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PortfolioYAN NiE | 05 . 2013
Visual Information Design
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Yan Nie
Journalisim and Meida Studies
University of South Florida, St Petersburg
My name written in Chinese
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My idea for this project was focusing on the long exist-
ing stereotypes for Africa-Americans in the United
States. I was trying to provide a fact that “black and
white can be together” at the beginning. have struggled with
what statement I should use for this ad. Eventually I realized that
for campaign advertisements, select a strong image that is able
to carry out the message is more important than anything else,
for this reason, I decided to keep it simple and clear instead.
01 Campaign advertisement
for Anti-Stereotyping of Africa-
Americans in the Media.”
Campaign Ad
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02 Newsletter
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04 Poster
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Use only type to design a poster for upcoming event.
My orginal idea for this project, as the poster on the left
has shown, was creating a smiling face by applying
texts in a circle, However, since it voliated the role of
typo only, I tried to think out of the circle, but keep the colorful-
ness and joyfulness at the same time, as what the poster on the
right side. Draft
Final Design
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05 Mulit-page Spreads
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Although it may not show as much designs and may
even look boring, I have to admit this is one of the proj-
ects that I spent most time on. Different than the news-
letter, this project required much more advanced InDesign skills.
I struggled (and still struggle) with the layout, selection on type
font, size, as well as the spaces adjustment. As a beginner who
still in the process of discovering the InDesign program, it always
took me hours only to find one simpe function. But thanks for all
those times being wasted, I now have become more confident
in visual design.
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06 Branding Design
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Draft
Final Design
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Font
The showcard gothic
font often uses as a
certain leering em-
phasis of idea, it is also
providing eaders a cheer-
ful feeling.
Concept of Logo
Based on the com-pany’s name and its main focus, I embed-
ded a dollar sign inside a full moon, as well as using the shape of dollar sign to create a human face, indicates that the website is all about people.
Color
The color orange ra-diates warmth and happiness, combining
the physical energy and stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow, represents the company’s main goal.
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Thank you