Taylor Brown Portfolio

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Taylor Brown

Portfolio


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Taylor Brown649 South 2nd West Apt. #1306Rexburg, Idaho [email protected]


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Table of Contents

Business CardLetterheadBrochureImagingMontageWeb PageFlierLogosEvent Ad


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Business CardDescription: I made up my owncompany and created a business card andletter head for it.Process: I decided to go with astripes theme and then dervied nauti-cal from it and created an anchor usinglines. I used opacity to make the linesless visible. Then I added to text toit.

Programs/Tools Used: Illus-trator and InDesign

Date: November 8, 2013Course: COMM 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Design consistent layouts for a busi-ness card and letterhead. Use your newlogo to design two stationery items withconsistent design. (Photos are okay onstationery.)- Business card: 3.5 x 2 (print abovecenter on a vertical page)- Apply typography rules keeping smallcopy.- Applying contact information: Includename, address, phone, and email on eachpiece. Use periods, bullets, or spacesin phone #; No parentheses/ hyphens.


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Nautical ClothingSouthern Boutique

Taylor Brown588 E. Main StreetCharlston South Carolina 33547

813.298.4985


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LetterheadDescription: I made up my own company and created abusiness card and letter head for it.

Process: I decided to go with a stripes theme and then der-vied nautical from it and created an anchor using lines. I usedopacity to make the lines less visible. Then I added to text to

it.

Programs/Tools Used: Illustrator and InDesignDate: November 8, 2013Course: Comm 130

Instructor:Julie Peterson

Objectives:- Design consistent lay-outs for a business card andletterhead. Use your newlogo to design two statio-nery items with consistentdesign. (Photos are okay onstationery.)- Business card: 3.5 x 2(print above center on avertical page)- Apply typography ruleskeeping small copy.- Applying contact informa-tion: Include name, address,phone, and email on eachpiece. Use periods, bullets,or spaces in phone #; No pa-rentheses/ hyphens.


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Brochure

Description: For this project I had to createa brochure for my company, using a logo that Idesigned previously.

Process: Process: For this project I had to makethe layout of the brochure within InDesign. I thensearched for images to use for the brochure. I cre-ated text as well, that represented my company. ThenI put the images and text onto my logo. I pulled oneimage into photoshop where I had to cut and deletethe pieces so that I could create text wrap in mybrochure.

Programs/Tools Used: I used both, InDesignand Photoshop.

Date: December 6, 2013Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie Peterson

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


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Imaging

Description: Taking my own picture, i had to edit it byselecting a piece of the image and applying a iter to it.Process: I took the picture, uploaded to photoshop and thenedited it. I increased brightness and contrast. Then I went throughand selected the background to change to black and white. I kept the

plant bright and vibrant.

Programs/Tools Used: PhotoshopDate: October 18, 2013

Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Adjust image brightness, contrast,hue and saturation levels.- Use a selection tool to isolate aportion of the image.- Desaturate the selected portion ofthe image.- Use a lter or colorize a portion ofthe image.


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Montage

Description: Create one image by

blending an image on top of the other.Process: I uploaded the scenerypicture to this i brightened andsharpened then I cropped the otherimage and put it on top of the sceneryimage. Then I blurred the edges of thecabin picture, as well as on top ofthe cabin so that you could see thebackground of the sky through the sky.Then I added the text. I saturated and

brightened the cabin picture as wellas sharpened it.

Programs/Tools Used:Photoshop

Date: October 25, 2013Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Learn to blend images togethersmoothly, using masks.- Use lters.- Unifying a piece with a consistenttheme


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Web Page

Description: I created this page through TextWrangleronly. I rst established a base of HTML, then I linked it to aCSS where I was able to customize and personalize my webpage.

Process: I used a baseof HTML to add my words,paragraphs, headings,and lists. Then I workedwith CSS. I linked myHTML le to my CSS lewhere I was able to addcolor, fonts, padding,and other personalizeditems to my webpage. InCSS I added color to thebackground as the red,then I used the navycolor to add to the pagewith headings and theoutline of my page. Ichanged my font to owwith my logo font. Iused padding to createspace and even moved myrst paragraph to thetop next to my logo tocreate a better ow.

Programs/ToolsUsed: TextWrangler

Date: November 22, 2013

Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Write content to describe the process of creating your logoand how it appeals to a target audience.- Acquire a working knowledge of HTML.- Identify hex colors for web design- Acquire a working knowledge of CSS.


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Flier

Description: This ier is8.5 by 11 with .5 margins. I usedthe colors black and white. Itis for Vounat Communications toadvertise towards the graduatingseniors.

Process: I created this ieron InDesgin. I really workedwith using proximity, alignment,repetition, contrast, and ow. Iwanted to created contrast with

the fonts by having a large andattention grabbing title. I alsohad that box black so that itwas contrasting with the restof the page. I also made thebox on the bottom of the screenblack (holding the registrationinformation) and this createdthe repetition, as well asthe black bar separating thewriting. I made sure that therewas enough white space on thepage as well. There is good owfrom the way the title is written so that the eyes

go towards the text, up and around.

Programs/Tools Used: InDesignDate: October 4, 2013Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Apply the design principles and use appropriatetypography.- Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basicier layout.- Retrieve image and logo from links on this page.- Create a project folder with image, logo andInDesign document to keep links intact.


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Logo

Description: I made up a company and created three logos torepresent this company.

Process: I used Illustrator to create these logos. First I madethe S using the blob tool then replicated it and added the twotexts boxes to it and then put the ower behind it and lowered theopacity. The next one I just found a good font and then loweredthe opacity of the word boutique. Next I created two circleslowering the opacity of the top one so that you could see both.

Programs/Tools Used: IllustratorDate: November 1, 2013

Course: Comm 130Instructor: Julie PetersonObjectives:- Create a variety of logos to t a company or personal image.- Use only the tools of Illustrator.- Setting up a professional display for the company.


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Event Ad

Description:Event Ad for jewlery auction to raise money for

local cancer patients.

Process: I used microsoft publisher to create this. I uploaded mypicture and then created a title that was able to grab the attentionof the viewer. I created the circle of information to create contrastin the picture with the bracelet. I also created the text box at thebottom to create a see through effect that you could better see

the words.

Programs/Tools Used: Microsoft Publisher/Microsoft Word

Date: October 11, 2013Course: Comm 130Instructor: JuliePeterson

Objectives:- Find, scan and import ahigh-quality image.- Create a full-bleed design- Use text boxes for layout inWord.- Insert and edit images inWord.


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