portfolio - david sessions

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Design for

Taking

OverTheWorld

P O R T F O L I ODavid Sessions


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Jeremy David Sessions370 W 7th South 410Rexburg, ID 83440703.789.1337 [email protected]

Contact


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Objective

Motive

Base of Operations

People

Henchmen

Weapons

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Table ofContents

W E B P A G E

B R O C H U R E

F L I E R

L O G O S

L E T T E R H E A D

B U S I N E S S C A R D

M O N T A G E

E V E N T A D

I M A G I N G


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Objective

w e b p a g e

Desc ri pt ion:A we b page designed

to s ho wcase a pe rsona l l y c reated logo.

Date:03/ 15/ 20 14

Co u rse/ Inst r ucto r:Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be I l l ust rato r/ No

te pad + +

O b ject i ves: Design a we b page usi

ng H T M L and CSS to c ustomize.

Design a ne w logo using I l l ust rato r.

Va lidate H T M L code.

W rite a desc ri pt ion and rat iona le o f logo fo r we b page.

P rocess:I c reated t his we bsite

wit h Note pad ++ . Fi rst , I too k t he htm l fi le

we we re

g i ven and used it as a base to c reate m y o wn

code. I inse rted m y logo and

c hanged t he te xt to re f lect t he logo it se l f.

T he most inte rest ing pa rt o f t he p ro ject wa

s edit ing t he CSS to c ustomize

t he we bsite. T he logo t hat I used had a ve r y

sim p le co lo r sc heme, so I used

t he e yed ro p pe r too l in P hotos ho p to find t he he x code fo r

t he a r ro ws in m y

logo and t hen used di f fe rent s hades o f t hat

tea l co lo r fo r t he te xt and bac k-

g ro und o f t he we bsite. T his wa y, I was a b le t

o kee p to t he same sc heme used

in t he logo.


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Desc ri pt ion:A t wo sided ( d u p le x ) f

o lding b roc h u re.

Date:03/ 29/ 20 14

Co u rse/ Inst r ucto rComm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be Indesign/ Ado b

e I l l ust rato r/ Ado be P hotos ho p

O b ject i ves: Design a b roc h u re usi

ng images and te xt w ra p

Design a ne w logo fo r t he b roc h u re

P rocess: Fi rst t hing I did was t

o c reate a ne w logo design in I l l ust rato r. I had a l read y

decided on a monoc h romat ic b l ue co lo r sc he

me beca use I had an idea o f w hat

m y ne w logo was going to loo k li ke and I wa

nted to base e ve r yt hing e lse on

t hat . So I s ketc hed o ut on pa pe r a ne w logo

im p lement ing t he ea rt h and a sat -

te lite dis h to re p resent t he comm unicat ions

com pan y. T hen I j ust d re w it o ut

in i l l ust rato r.

Ne xt , I c reated m y la yo

ut in Indesign. I used t he rectang le too l to

c reate t he

s ha pes t hat I wo u ld use fo r t he b l ue bac kg ro unds in t he b roc h u re

. I fo und a

fe w pict u res on line t hat fit wit h m y t heme o

f a jo b fai r and w hic h a lso fit into

m y b l ue co lo r sc heme.

Motive

b r oc h u r e


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Desc ri pt ion: B lac k and W hite p rom

ot iona l f lie r fo r a Leade rs hi p con fe rence des

igned fo r

recent g rad uates.

Date:0 1/ 25/ 20 14

Co u rse/ Inst r ucto rComm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be Indeisgn

O b ject i ves:C reate a f lie r fo r a lea

de rs hi p con fe rence

Use p redete rmined te xt and p hotos

P rocess: Fi rst , I c reated 4 s ketc

hes fo r t he p ro ject . T hen I c hose m y fa vo rite o f t he fo u r

and began to b ui ld t he s ketc h in In Design.

I c reated t he fi rst d ra ft , b ut I had

t ro u b les wit h t he font w hen t r ying to p rint

it o ut . I ended u p com p lete l y re-

designing t he p ro ject wit h t wo b lac k and g

re y lines o ut lining t he bod y co p y

to g i ve it a p ro fessiona l loo k and to add som

e cont rast w hi le g i ving me some-

t hing to a lign t he ot he r e lements wit h. A ft

e r get t ing some feed bac k in c lass

on Wednesda y, I redid t he t it le and ga ve it t

he stagge red loo k wit h t he la rge r

font on t he fi rst let te rs o f t he wo rds. I mo ve

d t he Vo uant logo do wn to t he bot-

tom rig ht co rne r to gi ve t he p ro ject some ba lance.

Base of Operations

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Desc ri pt ion: T h ree logo va riat ions

fo r t he same com pan y

Date:03/ 22/ 20 14

Co u rse/ Inst r ucto r

Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be I l l ust rato r

O b ject i ves:C reate a va riet y o f log

os in Ado be I l l ust rato r

P rocess:

Fo r t he fi rst logo, I c ho

se t he com p limenta r y co lo r sc heme o f ye l lo

w and p u r-

p le. I used t he rectang le too l to c reate t he ye l lo w bac kg ro und an

d t hen p ut t he

p u r p le t y pe o ve r it . T he second logo has an

image o f a fi lm st ri p t hat I fo und

on line. I edited it in P hotos ho p to remo ve t

he ve rt ica l lines and b lac kened o ut

t he bac kg ro und. T hen I used a w hite font fo

r t he te xt o ve r t he fi lm st ri p. T he

last logo I wanted to em p hasize t he X as a so

rt o f t radema r k o r somet hing t hat

wo u ld be recogniza b le. So I c hose a di f fe rent

font fo r t he X and made it bigge r

t han t he ot he r te xt . I c hose to ma ke P rod u

ct ions red in t his logo to p ro vide

some cont rast .

People

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Desc ri pt ion: Let te r head using a pe

rsona l l y designed logo

Date:03/ 0 1/ 20 14


Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be I l l ust rato r/ Ad

o be Indesign

O b ject i ves:C reate a logo fo r use i

n t he let te r head

C reate a wate rma r k on t he stat ione r y

P rocess:

I c reated t he logo using

t he rectang le too l and po l ygon too l in I l l us

t rato r fo r

t he a r ro ws. I c reated one a r ro w and t hen used t he re f lect too l to m

a ke t he ot h-

e r one. I added a co lo r bac kg ro und and use

d t he pat h finde r too l to di vide o ut

t wo ci rc les on eit he r side to c reate t he c uto

ut s ha pe. T hen, I p laced m y logo

into Indesign.

Once in Indesign, I c reated t he let te r head a

nd wate rma r k using t he logo. T he

o pacit y on t he wate rma r k was set at 3 %.

Henchmen

l e t t e r h e a d


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Jeremy David [email protected] W 7th SouthRexburg, ID 83440

Connection

COMMUNICATIONS


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Desc ri pt ion: B usiness ca rd designe

d wit h pe rsona l l y c reated logo

Date:03/ 0 1/ 20 14


Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be I l l ust rato r/ Ad

o be Indesign

O b ject i ves:C reate a logo fo r use o

n t he b usiness ca rd

Im p lement a design w hic h s ho ws a l l contact

in fo rmat ion

P rocess:I based m y b usiness ca rd la yo ut on t he logo. On t he f ront , I used t he log

o and

added a te xt u re to it b y edit ing t he logo in

I l l ust rato r and u pdat ing t he lin k

fo r j ust t hat po rt ion o f t he Indesign doc um

ent. On t he bac k o f t he b usiness

ca rd, I c reated a la rge r ve rsion o f one side o

f t he a r ro w logo to p lace t he con-

tact in fo rmat ion in. I added t he same te xt u

re t hat I used fo r t he f ront side o f

t he b usiness ca rd.

Weapons

b u s i n e s s c a r d


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Desc ri pt ion:An ins pi rat iona l mont

age made b y t he b lending o f t wo o r mo re i

mages, and

t he use o f t y pog ra p h y.

Date:02/ 15/ 20 14


Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be P hotos ho p

O b ject i ves:C reate a montage usin

g t wo o r mo re images

A p p l y a mas k to b lend t he images

P rocess:

I fo und and c ro p ped t he bac kg ro und sc ratc hes te xt u re to 8.5 1 1 inc

hes. T hen

I a p p lied a se lect i ve co lo r ad j ustment to t h

e bac kg ro und to g i ve it mo re o f

a g reen-g ra y co lo r instead o f t he o rig ina l b

l ue t int . I o pened t he Einstein

po rt rait and used t he lasso too l wit h a 30 p x

feat he r to p lace it onto t he bac k-

g ro und. Using a la ye r mas k and t he b r us h t

oo l, I got rid o f t he ha rd co rne rs

on t he Einstein image and b lended it in. T he

n I added t he q uote and a p p lied

a te xt e f fect to it . I used anot he r la ye r mas k

on t he te xt to b lend t he co lo rs.

Fina l l y, I fo und t he E=mc2 eq uat ion and p lac

ed it onto t he bac kg ro und. Wit h a

la ye r mas k, I b lended t his last image onto t he bac

kg ro und

Stage 1

m o n t a g e


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Desc ri pt ion:A co lo r e vent ad to p r

omote a Ba ked Goods Fest i va l using on l y Wo

rd and a

scanne r.

Date:02/ 0 1/ 20 14


Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams: Mic roso ft Wo rd

O b ject i ves:C reate an e vent ad usi

ng on l y Mic roso ft Wo rd

P rocess:

I scanned t he image o f t h

e b read f rom a magazine and c ro p ped o ut m

ost o f t he

e xt ra bac kg ro und f rom t he o rig ina l. I t hen inse rted t he image into

Mic roso ft

Wo rd and c hose a co lo r sc heme based on t he

image and ba ked goods t heme. I

used t wo fonts fo r t his p ro jects, one in t he t i

t le and t he ot he r fo r t he bod y con-

tent . I p ut bo xes a ro und t he te xt t hat I want

ed to em p hasize, s uc h as t he t it le/

s u bt it le and t he date/t ime/ p lace. I added a

s hado w e f fect to m y bo xes to ma ke

it mo re inte rest ing.

Stage 2

e v e n t a d


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support of the local SeniorCitizens Center.

Come show your support,and buy some delicious freshbaked goods, from rolls topretzels.

All proceeds from the festivalwill go directly to the SeniorCitizens Center.

Come support our senior citizens!

Saturday, February 1 st

10am 4pm outside theSenior Citizens Center

Contact David formore information or tovolunteer your bakedgoods!

(208)733-1234


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Desc ri pt ion: Dis p la ying p hotog ra p

h y and p hoto edit ing t h ro ug ho ut t he ent i re

p rocess o f

c hoosing a co lo r sc heme and de ve lo ping a p

ro ject a ro und t hat sc heme and a

p hoto t hat fits it .

Date:02/ 08/ 20 14


Comm 130/ Es p lin

P rog rams:Ado be P hotos ho p

O b ject i ves:

Decide on a co lo r sc heme

Ta ke a p hoto t hat fits t he co lo r sc heme

C reate a p ro ject a ro und t his image and t he c

hosen co lo r sc heme

P rocess: Fi rst , I decided w hat c

o lo r sc heme I wanted to use. I rea l l y li ke t h

e co lo rs g reen

and b l ue, and so I wanted to find a sc heme t

hat wo u ld a l lo w me to use t hose. I

c hose a s p lit com p lementa r y o f g reen, b l ue

and b ric k. I went o ve r to t he g reen-

ho uses on cam p us and fo und a p lant wit h a b

l ue pot w hic h fit t he sc heme p ret-

t y we l l. T hen I u p loaded t he pict u re into p h

otos ho p and c ut t he p lant o ut o f

its bac kg ro und. A fte r t hat , I made a ne w bac kg ro und o f g r

een, b l ue and b ric k

ci rc les to fit m y co lo r sc heme. I fo und a q uo

te on line a bo ut seeds and p lants

and pa ra p h rased it to fit into m y design. A f

te r t wea king t he co lo rs a lit t le bit ,

ma king t he b l ue a lit t le bit lig hte r in o rde r

to g i ve some cont rast and ma ke t he

te xt and co lo r s watc hes easie r to see, m y p r

o ject was finis hed.

Stage 3

i m a g e r y


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