The Second Portfolio for COMM 130 as created and experienced by Jaren Walker

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Business Identity
Brochure
Magazine Cover
PhotoDesign
Infographic
Web Page Mockup
Coding
Montage

3. Buisness Identity
A letter head and business card for a fictional company
that provides high quality costumes for film companies,
and individual cosplayers
October 27, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
These guys arent some on off costuming brand from
china. They make quality stuff.
I first tried different names and logos before settling on
a bird for it. I then tried different logo designs of that
bird before settling on a modified version of the first
logo. After thinking it over, I changed the name of the
company to reflect a new color scheme I came up with.
I then created a draft of the letterhead, and business
card and got some feedback from a few people. I made
sure to focus on contrast with colors and alignment.
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4. BrochureDesign a Brochure for a Company of Your Choice
December 1, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & InDesign
Create a brochure with accurate folds, and an
eyecatching design.
I knew I had to tie this design into the webpage, so
I started gathering what I felt I would need from the
previous project file on my computer. I then opened
Indesign to create a basic shape map using a column
layout, and I placed all the basic elements. After I
recieved feedback, I decided to completely change
the design around. Pulling elements from from my
webpage and reorganized my original. I added colors,
divided the segments better. I finally refined the
text, and added two photos to wrap the text around.
The result is a elegant invitation to check out a cool
costuming company.
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5. Magazine Cover
A magazine cover highlighting myself, my life, and
some of my interests.
September 29, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe InDesign
Design a magazine cover that showcases yourself, as
well as articles about certain aspects of your life.
I always liked the visual nature of LIFE, and I wanted
to do something like that. Since I knew what I wanted
and lept into action. Starting a new document in 8.5 x
11 size, I inserted my image and the LIFE logo, and
locked them into place. I then created several article
titles and placed them on the lower right-hand side to
help balance out the design. I made the lower band to
help show the issue number and volume number, and
other little details to make it seem like a real world
product. The result is a Magizene that I would pick up
off of a newsstand.
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6. PhotoDesign
A design centered around a photo of my choice
October 13, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Photoshop
Ceate a photodesign that utilizes good photography and
design skills to create a poster that shows a consistent
color scheme
I had a hard time find something I could photograph,
until I remembered my Dad and his Ford Bronco. It
was the perfect subject, with a distinctive color scheme,
and I could make a idea to go with it. I was able to get
a picture of it, and then I did the following. After I took
a picture, I brought it into Photoshop, and I applied the
filters necessary, and then I started to mess around with
color and vibrancy a little bit, to get the colors to pop.
Then, using the quick select tool, I selected the bronco,
and brought just the bronco without the background
into a blank Photoshop document. I then added shapes
to cover the blank windows, added a road that matched
the colors, and added a quote, keeping with a diagonal
alignment. The result is a unique, somewhat animated
design, that screams life, and Adventure.
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7. Infographic
A Infographic illustrating some of the similarities and
differences of Microsoft and Apple
November 5, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Illustrator
Create a visually interesting infographic, showcasing a
unique topic.
Looking around on the internet for inspiration, I found
that there weren’t many highlighting the advantages
and disadvantages of the big companies. Originally it
was going to be a big battle royale between Microsoft,
Apple, & Google, but that proved too complicated.
So, after drawing the general layout of the design, and
selecting a color scheme, I moved into Illustrator, and
created a repeating background made of tiny circles
to add texture I then created the banners for each
section. Then working down, I added text, graphs, and
illustrations for most sections that needed it. Created
a matte to cover parts that went outside the artboard. I
added some further details, like keys on the keyboards,
Shrapnel on the Apple Graph, and sharpened details in
general. The end result is exactly what I would expect
from a website like Tech Crunch, or Verge.
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8. Webpage Mockup
A Webpage Concept for for Bluejay Costuming.
November 17, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Photoshop, & Illustrator
Create a mockup of a potential website using
photoshop
Continuing my designs for “Bluejay Costuming”, I
decided to try designing what their website would look
like. I first sketched out potential layouts, eventually
settling on a minimalist design. I got right into
Photoshop and using a 24 column graph as a layout,
I started positioning all the details. I then started
replacing the markers with details like photos for the 4
boxes in the middle, Copyright info for the bottom, and
a subtle background. Enough to make the design pop
somewhat. The end result is a simplistic, but visually
interesting design.
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9. Coding
A simple HTML Webpage
November 17, 2016
Comm 130: Visual Media
Sara Tranberg
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & Notepad++
Create a custom website using HTML & CSS Code
This was one where I went simple. I gathered my logo
from illustrator, made tweaks to the size and exported
it. I also exported the Crown image I originally created
for my logo and, after making tweaks to the size to use
it as a background file, and repeating it back there. I
opened my HTML file and CSS file, and began making
changes side by side. At regular intervals I would
open the HTML file in my web browser to make sure
things were going on the right track. The end result is
a simplistic, but effective way to showcase on of my
favorite projects.
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