Portfolio

Garrett Blanchard

Contact Me
Garrett Blanchard
720.255.4247
bla12008@byui.edu
3350 Willownook Ranch Trail
Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Contents
Brochure
Web Page
Photo Design
Logo
Montage
Business Card
Flier
Letterhead

Brochure
Description:

A brochure that I created about the National Park Service

Centennial.

Date:
March 26, 2016
Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:

I designed the brochure in Adobe Indesign and the Solar

logo in Illustrator.

Objectives:

The objective was to use multiple programs and photos to

create a unified message.

Process:

I started by sketching out what I wanted the brochure

to look like. I then found images that would go well my
message. I opened up Indesign and began creating what I
had sketched. I also brought in the logo that I had created in
Illustrator.

Front Cover

Inside

Back

Web Page
Description:

A web page explaining the process of creating my GO

Mountain Adventures logo.

Date:

March 12, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Text Wrangler

Objectives:

Create a unified web page that is visually appealing.

Use a logo that I had created in the design.

Process:

First, I started writing basic HTML with the content of the

web page. I decided which logo I would use and what my
message would be. After writing the HTML, I wrote CSS
that would give the page more dynamic.

Photo Design
Description:

A photo design including text to convey a message.

Date:

February 6, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Photo Shop

Objectives:

Edit a photo that I had taken.

Use image and text to share a unified message.

Process:

I first took a photo of the books on a table. I then edited

the photo in Photoshop to fix shadow and clarity. While in
Photoshop, I was able to add the lines and text.

Literature adds to reality,

it does not simply describe it.
-C.S. Lewis

Logo
Description:
A logo for a used book store.
Date:
February 20, 2016
Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Illustrator

Objectives:
Learn to use illustrator and create a visually
communicative logo for a business.
Process:

I started by deciding what the business was going to be. I

then drew up some sketches of what I would like the logo
to look like. I created 3 different logos for the business in
Illustrator and narrowed it down to the one that I liked
most.

Bobs Used Books

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Books
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Used

Books

Bobs

Used
Books

Montage
Description:

An inspiring message that I created using multiple images.

Date:

February 13, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Photoshop.

Objectives:

Learn to use multiple images and combine them in

Photoshop to create a clean montage.

Process:
I began by placing the background image in
Photoshop. I edited it to bring out the colors of the
sunset and was able to remove a rooftop in the top
left corner. I then used an overlay to add the sheet
music effect. I found the image of the birds and
used masking and overlay to place them into the
image.

Business Card
Description:

This is a business card for a made up company.

Date:

February 27, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:

Illustrator and InDesign

Objectives:

Create a business card centered around a logo that I created.

Match the business card with a letterhead.

Process:

The logo was the first thing to be created in Illustrator. After

that, I was able to design the card around the logo and
create an interesting card that both gives the information
and shows the culture of the company.

Event Flier
Description:

A flier created for a made up charity event.

Date:

January 20, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:

Microsoft Word, Image scanner

Objectives:

Learn to use only Word to desing a clear message.

Process:

I scanned in the background photo, placed it in word and

created a flier for the event.

Letterhead
Description:

Professional letterhead bearing a logo that created.

Date:

February 23, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:

Adobe Illustrator and Indesign

Objectives:

Create a clean letterhead that matches business cards.

Process:

The letterhead was created on Indesign. I first sketched

up some ideas that would go well with the matching
business card and would continue the idea of GO Mountain
Adventures.

Event Flier
Description:

A flier for a graduate event.

Date:

January 23, 2016

Course/Instructor:

Comm. 130-03, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Indesign

Objectives:

Use given material and images to create a flier.

Learn to use Indesign.
Learn proper alingment.

Process:

I was given text and images to use for an even flier. I was
new to the program, so I first learned the basics of Indesign.
I decided the hierarchy of importance in information and
then alinged things well and did my best to create a nice
flow.