PortfolioAbby Nelson

Contact Info.Abby Nelson

201 Diana Drive Burley, Idaho 83318

208.312.8481nel13021@byui.edu

Table of ContentsBrochure

Stationary

Photodesign

Logos

Business Card

Flyer

Montage

Event Flyer

Web Page

Brochure Instructer: Cory Kerr

Date: March 14, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

Description: A two sided Brochure

Objectives; Set up and align a two-sided, folded document. Create an original, new logo and use it in a

brochure. Incorporate quality images. Incorporate at least four quality images, not including the logo.

Process: I first started this project by sketching, my ideas and deciding on how I want my project to look.

After that I looked up pictures, to see the theme I wanted to go with. I then moved to indesign, and after setting

my guides, I began working on my background. On I wanted it to have a feel of a lemonade stand. I wanted

the color-scheme to match this. I then used Illustrator to make my logo, I used the pen tool, and the eclipse tool

to make the o in lemon be the shape of a lemon. I then added this to my Indesign. I then worked on cutting out the background of my lemon, lemonade glass.I decided

to try using a branch of lemons. I loved this. I wanted to cut the background out. This paid of when I went text

wrap my body copy. I am really happy with the way this turned out. I wanted to add some more color, so I

went with blue and red, so I went with gingham print, it reminded me of, a lemonade stand.

Stationary Instructer: Cory Kerr

Date: March 1, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, and Adobe Illustrator

Description: Letterhead designed using a personally created logo.

Objectives: Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal image that will appeal

to the audience. Do not imitate existing logos or use previous designs.

Process: For this logo, I made the tie using simple shapes on Illustrator. I then added the typography. Because of

the tie, I used a more simple classic type.

For the document, I added the tie, that I used on the front, to keep it connected. I then used the type tool,

to add the title of my event center, using the same typography. I then added the same text copied from the

front of the business card.

PhotodesignInstructer: Cory Kerr

Date: February 1, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Photoshop

Description: Demonstrating how to use Photoshop and incorporating a per-decided color scheme.

Objectives: Choose a color scheme, take a photo to match those colors, then incorporate the colors into the

layout.

Process: To decide which color scheme to use, I went to my Visual Focus Book. This helped me decide what

colors i would need for a picture. I decided to do a split complementary. I went to the grocery, having decided

what colors of fruit I would need. I ran into another problem however, Fruit is not always the color it is

suppose to be depending in the ripeness. This shifted my color scheme just a tad. I then went and go a cannon

DSL camera form the the library to take this picture. I then brought this photo into Photoshop, to enhance the

vibrancy, levels, sharpness, and color balance. I also used it to cut out my background of my image.I then used the

eyedropper, to get matching colors, and decided on a repeating element.

LogosInstructer: Cory Kerr

Date: February 22, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Adobe Ilustrator

Description: Three logo variations for the same company.

Objectives: Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal image that will appeal

to the audience. Do not imitate existing logos or use previous designs.

Process: This project was very helpful to learn how to use illustrator. For the first logo, I played around with

different fonts and font sizes, Iike a spool of thread. To make the spool, I made one side and corner, and then I

used the reflector/rotation tool to finish it off. I then just made it the same size of the other lettering. To make

the button, deleted the middle of the O, and using the ellipse tool, I created two matching circle to make it

look like buttons. For the stitching I used the pen tool. For the second Logo, I picked a font that I could easily

manipulate with many anchor points. I started by trimming away the sides to make it look like a needle.

For my third logo, I wanted to make it look like a button. I didnt however want it too look like the average button.

I started with the ellipse, and made two circle of similar size and three circles of a much smaller size. to make the

holes of the button.

Buisness Card Instructer: Cory Kerr

Date: March 1, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator

Description: Buisness Card designed using a personally created logo.

Objectives: Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal image that will appeal

to the audience. Do not imitate existing logos or use previous designs.

Process: For this logo, I made the tie using simple shapes on Illustrator. I then added the typography. Because of

the tie, I used a more simple classic type. I saved my logo. I then opened a new document and placed my logo . For

the document, I added the tie, that I used on the front, to keep it connected. I then used the type tool, to add

the title of my event center, using the same typography. I then added the same text copied from the front of the

business card.

FlyerInstructer: Cory Kerr

Date: January 31, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Indesign

Description: Black and White flyer promoting the Graduate Leadership Conference for Graduating

Seniors.

Objective: Apply the design principles and use appropriate typographyIncorporate basic InDesign

skills to improve basic flier layout.

Process: The Process of this project, began on paper. I first made many different sketches. The final product

however was a joining of three of those sketches. I used these sketches as I began to work in InDesign. I started

with the black and gray boxes to reflect the colors of the picture I would be using. I wanted the picture to catch

the eye and then lead it to a clear and readable title with high contrast. I also wanted a balance of positive and

negative space. For this flyer I was given the image, text, and logo.

Come learn how at Vouant Communications annual Graduate Leadership Conference.

Vouant Communications is devoted to helping

tomorrows leaders gain essential leadership skills in the workplace.

During this dynamic three-day seminar, attendees will meet with top executives of Vouant

Communications to discuss breakthrough leadership techniques, while

cultivating attributes of leadership that will market to any employer.

Conference is available to graduating seniors.

Space is limited.

Registration and more information available at http://www.vouantcomm.com/leaders

October 21 8 a.m. 5 p.m.

Lincoln Convention Center

GraduateLeadership Conference

Do you want to have the compititive edge in businness?

MontageInstructer: Cory Kerr

Date: February 14, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Photoshop

Description: An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or more images, and the use of

typography.

Objectives: 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

Process (Programs, Tools, Skills, Steps taken while designing): For this project, I began by looking for a

message/quote that I would like to design around. I was looking for some inspiration. When I found this quote

that I used I started looking for image that went with it. I then thought of an image that would represent a world

and decided to use just that, a world map. This map however had words, and website written in red on it, so I had to use the spot healing brush to blend out the words.

I then picked an image of a sunrise. I then wanted the beams to have a little more texture. I searched for sun

texture and found this image of sun droplets, I added a mask, and blended that into the sunrise image. I ended

up using three different images, and grouped them together. I then added my text.

Event FlyerInstructer: Cory Kerr

Date: February 1, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Microsoft Word

Description: A color full-bleed event flyer made using Microsoft Word and a Scanner.

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.

Process: This flyer has changed so many times. I first began making a flyer using the image that I scanned

for the scan project. This image was a great image, but I had a hard time making the message work. So I went to

the library and found a new image. After that I played around with colors and lines. I chose two contrasting

fonts, I kept the contrast between the background and the text low, because I did not want to distract from the

ballerina as the focal point.

Web Page Instructer: Cory Kerr

Date: March 1, 2015

Course: Comm 130-03

Programs Used: Photoshop, Notepad ++

Description: A web page design to showcase a personally designed Logo.

Objective:s: Acquire a working knowledge of CSS. Identify hex colors to match logo, using Photoshop color

picker.

Process (Programs, Tools, Skills): I used the program Notepad ++. I had never written code for an HTML/CSS file. I learned how to link my css file to my html file. I first decided to place my logo in, and wrote the

body text. I found the color by placing my logo in the Photoshop, and I used the eyedropper tool.

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