Zach Leach Portfolio

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Z a c h L e ach



Contact Info Table of Contents

-Web Page page 4--Brochure page 6--Montage page 8--Photo Design page 10--Flier page 12--Logos page 14--Stationery page 16-

-Business Card page 18--Event Ad page 20-

Zach Leach141 S. 1st W. #2317Rexburg, ID [email protected]



Web Page

DescriptionA web page designed to show my own created logo.

ProgramsPhotoshop, InDesign, CSS 3, HML 5

Date11-21-2015

Course/InstructorCOMM 130 Visual MediaJoel Judkins

Objective

-Size and optimize an original logo as a .png or a web page.-Write content to describe the process o creating my logo andhow it appeals to a target audience.-Acquire a working knowledge o HML.-Acquire a working knowledge o CSS.-Identiy hex colors to match logo, using Photoshop color picker.

ProcessI designed the logo previously using Photoshop and InDesign.Tis was the first time I worked with HML and CSS. I learnedhow to put an image in the background working with CSS. I usedPhotoshop to enhance coloring in the web page. I also croppedthe image in Photoshop so the ocus would be on the peoplewith a certain amount o complementing sunset. In the CSS, Ichanged the ont style and sizing. Margins and padding were also

changed to make the body more center aligned.

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Brochure

Description

A brochure advertising my teaching abilities or guitartechnique.

ProgramsPhotoshop, InDesign

Date12-5-2015

Course/InstructorCOMM 130 Visual Media

Joel Judkins

Objective

-Set up and align a two-sided, olded document.-Create an original, new logo and use it in a brochure.-Learn how to wrap text around an image.-Use paragraph styles in InDesign.

ProcessI used Photoshop to edit the pictures or the brochure. InDesignwas used to put everything together. I arranged things so that thestrings would be in the back and the picks would be bound bya maroon stroke. I used extWrap to put the words around theimages. Te ront is designed to be shorter than the back becausethe guitar picks on the inside stick out. Te black edge outsidethe picks is meant to be trimmed off. Te gray edge on the back

Front Back

Inside

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Montage

DescriptionAn inspirational montage made by the blending

o two or more images and the use o typography.

Programs

Photoshop

Date

10-24-2015


Joel Judkins

Objective

-Learn to manage Photoshop layers.-Learn to blend images together smoothly, using masks.-Apply appropriate typography.

-Use filters.

ProcessI brought both o these images rom online and blended themin together on Photoshop. I used drop shadows to highlight thewords. Te words are rom the LDS hymn “Be Sti ll My Soul.”I saturated the images to show the contrast. Tere is alignmentthat brings the message rom “Friend” in the light, down toChrist in the image.

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Photo Design

DescriptionDemonstrate good original photography and image

editing skills using a color scheme.

ProgramsPhotoshop

Date10-17-2015


Joel Judkins

Objective

-Learn basic photography skills.-Use a digital camera to take a quality image and download it.-Size and crop the image.-Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation levels.-Use a selection tool to isolate a portion o the image.-Desaturate the selected portion o the image.

-Use a filter or colorize a portion o the image.

ProcessI captured an image and used Adobe Photoshop to enhance thehues and saturations. I aligned the words according to the skyin the top right. Te words in the bottom hal o the photo alsoalign with the building, the tree, and other words. Under thewords in the sky, the sun is lef as a ocus point behind the tree,supporting the red light behind them. Tey are also lef in bold

to not disappear in the light.

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Flier

Description

Black and white flier to promote a graduate conerence.

ProgramsInDesign

Date

10-3-2015


Joel Judkins

Objective

-Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography.-Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout.-Create a project with image, logo, and InDesign document tokeep links intact.

ProcessI first made various sketches to come to a final design. I thendrafed a final version in Adobe InDesign. Te black circles makea great contrast as well as an alignment or the flow. Te wordsalso lead the viewer down an aligned path. Te top black circleand the people both run off the edge or an asymmetricalpattern. I bolded key words in the text to stand out to the viewer.I was given the image, logo, and content or this flier.

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Logos

DescriptionTree logo variations or the same company.

ProgramsIllustrator

Date

10-31-2015

Course/Instructor

COMM 130 Visual Media

Objective-Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company

or personal image.-Use only the Illustrator tools to create and draw your logos.

ProcessI downloaded the ont rom http://www.daont.com and used itor the words. Adobe Illustrator was able to allow me to test outdifferent styles o logos and see which details would be best in it.I changed the background colors and ont colors according todifferent possibilities. E

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Stationery

DescriptionA letterhead designed using a personally created

logo, complimenting the business card.

Programs

Illustrator, InDesign

Date

11-7-2015


Joel Judkins

Objective

-Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.-Design a consistent layout or a letterhead.-Use the basic tools o Illustrator and InDesign.

ProcessI made my own logo and downloaded the ont to make it. I useda contrasting Sans Seri ont or the contact inormation. AdobeIllustrator and Adobe InDesign both allowed me to make theletterhead in a creative manner.

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Business Card

DescriptionA business card complimenting the Stationery that

uses the logo.

Programs

Illustrator, InDesign

Date

11-7-2015

Course/InstructorCOMM 130 Visual MediaJoel Judkins

Objective

-Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.-Design a consistent layout or a business card.-Use the basic tools in Ilustrator and InDesign.

ProcessI made my own logo and downloaded the ont to make it. I useda contrasting Sans Seri ont or the contact inormation. AdobeIllustrator and Adobe InDesign both allowed me to make thebusiness card in a creative manner.

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Zach

Leach

920 South EZ St.Appleton, WI 54915

920-810-3585

[email protected]

www.ezrecords.com

EZ RECORDS

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Event Ad

DescriptionA color ull-bleed event ad to promote a undraiser

using only Microsof Word and a scanner.

ProgramsMicrosof Word

Date

10-10-2015


Joel Judkins

Objective

-Find, scan and import a high-quality image.-Create a ull-bleed design.-Use text boxes or layout in Word.

-Insert and edit images in Word.

ProcessI scanned this image and uploaded it to Microsof Word. Icomplemented the colors with the orange. Te round edgesattract the amily eye more. I chose this image because o the vertical repetition o the oods.

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