portfolio

Kera Collins

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Kera Collins
72 Mott Lane
Moodus, CT 06469
435.467.5918
keraleecollins@gmail.com

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

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

Date:
10/25/13

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Program/Tool:
Adobe Photoshop

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

Process:
I pulled in the background image and resized it to 8.5
x 11.I added a noise filter to the background image to
enhance the number of stars and masked out the center
of the galaxy so it didnt get too busy. I placed the world
image on top of the first image, resized it, and placed
a mask on it. With black paint and a 25% opacity, softedged brush, I masked out all the background, softened
up the edge and the overall image. I then copied the
earth and used a 15% opacity brush to soften up the
edges of both Earths even more to the point where the
edges and part of the Earth merged with the background.
I then added some text using two different fonts. I pulled
a light blue color from the background image to use for
the 1st, 3rd, and 4th line. I added a layer style (outer
beveled edges) and a filter (noise) to without number. I
used repetition of the Earth, contrasts with the lighter text
on a dark background, asymmetry, and alignment to help
pull together this composition.

brochure
Description:
A two sided (duplex) folding brochure.

Date:
11/07/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Programs/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:
I first created a logo in Illustrator. I then picked four
photos from the internet and edited them in Photoshop.
Three of them I used the selection tool to pick out a
portion of the photo. I then used InDesign to layout a
two sided brochure, pulling in the logo and photos to use
in my layout.I then collected critiques from some of my
peers. With the different suggestions, I went back and
revised my brochure and then went for a second round of
critiques.

event ad
Description:
A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using
only Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Date:
10/12/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Programs/Tools:
Microsoft Word
HP Photo Scanner
PDF2JPG.net (PDF converter)

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:
The process I went through was practicing scanning
in a high resolution image, sketching ideas, designing
a digital draft in Microsoft Word, collecting critiques
from outside sources, and completing a final draft. I
employed the use of repetition through the use of the
same image, rectangular boxes, and colors. I also used
asymmetry and right alignment to keep the composition
more interesting. I kept the colors in the similar range
and kept things simple to create unity and great flow of
white space. It took a little time to get use to designing in
Microsoft Word, but after playing around with it for a little
bit it actually ended up working pretty well in designing
this event ad. In a final set of revisions, I updated the
colors and proximity to make it easier to read.

Tea Party in the Garden

Come Support Breast Cancer
Awareness & Raise Money
for the Breast Cancer
Research Foundation
October 24th
12:00pm
The Flower Gardens
Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT
$10 Admission

All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer

Research Foundation.

imaging
Description:
A personally taken photograph that has been edited/
formatted using Photoshop.

Date:
2/6/13

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 05
Eric Lybbert

Programs/Tools:
Canon Camera
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:
The process was taking well laid out photos, editing
them in Photoshop, creating a design around one of the
photos, collecting critiques from outside sources, and
then completing a final draft of the design. In my design I
employed the use of repetition of shape and color. I also
used a yellow monochromatic color scheme to create
unity with the photo and over gestalt in the entire piece.
To add to the gestalt of the piece and overall unity, I
created petal shapes that were based off the photo and
rounded them around the photo to create a focal point. In
a final revision, I switched to a red color scheme to better
support the romantic message.

flier
Description:
A flier to help promote a graduate leadership conference.

Date:
10/5/2014

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Programs/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:
The process I went through was sketching, designing a
digital draft in InDesign, collecting critiques from outside
sources, and completing a final draft. I employed the use
of repetition through the use of three black boxes and
five grey circles. This also created a contrast with the
white that helps draw the viewers eye to key information
on the flier. I kept the items on the page very simple and
spaced out to encourage great flow of white space. I
also employed the use of text hierarchy in order to draw

Logos
Description:
Three logo variations for the same company.

Date:
11/2/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Program/Tool:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:
Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal
image.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:
I first began sketching different ideas for my logos. I then
went into Adobe Illustrator and completed digital sketchs
using the text tool, pen tool, and shape tool. I amde sure
to focus on proximity of my elements as well as using
colors that worked well together. I then collected critiques
from some of my peers. With the different suggestions,
I went back to my logos and revised them so that they
would have better cohesion, repetition, and portray the
overall message.

Letterhead
Description:
Matching letterhead and business card designed using a
personally created logo.

Date:
11/9/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Programs/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 first began sketching different ideas for a logo.
In Illustrator I began digital sketching my logo using
the text tool, pen tool, and shape tool. I then went to
Adobe InDesign and created a digital version of the
letterhead using elements from my logo, like the yellow
line to create flow throughout the piece. I then collected
critiques from some of my peers. With the different
suggestions, I went back to my logo, letterhead, and
business card and revised them all to make them more
cohesive and bold.

business card
Description:
Matching letterhead and business card designed using a
personally created logo.

Date:
3/2/13

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Program/Tool:
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 first began sketching different ideas for a logo. I then
went into Adobe Illustrator and used the text tool, pen
tool, and shape tool to create a logo. I then went to
Adobe InDesign and created a digital version of the
businesscards using the pen tool to create the yellow
line to add flow throughout the piece. I then collected
critiques from some of my peers. With the different
suggestions, I went back to my logo, letterhead, and
business card and revised them all to make them more
cohesive and bold.

web page
Description:
A web page designed to showcase a personally created
logo.

Date:
11/22/14

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 11
Emily Kunz

Programs/Tools:
Notepad ++
Adobe Photoshop
Firefox

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 opened my template html and css files.I pulled in my
logo and then began to play around with different layout
and color compositions. I tried to apply the same color
scheme used in my logo by using green and yellow as
the main colors and purple as more of an accent color. I
then collected critiques from some of my peers. With the
different suggestions, I went back and revised where my
colors were being used and the position of my logo.