Portfolio

Morgan McKinney

Contact
Morgan McKinney
649 South Second West Apt. 1411
Rexburg, ID 83440
937-573-7988
mck14015@byui.edu

Table of Contents:
1. Brochure
2. Montage
3. Event Flyer
4. Webpage
5. Photodesign
6. Business Cards
7. Letterheads
8. Flyer
9. Logos

Brochure
Description
Two sided offset brochure with one fold.

Date
3/28/15
Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives

Set up and align a two-sided, folded document. Learn how

to wrap text around an image. Use paragraph styles in InDesign

Process

First I made my offset layout in Adobe Indesign. Then I added the three words,
Music, Lights, Animals to be the tab on the right side of my design. Then
I added the white paw prints in the inside. Next, I created my logo in Adobe
Illustrator by inserting the picture of the boombox and then adding the text in
a font I liked, over the picture. Then I added the colorful gradient to it. After
I inserted my finished logo, I added in my text and pictures. I used the text
wrapping technique in Adobe Photoshop to wrap my text around the neon tiger
at the bottom right corner. Lastly, I made sure all my colors worked together and
matched throughout the brochure. Then I added my headings.

Montage
Description
Montage of two or more photos places on top of one another to look smooth.

Date
2/14/15
Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Objectives

Learn to manage photoshop layers.

Learn to blend images smoothly, using masks and
filters. Apply appropriate typography.

Process
First I chose the two pictures I wanted and pasted them into
Adobe Photoshop. Then I used a mask and a filter to blend the
two together seamlessly so you could not tell they started out
as two separate photos. I had to go in with a very small brush
and smooth out the edges of the photos so they looked blended
enough. Finally, I added the text and changes the colors so it
macthed the pictures.

Event Flyer
Description
A flyer made for an event in Microsoft Word.

Date

1/31/15

Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Microsoft Word
Objectives

Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography. Incorporate

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

Process

First I decided what event I wanted to do and then opened a

blank document in Microsoft word. Next, I added the image
of the banana in the background and added the black circles
on the page. Next I added the banner at the title and added my
title and then body copy. Next, I added the fonts I wanted and
mde sure my color scheme worked.

Webpage
Description
Webpage activity using HTML and CSS skills showcasing a
personally designed logo.

Date

3/14/15

Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Text Wrangler
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives

Size and optimize an original logo as a .png or a web page. Describe the process of creating
your logo and how it appeals to a target audience. Design a web page using HTML to
display a logo and content.. Identify hex colors and compress multiple files in a zipped
folder.

Process

First, I used text wrangler to create the HTML document with all of my content.
Then I added my personalized logo that I had crated on Adobe Photoshop.
Next. I attached a CSS document to the HTML document to create the
personalized sizing, color and spacing of the webpage. NExt, I added the
background of the brown vertical stripes. Next, I added the colors of the words
and changed my fonts so they worked well with one another.

Photodesign
Description
Take your own picture and use Photoshop to show a
correct color scheme that works with your picture.

Date
2/7/15
Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe Photoshop
Camera

Objectives

Use a camera to take high quality designs you can use in your designs.
Demonstrate the ability to have a color scheme that works with your
theme.
Add text to your design that matches your message and color scheme.

Process

First. I went outside and took some photos of my friends and chose which
photo I wanted to create my dsign around. Then I edited the photo and made
4 corrections to it by adjusting the levels, vibrance/Saturasion, selective Color
and then sharpness. Next, I looked at the colors in the photo and saw red,
blue and gold colors so I decided to make my color scheme primary. Next,
I added the colored bars to match the photo and then added the words. I
added the quote from the scriptures and changed the fonts so they worked
well with my design. Lastly, I alligned my text and made sure it fit well on the
page.

Business Cards
Description
Create a business card and matching letterhead with a personally
made logo.

Date

2/28/15

Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe InDesign

Objectives

Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image. Design consistent

layouts or a business card and letterhead.Use the basic tools in
Illustrator & InDesign

Process
First. I designed the M main logo and inserted that onto the top of
my letterhead and the front of my business card. Next, I chose what
background image I wanted and placed it nehind the text on the Letterhead and business cards. Next, I added the blue dots to matcn the background picture. Then, I added the personal information and made sure
it fit on the page.

Letterhead
Description
Matching Letterhead and business cards designed using a
personally created logo.

Date
2/28/15

Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe Indesign

Objectives

Create a personally designed logo to fit a company or

personal image. Design consistent layouts for business cards
and letterhead. Use the basic tools of Adobe Indesign and
Adobe Illustrator.

Process

First I created my logo in and made sure I liked the color and font of my
information. Then I pasted it onto the top part of the letter and added
the background image. Next, I changed the fonts and colors and made
sure my color scheme was consistent throughout. Finally, I made sure I
had enough white space throughout and the design had good flow.

Flyer
Description
A flyer to advertise a Leadership Conference made in Adobe
Indesign.

Date

1/24/15

Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe Indesign

Objectives
Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography. Incorporate
basic Indesign skills to imrpove basic flyer layout. Create a project folder
with the image, logo and Indesign document. To keep links intact.

Process
First, I inserted the picture I wanted and made sure it was in the
right spot. Next I changed the settings to grey scale to fulfill the
black and white requirements. Then, I put in the grey header with
the Leadership Conference text. Next, I downloaded the text
about the event and inserted it where I wanted it. Lastly, I added the
companys logo and alligned all of my text to the right or left.

Logos
Description

A personally designed logo to advertise a company

or personal image.

Date
2/21/15
Course/Instructor
Comm 130 Section 4
Brother Pingle

Programs/Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Objectives
Create a variety of logos to fit a personal image or company. Use
the basicc tools of Illustrator.

Process
First, I created the shape of the coffee cup by tracing the design of an image
online of a coffee cup. Next, I added the brown text and the gold text and
placed it in the correct place. Finally, I added the steam coming from the cup
and changed my text to the correct font. For my next design, I used the shape
tool to create 3 ovals all bigger than the one prior to it. Next I added the dark to
light brown colors. I added the text and changed the font to one I liked. For my
last design I traced the image of a guitar and made it kind of an abstract shape.
Then I added the brown dots and changed them to different colors. Lastly, I
added the text and changed the font to one I liked.