This document summarizes Amanda Bankowski's graphic design portfolio from her Graphic Design 1 course in Spring 2010. It includes 10 assignments analyzing typography, fonts, letterforms, and alphabets. Key assignments included analyzing text layout, reconstructing letters, designing a new letter, and creating presentations on the history of the Roman alphabet and illuminated manuscripts. The portfolio demonstrated her understanding of design principles and ability to complete real-world graphic design projects.

1. Amanda Bankowski’s Graphic Design Portfolio Graphic Design 1 Spring 2010 Professor Sean Nixon

2. Table of Contents 1 – Text on a Page 2 – First, Second, Third and 1,2,3, PowerPoint 3 – Reconstruction of Font 4 - History of the Roman Alphabet PowerPoint 5 – What Makes a Letter 6 - Overview of Written Alphabet PowerPoint 7 – New Letter 8 - Illuminated Manuscripts PowerPoint 9 - Illuminated Manuscripts Brochure 10 - Restaurant Brochure * - Real World Assignment KEY Paper and Pen PowerPoint Presentation Layout on InDesign

7. What Makes a Letter Assignment 5 Purpose: Created on InDesign, this project was to recognize the repeating shapes that are in the alphabet. This project helped assignment 7, to design a new letter that fits into the alphabet. Solution: Each letter is color-coded with the shapes that make it up.

9. Overview of Written Alphabet PowerPoint Assignment 6 Purpose: Five different alphabets were explored. This PowerPoint examines the shapes that make up each alphabet. The alphabets that were researched include Armenian, Hiragana, Ancient Phoenician, Greek, and Cyrillic. Solution: The whole PowerPoint can be viewed at: http://www.slideshare.net/abankow1/all-alphabets?from=share_email Armenian Alphabet

10. New Letter Assignment 7 Purpose: With the knowledge from Assignment 5 of the shapes that make up the Roman Alphabet a new letter was constructed that appeared to fit into the alphabet. Solution: The letter was made up of “C”, “V” and “slanted –”