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Portfolio Garrett Blanchard
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Contact MeGarrett Blanchard
720.255.4247
3350 Willownook Ranch Trail
Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
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ContentsBrochure
Web Page
Photo Design
Logo
Montage
Business Card
Flier
Letterhead
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BrochureDescription:A brochure that I created about the National Park Service
Centennial.
Date:March 26, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:I designed the brochure in Adobe Indesign and the Solar
logo in Illustrator.
Objectives:The objective was to use multiple programs and photos to
create a unied message.
Process:I started by sketching out what I wanted the brochureto look like. I then found images that would go well mymessage. I opened up Indesign and began creating what Ihad sketched. I also brought in the logo that I had created inIllustrator.
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Front Cover
Inside Back
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Web Page
Description:A web page explaining the process of creating my GO
Mountain Adventures logo.
Date:March 12, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Text Wrangler
Objectives:Create a unied web page that is visually appealing.
Use a logo that I had created in the design.
Process:First, I started writing basic HTML with the content of theweb page. I decided which logo I would use and what mymessage would be. After writing the HTML, I wrote CSSthat would give the page more dynamic.
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Photo Design
Description:A photo design including text to convey a message.
Date:February 6, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Photo Shop
Objectives:Edit a photo that I had taken.
Use image and text to share a unied message.
Process:I rst took a photo of the books on a table. I then editedthe photo in Photoshop to x shadow and clarity. While inPhotoshop, I was able to add the lines and text.
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Logo
Description:A logo for a used book store.
Date:February 20, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Illustrator
Objectives:Learn to use illustrator and create a visuallycommunicative logo for a business.
Process:I started by deciding what the business was going to be. Ithen drew up some sketches of what I would like the logoto look like. I created 3 dierent logos for the business inIllustrator and narrowed it down to the one that I likedmost.
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Montage
Description:An inspiring message that I created using multiple images.
Date:February 13, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Photoshop.
Objectives:Learn to use multiple images and combine them in
Photoshop to create a clean montage.
Process:I began by placing the background image inPhotoshop. I edited it to bring out the colors of thesunset and was able to remove a rooftop in the topleft corner. I then used an overlay to add the sheetmusic eect. I found the image of the birds andused masking and overlay to place them into theimage.
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Business Card
Description:This is a business card for a made up company.
Date:February 27, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Illustrator and InDesign
Objectives:Create a business card centered around a logo that I created.
Match the business card with a letterhead.
Process:The logo was the rst thing to be created in Illustrator. Afterthat, I was able to design the card around the logo andcreate an interesting card that both gives the informationand shows the culture of the company.
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Event FlierDescription:A ier created for a made up charity event.
Date: January 20, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Microsoft Word, Image scanner
Objectives:Learn to use only Word to desing a clear message.
Process:I scanned in the background photo, placed it in word and
created a ier for the event.
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LetterheadDescription:Professional letterhead bearing a logo that created.
Date:February 23, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Adobe Illustrator and Indesign
Objectives:Create a clean letterhead that matches business cards.
Process:The letterhead was created on Indesign. I rst sketchedup some ideas that would go well with the matching business card and would continue the idea of GO MountainAdventures.
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Event FlierDescription:A ier for a graduate event.
Date: January 23, 2016
Course/Instructor:Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel
Programs/Tools:Indesign
Objectives:Use given material and images to create a ier.Learn to use Indesign.
Learn proper alingment.
Process:I was given text and images to use for an even ier. I wasnew to the program, so I rst learned the basics of Indesign.I decided the hierarchy of importance in information andthen alinged things well and did my best to create a niceow.
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