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Instructor- Ben Pingel

Course- Communications 130, Section 1

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McKinley Carr

23 W. 1St N.Rexburg, ID 83440

[email protected]

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PhotoDesignMontageEvent AdWebpage

StationaryBusiness CardLogosBrochureFlier

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Date- Febuary 7, 2016

Description- For this assignment I was asked to demonstrate good photog-

raphy and image editing skills and them incorporate the photo into a posterlayout with a color scheme and design elements.

Objectives-I wanted to make a motivational, yet humorous motiveationalposter incorporating a parrot. I chose a fun color scheme to catch the eye ofthose who pass by it.

Process- I decided on my color scheme before taking the photo. I decided onSplit Complementary. I then used my Nikon camera to take a photo of a

parrot. Photoshop was the primary program used to edit everything fromlevels to color balance to saturation. I designed a 8.5 x 11 poster incorporatingmy color scheme title, color swatches, and color names into the design.

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Description- This is a montage made by blending ve different images and

adding typography.

Objectives- I wanted to convey the power of reading the scriptures. I hope myaudience realizes that they can come to know and understand Christ byreading about him.

Process- I started off with with an image of a young boy reading the bible. Iplaced a photo of Christ behind my initial image and proceeded to blend thetwo together using varying opacity levels. After blending, I placed several

textures over the photos to give the project an old effect. After nishing withthe images, I added typography.

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Description- This is a full-bleed event ad to promote a local fundraiser. I

created the design using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Objectives-This is an ad for a fundraiser that would help raise money for localunderprivileged schools. I want the ad to catch the attention of peoplepassing by. I wanted to portray and exciting and fun event.

Process- I scanned a large image of a hot air balloon festival. Using MicrosoftWord I did some light edits on the photo. I used some of the shapes availablein Word to add several different dynamics to the design. I created cloud using

several white and black circles. The clouds are complimented by the black textwith a white shadow. I downloaded a font I liked and contrasted it with asimple san serif font.

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Date- March 14, 2016

Description- A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Objectives- The message I wanted to portray is one of fun professionalism.The Swanky Llama is a fun company! I think the Llama with a bow tie nicelyportrays that. The color scheme also helps make the company and web pageappear cheery and unique.

Process- I created this web page using only TextWrangler. I had never seenor written any HTML/CSS before this project. This was denitely a learningexperience. It was fascinating to see how you could make a web page by only

using a simple text editor. I know understand some of the logistics that go onbehind a nicely designed web page.

After I marked up all my content and inserted my image, I attached apre-made CSS document to my HTML. I then used the colors from the logo Icreated as the colors for my web page. I found these colors by using the eye-dropper tool in photoshop. I also changed my fonts to Times New Roman andArial Unicode MS. I created some backup fonts so the webpage is usable ondifferent browser and computers. I used padding around the logo and text so

it didn’t get too close to the end of the page.

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Description- Part of a matching letterhead and business card designed using

a personally created logo

Objectives- I wanted to create a fun business card that showed up off actional company.

Process- I created a logo using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. I created thelogo using the pen tool in Illustrator. I then used InDesign to arrangeeverything and add the text. I opened a new two page InDesign documentand placed my logo .AI le into this document.

The rst page is a letterhead for the company I created. It’s called The SwankyLlama. I nd the name quite amusing. It’s a men’s formal wear company. Ipositioned the letter head .5 of an in away from the edge of the paper and leftplenty of room for anything that will be printed on the page.

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Date- Feburary 27, 2016

Description- Part of a matching letterhead and business card designed using

a personally created logo.

Objectives- I wanted to create a fun business card that showed up off actional company.

Process- I created a logo using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. I created thelogo using the pen tool in Illustrator. I then used InDesign to arrangeeverything and add the text. I opened a new two page InDesign document

and placed my logo .AI le into this document.

For the business card on the second page I used the rectangle tool to createan outline for the card. I kept a lot of the same design elements from theletterhead to keep everything unied.

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Date- Febuaray 21, 2016

Description- Logo for a local design company

Objectives- I wanted to convey the message of design should be kept simple.This company can help you with that!

Process- I loved working with Abobe Illustrator on this project! After tryingseveral drafts and ideas, I took a vote on which design was most liked by thepublic. Taking that into consideration, I created several new variations of thedesign that I like most. I edited the typography and font choices, making oneof the fonts bold and italized for contrast. I used the pen tool to create a

simple banner for the logo. I outlined in the same color as the background tomake it more visually appealing.

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Date- March 27, 2016

Description- A tri-fold brochure

Objectives- Inform students at BYU-Idaho about iTalk

Process- I set up the tri-fold in Adobe InDesign. I split my layout into threesections. I used the color teal throughout the brochure to create repetitionand ow. I deliberately chose photos with neutral and teal shades to createunite all the photos with the rest of the design.

For the cut out image of the young man speaking at a podium I used the‘quick selection tool’ in Adobe Photoshop to remove the background of theimage. I then used the ‘rene mask’ dialogue box to smooth, feather, shiftedge and apply contrast to the outline of the amingo. The changes I made inthe ‘rene mask’ dialogue box made a softer image that didn’t look so sharpand cutout against the brochure’s background. I then ‘placed’ the young maninto InDesign where I used the ‘text wrap’ option to wrap my text around the‘alpha channel’ of the image.

I created the logo in Illustrator using the pen tool and then I placed it intoInDesign.

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Date- January 24, 2016

Description- This is a ier I created using Adobe Indesign. This project had

several specications, including using certain images and specic information.I wanted a simple, yet eye-catching, design that emphasized the formality ofthe event.

Objectives- The message of this poster is emphasized through bold type andcontrasting elements. Things like the title and photo are emphasized. The titlewas placed near the photo to create a focal point on the poster.

Process- I began by sketching several possible ideas for the project. After

getting feedback and reviewing the ideas, I selected my favorite design. Thedesign was created in Adobe InDesign. I utilized the FOCUS principles tocreate a visually pleasing and easily readable design. It clearly relates to theaudience, the message is clear, and there’s enough contrast to keep it inter-esting.

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