Portfolio

Samuel Thomas

Contact
Samuel Thomas
129 Princeton Court Apt 6
Rexburg, ID 83440
208.243.7559
samu.w.thomas@gmail.com

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

Montage
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Description:
-An inspirational montage made to highlight the importance of Family.

Date:
-May 28th, 2016
Course/Instructor:
-Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
-Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:
-Convey a message to people that familes ultimately have the potential to be together forever through religious
conviction.

Process:
-The first thing that I did was find a picture of and LDS temple that I liked, and touched it up. I removed smoke that
was in the back ground and touched up on some other things that were in the background. I then proceeded to apply
various layer masks to give it that warn look that people like so much. I then added a screened text with the message
that I wanted to convey and added my initials in the bottom right hand corner.

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Event
Description:
-An event ad that was designed for a fictional Adopt a Grandparent event hosted by a fictional retirement home.

Date:
- May 14th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Microsoft Word

Objectives:
- Create a visual message using basic programs that are more commonly had.

Process:
- Scanned a picture from a magazine that highlighted what I wanted to promote. Extracted a color scheme from the
image and created an argyle design on top of a coral background. I then wrote out the information of the event and

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July 30th
10am to 3pm

Senior Citizens Retirement Home

Want to make a difference in someones life?
Come spend a wonderful morning with some of the great tenants here
at the Senior Citizens Retirement Home!

Shuffle Board

Horse Shoe

Checkers Tournament

Bingo

Story Telling

Live Music

Cook Out

Gardening Classes

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Flier
Description:
- A flier designed to promote the Graduate Leadership Conference.

Date:
- May 7th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Adobe InDesign

Objectives:
- Create a flier using mostly black and white as an introduction on how to learn the Adobe InDesign to create content.

Process:
- I first decided what pictures I wanted to use and placed them inside of the boxes. I took the provided
text and information, corrected spelling errors, and laid it out into an easy to read layout. I then added the
logo, and the event title. Later I added the blue lines in the background to add some color to the design.

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October 21
8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Lincoln Convention Center

Do you want to have the

competitive edge in business?
Come learn how at Vouant Communications annual

Graduate Leadership Conference.

Vouant Communications is devoted

to helping tomorrows leaders gain essential
leadership skills in the workplace.

During this dynamic

THREE-DAY SEMINAR,

attendees will meet with top executives of Vouant

Communications to discuss breakthrough leadership
techniques, while cultivating attributes of leadership
that will market to any employer.
Conference is available to graduating seniors.

Space is limited.

Registration and more information available at

http://www.vouantcomm.com/leaders

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WebPage
Description:
- A webpage that I designed to showcase the my logo creating process.

Date:
- June 18th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Notepad ++

Objectives:
- To apply learned HTML and CSS skills that were learned in class.

Process:
- Began with typing up the origial HTML document in Notepad++. After that, I began researching how to get certain
things to do what I was wanting them to do on the internet. After that I planned out how I was going to create contrast
between the logo and the rest of the page. I then linked the CSS document into the HTML document and filled in the text

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Brochure
Description:
- A brochure designed to highlight my brother as an upcoming author a book series that he is writing.

Date:
- July 9th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign

Objectives:
- To combine the different skills that we have obtained over the semester into one cumulative project.

Process:
- I started with some sketches on pieces of computer paper to be able to visualize exactly where I would need
to put anything. I interviewed my brother about his passion for writing, found pictures that highlighted his
influences, took out the background of his picture, created a swirl in Illustrator, put it together, and printed

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Imaging
Description:
- A motivational picture that was taken and edited to show basic photoshop skills.

Date:
- May 21st, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle
Programs:
- Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:
- To implement basic photography skill as well as basic photo editing skills on Adobe Photoshop.

Process:
- I started out taking pictures and trying to find something that could be used to motivate people. I found a lovely angle
of what is known as the Taylor Building on the Brigham Young University - Idaho campus. I touched up the levels, the
color balance, and the vibrance and saturation. After that, I looked up a tutorial on how to create a sun burst and added
that to the image at the top peak of the Taylor Building. After that, I added a motivational message to encourage people
to be themselves

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Logos
Description:
- A logo designed for a cheesecake company that I had as a youngster.

Date:
- June 4th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:
- To highlight different skills in Adobe Illustrator though designing a logo for either a person or a business.

Process:
- I started with sketches showing what the logo could look like. I took three sketches and designed them in Adobe
Illustrator. I picked one, simplified it, and then produced three different logos to show what it would look like on a
variety of different mediums.

Sams Cheesecakes
Smile, its cheesecake

Sams Cheesecakes
Smile, its cheesecake

Sams Cheesecakes
Smile, its cheesecake

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Business
Description:
- A busniess card designed to give to potential employers with my contact information.

Date:
- June 11th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

Objectives:
- Learn how to link other Adobe files into Adobe InDesign to create a superior document.

Process:
- I started with sketches after looking up different business cards for inspiration. I then started designing certain
elements of the card such as the music note and the part that has my name. After that I imported the documents into
InDesign and put together the business card.

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Samuel Thomas

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Letterhead
Description:
- Letterhead to match my business card.

Date:
- June 11th, 2016

Course/Instructor:
- Comm 130/Ben Pingle

Programs:
- Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

Objectives:
- Learn how to link other Adobe files into Adobe InDesign to create a superior document.

Process:
- I did some sketches on what I wanted my letterhead to look like. I then took the same elements that were used to
design my business card and then started out with my letterhead. I imported the logo twice, once for the top left, and
once for the watermark. Put lines in for the body area, and then put my contact info into the top right.

Samuel Thomas
tho14024.wordpress.com
samu.w.thomas@gmail.com
208.243.7558