design portfolio gabe alexander

8/18/2019 Design Portfolio Gabe Alexander

1/21


2/21

Gabe Alexander:

65 S. 1st St. Apt. 202

Rexburg, ID 83440208.456.5678

[email protected]

Contact


3/21

Business Card

LetterheadBrochure

Web Page

Logos

ImagingMontage

Event Ad

Flier

Table of

Contents


4/21


5/21

Business

CardDescription:A business card designed using a personally created logo.

Date:2/26/16

Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 04Lindsey LeFevre

Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator

Objectives:Learn to create and print an effective multi-layered document for a business.

Process:I began with drafting a few different ideas to do with an imaginary productioncompany, SunDream Productions. I liked the idea of a drawn image, so I used a

calligraphy brush on Illustrator to create waves and the sun. I Used photoshop to

create the yellow orb which I used for the center of the sun, and then brought

that back to Illustrator. I used the waves and logo from the cards to create a

letterhead, which is the large document below.


6/21


7/21

Letterhead

Description:Matching letterhead and business card designed using a personally created logo.

Date:2/26/16



Objectives:Learn to create and print an effective multi-layered document for a business.

Process:I began, using my contact information to create an accent to the logo. The textforms an arrow-shape which leads the eye to the right, and so is comfortable in

its appearance. The wave graphic from the business card I inserted near the base

of the page, giving it a low opacity of 30%, so as not to distract the eye, but

at the same time keep the page interesting and unique.


8/21


9/21

Brochure

Description:A two sided (duplex) folding brochure.

Date:3/27/16



Objectives:Learn to create a visually appealing brochure using text-wrap and print the

brochure in high-resolution.

Process:I set up the canvas in InDesign for a double sided brochure. I used my own camera

and tripod to take a picture of me holding a can of paint and a paint brush and

also without. I did this by setting the timer on the camera and having a friend

place the objects in my hands without me moving. I ended up having to retake this

picture a number of times in order to get the desired lighting.

I cut out the photo’s background in photoshop and placed the images in InDesign,

where I began to organize my project. The logo, I made in Photoshop, as well,

using a contact lens with a red color lter and fonts I found online.

The paragraph stlye, I created using the paragraph style tool, which helped in

organizing the body text. I also used the text wrap tool to get the text to doge

the arms on the front page. In the end I had to print the image more than twenty

times in order to get the arms to match up perfectly, through trail and error.

I’m satised with the nished product and believe it was well worth the struggle.


10/21


11/21

Web Page

Description:A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Date:3/13/16


Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop and Text Wrangler

Objectives:Learn to create a visually appealing Website using html along-side css code.

Process:I created this webpage using a program called Text Wrangler. I edited andcustomized the html to create this site, using a basic framework, to which I

added my graphics, text, images, etc.

The background image is a photo I took, which I edited in Photoshop to complement

the graphic, which I created using mainly Illustrator and InDesign.

The dropdown menu, when one hovers over the second image, was created using css,

as well as other styles such as fonts, colors, and placement.


12/21


13/21

Logos

Description:Logo for an organization

Date:2/21/16


Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Objectives:Create outlines of drawn graphics in Illustrator.

Process:I started by drafting a number of logo ideas on paper, mostly demonstrating the“lover” theme. After choosing a few, I got some opinions of friends on which

one they like most. In the end, I decided on the one above. The couple is hand-

painted with acrylics on paper, which I took a picture of with my dslr and then

later outlined on Illustrator. The colors were added on last using a paintbrush

tool.


14/21


15/21

Imaging

Description:A combination of photography and digital design, or “photodesign”.

Date:2/7/16


Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Objectives:I wanted to create a simply and visually-appealing design that would inspire

expression.

Process:I started by drafting some different ideas, in which I’d be able to use a number

of different colors, or a tetradic color scheme. I ended up with the idea of

create prospective sound waves, protruding from my mini guitar amp. I shot the

photo of the amp in a dark powder-room, using my cell phone ashlight to add a

dramatic lighting. Next, I created one sound wave design in Illustrator, which

I later copied into Photoshop a number of times, colored, and added their text.

I clipped the amp from the photograph and pasted it into the picture, as well,

bringing down the saturation to zero to add contrast to the wave elements.

The quote is a Spanish saying which means, “Of taste and colors, there are no

authors”.


16/21


17/21

Montage

Description:An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or more images, and the use

of typography.

Date:2/13/16

Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 04

Lindsey LeFevre

Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:Convey a message using two different images together.

Process:I began with an image I took a couple months ago of the Catalina island, and used

Photoshop to add greater clarity and contrast to the image.

I then, took a photo of my model looking into the light for a hopeful affect.

I placed the second image into the rst on Photoshop and, using a layer mask,

painted off parts of the image at varying opacities.

To nish, I added text at two different opacities and fonts for contrast.


18/21


19/21

Event Ad

Description:An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or more images, and the use

of typography.

Date:1/31/16

Course/Instructor:Comm 130 Section 04

Lindsey LeFevre

Program(s)/Tools:Microsoft Word

Objectives:A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only Microsoft Word and

a scanner.

Process:I found the photograph of Yellowstone National Park in an oversize book, which I

scanned to use as the background image. I then entertained a number of ideas for

text and format, drafting all apparent possibilities. I decided on a text design

which would contrast and be easily read, but also emphasize the beauty of the

background image, rather than distract from it. The logos I found online as .png

les.


20/21


21/21

Event Flier

Description:Flier to promote leadership conference in Black & White.

Date:1/23/16


Program(s)/Tools:Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:Create an image that entertains the importance of visual ow while providing

useful information.

Process:I started by using drafting a number of times on paper what I had in mind, then

moved to Photoshop to remove the persons from their background and edit the image

quality slightly. I then brought the image to InDesign where I pieced all aspects

together, being wary of white space and avoiding clutter, and added a light bulb

graphic as a nishing touch.

design portfolio gabe alexander

Documents