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Alyssa Chandler Portfolio
Table of Contents 1. Flier 2. Event Ad3. Photodesign 4. Business Card 5. Logos 6. Stationery7. Web Page8. Brochure 9. Montage
Flier Project 1Description:Graduate Leadership Conference flier for Vouant CommunicationsPrograms: InDesignDate: January 24th 2016Course & Section: Comm130 section 6Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography. Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout. Process: One tool I used was the grid which enabled me to align everything. Some skills I learned throughout this activity include the ability to create shapes, and using the fitting attri-bute on images to fill the content box.
Event AdProject 2
Description: This is an Ad I created for the Annual Adoption Fair held by the Humane Society Programs: I created this Ad using Microsoft WordDate: January 31st, 2016Course & Section: Comm130 Section 6 Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Find, scan and import a high-quality image. Create a full-bleed design. Choose a color scheme and typeface(s) that work for your message and audience. Learn to use only Word design features. Process: I found and scanned the background image from a magazine, and pasted it to a word document. I then added all the information for the event.
Photodesign Project 3
Description: Photograph of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, endorsing listening to music through quality headphones.Programs: Adobe Photoshop Date: February 6, 2016Course & Section: Comm130 Section 6Instructor: Joel JudkinsObjectives: Choose a color scheme, take a photo to match those colors, then incorporate the colors into the layout.Use a digital camera to take a quality image, then download it. Adjust image levels, saturation, color balance, sharpen tool on separate layers for NDE (non-destructive editing.) Use layers to design text, and repeating graphic elements in Photoshop.Process: I took this picture on the outskirts of Rexburg, ID, then put it into photoshop and added the text, logo, and sound waves.
Business CardProject 4Description: This is a business card that I made for a piano school named “Alyssa’s Piano House”Programs: Adobe Illustrator Date: February 28th, 2016 Course & Section: Comm130 Section 6Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. Use the new logo to design consistent layouts for a business card. Apply typography rules.Keep designs simple with plenty of white space.Include contact information: name, address, phone, website, and email.Process: I used Ilustrator to create the logos and wanted to have a lot of contrast between the text on the card and the background, so I inserted them both in opposite colors.
LogosProject 5 Description: This logo is for a piano school named “Alyssa’s Piano House”Programs: Adobe Illustrator Date: February 28th, 2016 Course & Section: Comm 130 Section 6Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal image that will appeal to the audience. Refine one logo with variations for colorProcess: I first drew a piano with the pen tool and created the base of the logo. I used a capital letter “A” for the roof and shaped the piano to compliment it. Lastly I added “Alyssa’s Piano House” across the bottom.
StationeryProject 6
Description: This is a Letterhead that I created for a piano school named “Alyssa’s Piano House”Programs: Adobe Illustrator Date: February 28, 2016 Course & Section: Comm 130 Section 6 Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Letterhead should be 8.5 x 11, full-bleed optional, but trim only .125. Apply typography rules, keeping small copy.Keep designs simple with light watermarks and drop shadows and plenty of white space.Include contact information: name, address, phone, website, and email.Process: I created this in Illustrator by inserting the logo image in two different spots. First in the upper left hand corner, and as a watermark on the body of the page. I then inserted my contact information at the top right hand corner.
Web Page Project 7
Description:This is a website I created for “Alyssa’s Piano House”.Programs: Text Wrangler Date: March 15th, 2016Course & Section: Comm 130 Section 6 Instructor:Joel Judkins Objectives: Write content to describe the process of cre-ating your logo and how it appeals to a target audience. Acquire a working knowledge of HTML. Acquire a working knowledge of CSS. Identify hex colors to match logo, using Photoshop color picker.Process: I used illustrator to create the logo, and Text Wran-gler to create the HTML and CSS for this site.
BrochureProject 8
Description: This is a brochure for a Charity Art Auction held by a business named “Art Works”. All proceeds go to a chairty of choice as explained in the brochure. Programs: Adobe InDesignDate: March 27th, 2016Course & Section: Comm 130 Section 6Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Set up and align a two-sided, folded document.Create an original, new logo and use it in a brochure. Trim for a full bleed and print in duplex (two-sided) color.Process: I used Adobe Illustrator to create the simple logo on the back. I then used Adobe InDesign to create the Brochure. I had to plan everything out before I started working in InDe-sign to make sure I had the right set up. After the many drafts I inserted the images, lowered the opacity, and added the text.
MontageProject 9
Description: This is a montage of two different mirror images, trying to symbolize self-worth.Programs: Adobe Photoshop Date: April 1st, 2016 Course & Section: Comm 130 Section 6Instructor: Joel Judkins Objectives: Unify a layout with a consistent theme and dom-inant spiritual message. Learn to blend two or more images together gradually, using masks. Demonstrate more advanced Photoshop skills for layout with multiple elements. Use a mask to apply a filter to one part of the image. Apply typography principlesProcess: I used photoshop masks to insert the image on the left over the original mirrored image. I used a black and white filter on the left as well as a graffiti background to create a more distressed feel on that side of the mirror.
