PORTFOLIO

TARA SANCHEZ
VISUAL MEDIA

Contact
Tara Sanchez
65 S. 1st W. Rexburg, ID 83440 951.520.3748 surfinbait@gmail.com

Table of Content
Flier Montage Brochure Business Card Letter Head Event Ad Logo Web Page Photo Design

Flier
Description: Black and White promotional flier to advertise the graduate leadership conference. Date: 1/5/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Adobe InDesign Objective: I am reaching towards newly graduated students that would like to learn leadership skills. This conference will help them to learn these new techniques. Process: At first I made a couple of sketches to find a design that would work for this flier. I used Adobe InDesign to create this flier. I wanted to keep the flier simple but also provide the information that was needed. I used black box to add contrast. With the three lines underlining the date, time and place to add emphasis. I spaced out the text to show a new idea. I was given all content for the flier.

Montage
Description: An inspirational montage made by the blending of two or more images, and the use of typography. Date: 2/14/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Adobe PhotoShop Objective: I wanted people to kow that when surfing it takes the right mind set or to anyone who is going to do something challenging. Process: I cropped the background image to 8.511. I selected the Julian wilson and moved him to the background image, then I added a mask. With black paint and a 100% opacity, soft-edged brush, I painted away the image around his face so he would come through. I added some type with two contrasting bold.

Brochure
Description: A two sided (duplex) folding brochure Date: 2/29/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: InDesign/Illustrator/PhotoShop Objective: To show the creation of the company San Clemente Long boards Process: I created a new logo in Adobe Illustrator. I then created a three panel brochure to show the three different comings of the company I had made the flier I had chose. I then created rulers to help align all of my work. I also brought in images to show the company and then I used text wrap to create wrap text to images.

Business Card
Description: Business card designed using a personally created logo. Date: 3/1/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Ilustrator/InDesign Objective: To give my company a logo to show we are surf company. Process: I created the logo using simple shapes in Adobe Illustrator. I also used the text tool to insert the ss. Once the logo was finished I opened them in InDesign and I created a business card and letterhead with my logo. I decided to make my business card landscape and I placed my logo on one side large and then the other side in a small form. I then typed in my contact information.

Letter Head
Description: Letterhead using a personally created logo. Date: 3/1/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Ilustrator/InDesign Objective: To give my company a water marked paper Process: After creating my logo I made new page to work on. I then created my letterhead. I placed my contact information at the top corner and placed my logo on the rule of thirds line and made it a very light watermark.

Event Ad
Description: A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only Microsoft Word and a scanner. Date: 2/1/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Microsoft Word Objective: I am running a shoe sale as a fundraiser to help raise money for Chuys new prosthetic leg. People are going to need a new pair of shoes, so why not bu something youll need and give back at the same time. Process: I scanned an image of a man and kept only him in the picture. I added a red box to write my text in to draw attention to the information. I chose a red box because I had put a red tinge onto the picture to make the picture seem old. I used only one text box to keep the ad simple.

Logos
Description: Three logos for one company. Date: 2/22/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Adobe Illustrator Objective: To promote a new surf company. Process: I used the anchor tool to create outlines for each shape. I also made a path and put the text on path tool to create the curve in Sanchez. Most of the elements were typography.

Web Page
Description: A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo. Date: 2/22/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Text Wrangler, PhotoShop Objective: The company Sanchez Skate N Surf is a company that can fit all your skate and surf needs. Process: I create my webpage through TextWrangler. I had used HTML/CSS for the first time. I also used http:/// www.W3.org HTML validator to validate my webpage. I used Photoshop to create a web safe logo that would represent my company. I selected the colors and used those in my webpage color scheme to show repetition. I used the eyedropper tool in Photoshop to get the color names for CSS. I also changed the text in CSS to new fonts. I also changed the border radius and added padding to the body.

Photo Design
Description: Demonstrate knowledge of Photoshop and editing skills into a poster. Date: 2/8/14 Course/Instructor: COMM 130 Section 6 Joel Judkins Program(s)/Tools: Adobe PhotoShop Objective: I wanted to make a poster that would be able to pass out to young women as it represents the theme of 2014. I wanted to keep the poster girly and young. Process: I used a dslr to take a picture of my roommate with focus and bright lighting. I then used Photoshop to adjust levels and the contrast in the photo. I then created a new document to make a poster on with the photo I had just edited. I used the colors that complemented the brick to design the poster and text. I then looked at the whole design to get the feeling I get from the colors. From there I was able to choose a text that fit the mood of the poster.