PORTFOLIO

LIZZY JOHNSON

CONTACT
Lizzy Johnson

175 W 3rd S
Rexburg, ID 83440
801 787 4808
lizzymjo@gmail.com

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Montage
Event Ad
Logos
Letterhead
Business Card
Brochure
Flier
Web Page
Imaging

MONTAGE
Date:

2/15/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

This project demonstrates the skills learned in

blending images together in order to create one
seamless final image

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

How to manage layers in Photoshop

Learning how to blend and mask several images
together
How to use appropriate typography

Process:

I browsed the internet for pictures that would work well together and
also fit the theme of spirituality for the project. I wanted to focus on
Gods creations so I decided to work with a night sky to demonstrate
the worlds without end. I found two pictures, the one with a starry
sky and one with the silhouette of a girl against a sunset, imported
them into Photoshop, and used the masking tool in order to put the
starry sky over the sunset. I found an appropriate quote to tie the
image together and used complementary typography to
finish the image.

EVENT AD
Date:
1/31/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:
A full bleed color event ad created with Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Programs & Tools:

Microsoft Office Word

Objectives:

Learn how to scan a high quality image

How to create a full bleed design
How to use basic design skills in a word processor

Process:

I used a Canon scanner to scan in this image of Hozier photographed for

Entertainment Weekly. I imported the image into Microsoft Word and used
a primary color scheme drawn from the photo in order create unity. There
is also contrast from the light blue sky against the dark blue words, and
the word Hozier in red pops out in order to draw attention. Hoziers face is
also the main focal point of the ad, and your eyes get drawn to the words
next to it.

BENEFIT
CONCERT
HOZIER

FEATURING

A p r i l 1 4, 2 0 1 5 | 7 P M
The Depot | Salt Lake City
Tickets starting at $25
All proceeds will go to the
ISPCC Childline

LOGOS
Date:

2/21/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Secion 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

For this project I created three logos for a fictional company

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:
How to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator

Process:

I used Adobe Illustrator to create the three logos. I used rounded

rectangles to create the covers of the books and an arched line
to create the slope of the pages for each logo. I also used regular
lines to create the details of the pages for the last image and the
ellipse and rectangle tools to create the glasses above the book. In
the second logo I used the ellipse tools to create the quill writing
on the book. I also used the brush tool to paint in a bit of detail that
I couldnt do with the shape tools.

LETTERHEAD
Date:
2/28/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:
I created stationery for a fictional business with a logo that I designed

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

Design a new logo fitting for a company

Design proper layouts for stationery
Understand the basics of Illustrator and InDesign

Process:

I decided to stick with with the fictional business I created for earlier
and continue the motif of the quill in one of the logos I created. I
wanted to make the quill more geometric and simplistic, so I used
triangles and rectangles in Adobe Illustrator. After arranging and
warping the shapes how I liked, I used the shape builder to merge the
shapes together. I then chose an appropriate color scheme and used
the knife tool to split the feather of the quill into two so I could use
two different colors in the sections I created. I then imported the logo
into Adobe InDesign and added it and the businesses information
onto stationery

BUSINESS
CARD
Date:

2/28/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:
I created stationery for a fictional business with a logo that I designed

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

Design a new logo fitting for a company

Design proper layouts for stationery
Understand the basics of Illustrator and InDesign

Process:

I decided to stick with with the fictional business I created for earlier and
continue the motif of the quill in one of the logos I created. I wanted to
make the quill more geometric and simplistic, so I used triangles and
rectangles in Adobe Illustrator. After arranging and warping the shapes
how I liked, I used the shape builder to merge the shapes together. I
then chose an appropriate color scheme and used the knife tool to split
the feather of the quill into two so I could use two different colors in the
sections I created. I then imported the logo into Adobe InDesign and
added it and the businesses information onto a business card

BROCHURE
Date:
3/28/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

I created a tri-fold brochure for the fictional company BoundAHEAD

Learning Center

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

Learn how to do proper measurments in InDesign

How to clip images in Photoshop
Learn to wrap text around images.

Process:

I used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create this brochure.

First, I used Photoshop to clip three of the four images to make them look
clean against the fourth image used as the background of the brochure.
I then used a couple reference images to create the rabbit logo. I used
the Pen Tool and Curved Pen Tool to create the rabbit, and then the Knife
Tool to split the image into three to get the three primary colors. I also
created the three symbols (the lightbulb, the paint brush, and the plant) in
Illustrator as well. When I was satisfied with what I designed, I arranged
everything together and added the text in InDesign.

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FLIER
Date:
1/25/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

This is a black and white flier used to promote a graduate leadership

conference

Programs & Tools:

Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

Use basic InDesign skills to create a simple layout

Use appropriate typography
Express knowledge in the dsign principles

Process:

I first drew out four different sketches and chose the one that I liked
best. I then used Adobe InDesign to create the flier. I made sure to
have enough white space and not to trap it. I also used the graduation
cap and the Vouant logo to help create balance in the flier. I also used
repetition with the five diamonds underneath the image, but gave
them contrasting colors. I also made sure not to center align the flier.

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WEB PAGE
Date:
3/15/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

An HTML and CSS webpage I designed to showcase a logo for a fictional

business.

Programs & Tools:

Notepad++
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learn to export an image as a .png

Design a webpage using HTML coding
Add different elements using CSS coding
Identify hex colors
Export a folder as a .zip file

Process:

I created this webpage solely using HTML and CSS in Notepad ++. It was
interesting learning how to manipulate a webpage by just using code
especially since I had never used code before. I recycled a logo that I had
designed for a previous project and used pre-designed HTML and CSS to
manipulate to make the webpage unique. After inserting the logo, I added
text explaining the process I went through in designing the quill in HTML,
and then linked CSS and used it to change the font, background and
header colors. I pulled the colors from the logo to link the two together.

IMAGING
Date:
2/7/15

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Cory Kerr

Description:

I demonstrated good photography and photo editing skills. I also added

an appropriate color scheme to the image in order to create an 8 1/2 x 11
poster.

Programs & Tools:

Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learn the basics of photography

Import image into Photoshop
Learn basic editing techniques in Photoshop
Create a color scheme based on an image

Process:

I first took this picture with my Sony A330 camera out by the large silos
behind the Rexburg Temple. I chose a monochromatic color scheme
that went well with the steely clouds and the blue tinted barn and silo.
I then edited the photo in Photoshop and used levels, color balance,
sharpness, and vibrance and saturation in order to get the colors that I
wanted in the photo. I then used several rectangles to create the stripes
below the image and a rounded rectangle to use for the color swatches
in the image. I used alignment with the swatches in order for them to line
up with the edges of the barn and the silo in order to give it more unity,
and also aligned the text with the swatches as well.