Portfolio

Kathrynn Portz

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Kathrynn Portz
650 Alcazar Ave. Cocoa FL 32927
ktportz@gmail.com
321.458.5946

Table of Contents
Flier
Event Ad
Photo Montage
Logo
Photo Design
Letterhead
Business card
Web Page
Brochure

Flier
Description:

Grey scale visual communications project to inform about a graduate leadership conference.

Programs used:
Adobe In Design

Date:

1/23/16

Graduate

LEADER S HIP
Conference

Course/instructor:

Do you want to have the

competitive edge
in business?

Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Use the design principles and use appropriate typography.

Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout.
Create a project folder with image, logo and InDesign document to keep
links in InDesign intact.

Come learn how at Vouant Communications

annual Graduate Leadership Conference.
Vouant Communication is devoted to helping
tomorrows leaders gain essential leadership
skills in the workplace. During this dynamic
three-day seminar, atendees willmeet with
top executives of Vouant Communication to
discuss breakthrough leaderlish techniques,
while cultivating attributes of leadership that
will market to any employer. The conference is
available to graduating seniors.
Space is limited.

Process:

I originally sketched various ideas in pencil and paper. Than using Adobe
In Design I created and filled the boxes to create balance in the top and the
bottom of the piece. The title was emphasized with bold font and larger size
while the word Leadership is emphasized by the bold typeface. The two different typefaces in the title add contrast. I was given the Logo, picture, and
content for this project.

Registration and more information availiable

at: http://www.vouantcomm.com/leaders

October 21
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lincoln Convention Center

Event Ad
Description:

A monochromatic poster with a pop of color made using a scanner and

Microsoft office word.

Programs Used:
Microsoft word

Date:

1/30/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Comprehend image sizing (how pixels and inches work together)

Find, scan and import a high-quality image.Create a full-bleed design.Choose
a color scheme and typeface(s) that work for your message and audience.Learn
to use only Word design features without using any Adobe programs, including
Photoshop.

Process:

I scanned the image from a magazine. Using Microsoft word I removed the
background and added a grey background. I made a text box and filled it
yellow and added contrasting white font. I than created another text box on the
bottom and wrote the information for the event.

Help Homeless families

Family movie night by The City of Refuge homeless shelter to benefit
homeless families.

February 5, 2016 8 P.M.

840 Parks Ave, Idaho Falls Idaho 83402
Admission to the event $5 per person

Photo Montage
Description:

An inspirational spiritually based montage of the ocean using light and

darkness.

Programs Used:
Photoshop

Date:
02/13/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Use the FOCUS design process with strong focal point and flow
Unify a layout with a consistent theme and dominant spiritual message
Learn to blend two or more images together gradually, using masks
Demonstrate more advanced Photoshop skills for layout with multiple elementsUse a mask to apply a filter to one part of the image
Apply typography principles (titles, quotes, events or scripturesyour choice)
Format type: Legibility; Small copy & Title with varying text size. Theme
word(s). Select good quality images

Process:

I found four separate pictures online and layered them on top of each other
using masks. I blended them together to create a more gradual transition as
well as lighting the sky to the right of the picture. I than added tree seperate
textboxes to achieve the text alignment that I needed. I added yellow text to
create contrast and emphasise the important parts of the quote.

Logo
Description:

Three different designs of the same logo for Butlers Raw Chocolate, chocolate company .

Programs Used:

Butlers Raw Chocolate

Bu
R Chocla

Adobe Illustrator

Date:

02/20/2016

Course/ Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Create three completely different, original logos to fit a company or personal

image that will appeal to the audience. Do not imitate existing logos or use
previous designs.Market research: gather opinions from at least ten people
about which logo appeals most to them.Use only the Illustrator tools to create and draw your logos. (No Illustrator pre-fabricated flares, symbols, etc..
No photos or live-tracing. You may use an image or drawing as a guide to
trace it with the pen/pencil, but delete the image before submitting.) Refine
one logo with variations for color.

Bu
R Chocla

Process:

I made this project in Adobe Illustrator. I first drew the tux with individual
lines and than merged them together into one shape and filled it. Using the
line tool and the text tool I completed the design by creating a tray and sentering the text on it. To create the variations I changed the color of the bow
tie, added a red box behind the other and changed the elements to white.

Bu
R Chocla

Photo Design
Description:

A color print with a full color photo and matching color scheme.

Programs used:
Adobe Photoshop

Date:

02/06/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Learn basic photography skills.

Choose a color scheme, take a photo to match those colors, then incorporate
the colors into the layout.Use a digital camera to take a quality image, then
download it.Adjust image levels, saturation, color balance, sharpen tool on
separate layers for NDE (non-destructive editing.)
Size and crop the image, then place on an 8.511 page layout.
Use layers to design text, and repeating graphic elements in Photoshop.Print
with full-bleed margins. Trim only 1/8 (0.125) from all four sides.

Process:

I designed this project using Photoshop, I took my own picture. I than edited
the picture by adding more vibrancy, and sharpening the picture. Using
Photoshop I added boxes with complementary colors. I than added the text
and the individual sample colr boxes.

Letterhead

Family Builders Adoption and Foster Care

415 MW 5th Street,
Oklahoma City OK 73102
405.232.8226

Family Builders

Description:

Stationery and business cards for Family Builders non profit.

Programs used:
Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Date:

02/27/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Create a new logo to fit a company
or personal image. Do not imitate existing logos or use previous designs. Dont
use photos or live trace.Use the new logo to design consistent layouts for a
business card and letterhead. Photos are okay on business card and letterhead as
additional design elements. Letterhead should be 8.5 x 11, full-bleed optional,
but trim only .125. Business card should be 3.5 x 2 and printed above center on
a vertical page.Apply typography rules, keeping small copy.
Keep designs simple with light watermarks and drop shadows and plenty of white
space.Include contact information: name, address, phone, website, and email on
each piece. Use periods, bullets, or spaces in phone number; no parentheses/
hyphens.

Process:

I made the logo using Adobe Illustrator and made the business cards and
stationery in Adobe In design. I first made the logo by creating a sqaure and
triangle shape and fussed them together with the shape builder tool. I than
creted the roof and side with the pen tool and used the same tool to make a man
and a woman. I than copied the man and the woman and shrunck them for the
children. I imported the logo into the business card and letter head and added
colored boxes to tie in the logo.

Family Builders

Business card
Description:

Stationery and business cards for Family Builders non profit.

Programs used:
Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Date:

Family Builders

401Grand AVE. Suite 400

Oakland CA 94610
Phone 550.272.024
Fax 510.272.0277

02/27/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. Do not imitate existing logos or use previous designs. Dont use photos or live trace.Use the new logo to design consistent
layouts for a business card and letterhead. Photos are okay on business card
and letterhead as additional design elements. Letterhead should be 8.5 x 11,
full-bleed optional, but trim only .125. Business card should be 3.5 x 2 and
printed above center on a vertical page.Apply typography rules, keeping small
copy.
Keep designs simple with light watermarks and drop shadows and plenty of
white space.Include contact information: name, address, phone, website, and
email on each piece. Use periods, bullets, or spaces in phone number; no
parentheses/ hyphens.

Process:

I made the logo using Adobe Illustrator and made the business cards and
stationery in Adobe In design. I imported the Logo into my buisness card
templete and used the pen tool to outline the logo and create the color blocking from behind. I added colored boxes to the other side to tie it all together.
I than added text boxes to both sides to insert my information.

Family Builders is here to

help find loving families for
children and youth in the
Foster Care system.

Web Page
Description:

A website to show case a logo that I made for Butlers Raw Chocolate

Programs used:

I made this webpage using notebook++, HTML, and CSS programming.

Date:
03/12/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Size and optimize an original logo as a .png for a web page so the long side is
300 500 pixels.Write content to describe the process of creating your logo and
how it appeals to a target audience. (Minimum of 200 words. Include rationale
for colors, appeal to target audience, design skills, etc,)
Acquire a working knowledge of HTML. (Include all required tags Doctype
(provided), html, head, title, meta charset (provided), body, h1, h2, p, ol or ul
(with li tags), img, br, and a link to blog)Acquire a working knowledge of CSS.
(Customize the provided CSS provided to format the HTML to complement the
logo design. Change at least the following: The h1 text color & h1 background
color, font colors for the paragraphs & list items, the background color, font
families and add at least one css comment.)Identify hex colors to match logo,
using Photoshop color picker.Open the HTML page in a web browser and
capture a quality screen shot with .5 inch margins for printing.

Process :

Using HTML and CSS I wrote content for the website and formated the
paragraphs so that they would be more visually appealing. I than inserted by
logo and used CSS to change the position and add more spacing. I added space
aroundthe strip at the top and thicked it so that my title could be larger. I than
changed the colors so that they would better macth my logo.

Brochure
Description:

A folded monocromatic blue brochure for the Make A Wish Foundation.

Programs used:

Adobe In design, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Date:

03/26/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 section 7 Nichole Nugent

Objective:

Set up and align a two-sided, folded document.Create an original, new logo and
use it in a brochure.Incorporate quality images. Incorporate at least four quality
images, not including the logo. One should be clipped in Photoshop and textwrapped in InDesign so the text follows the cutout shape of the image.Write at
least 250 words of original copy in at least three paragraphs, headers, and subheaders.Trim for a full bleed and print in duplex (two-sided) color.

Process:

I made the logo of the little girl blowing a dandelion with Adobe Illustrator. I
than inserted the Logo into Adobe In Design where I added the text and the colored boxes to add contrast between the brown and the blue and white. I cropped
a picture in Adobe Photoshop and used the text-wrap tool so that it would be
more easily Incorporated into the design. I than made each of the panels of the
brochure a diferent shade of blue to better show contrast.