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Des cr ip t io n:
A s p i r i t u a l m o n t a g e t h a t s h o w s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p ra y e r i n o n e s

A bl bi f ey. R i c h i n s :
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rden, WA 98857
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509.989.3554
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Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e P h o to s h o p

O b ject ive s:
L e a r n to b l e n d i m a g e s to g e t h e r , u s i n g m a s k s .
U s e m a s k s to a p p l y f i l t e r s to a p a r t o f t h e i m a g e .
A p p l y a p p ro p r i a t e t y p o g ra p h y .

P roces s:
I f i r s t c h a n g e d t h e l e v e l s o f m y f i r s t p i c t u r e o f t h e g i r l to b e t t e r
s h o w t h e d e t a i l i n h e r h a i r . I t h e n u s e d t h e l a s s o to o l o n t h e
p i c t u r e o f C h r i s t to b e t t e r i n c o rp o ra t e h i m i n to t h e i m a g e o f t h e
g i r l . N e x t , I u s e d a m a s k a n d t h e b r u s h to o l to s e a m l e s s l y b l e n d
C h r i s t i n to t h e b a c k g ro u n d . I t h e n a d d e d a f i l t e r b y u s i n g c ra c k e d
c o n c r e t e . I b r u s h e d t h e f i l t e r i n , m a k i n g s u r e to k e e p C h r i s t s fa c e
c l e a r o f t h e c o n c r e t e . F i n a l l y , I a d d e d t h e t e x t a n d y e l l o w b a r ( fo r
legibbility).

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Montage..........................................................4
B ro c h u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Business Card.................................................8
Letterhead.....................................................10
Event Ad........................................................12
Logo s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Imaging..........................................................16
Flier...............................................................18
Web Page......................................................20

Montage
Des cr ip t io n:
A s p i r i t u a l m o n t a g e t h a t s h o w s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p ra y e r i n a
c h i l d s l i f e .

Date:
10/23/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e P h o to s h o p

O b ject ive s:
L e a r n to b l e n d i m a g e s to g e t h e r u s i n g m a s k s .
U s e m a s k s to a p p l y f i l t e r s to a p a r t o f t h e i m a g e .
A p p l y a p p ro p r i a t e t y p o g ra p h y .

P roces s:
I f i r s t c h a n g e d t h e l e v e l s o f m y f i r s t p i c t u r e o f t h e g i r l to b e t t e r
s h o w t h e d e t a i l i n h e r h a i r . I t h e n u s e d t h e l a s s o to o l o n t h e
p i c t u r e o f C h r i s t to b e t t e r i n c o rp o ra t e h i m i n to t h e i m a g e o f t h e
g i r l . N e x t , I u s e d a m a s k a n d t h e b r u s h to o l to s e a m l e s s l y b l e n d
C h r i s t i n to t h e b a c k g ro u n d . I t h e n a d d e d a f i l t e r b y u s i n g c ra c k e d
c o n c r e t e . I b r u s h e d t h e f i l t e r i n , m a k i n g s u r e to k e e p C h r i s t s fa c e
c l e a r o f t h e c o n c r e t e . F i n a l l y , I a d d e d t h e t e x t , y e l l o w b a r ( fo r
l e g i b b i l i t y ) a n d a l s o c h a n g e d t h e fo n t c o l o r to a l i g h t p u rp l e to
complete my color scheme.

Brochure
Des cr ip t io n:
A n o f f s e t fo r m a t t e d b ro c h u r e a l l a b o u t a t ra v e l i n g c o m p a n y .

Date:
12/5/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e P h o to s h o p
Ad o b e I n D e s i g n
Ad o b e I l l u s t ra to r

O b ject ive s:
Create an original logo in InDesign.
I n c o rp o ra t e q u a l i t i y i m a g e s i n to t h e d e s i g n .
C l i p a n i m a g e a n d w ra p t e x t a ro u n d i t .
Write original body copy.
C r e a t e a b ro c h u r e l a y o u t , p r i n t fu l l b l e e d a n d t r i m .

P roces s:
I u s e d t h e o f f s e t l a y o u t to s h o w c a s e s o m e o f t h e m a n y to u r i s t
s i t e s t h a t E u ro p e o f f e r s . I t h e n c r e a t e d m y l o g o i n I n D e s i g n u s i n g
t h e r e c t a n g l e to o l , v a r i o u s c i r c l e s i z e s a n d t h e p e n to o l . A ft e r t h a t ,
I fo u n d m a n y h i g h q u a l i t y i m a g e s a n d p l a c e d t h o s e i n t h e b ro c h u r e
with the logo and my original body copy. I used the teal bar on the
b o t to m o f t h e f ro n t / b a c k to c r e a t e c o n s i t e n c y , I t h e n w e n t t h ro u g h
t h e d o c u m e n t a n d m a d e s u r e t h e t e x t w a s n t to o c l o s e to t h e e d g e .

Business Card
Des cr ip t io n:
A b u s i n e s s c a r d d e s i g n fo r t h i s B r i d a l c o m p a n y .

Date:
11/7/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e I l l u s t ra to r
Ad o b e I n D e s i g n

O b ject ive s:
L e a r n to u s e t h e b a s i c to o l s i n I l l u s t ra to r a n d I n D e s i g n .
C r e a t e a n e w l o g o a n d i n c o rp o ra t e i t i n to t h e d e s i g n o f t h e
business card.
A p p l y t y p o g ra p h y r u l e s .
Keep designs simple and clean.
I n c l u d e a l l t h e n e c e s s a r y i n fo r m a t i o n .

P roces s:
I f i r s t c r e a t e d t h e l o g o a n d a l l m y d e s i g n e l e m e n t s i n I l l u s t ra to r .
T h e n I t ra n s f e r e d t h e m o v e r to I n D e s i g n , to m y r e c t a n g u l a r
b u s i n e s s c a r d . I s p e c i f i c a l l y m a d e t h e f ro n t o f t h e b u s i n e s s c a r d
v e r y s i m p l e a n d c l a s s y . I w a n t e d i t to b e e a s i l y r e c o g n i za b l e i f
a n y o n e w e r e to s e e i t a g a i n . I t h e n u s e d a c o u p l e r e c t a n g l e a n d
fo n t c o l o r c h o i c e s to k e e p w i t h m y s i m p l e c o l o r s c h e m e .

Letterhead
Des cr ip t io n:
A l e t t e r h e a d to m a t c h t h e p r e v i o u s b u s i n e s s c a r d .

Date:
11/7/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e I n D e s i g n
Ad o b e I l l u s t ra to r

O b ject ive s:
Keep design simple with light watermark and plenty of white space.
Keep the same color scheme, company and design elements as the
business card.
A p p l y a p p ro p r i a t e t y p o g ra p h y .

P roces s:
I c r e a t e d t h e t e a l b a r a t t h e to p to m a t c h t h e t e a l b a r o n t h e b a c k
of the business card. I then kept it really simple with the logo in
t h e l e ft c o r n e r a n d t h e n e c e s s a r y i n fo r m a t i o n o n t h e r i g h t . I s t a y e d
w i t h t h e s a m e fo n t c h o i c e s a s t h e b u s i n e s s c a r d fo r c o n s i s t e n c y
and repetition. For the watermark, I made the ring design in
I l l u s t ra to r ( i t i s t h e s a m e r i n g a s s e e n o n t h e f ro n t o f t h e b u s i n e s s
c a r d ) . T h e n , I i n c r e a s e d t h e s i z e , ro t a t e d i t s l i g h t l y , m a d e i t a l m o s t
t ra n s p a r e n t , a n d p l a c e d i t o n t h e p a g e .

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Event Ad
Des cr ip t io n:
A fu l l b l e e d , c o l o r e v e n t a d , m e a n t to p ro m o t e a fu n d ra i s e r , u s i n g
o n l y M i c ro s o ft W o r d , a s c a n n e r a n d P h o to s h o p ( s t r i c t l y to o n l y
check pixels and image size).

Date:
10/9/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

M i c ro s o ft W o r d
S c a n n e r i n t h e L i b ra r y
Ad o b e P h o to s h o p

O b ject ive s:
L e a r n a b o u t i m a g e s i z i n g ( h o w p i x e l s a n d i n c h e s w o r k to g e t h e r ) .
Find, scan and import a high quality image.
C h o o s e a p p ro p r i a t e c o l o r s c h e m e a n d a p p l y c o r r e c t t y p o g ra p h y .

P roces s:
I f i r s t fo u n d t h i s i m a g e i n a N a t i o n a l G e o g ra p h i c m a g a z i n e . I t h e n
s c a n n e d i t a n d c h e c k e d t h e i m a g e s i z e a n d p i x e l s i n P h o to s h o p .
A ft e r t h a t , I p l a c e d i t i n a W o r d d o c u m e n t a n d s t a r t e d d e s i g n i n g
t h e l a y o u t . I c h o s e b l u e a n d o ra n g e fo r m y c o l o r s c h e m e
( c o m p l e m e n t a r y ) . I s p e c i f i c a l l y c h o s e to p l a c e t h e b o d y t e x t i n s i d e
t h e e m p t y s p a c e o f t h e e l e p h a n t s t r u n k to c r e a t e a s y m m e t r y .

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Logos
Des cr ip t io n:
A l o g o fo r L i l M i s s B o u t i q u e .

Date:
10/31/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e I l l u s t ra to r

O b ject ive s:
C r e a t e t h r e e d i f f e r e n t l o g o s a n d t h e n g a t h e r o p i n i o n s f ro m a t
l e a s t t e n p e o p l e a b o u t w h i c h l o g o a p p e a l s m o s t to t h e m .
U s e I l l u s t ra to r to c r e a t e , d ra w a n d d e s i g n y o u r l o g o .
R e f i n e o n e l o g o i n t h r e e s e p a ra t e w a y s ( fu l l c o l o r , g ra y s c a l e a n d
w h i t e d o u t w i t h a b a c k g ro u n d c o l o r / s h a p e ) .

P roces s:
I s t a r t e d o u t w i t h t h r e e l o g o s a n d g a t h e r o p i n i o n s a b o u t t h e m f ro m
many people. Lil Miss Boutique was the most popular so I chose
t h a t o n e to s h o w c a s e . I c h o s e m y c o l o r s c h e m e a n d m a d e s u r e to
add elements with each color in the logo. I then created the entire
l o g o , m a k i n g s u r e t h a t i t w a s n e a t a n d c l e a n . A ft e r w a r d s , I c r e a t e d
m y o n e l o g o i n t h e t h r e e s e p a ra t e w a y s r e q u i r e d .
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Imaging
Des cr ip t io n:
A p h o to g ra p h w i t h a q u o t e . I t d e m o n s t ra t e s g o o d p h o to g ra p h y ,
designing and editing skills.

Date:
10/17/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e P h o to s h o p

O b ject ive s:
L e a r n b a s i c p h o to g ra p h y ( a n d e d i t i n g ) s k i l l s .
C h o o s e a p p ro p r i a t e c o l o r s c h e m e a n d i n c o rp o ra t e t h o s e c o l o r s i n to
the layout.
U s e l a y e r s to d e s i g n t e x t , a n d r e p e a t g ra p h i c e l e m e n t s .

P roces s:
I f i r s t to o k t h e m a n y d i f f e r e n t v i e w s o f o n e s e t t i n g a n d t h e n c h o s e
t h e b e s t o n e to u s e . I t h e n d o w n l o a d e d i t a n d t h e n a d j u s t i n g t h e
l e v e l s , b r i g h t n e s s / c o n t ra s t a n d v i b ra n c y i n P h o to s h o p . A ft e r t h a t ,
I c h o s e a c o l o r s c h e m e t h a t w e n t w e l l w i t h m y p h o to . A ft e r t h a t ,
I c h o s e a q u o t e a n d t y p e d t h a t o n to a n a l m o s t t ra n s p a r e n t b l a c k
b ox ( fo r l e g i b i l i t y ) . F i n a l l y , I a d d e d t h e c o l o r s w a t c h e s o f t h e c o l o r
s c h e m e I u s e d to t h e r i g h t o f t h e q u o t e .

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Flier
Des cr ip t io n:
T h i s d e s i g n i s a b l a c k a n d w h i t e f l i e r p ro m o t i n g Vo u a n t
Co m m u n i c a t i o ns G ra d u a t e L e a d e r s h i p Co n f e r e n c e .

Date:
10/2/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

Ad o b e I n D e s i g n

O b ject ive s:
A p p l y t h e d e s i g n p r i n c i p l e s a n d u s e t y p o g ra p h y a p p ro p r i a t e l y .
I n c o rp o ra t e b a s i c I n D e s i g n s k i l l s to i m p ro v e b a s i c f l i e r l a y o u t .
M a k e s u r e t h e l i n k s a r e n o t b ro k e n ( k e e p p ro j e c t fo l d e r ) .

P roces s:
A t f i r s t I s k e t c h e d fo u r d i f f e r e n t l a y o u t o p t i o n s a n d t h e n c h o s e t h e
o n e t h a t a p p e a l e d to m o s t p e o p l e . F ro m t h e r e , I c h o s e a n i m a g e
p ro v i d e d t h a t w o u l d g o a l o n g w e l l w i t h m y d e s i g n . I a l s o c h o s e
a logo option as well. I then placed all my design elements and
b o d y c o p y o n to t h e l a y o u t i n I n D e s i g n . I t r i e d to c r e a t e a l i g n m e n t ,
repetition and flow wherever I could.

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Web Page
Des cr ip t io n:
A w e b p a g e d e s i g n e d to s h o w c a s e a l o g o a n d c o m p a n y c r e a t e d b y
me, Diamond Interior Designing.

Date:
11/12/15

Cour se /Inst ruc tor:

Co m m 1 3 0 S e c t i o n 0 3
Ben Pingel

P rogra m (s)/Too ls:

T e x t W ra n g l e r
Ad o b e I l l u s t ra to r
http://www.W3.org

O b ject ive s:
C r e a t e l o g o a n d p ro p e r l y s i z e i t .
W r i t e p ro c e s s o f c r e a t i n g l o g o a n d p l a c e t e x t o n w e b p a g e .
Acquire knowledge of HTML and CSS.

P roces s:
I f i r s t d e s i g n e d m y l o g o i n I l l u s t ra to r , a p p l y i n g a c o l o r s c h e m e a s
w e l l . T h e n , I s t a r t e d w o r k i n g w i t h H T M L a n d C S S i n o r d e r to p l a c e
m y l o g o a n d b o d y c o p y i n to a w e b p a g e . T h e r e w a s a l o t to l e a r n ,
s o I u s e d t h e e x t r e m e l y h e l p fu l w e b s i t e h t t p : / / w w w . W 3 . o r g q u i t e
o ft e n . I t h e n fo u n d a n i m a g e a n d p l a c e d i t a s m y b a c k g ro u n d . I
k e p t w i t h m y c o l o r s c h e m e fo r m y l o g o b y a d d i n g e l e m e n t s h e r e
and there that were of the color scheme.

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