PORTFOLIO

Steven Smith
CONTACT
Steven Smith
192 Munce Rd.
Washington, PA 15301
724.554.2127
stevetsmith91@gmail.com
Table of
Contents
Flier
Business Card
Letterhead
Montage
Brochure
Webpage
Logos
Imaging
Event Ad
Writing
Flier
Description:
Description:
Black and white promotional flier to promote a graduate
leadership conference.

Date:Date:
10/4/14

Course Instructor:
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign

Program(s)/Tools:
Objectives:
Apply 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.
Objectives:
Process:
The first thing that I did was draw up four separate sketches.
By drawing four different sketches I was able to go through
different designs to see what I liked better. Then, I chose which
Process:
sketch that I liked the best and I made a draft with InDesign.
Next, I printed it draft out and I got my draft critiqued by a few
of my peers. After I was able to collect ideas from the critiques
I was able to finish my flier and print out the final project.
Writing
Business Card
Description:
Description:
Matching letterhead and business card designed using a
personally created logo.

Date:Date:
11/8/14

Course Instructor:
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:
Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.
Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead.
Objectives:
Use the basic tools of illustrator & InDesign

Process:
I created the logo in Adobe Illustrator. Then I imported the
logo into Adobe InDesign and I was able to create the letter-
Process:
head and business cards. Then I received critique from my
friends and I adjusted what I thought was going to make the
business card look better and I printed it out.
 SS Steve’s Sports
724.554.2127

SS
192 Munce Rd.
Washington, PA 15301

stevessports@yahoo.com
Writing
Letterhead
Description:
Description:
Matching letterhead and business card designed using a
personally created logo.

Date:Date:
11/8/14

Course Instructor:
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
CommBen130 Section 03
Pingel
Ben Pingel
Program(s)/Tools:
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:
Create a new logo to fit a company or personal image.
Objectives:
Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead.
Us the basic tools of Illustrator and InDesign.

Process:
I created the logo in Adobe Illustrator. Then I imported the
logo into Adobe InDesign and I was able to create the letter-
Process:
head and business cards. Then I received critique from my
friends and I adjusted what I thought was going to make the
letterhead look better and I printed it out.
SS Steve’s Sports
192 Munce Rd.
Washington, PA 15301
724.554.2127

Steve’s Sports 192 Munce Rd. Washington, PA 15301 724.554.2127 stevessports@yahoo.com

Montage
Description:
An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or more
images, and the use of typography.

Date:
10/25/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:
Learn to manage Photoshop layers.
Learn to blend images together smoothly, using masks.
Use Filters.
Add appropriate typography.

Process:
First I got a few high quality images from the internet.
Then I imported them into Photoshop. From that point, I
was able to put the background of the temple in and then I
added the pictures of Jesus and the scriptures and I was able
to blend them into the background. Then, I put the words
into the montage. The next thing that I did was I got my
montage critiqued by my peers and I fixed what needed to be
fixed and then I printed.
Brochure
Description:
A two sided (duplex) folding brochure.

Date:
12/6/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:
Set up and align a two-sided, folded document.
Learn how to wrap text around an image.
Use paragraph styles in InDesign

Process:
The first thing that I did was decide what I wanted
my brochure to be about and who I wanted my main
audience to be. Then, I used Illustrator to design my
new logo. After that, I imported the logo into InDesign.
Ten, I went onto the internet and I got four high-quality
images and I imported three of them into InDesign but
I imported the football in Photoshop so I could crop it.
Then, I imported it into InDesign and I put everything
together to create my brochure. I received critique from
my peers and I made the necessary adjustments and I
printed the final copy.
 Welcome
to
Steve s Sp rts
The Home of Sports

Steve s Sp rts

Welcome! Prices
Welcome to Steve’s We know sports are expensive
Sports! The place so we want to make it
where we have all of easier on you. Our prices
your sports needs! are THE lowest around!
What we’re all about You can ask anyone
Here at Steve’s and they’ll agree.
Sports, we are Another thing is that the
dedicated to our best equipment is so ex-
customers and your pensive that only the pros can
needs. afford it, but not here at Steve’s
We want to be the Sports. We make all the best equipment
main provider of all available at a good price for everybody.
your sporting needs.
We love sports and
we know you do too, so we want to Our Pledge to you
supply you with the very best supplies We have all of our employees take a
of equipment and memorabilia pledge to do everything possible to
possible. help you as our customer. We know
that if you have a positive experience
that you will be more likely to come
back and enjoy our products. We want
to be the best in this business and the
way we can do that is by making you
happy and satisfied with our
products. If a product you purchased isn’t
up to par, you can return it, no
questions asked! It’s that simple. We want
you to be as happy as possible with our
products and our service. This is our
pledge to you. Have fun and good luck!
Writing
Web Page
Description:
Description:
A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Date:
Date:11/22/14

Course Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel

Comm 130 Section 03

Program(s)/Tools:
Ben Pingel
Adobe Photoshop
Notepad++
Program(s)/Tools:
Objectives:
Size and optimize an original logo as a .png for a web page.
Write content to describe the process of creating your logo and
how it appeals to a target audience.
Objectives:
Design a web page using HTML to display a logo and content.
Acquire a working knowledge of HML and basic
understanding of CSS.
Identify the colors for web design.
Compress multiple files in a zipped folder to attach as one file.

Process:
Process:
I created this web page by using Notepad++. I was able to
create HTML and CSS code to create this web page. It was
pretty cool to see how you can create a web page with HTML
and CSS. I never knew the process before but I was able to
learn how. After I took my image and put it into the HTML I
added the HTML and CSS to it. While in the CSS, I messed
around with the colors. Then I received critique and I made
adjustments and I took a screenshot and I printed the
web page.
Writing
Logos
Description:
Description:
Three logo variations for the same company.

Date:
Date:11/1/14

Course Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Course/Instructor:
Ben Pingel

Comm 130 Section 03

Program(s)/Tools:
Ben Pingel
Adobe Illustrator

Program(s)/Tools:
Objectives:
Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:
Objectives:
Adobe Illustrator, I used the rectangle tool and the ellipse tool
to create the basic shapes of the logos and the balls. Then I
used the type tool for the words. Then I used the color guide
to make sure that all the colors would go together. After this, I
received critique and I made the necessary changes and I
printed the final project.
Process:
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Writing
Imaging
Description:
Description:
A personally taken photograph that has been edited/formatted using
Photoshop

Date:Date:
10/18/14

Course Instructor:
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Program(s)/Tools:
Nikon Coolpix S6800 Camera
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:
Learn basic photography skills.
Using a digital camera to take a quality image, then download it.
Objectives:
Size and crop the image.
Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation levels.
Use a selection tool to isolate a portion of the image.
De saturate the selected portion of the image.
Use a filter or colorize a portion of the image.

Process:
Process:
I enjoyed learning how to use my camera more effectively.
I learned how to use light to my advantage and how to effectively
focus the background or the foreground. I also learned how to use
Photo Shop. This was a fun activity to learn how to use the different
tools that I have at my finger tips. It was interesting to see what
Improvements you can make in Photo Shop. I was able to use
Photoshop to make adjustments to the photos that I took.
Writing
Event AD
Description:
Description:
A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only
Microsoft Word and a scanner

Date:Date:
10/11/14

Course Instructor:
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Comm 130 Section 03
Ben Pingel
Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word
Program(s)/Tools:
Epson Scanner
PDF2JPEG.net (PDF converter)

Objectives:
Find, scan and import a high-quality image.
Objectives:
Create a full-bleed design.
Use text boxes for layout in Word.
Insert and edit images in Word.

Process:
First, I went through a magazine and I found a picture of a
Process:
shoe. Then, I put the picture in the scanner and I imported
the picture into Photoshop. Then, I cropped the picture and I
imported it into Microsoft Word. Then, I created an event ad
for a shoe sale. Finally, I received critique for the ad and I made
changes and I printed the final copy of the ad.
Shoe Sale

When: December 13, 2014

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: 291 E. 7th S. Apt. 605
Rexburg, ID 83440