Semester Portfolio for Comm130

1. Portfolio
Cassidy Strong

2. Contact
Name: Cassidy Strong
Phone: (805)477-8156
Email: cassidystrong24@gmail.com
Instagram: cassidyy_strong
Website: www.cassidystrong95.wordpress.com
Table of Contents
Brochure 1
Montage 2
Magazine Cover 3
Photodesign 4
Infographic 5
Letterhead 6
Business Card 7
HTML // Coding 8
Web Design 9

3. Brochure
Description: Design a brochure for a travel company.
Date: November 30, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe InDesign // Adobe Photoshop
Objective: Create a full bleed folded brochure that contains
text wrapping, a logo, and high quality images.
Process: I first created the logo in Illustrator. Then I went into
InDesign and started to design my brochure. I created box-
es and created my layout map. I then created my color
scheme, added images, and added text. I then exported
the brochure document as JPEGS.

4. Montage
Description: Design a spiritual poster montage us-
ing the blend of images and type.
Date: October 20, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe Photoshop
Objective: To learn the abilities of blending images, using mask
and filter.
Process: In photoshop, I combined all three photos together.
I then added a filter to make the background photo darker,
and used the brush tool to blend the photos together so that
it looked better.
I then chose a quote that I liked, which is from Henry B. Eyring
about the uphill climb of life, which I felt fit the image I had
made.

5. Magazine Cover
Description: Design a magazine cover in InDesign,
using principles of alignment and flow.
Date: September 28, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe InDesign
Objective: To learn the abilities of placing text and
Process: I first created a sketch of what ideas of layouts that I
could use. I knew that I wanted it to be sports themed, and
chose to do Sports Illustrated. Originally, I had chosen anoth-
er photo and color scheme, but when I decided to re-do my
magazine color, I switched the photo to a an action shot,
which created more flow. I then switched my color scheme
to navy blue and white. It’s simple but but grabs your atten-
tion. I was much happier with my second magazine cover
than with my first.

6. Photodesign
Description: Design a photo flier, showing
skills of color coordination. .
Date: October 13, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe Photoshop
Objective: Use layers and adjustment layers to coordinate de-
sign and color.
Process: I took photos of my sister and her family for this proj-
ect, and was very happy with how they turned out. To better
emphasize the color scheme that I was going for, I adjusted
the levels, increased the vibrance, and used selective col-
or to add more yellow to the photo.I created a new 8.5×11
document in Photoshop.Then I pulled my photo on top of it to
start creating my design. I added the bars, which matched
my color scheme and then I added text, simply using white
for the text color, which made it pop, but didn’t make it too
much to look at.

7. Infographic
Description: Create an infographic that organizes
data in a visually pleasing way.
Date: November 2, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator
Objective: To learn to apply flow and alignment in Adobe Illus-
trator.
Process: I began sketching some ideas for my layout, and af-
ter sharing my ideas with classmates, they helped me come
up with the idea of using a chocolate river and more of a
Willie Wonka theme After making some sketches, I opened
up Illustrator and began putting my ideas to the computer. I
found vectors on websites online, such as pixabay.com and
freepik.com, which was very helpful. I also created a pink
and brown color scheme.

8. Description: Design a letterhead, using consis
tent logo and branding.
Date: October 26, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe InDesign // Adobe Illustrator
Objective: Create a letterhead and business cards that keep a
consistent theme, color scheme and logo.
Process: I began the process by sketching out ideas on a
piece of paper. I then put the ideas to the computer, and
created three different logos. I chose one of the logos that
I especially liked. This logo evolved in a lot of ways. It wasn’t
until the end as I continued to make changes that I final-
ly found a color scheme that I liked. I created wave type
shapes at the bottom to keep with my “beach” theme, and
added the shadowing of the palm tree logo in the back-
ground of the letterhead.
Letterhead

9. Business Card Description: Design a business card, using
consistent logo and branding.
Date: October 26, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe InDesign // Adobe Illustrator
Objective: Create a letterhead and business cards that keep a
consistent theme, color scheme and logo.
Process: I began the process by sketching out ideas on a
piece of paper. I then put the ideas to the computer, and
created three different logos. I chose one of the logos that
I especially liked. This logo evolved in a lot of ways. It wasn’t
until the end as I continued to make changes that I finally
found a color scheme that I liked. I decided on blue business
cards, and decided to keep them simple so that they would
continue to be pleasant to look at. I tried to keep consistent
with my palm tree logo.

10. HTML // Coding
Description: Create a basic, handmade web
site using HTML and CSS.
Date: November 9, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: HTML // CSS // Adobe Photoshop
Objective: Use HTML and CSS to create a handmade web de-
sign.
Process: This project was one of the hardest ones for me, as
it took awhile for me to get the hang of coding and CSS.
However, I had a lot of fun as I chose a color scheme, fonts,
and watched as it was created. I used a photo for the back-
ground effect, which I felt added a lot more depth.

11. Web Design
Description: Design a website homepage using a grid.
Date: November 16, 2016
Course: COMM130 Visual Media Section 6
Instructor: Vanessa Godfrey
Programs Used: Adobe InDesign // Adobe Photoshop
Objective: Create the homepage of a website, using principles
in InDesign and Photoshop, and using layer maps.
Process: I began by choosing my theme. I then began doing
sketches of layouts that I could use, and decided to keep it
simple and clean so that it would be an easy navigation for
my audience. I then chose the layout that I felt would be the
best. Photoshop came next, and I began to put my sketch
ideas on the computer. I created the layout, created a blue
and pink color scheme, and then added text and photos.