PORTFOLIO

CONTACT
Shandell Valdez

538 S 2nd W
Rexburg, ID. 83440
208.403.7090
shandellvaldez@gmail.com

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Flier
Event Ad
Logos
Stationary/Bussiness Card
Brochure
Montage
Web Page

FLIER
Description:

Black and White promotional flier to promote a graduate

leadership conference.

Date:

1/25/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
Adobe InDesign.

Objectives:

Apply the design principles and use appropiate typography.

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

Process:

The processfor this flier started by sketching some layouts and

choosing the best one. Then, I proceeded to create the black
background for the title on the left hand side of the page. I then
created more text boxes for my title, the picture and my body
copy to the right, leaving a whit space in the middle, giving
the paper a more professional look. Lastly, I made sure all the
boxes were in the margins and added the companys logo on
the bottom right.

EVENT AD
Description:

A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only

Microsoft Word and scanner.

Date:

2/3/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:

Microsoft Word
HP Scanner
PDF2JPG.net (PDF converter).

Objectives:

Find, scan and import a high-quality image.

Create full-bleed design.
Use text boxes for layout in Word.
Insert and edit images in Word.

Process:

I found a picture in a magazine and I scanned it into Word,

then I started to crop the image as the size I wanted. I added
color to the pafe and I worked inserting text boxes to all the
body copy. I matched the color of the image to the page. I
saved the ad in PDF, printed it off and then converted the PDF
into JPEG.

LOGOS
Description:

Three logo variations for the same company.

Date:

2/22/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator.

Objectives:

Createa a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image

Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:

For all these logos, I used Abode Illustrator. Because I have

never used this proogram before, I had to learn a new set of
skills. I used the pencil tool to design all of thee shapes.

STATIONERY/
BUSINESS CARD
Description:

Matching stationery and business card designed using a

personally created logo.

Date:

3/1/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator.
Adobe InDesign.

Objectives:

Use logo to fit a company or personal image.

Design consistent layouts for a business card and stationery.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator and InDesign.

Process:

For this project I decided to use Adobe Illustrator. I placed

the logo and then I typed my contact information into a tex
box and positioned it. I added the pink lines to make it more
coloful but still professional.

BROCHURE
Description:

A two sided (duplex) brochure.

Date:

3/29/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator.
Adobe InDesign.
Adobe Photoshop.

Objectives:

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

Learn how to wrap text around an image.
Use paragraph style in InDesign.

Process:

For this project I used Illustrator to create the logo, I also used
InDesign to the brochure itself and I used Photoshop to edit
the images.

MONTAGE
Description:

An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or

more images, and use of typography.

Date:

2/18/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop.

Objectives:

Learn to manage Photoshop layers.

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

Process:

I created it in adobe Photoshop. This montage features three

different pictures. I edited them with the Level and Sharpener
tools. I added different masks to keep the transformations. I
added the typography and I added the tool of Bevel and Emboss to the main words.

PHOTODESIGN
Description:

To demonstrate good photography and image editing skills by

incorporating color into a poster layout with original photo.

Date:

2/7/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:

Canon PowerShot Camera.

Adobe Photoshop.

Objectives:

Learn basic photography skills.

Use digital camera to take a quality image, the download it.
Size and crop the image.
Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation levels.
Use selection tool to isiolate a portion of the image.

Process:

I first planned a color scheme I first planned a color scheme

from the color wheel. After that, I started taking pictures with
good light, focus and
compositions. I chose one picture and I opened it into Photoshop and I edited it with the assigned techniques.

WEB PAGE
Description:

A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Date:

3/15/2015

Course/Instructor:

Comm 130 Section 06

Joel Judkins

Programs/Tools:
TextWrangler
Adobe Photoshop.

Objectives:

Size and optimize logo as a .png for the web page.

Write content to describe the process of creating logo and how
it appeals to a target audience.
Design a web oage using HTML to display a logo and content.
Acquire a working knowledge og HTML and basic undestanding of CSS.
Identify hex colors for web design.
Compress multiple title in a zipped folder to attach as one file.

Process:

Some of the tools I used to create this web page was

TextWrangler and Photoshop. First, I started with the usual coding for HTML to create a simple page. I validated the
HTML page to make sure it worked and then, I started working on the CSS. I edited the style of the web page and I also
made sure the CSS worked by validating it.