Alexa Williamson

Portfolio

Contact Information
Alexa Williamson 151 Viking Drive Apt# 204 Rexburg ID 83440 1.435.494.8134 alexa_leigh_17@live.com

Table of Contents
Imaging Web Page Montoge Logos Letterhead Business Card Brochure Event Ad Flier

Imaging
Description: Date:
10/18/13 I personally took this photo and then I edited it using photoshop!

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson/ Communications 130 section 6

Learn basic photography skills. Use a digital camera to take a quality image, then download it. Size and crop the image. 6x6resolution 150 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. Document needs to be 8.511 150 resolution. Margins: top 2, sides 1.25 and bottom 3

Process:

I first took this photo and then opened it up in photoshop. Next I resized and cropped the image so that is 66 and 150 ppi. Then I selected the part I wanted in color and changed the inverse so that I could desaturate the back ground. Following the desaturation I added a filter called paint daubs it gave the picture the affect I wanted! Finally I placed it on an 8.5 by 11 sheet with 1.25 inch margins on the sides and a two inch margin on the tope with a three inch margins on the bottom!

Web Design
Description: Date:
11/22/13 I was asked to create a web page for my logo and company.

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson/ Communications 130 section 6

Design a web page using HTML to display the logo and content. (Use TextWrangler (Macintosh) or NotePad++ (Windows)) Acquire a working knowledge of HTML. (Must include all required tags (Doctype (provided), html, head, title, meta charset (provided), & body. As well as tag that links to external style sheet. With in the body include h1, h2, p, ol or ul (with li tags), img, hr, and a (link to blog) tags.) Acquire a working knowledge of CSS. (Customize the Cascading Style Sheet (css) provided one page formatting that complements the logo design, by changing at least the following: The h1 text color & background color, font colors for the paragraphs & list items, the background color, Font Families and add at least one css comment. Identify hex colors for web design. (Find and use hex colors to match your logo)

Process:

I started out creating the Html in Text wrangler.Then i added the codes and tried to tab them in all the right places. I then linked my logo to my html and linked my blog to it as well. After I got theses things all figured out next I validated it with a validator website. After it was validated I wrote my my description word count 328. once i got my description written i started adding css to my html i linked my html and css together after that i started making the finishing touches to my web page. I used proximity and and repetition and flow through out my web page.

Montoge
Description:
I was asked to create a montage, by using two or more photos and blending them together. Also a message need to be shared whit the photos and I think mine is shot and simple but it still gets the point across. I used the skills I learned in photoshop to create this montage. I also used my own pictures for it. I really enjoyed this project and how using photoshop helped me bring my ideas to life.

Date:
10/26/13

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Learn to manage Photoshop layers. Learn to blend images together smoothly, using masks. (Two or more images) Use filters. (Apply at least one) Apply appropriate typography. Choosing good quality images. (Note background should be at least 16501275 pixels) Apply typography principles (titles, quotes, events or scripturesyour choice) Unifying a piece with a consistent theme

Process:

I first looked through all of my pictures and found two that I thought went well together and shared a good message. Second I opened the photos in photoshop and I put the temple picture as the background. I then places the picture of christ over it. I put a mask on the picture of christ and blended them together. Next I put my text on the picture and changed the size of the last line to add contrast between them. Last I desaturated the pictures and added a sepia affect to warm the colors a little bit.

Logo
Description:
I was asked to create three different variations of logos for the same company. By incorporating the things that a car garage has and uses in a way to put there name out there. I was asked to do three different ones so that the company can have a couple of different choices. I really enjoyed creating different ways so that we can get the companies name out there.

Date:
11/2/13

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image (at least 3 new logos). Do not imitate existing logos or use your previous designs. Use only the tools of Illustrator. (No photos on logo page) Setting up a professional display for the company. Arrange three logos on an 8.5 x 11 vertical page / .5 margins and add the company name in simple type at the top of page. Getting feedback from outside sources. Ask ten people to select their favorite logo. List the results, along with your favorite, in your blog post.

Process:

I first started out by learning the tools in adobe illustrator. I then brain stormed different ideas on how i could get there name out there in different ways. I sued the pen tool and the shape tool to help me create the different element for my logos. I used the the pathway tool to combined all the different shapes together. I used the colors black and white to create high contrast. I also used the different kinds of founts to make the name of the company match the logo and stand out. Top 3 things learned:

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Ondis Garage

LetterHead
Description:
I was asked to create a logo and use that logo on a business card and on letter head. We could create this for a company of our choice. we had to have contact information for the company. I used two different programs when doing this assignment.

Date:
11/9/13

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Use The basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign. Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. Do not imitate existing logos or use your previous designs. (Dont use photos or live trace in your new logo) Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead. Use your new logo to design two stationery items with consistent design. (Photos are okay on stationery.) Letterhead: 8.5 x 11 (full-bleed optional, but trim only .125) Business card: 3.5 x 2 (print above center on a vertical page) Apply typography rules keeping small copy. Learning to keep thing simple by having watermarks and drop shadows light and white space. Applying contact information: Include name, address, phone, and email on each piece. Use periods, bullets, or spaces in phone #; No parentheses/ hyphens.

Process:

I started out by brainstorming ideas for a company that could have a go logo. i came up with i mustache you a question. and the logo would be a mustache. I found a picture of a mustache on the internet then opened it up in illustrator. i used the pen tool to trace it. when i finally got it perfect i saved it. next i opened it up in indesign when i created the rest of the project using the design principals. and finally as i was getting all the last things in place i save them in three different forms. first as an indesign file then as a .JPGE and last as a .PDF.

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Business Card
Description:
I was asked to create a logo and use that logo on a business card and on letter head. We could create this for a company of our choice. we had to have contact information for the company. I used two different programs when doing this assignment.

Date:
11/9/13

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Use The basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign. Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. Do not imitate existing logos or use your previous designs. (Dont use photos or live trace in your new logo) Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead. Use your new logo to design two stationery items with consistent design. (Photos are okay on stationery.) Letterhead: 8.5 x 11 (full-bleed optional, but trim only .125) Business card: 3.5 x 2 (print above center on a vertical page) Apply typography rules keeping small copy. Learning to keep thing simple by having watermarks and drop shadows light and white space. Applying contact information: Include name, address, phone, and email on each piece. Use periods, bullets, or spaces in phone #; No parentheses/ hyphens.

Process:

I started out by brainstorming ideas for a company that could have a go logo. i came up with i mustache you a question. and the logo would be a mustache. I found a picture of a mustache on the internet then opened it up in illustrator. i used the pen tool to trace it. when i finally got it perfect i saved it. next i opened it up in indesign when i created the rest of the project using the design principals. and finally as i was getting all the last things in place i save them in three different forms. first as an indesign file then as a .JPGE and last as a .PDF.

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Brochure
Description: Date:
12/7/13 A tri-fold brochure that is used to get my company out so people know of it and what we do!

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Set up and align a two-sided, folded document. Create an original company logo and use it in a brochure. Incorporate quality images. (Incorporate at least four quality images (Not including the logo). One should be clipped in Photoshop and text-wrapped in InDesign so the text follows the cutout shape of the image.) Write at least 250 words of original copy with at least three paragraphs. Trim for a full bleed and print in duplex (two-sided) color.

Process:

I started out by creating my logo in Illustrator i used the pen tool to create the mustache and that is the main part of logo!i then found a font that I really liked and thought would match my logo. After my logo was finished I picked a color that i really liked and though would fit with the modern theme of my logo. Next I drew out some ideas of different way I could create a brochure. Once I found the one i wanted to create I then opened up indesign and tried to use the tools I knew to bring my idea to life. As used rulers to and gris lines to get every thing lined up so that my fold and pictures would be where they need to be my idea came to life.

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Event Ad
Description: Date:
10/4/13

I was asked to create a black and white flier to promote a graduation conference using the indesign skills I learned in my communications class.

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography. Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout. Retrieve image and logo from links on this page. Create a project folder with image, logo and InDesign document to keep links intact.

Process:

I first created four sketches and then used the skills I learned in indesign to bring my ideas to life! I started out with the boxes on the bottom and the top with a gradient to create repetition in the page. I also had the gradient continue through both boxes so instead of starting over dark to light. I then lined up the logo and and the date time and kept the copy small so that the picture and the copy line up and keep the white space open and keep the look clean. Then i put the white text on the black so i had great contrast and stood out.

Got Shoes?
Do you have any shoes you have out grown? Dont want, or that have lost their style?

Come and donate them for The Children In Africa!

When: 9/17/2013 Where: The Public Library! Time: 9:00 am 7:00 pm Sponsored by: The Good Friends Club!!

Flier
Description:

I was asked to create an advertisement for a fundraiser. In my cases the benefactor is the Good Friends Club and the beneficiary is the Children In Africa. The add includes the date time and place for when and where the donation will be going on. The add states that we are asking people to donate shoes to the children in Africa. I used word to design the advertisement.

Date:
10/11/13

Course Instructor: Objectives:

Julie Peterson Communications 130 section 6

Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography. Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout. Retrieve image and logo from links on this page. Create a project folder with image, logo and InDesign document to keep links intact.

Process:

First I found an image I wanted to uses form a magazine. Next I scanned the image in with it out distorting it. Then I came up with an idea that went along with the image. I used word to make my idea come to life!

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