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Ellie Arave

Contact
Ellie Arave

120 W 2 S
Rexburg, ID 83440
209.564.5748
ellie.arave@yahoo.com

Table
of Contents
Brochure
Montage
Business Card
Letterhead
Web Page
Event Ad
Flier
Logos
Imaging

Brochure
Description:

This is a brochure that I created to advertise for a

company I created called Elle Interiors.

Date:

July 12th, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130
Programs/Tools:

Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

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

Create an original, new logo and use it in a brochure.
Incorporate quality images.

Process:

I started by creating a logo that matched the idea of my company,

and then from there I placed the high quality images into my brochure.
After creating the layout I added some decorative touches. I added the
different colored boxes, and the designs in the middle page, to put a
touch of me into my design.

Montage
Description:

This is a spiritual themed montage I created for my Visual Media class.

Date:
May 30. 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

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
elements
Use a mask to apply a filter to one part of the image

Process:

First I picked two photos that were high-quality enough for me to use and
print. I then uploaded both photos into Photoshop. The first photo I used
as the main photo, and the second one I cropped and put it on top of the
first photo. I then put a mask over it, and used the brush tool to make
bottom part transparent so it looked like one photo.

Business Cards
Description:

This is a business card layout I created for my company, Perf Paints.

Date:

June 14, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.

Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.
Include contact information

Process:

It took me a long time to decide what business I wanted to

design for, but eventually I decided on a paint company. I first
sketched out my ideas, then I took them to my tutor, Brent, and
he helped me figure out how to lay it out on the computer. I designed the rainbow circle, the paint drips, and the rainbow line
in Adobe Illustrator. I then used the Pathfinder tool to split up
all the intersecting lines and make them different colors. Then I
uploaded them into Adobe InDesign, and put all the text on the
Business Cards and the Letterhead.

PP
Perf Paints
Ellie Arave
120 W 2 S
Shelley, ID 83274
208.297.2559
www.perfpaints.com
perfpaints@gmail.com

Letterhead
Description:

A letterhead I created to match the business cards for Perf Paints.

Date:

June 14, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

Use the basic tools in Illustrator & InDesign.

Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.
Include contact information

Process:

It took me a long time to decide what business I wanted to

design for, but eventually I decided on a paint company. I first
sketched out my ideas, then I took them to my tutor, Brent, and
he helped me figure out how to lay it out on the computer. I designed the rainbow circle, the paint drips, and the rainbow line
in Adobe Illustrator. I then used the Pathfinder tool to split up
all the intersecting lines and make them different colors. Then I
uploaded them into Adobe InDesign, and put all the text on the
Business Cards and the Letterhead.

PP

Perf Paints
Ellie Arave

120 W 2 S
Shelley, ID 83274
208.29 7.2559
www.perfpaints.com
perfpaints@gmail.com

Web Page
Description:
This is a web page that I designed for my company, Perf Paints.
Date:
June 28, 2015
Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130
Programs/Tools:
TextWrangler
Objectives:
Size and optimize an original logo for a web page
Acquire a knowledge of HTML and CSS
Process:
I created this web page using the text wrangler program. It was a 2
week process, with the first week getting all the HTML codes figured out, and the second week getting it to look good using CSS. I
didnt want to have just a plain background like the example had,
plain is boring! So I was lucky enough to find a photo of stripes
that matched my color scheme PERFECTLY. Putting the stripes in
my web page design was definitely the trickiest part of the process.
I put the photo in there, and at first it was the whole background,
behind the text and everything. That was too hard to read, so I had
to figure out how to put it behind the outside only, and not the body
copy. After figuring out I decided that the stripes were too bright. I
couldnt find the way to make them more opaque in text wrangler, so
I uploaded the photo in photoshop, and changed them there. After
that I changed the link at the bottom to link directly to my blog post,
and all you have to do is click on my name!

Event Ad
Description:

This is a full-bleed color print ad that I made for my Visual Media Class. I
used it to promote this Wedding Walk to benefit the women in Ecuador, and I
created it using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Date:

May 17, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Microsoft Word
Scanner

Objectives:

Comprehend image sizing (how pixels and inches work together)

Find, scan and import a high-quality image.
Create a full-bleed design.
Learn to use only Word design features without using any Adobe programs,
including Photoshop.

Process:

I scanned this image from a Bridal magazine, and then cropped the edges. I
then imported it into Word, and began my design! I made the image take up
the whole page because I wanted the design to be full-beed, and then added
the Peach colored rectangles to give the ad a higher contrast. I used two fonts
because I wanted the title to be a script font, and the body copy to differ from
the title. I made one rectangle transparent because I wanted you to still be able
to see the flower bouquet at the bottom of the page.

All proceeds go to
Dando Amor to
benefit women in
Ecuador.
To donate visit
weddingwalk.com

Wedding Walk

put on by Davids Bridal

Flier
Description:
Flier used to promote a graduate leadership conference.

Date:

May 10, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography

Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier layout
Retrieve image and logo from links on a page

Process:

I created 4 different sketches that I thought would look good as a layout for
the flier. Then I picked my sketch and created it on Adobe InDesign. I used
a large black banner and put the word leadership inside the box with white
lettering to create a high contrast focal point. I also aligned the black banner
at the top with my image on the bottom to create some alignment.

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Logos
Description:
Logo for an organization

Date:
June 5, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

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

personal image that will appeal to the audience.
Use only the Illustrator tools to create and draw your logos.
Refine one logo with variations for color

Process:

Before even starting to design a logo, I had to decide what company I

wanted my logo to represent. Did I want to make a logo for an existing
company? Or did I want to make up my own? I decided to create a new
logo for an existing company, Fin Fun Mermaid. First I sketched out my
3 different logo ideas in Adobe Illustrator. After making the sketches I
got feedback from 10 other people, and 2 draft critiques from the tutor
and the lab assistant, I narrowed the logos down to one. After decided I
changed the logo a little bit in Adobe Illustrator to make it more cohesive,
and then made an example in color, gray-scale, and the last out as a punchout.

Finfun Mermaid

Finfun
Mermaid

Finfun
Mermaid

Finfun
Mermaid

Imaging
Description:

This is a photo I took and edited for my Visual Media class.

Date:

May 25, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel
Comm130

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

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.

Process:

First I went outside and took the photo. I then uploaded it into
photoshop, and messed with the levels, vibrance, and exposure a little
bit. I then added color swatches and the name of my color scheme. I
used Caryn Esplins color wheel and the eyedropper tool to make the
color of the swatches. After doing that I added the phrase, A Mans
Best Friend just so I could add a little something more to the photo. I
then aligned the text boxes on the right side, and also the ellipses on the
left.