passion towards both

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Research the design process

Become “skilled” in Photoshop and other programs

Create a portfolio online using my favorite program

My research hours mainly consisted of practicing tutorials

Help learn basic skills by following the steps

graphic designers rely on other tutorials to introduce new ideas

Viscom

Teaches basic skills in programs

Ect. Photoshop, illustrator, flash, dreamweaver

Took 2 semesters

Class focused Photoshop

Took class to further my knowledge

Gather information

Create outline

Sketches, wireframes

revise

Ask yourself Who is the audience?

Age?

Gender?

Geographic location?

What is the message of the piece? Like “mood”

Gather key words

Colors?

Other designs?

Determine timeframe

Include it in your proposal

Keep the project on target

Basic ideas of what client wants

•All important elements must be included in the layout

•Logo

•Content areas: where the different pictures appear

Does client like product?

Change certain colors or pictures

If asked too

Don’t be afraid to give opinion

Website/portfolio

Culmination of all my research of programs

Started from a template

Added about me

All my photo work

Layer masking

Lessons learned

Promotes self discipline

Cary these skills into real world

A degree in Graphic design Spscc

The art institute

Westwood college

Any questions or Comments?