Visual Communications Portfolio

PORTFOLIO Kathryn Browning

CONTACT Kathryn Browning

3855 Deer River

Idaho Falls, ID 83401

208-716-2933

[email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Photo Montage Logos

Brochure

PhotoDesign

Event Ad

Flier

Stationary

Business Card

Web Page

CONTACT Kathryn Browning

3855 Deer River

Idaho Falls, ID 83401

208-716-2933

[email protected]

PHOTO MONTAGE

DESCRIPTION: A spiritaul themed photo montage

DATE: February 12, 2015

COURSE/INSTRUCTOR: Visual Comm 130 -Emily Kunz

PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Photoshop

OBJECTIVES: To create a seamlessly blended montage of multiple photos.

PROCESS: I took multiple images of my piano, hymnbook, and other

sheet music. I then did some of the basic edits on all of those photos.I used the piano

as the background and then using the lasso tool with a feather I

took sections of each of the other four photos and placed them on strategically.

I put them in circular pattern around the edge of the picture. I used the masking

tools to then blend the images together.I then added text and used the linear dodge

and screen layering on the different text. All of the design work and editing was

done in Photoshop.

LOGOS DESCRIPTION: Personally created logos for a business



PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Illustrator

OBJECTIVES: To create three completely unique logos for a single company

PROCESS: The first thing I did was get out paper and a pencil and start

sketching. I was trying to convey movement and action and so my sketches

ended up having an aviation feel. I then went into illustrator and used the

shape tool to create all three images. I used the drop shadow effect on my top

image to give the logo more dimension. I used the Pathfinder -Divide tool on

the middle image to pull the triangles away from each other and create a V,

and I used the line segment tool to create the dotted lines on the third image.

BROCHURE DESCRIPTION: An original brochure and logo created for a business.

DATE: March 28, 2015


PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, & Adobe InDesign

OBJECTIVES: To create a brochure that creatively marketed a business.

PROCESS: I created this brochure using Indesign. I decided to use a gate fold, so that when you look at

the brochure you only see the aquarium and then you open the flaps to the vast ocean in the middle, and the

information on each of the flaps. Then if you turn the brochure over there is general information on the back.

I found my images through various searches online and then used photoshop to clip the back image, while

leaving the rest of the images intact. I used Illustrator to create the Ocean View logo as well as the scuba

masks that I used for the flaps of the brochure. I used the same font from my logo throughout the entire

brochure for a more uniform look, using both black and white font. I also tried to unify the entire

brochure by using similar colors and water scene images throughout the design.

FRONT

BACK

INSIDE

PHOTO DESIGN DESCRIPTION: A design centering around a personally taken photograph.



PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Photoshop

OBJECTIVES: To create a beautiful design centered around a well taken photograph,

and using a specific color scheme.

PROCESS: I took this photo of my daughter using natural lighting, her facing

into the image, and a clear focus. I then took the image into Photoshop and

adjusted the levels, vibrance/sat., selective color, and sharpness. I also chose to

make the background black and white to add contrast to the image.

I then began designing in the Photoshop program using the custom shape tool

for the frame and hearts and the eyedropper to select colors from the color wheel and her clothing..

EVENT AD DESCRIPTION: An advertisement for a charity event, using a scanned image.

DATE: January 30, 2015


PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Microsoft Word & HP Photosmart Scanner

OBJECTIVES: To create a full-bleed color event advertisement using only a scanned

image and Microsoft Word.

PROCESS: I scanned the image of the dog into photoshop and then used

the tools to remove the text and blend and remove a logo that was placed

on the dogs fur. I then used Microsoft word to design the flier.

All of the colors on the flier were selected with the dropper tool directly from the image.

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FLIER DESCRIPTION: To create a black & white flier

DATE: January 22, 2015


PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe InDesign

OBJECTIVES: To create a visually pleasing leadership conference flier in black & white.

PROCESS: I initially hand sketched my design ideas on paper. Then I took those

sketches and started to create a flier in the InDesign program. I used the shape

tool to create the black bars and smaller squares and I used the opacity tool to

fade out the image so that I could use it as a background. I used two variations

of the same font in order to give it some visual interest while still keeping it uniform.

The word leadership was emphasized in order to show that it was the focus of the conference.

STATIONARY DESCRIPTION: Stationary created around a newly crated logo



PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

OBJECTIVES: To create a well designed stationary with a newly created logo and tie it

together with a business card.

PROCESS: I started with brainstorming and sketches. I tried several different company

and logo ideas and none of them really looked great. I finally came to the bow tie idea.

Originally, I had taken the text bowtieguy and modified it to the shape of a bow tie

, but after multiple people saying it was difficult to read, I created a new image of a

bow tie in illustrator and used the inner glow to give it some dimension. I then went

into InDesign to design the stationary and business cards. For the stationary, I decided

to give it a plaid background, to tie into the bow tie theme. I used the same text that I used

for the logo, for the business information. I also used the same blue color throughout the image.

BUSINESS CARD DESCRIPTION: A business card created to match the stationary from above project



PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

OBJECTIVES: To create a business card that paired well with the previously

designed stationary and logo.

PROCESS: For the business cards, I thought it would be fun to have them

in a bow tie shape to tie the theme together, and then I used an enlarged

logo on one side and the plaid pattern with the text on the other side.

WEB PAGE DESCRIPTION: A web page centered around a previously created logo

DATE: March 10, 2015


PROGRAMS & TOOLS: Text Wrangler

OBJECTIVES: To create a web page using HTML & CSS coding

PROCESS: I created a web page using Text Wrangler. I created an HTML document to set up

the text and main elements of the web page and then used CSS to style and edit those elements.

I was able to get my colors for the font, borders, and background from my logo. I used the

eyedropper selector tool in Photoshop/Illustrator to find the codes for my colors. I was also able

to find the information for my font in Illustrator under the File Info screen, and then I was able

to use the same font from my logo throughout my document..I used the W3Schools Validator and

the Chrome Debugging tool to help fix any errors I had with my coding and formatting, both in

CSS and HTML I changed the format of the list to remove the bullet points and have headers

with each list item. I also stylized the link to match the colors of my font and change color when

I hover over it..

Visual Communications Portfolio

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brochure description

entire brochure

original brochure

adobe photoshop objectives

adobe illustrator objectives

emily kunz programs

visual comm

adobe indesign objectives