Paige Marez

Paige Marez

667 S 2nd E Apt 203 Rexburg ID, 83440 575-997-6169 mar12004@byui.edu

Montage Imaging Brochure Logos Letterhead Business Card Web Page Flier Event Ad

Description: Date:
2/15/13

Create an inspirational montage by using a layer mask to blend image.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

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

Process:

The process of my project was really fun! I was excited to become more familiar with Photoshop. I thought the pictures I used worked very well together. I took the picture of Cam Newton and cropped it to where he was closer to the right. I then blended in the Under Armour logo into the background under one of the field lights. I thought I represented a subtle repetition being that his shirt says Under Armour. What I had the most problems with was getting the text aligned. I eventually ended up creating a different text box for each component of the text in order to get it aligned. The text represents good contrast being that their categories are different. I think my project represents good flow as well, allowing the eye to come full circle around the montage.

Description: Date:
2/8/13

A personally taken photo that has been edited using photoshop.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

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

Process:

The process of this project was overall pretty simple. I have never used Photoshop before so Im glad the assignment didnt hit us too hard. I chose a picture that I took of some decorative bottles in my apartment with window lighting. I angled the camera a little to make it a little more interesting to look at. After I uploaded the photo into Photoshop I made all the necessary adjustments that were required and basically played around with the program. I cropped the photo to where it would represent good composition (rule of thirds). I chose to colorize the shadows in my photo to a purple tint and used a Paint Daubs filter that gave the background a little bit of a blur effect after I desaturated the background. Overall this project went smooth, no major problems.

Description: Date:
3/29/13

A two sided (duplex) folding brochure.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

-Set up and align a two-sided, folded document. -Create an original company logo and use it in a brochure. -Incorporate quality images.

Process:

The overall process of my project was fun! I really enjoyed learning how to text wrap an image to make the design look more professional. I knew I wanted to do a topic that I enjoyed so I chose a benefit team roping that would donate to breast cancer. The colors I chose went very well with the theme. I created a new logo to best compliment my event that was simple yet appealing. Since this is the last project I hope to better broaden my knowledge off all the programs I used in order to best showcase what I can do.

Benet Ropers Club

Description: Date:
2/23/13

Three variations of logos for the same company.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Adobe Illustrator, pen tool, paint brush, text box

Objectives:

-Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image. -Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:

The process of this project was a little more challenging than most. I had no idea what I was doing with Illustrator so it was good to learn. I made up a name of a production company called Featherlight Productions and displayed the logo with a picture of a feather somewhere in each. I made all the logos slightly different starting with the top where I used a script font to give the logo sort of a featherlight feel, and placed the word Productions on the bottom in an old style font to allow for contrast. I basically did the same with the bottom two but putting the my drawing of the feather in different places or drawing a completely different type of feather. It was a little challenging working with the pen tool at first in order to make these images, but after playing around with it a bit I got used to it. Im happy to somewhat know my way around Illustrator and hope to learn more about the program.

Description: Date:
3/2/13

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a personally created logo

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Indesign, Illustrator, shapes tool, pen tool, text box, line tool, eyedropper tool

Objectives:

-Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. -Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead. -Use the basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign.

Process:

I had a lot of fun with this project, especially since the last one helped me to get familiar with making logos! I didnt really have a set plan when making my logo I just kind of went with it. I layered several circle shapes in different shades of blue on top of white ones to create the repetitive moon-look. I then took a simple sans serif font and made the words Paralite Productions inside of the crescent of the moon. I made the word Paralite bold to add contrast to the logo.

Description: Date:
3/2/13

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a personally created logo.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Indesign, Illustrator, shapes tool, pen tool, text box, line tool, eyedropper tool

Objectives:

-Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. -Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead. -Use the basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign.

Process:

I had a lot of fun with this project, especially since the last one helped me to get familiar with making logos! I didnt really have a set plan when making my logo I just kind of went with it. I layered several circle shapes in different shades of blue on top of white ones to create the repetitive moon-look. I then took a simple sans serif font and made the words Paralite Productions inside of the crescent of the moon. I made the word Paralite bold to add contrast to the logo.

Description: Date:
3/15/13

A webpage to showcase a personally created logo.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Text Wrangler (Notepad on my PC), Photoshop, eyedropper tool, CSS Web Safe Fonts, indesign (to size the logo)

Objectives:

-Size and optimize an original logo as a .png for a web page. -Write content to describe the process of creating your logo and how it appeals to a target audience. -Design a web page using HTML to display the logo and content. -Acquire a working knowledge of HTML and basic understanding of CSS. -Identify hex colors for web design. -Compress multiple files in a zipped folder to attach as one file.

Process:

The process of my project wasnt too hard once I came to understand how HTML and CSS work. The hardest part was probably getting all my text to align how I wanted on the final webpage and well as verifying the HTML code. Being introduced to HTML at the beginning really helped in understanding the basics of webpage design. I enjoyed learning about HTML and CSS because I may need to know how to manipulate a webpage in a future career. My Project consisted of a 302 word count.

Description: Date:
1/24/13

Black and white flier to promote a graduate leadership conference.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:
Indesign

Objectives: -Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography.

-Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout. -Retrieve image and logo from links on this page. -Create a project folder with image, logo and InDesign document to keep links intact.

Process:

The overall process of my project went well. I think I kind of understand and can now depict some of the necessary components of visual media(P-A-R-C-F). All of my related items are grouped together, which displays Proximity. My text and images as well as the logo and title all display Alignment. I have some decorative components throughout my design which is Repetitive. I used Contrast with the grays and blacks, especially in my decorative elements as well as my title.And the whole flier seems to Flow very nicely allowing the eye to come full circle.

Description: Date:
2/1/13

A colorful full-bleed event ad using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Course/Intructor:
COMM 130 Section 1 Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:

Microsoft Word, scanner

Objectives: -Find, scan and import a high-quality image.

-Create a full-bleed design -Use text boxes for layout in Word. -Insert and edit images in Word.

Process:

The process of my project took a while. Using Word in this way was a little challenging, but fun. The main thing I had trouble with was setting narrow margins and getting the background of my picture to match the background of my ad. I went ahead and scanned a whole book cover then cut out the words by simply cropping them out and using the colorful fish. I thought this was good because it gives the audience the feel that the event has something to do with childrens books before they even start reading it. I believe I have a good sense of flow and proximity within my ad because all of my related items are grouped in a fashionable order. The fish and title catch your attention then you begin to read the details of the ad, then attention is drawn back to the fish. I tried my best to make the ad look like the cover of the Dr. Seuss book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.