P 9 Channing Merrell

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PortfolioChanning Merrel


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contactchanning merre

175 west 5 sourexburg, id 83

208.420.0

channingmerr

@hotmail.


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brochur

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logo

letterheabusiness car

montag

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brochureDa

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Course/InstructComm 130 Sectio

Brother Jud

Program(s)/ToAdobe InDesign/Ad

Illustrator/Adobe Photos

DescriptiA two sided folded broch

Process:I created my design in Adobe Illustrator. I opened two different pages

changed them to landscape layout. Next I used the ruler tool bar to cr

a guide and rulers to set my project margins up to. I decided to cut off

of the front of my brochure and overlap it and line it up with the back

That way the logo was visible on both pages, along with a red side ba

Next I inserted my text that I had previously typed, and I entered it int

document. I then chose my own pictures to use for this brochure. I fou

coordinating pictures to go along with the different categories that I hchosen. I entered my text and a picture to go along with the category

added the pricing, how long the session would be, and roughly how m

pictures I would give them.

Next I created my logo by tracing the outline of a camera. I added the

swirl in the middle to look like the camera lens and also like a rose. Tha

it tied my business name into my logo. I created the logo so that it wo

overlap and line up with the logo on the inside of the brochure as wel


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Front Back

Inside


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logosDa

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Brother Judk

Program(s)/TooAdobe Illustra

Process:I actually really enjoyed using Illustrator to design these logos. It w

fun to kind of mess around with the program and learn new thing

to do. For starters, I began by sketching a few different ideas of thi

logo I had. I then scanned them into Illustrator and used the pen t

to trace my sketches, such as the ice cream topper and the tornad

cone. I then added text, shapes, color and messed around with all

these until I found a logo design that I liked. I really wanted my las

logo to turn out because of the overall theme of the logo.

I picked a frozen yogurt shop called twisted, which incorporated

both a twister (tornado) and an ice cream twist. I wanted to recrea

that image and that is exactly what I tried to do with my last logo.

Typography is such an important characteristic when designing a

logo as well, so I found myself looking at free font websites to find

a font that fit the overall theme of my logo as well. I found differen

text that went with my logo and the entire twisted theme. I played

around with the text size and colors to make a functioning logo.

DescriptioThese are three different logo variat

for the same Frozen Yogurt compa


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imagingDat

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Course/InstructoComm 130 Sectio

Brother Judk

Program(s)/TooAdobe Illustra

Description:Use good photography and photo editing skills to make a

poster. Also to incorporate color and design a layout for a

poster.

Process:To start this project, I turned to my Visual Focus book and

decided on a color scheme. I chose the Split Complemen-

tary color scheme. Then I used my Nikon D3200 camera

to shoot a picture of some fruit with indoor light. Next I

opened my picture in Photoshop and used these editing

techniques: levels, sharpness, saturation, and color balanc

then took that edited picture and designed an 8.511 lay-out. This layout had to have my edited photo, some text,

and repeating design elements. I used the Split Comple-

mentary color scheme that I picked out before and added

color swatches with their color names into my design. I ha

a lot of fun incorporating the repeating hexagon through

out the design. I changed the colors of the hexagon to go

along with the color scheme. By doing this I created the

consistency and flow that I wanted.


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letterheaD

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Course/InstrucComm 130 Secti

Brother Jud

Program(s)/ToAdobe Illustr

Description:This is an example of what a letterhead would look like f

a business. I chose a boat rental business, and this is the

letterhead that I designed for them.

Process:To design both this business card and stationary, I starte

Adobe Illustrator. I decided to do something with an an-

chor, so I used the pen tool to trace a drawing of the anc

I then inserted circles and created an oval shape to mak

the chain of the anchor. I used the pathfinder tool to cre

the overlapping look of the chain links on the anchor. I a

created a shadow behind each of the links on the anchogive it that 3-D look to it. I also entered simple text and l

into the business card as well. For the stationary, I used t

same anchor and chain link image that I had used on th

business card. I also added an enlarged image of the anc

in the bottom left corner and changed the transparency

so that it was barely visible on the paper. I also added th

address and title of the company to the stationary as we


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business car

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Brother Jud

Program(s)/TooAdobe Illustr

Description:This is a brochure that I desgined for a fake boat rental

company. I designed this business card to go along with

letterhead for the same business.

Process:To design both this business card and stationary, I starte

Adobe Illustrator. I decided to do something with an an-

chor, so I used the pen tool to trace a drawing of the anc

I then inserted circles and created an oval shape to make

the chain of the anchor. I used the pathfinder tool to crea

the overlapping look of the chain links on the anchor. I a

created a shadow behind each of the links on the anchogive it that 3-D look to it. I also entered simple text and li

into the business card as well. For the stationary, I used t

same anchor and chain link image that I had used on the

business card. I also added an enlarged image of the anc

in the bottom left corner and changed the transparency

so that it was barely visible on the paper. I also added the

address and title of the company to the stationary as we


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flierDa8/4

Course/Instruct

Comm 130 SectioBrother Jud

Program(s)/ToAdobe Illustra

Description:This is a black and white flier I made promoting a Graduat

Leadership Conference.

Process:I started this flier project by making 4 different sketches o

designs on some paper. I tried different layouts with rear-

ranging the text, pictures, and header. After deciding on o

that I wanted to digitally make, I opened up Adobe Illustra

and started designing. I used contrast in my header by usi

a dark black square behind the white text to make the title

stand out from the rest. I spaced out the text on my flier a

used bold text to emphasis important things such as the

date, time, place, and where to register. I placed the logo a

the bottom of the page along with a black line design tha

coordinated to the same design on the flier header. By do

this, it helped to create flow throughout the flier creating

feeling of unity and gestalt.


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web pagDa

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Brother Judk

Program(s)/TooNotepad ++ & Photosh

Process:I created this web page using Notepad ++. I was able to down the

corresponding HTML and CSS files that went with this webpage

project. I was amazed to see how just changing one simple thing

either CSS or HTML could change so much on my webpage! HTM

and CSS are all very new to me, so this was definitely a learning e

perience.

I started out by connecting by previously downloaded HTML and

CSS files. Again, I did all of this coding with the program Notepad++. I saved my image in the corresponding file and was able to up

load it on to my webpage. I opened my logo in photoshop so tha

I could find the exact colors to match for the rest of my blog. I wa

able to change the fonts on my webpage to Times New Roman, C

libri, and Georgia. I also entered some back up fonts in case a com

puter did not have that font. I was able to use padding around my

logo to space out my logo from the text. Doing this was one of th

hardest things to do in CSS. It was so hard to get the numbers jus

right without it looking weird or uneven.

DescriptioThis is a webpage I designed to showcase

personally created lo


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Course/Instructo

Comm 130 SectioBrother Judk

Program(s)/TooMicrosoft Wo

Description:I made this event ad for an upcoming block party at a pla

called Pizza Planet. For this full-bleed flier, I only used Mic

rosoft Word to design it, along with a previously scanned

picture that I had found.

Process:For this even ad I made, I only used the program Microsof

Word. I started out by finding a picture that I could use in

ad. I found in one of my roommates cookbooks, a picture

a delicious looking piece of pizza. I scanned this image to

my computer and proceeded with the next step. I remove

the background on the pizza image and placed it on my

flier as the focal point. I used a combination of colors and

different text on my ad. I added a black square party behi

the pizza to give contrast and color to the ad. I used a spe

cific color scheme throughout the entire ad. I used arrows

and lines to draw your eye towards the message of this

event ad and to cause movement within the ad. I wanted

this ad to be fun and to stand out to its audience. I was al

able to add little circles to break up the text and even to

slant the text to cause it to stand out as well.


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montagDa

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Course/Instruct

Comm 130 SectioBrother Judk

Program(s)/TooAdobe Photosh

Description:This is a spiritual montage I made using at least two diffe

ent images. I combined the two different images togethe

to create one functioning image with the use typography

Process:For this montage project, I started out by brainstorming

which way to present this spiritual theme. I finally found

quote that I loved and went to work finding images that

I could correlate it with. I thought of my overall idea and

found two different images that worked well together to

get my idea across. I opened both images into Photosho

and used the lasso tool to cut the phone image out andplace in on my main picture. I was able to add a mask and

change the opacity to blend the two pictures together

better. I then added text up in the upper right hand cor-

ner. I also changed the opacity on the text as well so that

blended in more to the background. I placed big quotati

marks behind the text with a really low opacity. This gave

the feeling of a quote in a fun, different way.


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