PORTFOLIOEllie Arave

Ellie Arave120 W 2 SRexburg, ID 83440209.564.5748ellie.arave@yahoo.com

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Description: This is a brochure that I created to advertise for a company I created called Elle Interiors.

Date: July 12th, 2015

Course/Instructor: Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools: Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign

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

Process: I started by creating a logo that matched the idea of my company,and then from there I placed the high quality images into my brochure.After creating the layout I added some decorative touches. I added the different colored boxes, and the designs in the middle page, to put atouch of me into my design.

Brochure

Description:This is a spiritual themed montage I created for my Visual Media class.

Date:May 30. 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben Pingel

Comm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:Unify a layout with a consistent theme and dominant spiritual messageLearn to blend two or more images together gradually, using masksDemonstrate more advanced Photoshop skills for layout with multiple elements

Use a mask to apply a filter to one part of the image

Process:First I picked two photos that were high-quality enough for me to use and print. I then uploaded both photos into Photoshop. The first photo I used as the main photo, and the second one I cropped and put it on top of the first photo. I then put a mask over it, and used the brush tool to make bottom part transparent so it looked like one photo.

Montage

Description: This is a business card layout I created for my company, Perf Paints.

Date:June 14, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe InDesignAdobe Illustrator

Objectives:Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.Include contact information

Process:It took me a long time to decide what business I wanted to design for, but eventually I decided on a paint company. I first sketched out my ideas, then I took them to my tutor, Brent, and he helped me figure out how to lay it out on the computer. I de-signed the rainbow circle, the paint drips, and the rainbow line in Adobe Illustrator. I then used the Pathfinder tool to split up all the intersecting lines and make them different colors. Then I uploaded them into Adobe InDesign, and put all the text on the Business Cards and the Letterhead.

Business Cards

PPEllie Arave

120 W 2 S

Shelley, ID 83274

208.297.2559

www.perfpaints.com

perfpaints@gmail.com

Perf Paints

PPEllie Arave

120 W 2 S

Shelley, ID 83274

208.297.2559

www.perfpaints.com

perfpaints@gmail.com

Perf Paints

Description:A letterhead I created to match the business cards for Perf Paints.

Date:June 14, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.Include contact information

Process:It took me a long time to decide what business I wanted to design for, but eventually I decided on a paint company. I first sketched out my ideas, then I took them to my tutor, Brent, and he helped me figure out how to lay it out on the computer. I de-signed the rainbow circle, the paint drips, and the rainbow line in Adobe Illustrator. I then used the Pathfinder tool to split up all the intersecting lines and make them different colors. Then I uploaded them into Adobe InDesign, and put all the text on the Business Cards and the Letterhead.

Letterhead

PPEllie Arave

120 W 2 S

Shelley, ID 83274

208.29 7.2559

www.perfpaints.com

perfpaints@gmail.com

Perf Paints

Description: This is a web page that I designed for my company, Perf Paints.

Date:June 28, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools:TextWrangler

Objectives:Size and optimize an original logo for a web pageAcquire a knowledge of HTML and CSS

Process: I created this web page using the text wrangler program. It was a 2 week process, with the first week getting all the HTML codes fig-ured out, and the second week getting it to look good using CSS. I didnt want to have just a plain background like the example had, plain is boring! So I was lucky enough to find a photo of stripes that matched my color scheme PERFECTLY. Putting the stripes in my web page design was definitely the trickiest part of the process. I put the photo in there, and at first it was the whole background, behind the text and everything. That was too hard to read, so I had to figure out how to put it behind the outside only, and not the body copy. After figuring out I decided that the stripes were too bright. I couldnt find the way to make them more opaque in text wrangler, so I uploaded the photo in photoshop, and changed them there. After that I changed the link at the bottom to link directly to my blog post, and all you have to do is click on my name!

Web Page

Description: This is a full-bleed color print ad that I made for my Visual Media Class. I used it to promote this Wedding Walk to benefit the women in Ecuador, and I created it using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Date:May 17, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools:Microsoft Word

Scanner

Objectives:Comprehend image sizing (how pixels and inches work together)Find, scan and import a high-quality image.Create a full-bleed design.Learn to use only Word design features without using any Adobe programs, including Photoshop.

Process:I scanned this image from a Bridal magazine, and then cropped the edges. I then imported it into Word, and began my design! I made the image take up the whole page because I wanted the design to be full-beed, and then added the Peach colored rectangles to give the ad a higher contrast. I used two fonts because I wanted the title to be a script font, and the body copy to differ from the title. I made one rectangle transparent because I wanted you to still be able to see the flower bouquet at the bottom of the page.

Event Ad

Wedding Walk

All proceeds go to Dando Amor to benefit women in Ecuador. To donate visit weddingwalk.com

put on by Davids Bridal

Description: Flier used to promote a graduate leadership conference.

Date:May 10, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben Pingel

Comm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe InDesign

Objectives:Apply the design principles and use appropriate typographyIncorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layoutRetrieve image and logo from links on a page

Process:I created 4 different sketches that I thought would look good as a layout for the flier. Then I picked my sketch and created it on Adobe InDesign. I used a large black banner and put the word leadership inside the box with white lettering to create a high contrast focal point. I also aligned the black banner at the top with my image on the bottom to create some alignment.

Flier

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GraduateLeadership

Conference

Description:Logo for an organization

Date:June 5, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben Pingel

Comm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal image that will appeal to the audience.Use only the Illustrator tools to create and draw your logos.

Refine one logo with variations for color

Process:Before even starting to design a logo, I had to decide what company I wanted my logo to represent. Did I want to make a logo for an existing company? Or did I want to make up my own? I decided to create a new logo for an existing company, Fin Fun Mermaid. First I sketched out my 3 different logo ideas in Adobe Illustrator. After making the sketches I got feedback from 10 other people, and 2 draft critiques from the tutor and the lab assistant, I narrowed the logos down to one. After decided I changed the logo a little bit in Adobe Illustrator to make it more cohesive, and then made an example in color, gray-scale, and the last out as a punch-out.

Logos

FinfunMermaid

FinfunMermaid

FinfunMermaid

Finfun Mermaid

Description: This is a photo I took and edited for my Visual Media class.

Date:May 25, 2015

Course/Instructor:Ben PingelComm130

Programs/Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:Learn basic photography skills.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.)Size and crop the image, then place on an 8.511 page layout.Use layers to design text, and repeating graphic elements in Photoshop.

Process:First I went outside and took the photo. I then uploaded it into photoshop, and messed with the levels, vibrance, and exposure a little bit. I then added color swatches and the name of my color scheme. I used Caryn Esplins color wheel and the eyedropper tool to make the color of the swatches. After doing that I added the phrase, A Mans Best Friend just so I could add a little something more to the photo. I then aligned the text boxes on the right side, and also the ellipses on the left.

Imaging