Portfolio

Benjamin Enggas

Contact Information
Benjamin Enggas
(847) 899-1235
Benggas1991@gmail.com
1789 Spruce Ave.
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Table of Contents
Logos
Montage
Business Card
Stationary
Brochure
Photodesign
Web Page
Event Ad
Flier

Logos
Description:

A Logo for a fictional video game company specializing in single player games.

Date:

06/04/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother Pingel

Programs/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

Create a professional log that a company could identify with.

Process:

For this project, I used Adobe Illustrator to create several original logos. I used Illustrator
to create the images from scratch without tracing them. After completing my first three
logos, I had people vote on which one they felt was the best for the company and best
displayed the message I wanted my audience to get. After choosing a final image, I
duplicated the image and created several adaptations of the image, one in color, one in
grey scale and the last outlined with a color.

Montage
Description:

A montage blending several images together to create an inspirational and spiritual

message.

Date:

05/28/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/tools:
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learning how to use photoshop layers to blend several images together.

Use mask tools to blend images.
Learning how to use filters.

Process:

I used photoshop to size and format 3 specific images together to create a montage.
I used the blending and sizing tools to crate a steady flow from one image to the next
without any hard edges. Afterwards I took the time to get several critiques for my final
design.

Business Card
Description:

A business card layout using a completely original logo that I created.

Date:

06/04/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign

Objectives:

Create a New Logo that a company could use.

Create a professional business card for that company.

Process:

During this project, I used Illustrator to create a completely original logo for a fictional
company. After that, I used Indesign to create a business card utilizing the logo that I
created.

Stationary
Evil Rabbit
Game Design

Description:

A letterhead layout using a completely original logo that I created

Date:

Evil Rabbit
Game Design

Ben Enggas Game Developer

(847)-555-1235
FIREBATT1991@
yahoo.com
51 S 1st E Rexburg,
Idaho, 83440

06/11/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign

Objectives:

Create an orginal logo that a company could use.

Create a letter head using that logo, that a company could use.

Process:

During this project, I used Illustrator to create a completely original logo for a fictional
company. After that, I used Indesign to create a letterhead utilizing the logo that I
created. It took lots of time and practice using these programs to be able to create my
final product. After getting my work critiqued, I edited this design to the final images you
see above.

www.EVILRABBITGAMES.com

Brochure
Description:

Aggressive Avenue
Aggressive Avenue is an aggressive inline skate shop founded in 2010 out
of a small town called Des Plaines in Illinois. Located at 1789 Spruce Ave.
Des Plaines, IL. Feel free to come on by any time, Monday through Friday
10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday Friday. If youre not in the Midwest and cant
come into our shop, feel free to check out our online store, we have a ton
of great learn-to-skate videos up there as well. Keep calm and skate on!

Two Sided Pamphlet Bifold Product Catalog

Skate Pack Deals

Date:

Sick of walking uphill with your skates

swinging from your belt? Check out these
custom skate packs that house your skates
while climb up those steep hills while

07/09/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop

Ojectives:

USD Panther pack

Skate pack - 359.99$

This skate pack comes

with a set of USD pro
skates, an extra set of
AA wheels and a pack
AMALL custom bearings.
All with panther skate
backpack

Razors Pro Pack

Genesis 10 - 299.99$
This custom skate pack
comes with a custom
skate set and a Razors
skate backpack.

Aggresssive
Avenue

To creat a new logo for a company.

Cut out images using Adobe photoshop.
Use this logo and cut out image, to create a Brochure that would show what the company
does.

Process:

I created a brand new logo for this project. I created this in Adobe Illustrator and then
placed it inside an Adobe Indesign document. I created a general layout for my catalogue
in Indesign. I added pictures to my document and put placeholder text boxes to see a
rough outline of what my final project was going to look like. I then added actual text
to my boxes. I edited my images in order to create a quality design that displayed the
products that I wanted my catalogue to display. I took the two images on the back of
my catalogue and put them into Adobe Photoshop and cut them out from their white
backgrounds. With these images I formatted my text boxes to wrap around them to create
a more professional design.

Skater Ben Pingel of Idaho, topside grind.

$199.99

$224.99

$249.99

$299.99

$299.99

$199.99

$224.99

$169.99

$199.99

$229.99

$229.99

$249.99

$274.99

$299.99

$299.99

$299.99

$324.99

$349.99

Aggressive Avenue
Skater of the Month

Tony Lee of Arlington Heights, IL

Started skating: 6 years ago

Favorite Skates: Razors Genesis 11
Favorite place to skate: DP Skate Park
Favorite trick: Backslide soul grind
Skater Robert Plant of California, topside soulgrind.

$349.99

$349.99

Photodesign
Description:

A photography project where we created a design from a photo that we took during class
incorporating an understanding of color and photo editing.

Date:
05/21/16

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:

Adobe Photoshop, Professional Camera

Objectives:

To take quality photographs.

To use these photographs to create a unique design.

Process:

I started this project by taking lots of pictures of different things that would be appealing
in my design process. I thought about what exactly I wanted to do with this project
and took pictures that would help me achieve my imagined final product. After looking
through my pictures, I drew a few sketches of what I wanted the final layout to look like.
I chose a complimentary color scheme found on the Visual FOCUS website. Then, after
selecting a final image, I used photoshop to edit this image to the best of my ability. I
had to stretch myself to come to a final product that I felt good about. The hardest thing
that I had to do was find a way to contrast the elements within my final design. It took
some time to come to a perfect level of contrast that would help my typography be legible
without detracting from my image.

Wep Page
Description:

A webpage I created to showcase my logo.

Date:

06/25/17

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:

Text Wrangler, CSS, HTML

Objectives:

To create a webpage that could be used by a company to display a logo.

Process:

I created this webpage using HTML and CSS coding, primarily inside of Tetwrangler. With
help from W3schools.com, I was able to edit coding inside of Textwarangler and was able
to come up with the final website above.
With a premade CSS coding sheet, I was able to add design elements to my webpage to
make it look and feel less bland. I took time learning how to input the CSS coding into my
original HTML coding to create the image above. I added padding and borders around the
text, to help it stand out. I also changed my fonts and implemented the color scheme from
my logo into my final webpage.

Event Ad
Description:

An event ad, using the primary colors, to promote an event for children in need.

Date:

05/14/16

St. Lukes Childrens Hospital

and Paradise Comics is pleased
to announce,

Course/Instructor:

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word

Objectives:

Create an Event ad using Microsoft word

Process:

I started this project by finding a picture that I had taken in Jackson Whole Wyoming. I
opened up my image inside Microsoft Word. I used design mode in Microsoft Word 2011
to edit and formulate this project into the image you see above. I chose using Comic Sans
as my primary font because not only is this an event for children, but it a comic book
convention. I tried to organize my layout and my message so that it was clear, easy to read
and easy to spot. I used the primary colors to add contrast to my final product.

Be a hero for a

child today!

Thursday
May 18th
from
6:00pm to
10:00pm

If you have ever desired to be a hero, you now have the power to
do so by coming to the Comics for Kids charity convention. This
event will be at the Hyrum Manwaring student center.
Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will go too the families of
hospitalized children here in Idaho. Costumes are encouraged!

Flier
Description:

Comm 130, my visual communications class, required us to create a flier using the
InDesign media software. This project demonstrates my ability to use word press to make
a legible and interesting flier for a potential employer.

GRADUATE
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Date:

05/07/16

Course/Instructor:

October 21, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Conventioun Center

COMM 130 Visual Communications, Brother PIngel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Indesign

Objectives:

To create an official looking Flier in Adobe Indesign.

Process:

The process we used to do this project was by first getting to know how to use the
InDesign software. This tool helps designers create and publish many different forms of
visual media. While doing this project I was able to demonstrate my ability to formulate
a plan and organize my ideas into a finished project. I started this process by creating
several sketches of what I wanted my final product to look like. Then, I took the time to
familiarize myself with the InDesign software. When I was more familiar with how this
software worked, I took my sketches and created a rough draft of the flier you see above.
After that, I took my work to other Visual communication students and had them give me
feedback. I evaluated this project thoroughly and then edited it until it was the crisp final
product that it is now.

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