PORTFOLIO

Justin Benziger

CONTACT
Justin Benziger

525 S. Center St.

Rexburg, ID 83460
209.505.7225
benzigerjustin@gmail.com

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Montage
Brochure
Logos
Business Card
Letterhead
Flier
Web Page
Event Ad
Imaging

MONTAGE
Description

I created a montage with a spiritual message.

Programs

Adobe Photoshop

Date

02/13/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

Unify a layout with a consistent theme and dominant

spiritual message.
Learn to blend two or more images together gradually, using
masks.

Process

First, I had to come up with an idea, which probably took

me the longest amount of time. Then, I found pictures that
would fit my message. I used Photoshop to create the design.
Then, I came up with a quote that worked with my images.
I focused on having good flow and a color scheme that
worked well with the message.

BROCHURE
Description

I created an informational brochure on LDS temples.

Programs

Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

Date

03/26/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

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

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

Process

I used illustrator to create the logo and InDesign to create

the brochure. First, I came up with an idea and picked a
color scheme. Then, I created the layout and placed the
photos that I took. I added design elements and copy.

inside

back

inside

front

LOGOS
Description

For this project, I created a logo for a fictional business

called Poseidons Seaside Grille.

Programs

Adobe Illustrator

Date

02/19/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

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.

Process

For this project, I drew out a few different sketches. Then I

took those sketches and designed three different logos on
Adobe Illustrator. After that I had my project critiqued and
asked 10 people what their favorite one was. Then, I took
the most popular one and made a greyscale and white text
version. For the one chosen, I used circles to create a wave
and bubble look to create good gestalt.

Poseidons Seaside Grille

Poseidons
seaside grille

Poseidons
seaside grille

Poseidons
seaside grille

BUSINESS CARD
Description

I created stationery and a business card for a fictional

business.

Programs

Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

Date

02/28/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

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

Apply typography rules, keeping small copy.
Keep designs simple with light watermarks and drop
shadows and plenty of white space.

Process

First I came up with a fictional business and then found

a color scheme that would fit with the business.Then I
designed a logo in Adobe Illustrator. I placed the logo into
an Adobe InDesign document. I created the letterhead and
business card in InDesign. I made sure my watermark was
transparent enough so that a letter could fit over it. I also
made sure that my design flowed well with the direction of
the triangles.

Lakeside
Campgrounds

James Jones
325.233.4689
jjones@lakeside.com
334 Lakeside Drive,
Mountain View, ID 33946
lakeside.com

CAMPING
DONE RIGHT

LETTERHEAD
Description

I created stationery and a business card for a fictional

business.

Programs

Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign

Date

02/28/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

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

Apply typography rules, keeping small copy.
Keep designs simple with light watermarks and drop
shadows and plenty of white space.

Process

First I came up with a fictional business and then found

a color scheme that would fit with the business.Then I
designed a logo in Adobe Illustrator. I placed the logo into
an Adobe InDesign document. I created the letterhead and
business card in InDesign. I made sure my watermark was
transparent enough so that a letter could fit over it. I also
made sure that my design flowed well with the direction of
the triangles.

Lakeside
Campgrounds

James Jones
325.233.4689
jjones@lakeside.com
334 Lakeside Drive,
Mountain View, ID 33946
lakeside.com

FLIER
Description

For this project, I created a black and white flier for the
Graduate Leadership Conference. I used different design and
typography principles when creating this flier.

Programs

Adobe InDesign

Date

01/23/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

Apply the design principles and use appropriate typography.

Incorporate basic InDesign skills to improve basic flier
layout.

Process

I started this project by creating four different sketches and

then I picked the best one. For this project I used Adobe
InDesign. I used the text tool to create the text boxes. I used
the rectangle tool to create the gray rectangles. I used some
of the basic skills I have learned in class. For this project I
made sure my text and other objects were aligned. I choose
this picture because her hand directs your eyes to the text
and creates good flow.

GRADUATE
Leadership Conference

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

Do you want to have

the competitive edge in
business?
Come learn how at Vouant
Communications annual
Graduate Leadership Conference.
Vouant Communications is devoted to
helping tomorrows leaders gain essential
leadership skills in the workplace.
During this dynamic three-day seminar,
attendees will meet with top executives
of Vouant Communications to discuss
breakthrough leadership techniques, while
cultivating attributes of leadership that will
market to any employer.
Conference is available to graduating
seniors. Space is limited.

Registration and more information available

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

WEB PAGE
Description

For this project, I created a web page to showcase a logo I

created.

Programs

Adobe Illustrator & TextWrangler

Date

03/12/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

Size and optimize an original logo as a .png for a web page

so the long side is 300 500 pixels.
Acquire a working knowledge of HTML & CSS.

Process

I took logo I had previously used as the basis for my web

page. I used HTML and CSS to create the webpage. I used
Text Wrangler to create the webpage. I used the colors from
my logo in my web page design.

EVENT AD
Description

For this project, I created a color event ad for a fictional

event.

Programs

Microsoft Word

Date

01/30/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

Find, scan and import a high-quality image.

Create a full-bleed design.
Choose a color scheme and typeface that work for your
message and audience.

Process

First, I scanned a photo from a magazine. Then I used

the photo to come up with an idea for an event ad. I used
Microsoft Word to create the ad. I learned how to work with
Word and still be creative. I picked a color scheme. Tetradic
seemed to work well with the picture and design. I made
sure that everything was aligned to either the left or right
and that it also aligned with another element of the design. I
also wanted to make sure there was good visual flow.

SOUP DINNER

February 7, 2016
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Village Inn

All community members are

invited to this special event
sponsored by Smart Farming.
All proceeds will go to the
Village Childrens Hospital.

$10

IMAGING
Description

For this project I created a design that incorporated a photo

that I took.

Programs

Adobe Photoshop

Date

02/06/16

Course & Section

Comm 130 Section 7

Instructor

Nicole Nugent

Objectives

Learn basic photography skills.

Choose a color scheme, take a photo to match those colors,
then incorporate the colors into the layout.
Use layers to design text, and repeating graphic elements in
Photoshop.

Process

First I picked a color scheme. Then, I took a photo and made

sure it had good focus, lighting, and composition. Then I
created a photoshop document and incorporated the photo
and color scheme. I made sure the photo took up a majority
of the document. I added a quote, text, and other design
elements that used colors from the color scheme.