portfolio
DESCRIPTION
The final Portfolio for all of Dallan Babb's projects in COMM 130 this semester.TRANSCRIPT
PORTFOLIO by
Dallan Babb
MontagePhotodesignBrochureLogosStationaryWeb PageEvent AdFlier
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MONTAGE Description:A somewhat haunting image of John Lennon with an inspirational quote.
Date: October 24, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: Adobe Photoshop
Objectives:Learn to manage Photoshop layers.Learn to blend images together smoothly, using masks.Use filters.Apply appropriate typography.
Process: I knew I wanted to make John Lennon the subject of this project because he is a personal hereof mine. I started by sketching up a few ideas until I limited it down to the final design. I then went to the internet to find an image of John Lennon and a smokey image. I then put the images into photoshop and used masking layers to give it that sort of ghostly smokey effect. I then put in the quote and overlayed the fonts. After this I flattened the image and did all of the proper adjustments that had to be made to meet the requirements.
PHOTODESIGN
Description:An autumn colored design that shows the significants of animals within our lives.
Date: October 17, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: Adobe PhotoshopiPhone 6
Objectives:Learn basic photography skills.Use a digital camera to take a quality image, then download it.Size and crop the image.Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation levels.Use a selection tool to isolate a portion of the image.Desaturate the selected portion of the image.Use a filter or colorize a portion of the image.
Process: I first started out by taking the picture of my brothers dog. Once I had the picture then I knew I wanted to do something with it because I love animals. I sketched out a few ideas of how to put this together until I finally decided on the final design. I arranged everything in Photoshop as well as edited the picture to be more vibrant and bring out contrast as well as sharpen certain areas. After the critique sessions then I went back and changed a few things to make it look better.
BROCHUREDescription:A quad folding brochure to show a fantastic record company.
Date: December 6, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: TextWranglerAdobe Photoshop
Objectives:Learn how to wrap text around image.Use pragraph styles in InDesign.
Process: I started this project out by figuring out the kind of record company I wanted to make. When I decided to do a record label then Loyal Hound just kind of came to me. I made the logo and sketched out some ideas of how the brochure should be laid out. When I decided on this design I knew it would be somewhat difficult to pull it off but I was up for the challenge. I went into illustrator and started by simply using circles and squares to get the outline to my design. I then put in all of my images and did a ton of resizing and readjusting. I printed out this brochure probably 50 times in order to get it perfect. It took a lot of time but in the end it all worked out.
LOGOSDescription:A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.
Date: October 31, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: TextWranglerAdobe Photoshop
Objectives:To cteate a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image.Usethe basic tools of illustrator.
Process: I started out by figuring out the kind of company I wanted to make this log for when I finally decided on a pen/pencil company. When I knew what I was designing for then I sketched out a couple of ideas. Once the sketches were complete then I went to illustrator and made the designs in digital form. I then asked 10 different people which logo they liked the best and most of them picked the first one so that is the one I used. I then went back to illustrator and made three different variations of the logo.
Description:A business card meant for only the most manly of construction workers.
Date: November 7, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: Adobe InDesign
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 first started out by thinking of the kind of company I wanted to create. When I decided on construction then I came up with a company name and started sketching logos. When I found the logo then I went on Illustrator and made it. I then went back and sketched the sort of design I wanted the card to be. Once that was decided I made it come to life in Illustrator. After that was all done I put it into inDesign to make the final touches.
STATIONERY
Description:A webpage meant to advertise safe construction.
Date: November 21, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: TextWranglerAdobe Photoshop
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 a 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: I first started out by figuring out what kind of company I wanted to make. When I realized that then I started sketching out ideas of logos I wanted to make. When I figured out the logo then I went into illustrator and made the logo. After this then I went to text wrangler and wrote the web codes in order to make the webpage possible. After much trial and error then I finally figured out what I wanted to do to it.declared some backup fonts just in case the viewer’s browser didn’t have these fonts. I also used padding around the logo and text so that they would not be too close to the edge of the web page. This was one of the most challenging parts of working with CSS.
WEBPAGE
Description:A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.
Date: October 10, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: Microsoft WordCanon Printer/Scanner
Objectives:Find, scan and import a high-quality image.Create a full-bleed designUse text boxes for layout in Word.Insert and edit images in Word.
Process: I started out by first looking for a picture that would work well for this project. Once I found the picture then I made some sketches to figure out my layout. Once that I was done I took the poster (which my image was on) and scanned it using my home printer. Once the Image was scanned I cropped it in Photoshop and put it into Word. Once in word then I made my design, got the critiques I needed to make minor adjustments and printed it out.
EVENT AD
Description:Black & White promotional flier to promote a graduate leadership conference.
Date: October 3, 2015
Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 01Kerr
Program(s)/Tools: Adobe InDesign
Objectives:Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography.Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout.Create a project folder with image, logo and InDesign document to keep links intact.
Process: I started out by sketching out four different designs. After narrowing them down to the one I liked best then I got onto Abode Illustrator and began to put the design together. I learned many new skills on Illustrator that helped me with my design. As I was designing I did run into a few design flaws that I had to work out, but nothing major. I kept the 5 FOCUS principles in mind the entire time I was designing.
FLIER
