Portfolio

Brendan Skousen

Contact
Brendan Skousen:
163 W Mahogany Pl
Chandler, AZ 85248
480.381.3482
sko13003@byui.edu

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

Montage
Description:

An insperational montage made by the blending of two or more

images, and the use of typography.

Date:
2/12/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learn to manage Photoshop layers.

Learn to blend images together smoothly, using masks.
Use filters.
Apply appropriate typography.

Process:

I started by placing the trainin image in the background and

then placed the ticket and conductor as layer images. I then
changed the opacity to blend the 3 images together.

Logos
Description:

Three logo variations for the same company.

Date:
2/23/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image.

Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:

I stated by first selecting fonts for my project. Once I had the

fonts down I took a few fish images fromt he internet and
outline them to create my logo images. I then used the elipse
tool to make the ovals and the circles for the eyes.

Letterhead
Description:

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a

personally created logo.

Date:
3/2/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

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

Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign.

Process:

I placed logo at top that was created in illustrator. i used various

aspects of the shape tool to create the lamp. I then used the line
tool for the lines and then made the image grayscale for the
logo and added it below in the background.

Business Card
Description:

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a

personally created logo.

Date:
3/2/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

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

Design consistent layouts for a business card and letterhead.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator & InDesign.

Process:

I used illustrator to create the logo and then I imported the logo
into indesign. I waanted to go with a simple black and white
design so I add the address below.

Brochure
Description:

A two sided (duplex) folding brochure.

Date:
3/16/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Word
Illustrator
Indesign

Objectives:

Create a logo, copy and design using illustrator and indesign

Process:

I first found images on the internet in regards to ice cream.

once I had those i wrote the copy in word. I then made the logo
in illustrator and used the ciruclar feature for images to create
the circle images.

Flier
Description:

Black & White promotional flier to promote a graduate

leadership conference.

Date:

1/12/2016

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign

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 intact.

Process:

I too copy and images and placed them in indesign then i

added some style elements of semi-opaque bars to add some
titel and added the copy trying to leave enough white space.

Event Ad
Description:

A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only

Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Date:
2/2/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word
Epson Scanner
Photoshop

Objectives:

Find, scan and import a high-quality image.

Create a full-bleed design
Use text boxes for layout in Word.
Insert and edit images in Word.

Process:

I scanned the bike image, and then used a Word image effect
to delete most of the background. This left a random white
pattern, so I added a shadow to give it an artsy effect. Then I
added boxes with various shades of green in the background for
repetition and organization. I chose one font with contrasting
weights for simplicity. I was surprised at how much I could
do with the hidden design features of Microsoft Word. Now I
know that I could use it in a pinch.

Web Page
Description:

A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Date:
3/16/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Coda
Adobe Photoshop

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.
Design a web page using HTML to display a logo and content.
Acquire a working knowledge of HTML and basic
understanding of CSS.
Identify hex colors for web design.
Compress multiple files in a zipped folder to attach as one file.

Process:

I created this web page using only TextWrangler. After I

marked up all my content and inserted my image, I attached a
pre-made CSS document to my HTML. I then used the colors
from my logo as the colors for my web page. I found these
colors by opening Photoshop and using the eyedropper tool.
I also changed my fonts to Times New Roman and Verdana. I
declared some backup fonts just in case the viewers browser
didnt have these fonts. I also used padding around the logo and
text so that they would not be too close to the edge of the web
page. This was one of the most challenging parts of working
with CSS.

Imaging
Description:

A personally taken photograph that has been edited/formatted

using Photoshop.

Date:
2/6/16

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Jason Stucki

Program(s)/Tools:
Canon T3i
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learn basic photography skills.

Use a digital camera to take a quality image, then download it.
Size and crop the image.
Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation levels.
Use a selection tool to isolate a portion of the image.
Desaturate the selected portion of the image.
Use a filter or colorize a portion of the image.

Process:

I took this picture using my little Canon t3i camera. Even

though it was a point and shoot camera I was able to take this
nice shot. I then took my image into Photoshop and cropped
it to a 66 inch square. I then selected the background using
the quick selection tools, and applied the gaussian blur filter. I
finally desaturated the the background color.