PORTFOLIO

by
Dallan Babb

CONTACT
Dallan Babb:

4908 NE 144th CT.

Vancouver, WA 98682
360.852.7088
[email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Montage
Photodesign
Brochure
Logos
Stationary
Web Page
Event Ad
Flier

MONTAGE
Description:

A somewhat haunting image of John Lennon with an

inspirational quote.

Date:

October 24, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

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 knew I wanted to make John Lennon the subject of this

project because he is a personal hereof mine. I started by
sketching up a few ideas until I limited it down to the final
design. I then went to the internet to find an image of John
Lennon and a smokey image. I then put the images into
photoshop and used masking layers to give it that sort of
ghostly smokey effect. I then put in the quote and overlayed the
fonts. After this I flattened the image and did all of the proper
adjustments that had to be made to meet the requirements.

PHOTODESIGN
Description:

An autumn colored design that shows the significants of

animals within our lives.

Date:

October 17, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop
iPhone 6

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 first started out by taking the picture of my brothers dog.

Once I had the picture then I knew I wanted to do something
with it because I love animals. I sketched out a few ideas of how
to put this together until I finally decided on the final design. I
arranged everything in Photoshop as well as edited the picture
to be more vibrant and bring out contrast as well as sharpen
certain areas. After the critique sessions then I went back and
changed a few things to make it look better.

BROCHURE
Description:

A quad folding brochure to show a fantastic record company.

Date:

December 6, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

Program(s)/Tools:
TextWrangler
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

Learn how to wrap text around image.

Use pragraph styles in InDesign.

Process:

I started this project out by figuring out the kind of record

company I wanted to make. When I decided to do a record
label then Loyal Hound just kind of came to me. I made the
logo and sketched out some ideas of how the brochure should
be laid out. When I decided on this design I knew it would be
somewhat difficult to pull it off but I was up for the challenge.
I went into illustrator and started by simply using circles and
squares to get the outline to my design. I then put in all of my
images and did a ton of resizing and readjusting. I printed out
this brochure probably 50 times in order to get it perfect. It
took a lot of time but in the end it all worked out.

LOGOS
Description:

A web page designed to showcase a personally created logo.

Date:

October 31, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

Program(s)/Tools:
TextWrangler
Adobe Photoshop

Objectives:

To cteate a variety of logos to fit a company or personal image.

Usethe basic tools of illustrator.

Process:

I started out by figuring out the kind of company I wanted

to make this log for when I finally decided on a pen/pencil
company. When I knew what I was designing for then I
sketched out a couple of ideas. Once the sketches were
complete then I went to illustrator and made the designs in
digital form. I then asked 10 different people which logo they
liked the best and most of them picked the first one so that is
the one I used. I then went back to illustrator and made three
different variations of the logo.

STATIONERY
Description:

A business card meant for only the most manly of construction

workers.

Date:

November 7, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

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 first started out by thinking of the kind of company I wanted

to create. When I decided on construction then I came up with
a company name and started sketching logos. When I found the
logo then I went on Illustrator and made it. I then went back
and sketched the sort of design I wanted the card to be. Once
that was decided I made it come to life in Illustrator. After that
was all done I put it into inDesign to make the final touches.

WEBPAGE
Description:

A webpage meant to advertise safe construction.

Date:

November 21, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

Program(s)/Tools:
TextWrangler
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 first started out by figuring out what kind of company I

wanted to make. When I realized that then I started sketching
out ideas of logos I wanted to make. When I figured out the
logo then I went into illustrator and made the logo. After this
then I went to text wrangler and wrote the web codes in order
to make the webpage possible. After much trial and error then
I finally figured out what I wanted to do to it.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.

EVENT AD
Description:

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

Microsoft Word and a scanner.

Date:

October 10, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word
Canon Printer/Scanner

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 started out by first looking for a picture that would work well
for this project. Once I found the picture then I made some
sketches to figure out my layout. Once that I was done I took
the poster (which my image was on) and scanned it using my
home printer. Once the Image was scanned I cropped it in
Photoshop and put it into Word. Once in word then I made my
design, got the critiques I needed to make minor adjustments
and printed it out.

FLIER
Description:

Black & White promotional flier to promote a graduate

leadership conference.

Date:

October 3, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 01
Kerr

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 started out by sketching out four different designs. After

narrowing them down to the one I liked best then I got onto
Abode Illustrator and began to put the design together. I
learned many new skills on Illustrator that helped me with my
design. As I was designing I did run into a few design flaws
that I had to work out, but nothing major. I kept the 5 FOCUS
principles in mind the entire time I was designing.