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Larissa V Medina5011 Novgorod StLos Angeles, CA 90032

323.374.7351larissamed14@yahoo.com

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Contact

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4. Web Page6. Brochure8. Montage

10. Event Ad12. Logos14. Business Card16. Letterhead18. Imaging

20. Flier

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Description:A web page created to highlight an original logo.

Date:November 22, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Text Wrangler and Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:Creating a webpage by learning CSS and HTML coding.

Process:To start o creating my webpage I made an html and css document through Textwrangler. Iformatted my text and logo through my html document and then began designing my page throughmy css document. I added a background image to go along with my logo and I also incorporated mycolor scheme throughout the body background. I made the body and heading backgroundtransparent so the image behind it was slightly visible. For the title I used the type tool in AdobeIllustrator then made the words an outline so I could add the gradient color as the letter fll. I theninserted the title into my css page and positioned it to be centered along with my logo and fnishedwith adjusting my link color to change when clicked on.

Web Page

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Description:This is a duplex folding informational brochure.

Date:December 6, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Indesign

Objectives:To design a two sided brochure by applying what skills have been taught.

Process:First I began designing my new logo in Adobe Illustrator along with choosing a color scheme to tmy logo and brochure. I then began creating my brochure in Adobe Indesign and placing my rulerson where I wanted my folds to be. After I added a box to t the size of my brochure to add the darkred color in the background to go with my color scheme and added a background image on theinside. To nish the inside I added the text and images along with borders on the top and bottom.As for the front I repeated the borders I added on the inside while adding a small image of crossedknives in a circle to the middle of the fold. On the back I added more pictures of the dierentcampuses around the world as well as contact information and my logo.

Brochure

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Description:The is a motivational montage using 2 images with typography.

Date:October 25, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:To create an inspiational montage using 2 or more images.

Process:Using Adobe Photoshop I cropped the background image to be a 8.5 x 11 size, I then added a maskto the second image, the bus, so I could blend it in with the background. I also adjusted thebrightness and contrast along with the opacity. I then added some text and chose a font that wouldmatch the mood of the montage.

Montage

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Description:This is an ad for a ctional event created through Microsoft Word.

Date:October 12, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Microsoft Word

Objectives:Create an event ad through Microsoft Word using a scanned image.

Process:The program used to create the ad was Microsoft Word 2013. I rst used an image I had previouslyscanned and removed part of the background to give o a ripped edge feel. I then added shapes andtext for my title and copy. I also chose fonts that went with the ad as well as the color scheme. In thelower text and shape ll I used the gradient tool to make the color lighter and easy to read. I thenadded the logo and slogan to the bottom of the page.

Event Ad

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Description:3 dierent styled logos for one company.

Date:November 1, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:To create 3 dierent logos for the same company.

Process:I decided to create logos for an Italian Restaurant and began working in Adobe Illustrator.I startedby playing with the pen and gradient tool so I could create a color scheme while incorporating theItalian ag. I then, for the rst logo, used a rough sketch for the map of Italy and outlined it in a darkred then added an o white color to the background and inserted it in a circle. I then used the pentool to create the wavy ag in the second logo, and added the gradient I created to the inside. As forthe third logo I created a chefs hat using the pen tool, then created an outline on the wordingAlexandrina, and added the same gradient to it.

Logos

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Description:A stationery to complement the business card and highlight the specic company.

Date:November 8, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Indesign and Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:To create a letterhead that complements the business card.

Process:First I created the logo in Adobe Illustrator using the pen tool to create the ower. I then used thepen tool again to create the camera lens coming out of the ower. After creating the logo, I usedAdobe Indesign and placed the logo on my letter head one on the top corner and also I created awatermark on the bottom corner by adjusting the transparency. To create the two lm reels, Iused the rectangle shape to create the black bar, then used the line tool and adjusted the stroketo make it dashed.

Letterhead

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Description:A business card created to highlight a specic company.

Date:November 8, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Indesign and Adobe Illustrator.

Objectives:Creating a business card along with a new logo.

Process:After creating my new logo in Adobe Illustrator, I began making my business card in AdobeIndesign. I reused the reels and watermark I created in the letterhead, but made them smaller to tthe size of the card. I then added contact information along with the name of the compnay. Lastly Iadded social media icons on the back with a drop shadow eect.

Business Card

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Description:A photo personally taken with specic color scheme and a full bleed background.

Date:October 19, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:Editing an image in Photoshop to add a lter and highlight the color scheme.

Process:I used the rule of thirds while taking my photo and in doing so I wanted to create a greenish yellowcolor scheme. I then used Photoshop to enhance my image, the tools I used were the gradient forthe background, the rectangle tool for the boxes on the bottom to identify the color scheme, and Ialso used the sharpen tool to sharpen my image a tad bit. I have had some previous experienceworking with this program so I used my skills of how to better my image by adjusting thebrightness, contrast, and vibrance.

PhotoDesign

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Description:This is a Grayscale Black and White ier promoting a Graduate Leadership Conference.

Date:October 5, 2014

Course Instructor:Comm 130 Section 5

Joel Judkins

Programs/ Tools:Adobe InDesign

Objectives:Applying design principles and typography to create a ier in Indesign

Process:I began by sketching four dieremt ideas for my ier on a sheet of paper to get a rough idea of what Iwanted to do. I then created a document in InDesign and began placing the images and text whereI wanted. I nished by choosing my fonts and certain eects I wanted to add on my images and text.

Flier

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