Portfolio

Grecia Figueroa

Contact

Grecia Figueroa:
649 S. 2nd W. Apt. 1209
Rexburg, ID 83440
612.229.1040
greciafigueroam@gmail.com

Table of Contents

Brochure
Logos
Montage
Stationery
Business Card
Web Page
Imaging
Event Ad
Flier

brochure
Description:
A two-sided (duplex), trifold brochure.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop and Indesign
Objectives:
Set up and align a two-sided, folded document.
Learn how to wrap text around an image.
Use paragraph style in InDesign.
Process:

On InDesign, I set up regular margins and gutters to create a document. Because one flap was going to be bigger
in size than the other two, I set up my ruler or guide lines by dragging straight from the ruler and setting them at certain
inches. I then created the back of the brochure as well.

Once I was done with that, I went to Illustrator to create my logo. I used the pen tool to create some straight lines
for my SandHouse logo. I then used the selection tool to drag some curves and create the shape for both the house and
bottom. I added a sand yellow to the house, and a light sand brown for the bottom lines. I added text and put it together.
I dragged my logo directly into InDesign and placed it in the front panel of the back. I used the free transform tool and
Shift, and resized my logo to fit in the front panel. I added a beach picture for the other two panels and sent it to the back.

For the text-wrap picture, I used a picture of a sand arrow, and placed it in the first panel of the front brochure. I
first prepared the image in Photoshop by using the lasso tool, then using the feather, radius, and smooth buttons. I then
placed it through InDesign.
I then selected the text-wrap option, and clicked on the wrap around object button. I selected an alpha channel, and my
text wrapped around my picture.

Logos
Description:
Logo for an organization
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator
Objectives:
Create three logos with different color schemes: black and white, monochromatic, white on colored background.
Process:

Creating logos was my favorite projects by far, since this is what I want to do. I had a lot of fun with my final logo, which
did take a lot of detail to accomplish.
I started out with a rectangular shape from the shapes menu. I drew out the shape that I wanted for the background of the
mountains, then changed the color to a black.
I then grabbed the pen tool and started to draw points in order to create the mountain shape on top of my rectangle. I
connected the shape, then selected both the rectangle and my shape. In the pathfinder menu, I selected the minus front
option, which deleted the rest of the rectangle, leaving behind the really cool outline of the mountains.
I created a half circle at the bottom to outline the shape. I expanded it to the outer edges of the logo, and adjusted the
mountain points in order for it to fit better with the logos. I looked for a font that would be strong and simple, but that
would match what the company was about.
In order to get a clean white space between the half circle and the bottom of the mountains, I drew another oval that
matched the shape of the half circle, turned it white and sent it to the back. This helped to create a clean circle shape
under the mountains, getting rid of any trapped white space. I decided on a monochromatic color scheme, and changed
the colors in the text and rectangle.
In order to add more detail to the logo, I drew some of the shade of the mountain by using the pen tool. Once I drew
them, I gave different colors in order to create more interest to it.
I reshaped the logo, then grouped it in order to keep it together. I changed the color schemes to an all white background
and then to a gray scale one.

Montage
Description:
A spiritual montage made by the blending of two or more images, and the use of typography.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
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 wanted to show that we have to let our faith sometimes take direction in our lives. In order to convey this, I used an image
of a woman, and butterflies representing that faith.
I transferred the butterflies image into the image with the woman.
I added a layer and blended into the image, so the edges around werent all rough and blended quietly into the image.
I went around the edges to blend everything well. I changed the color to red, and blended into the mask each butterfly.
I added the second image of the butterfly cage and changed the opacity and blended into the torso of the woman.
I added the text and changed a little bit of the opacity in order for it to blend into the background.

Letterhead
Description:
Create a letterhead and business card for a business.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe IIllustrator and 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 and InDesign.
Process:
The logo is for a outdoors outfitting company. The logo is mountains, and the layout of the letterhead and business card
is semi-formal.

I then created my business card. I added my logo with white contrast and then placed it in the back with the website. I
added the rest of the info on the front, and added a watermark of my white logo. I made the background a light gray in
order for it to stand out.

Business card
Description:
A two-sided (duplex), trifold brochure.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator and 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 and InDesign.
Process:
I created my logo using Illustrator. I added the points of the mountain using the pen tool. In order to create the jagged
lines, I used the line tool to create a jagged style. I moved my font down, and aligned it with the mountains.
I created a document for my letterhead. I placed my logo at the left corner, and added the rectangle tools at the bottom
to match the color of my logo, which is monochromatic. I added my website at the bottom small rectangle, and my
information at the bottom, aligned to the edge of the website. I then placed a watermark in the middle, and added an
opacity of 15%.
I updated my business card and added a dark gray background, after removing the water mark. I added an accent rectangle
to go under the name, and some fill on the words to make them stand out.
I then aligned the rest of the info in the card. This updating took about 35 minutes.

WEbsite
Description:
Create a webpage for the Mt.Co logo created earlier.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop and NotePad++.
Objectives:
Size and optomize an original logo as a .png for a web page.
Write content to describe the logo creating process and how it appeals to a target audience.
Design a web page using HTML to display the 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:
Those who love the outdoors and want adventure. Those who are serious about their gear, and need their supplies made
from a company that knows outdoors.
I created this website using the coding program Notepad++. It was really interesting and fun to play around with HTML
and CSS coding and come up with a website, since Ive never worked with a coding program. I was able to use the website
http://www.W3.org which validated the HTML code I was working with, which was very helpful.
I used a pre-made CSS document and attached my HTML to it. I was able to insert my logo and match the background
and border colors to my logo using photoshop and the eyedropper tool. I used Arial Black and Georgia as my fonts, and
then added some similar fonts in case the user was unable to open the first fonts on their computer. I centered the logo
using the CSS program.

Imaging
Description:
A personally taken photograph that has been edited/formatted using Photoshop.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop.
HTC One camera.
Objectives:
Learn basic photography skills, and use digital camera for quality image.
Size and crop the image.
Adjust image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation levels.
Use a selection tool to isolate a portion of the image.
Use a filter or colorize a portion of the image.
Process:
1. The process consisted of uploading the picture in photoshop and changing the size. Once I finished that, I was able
to start adding rectangles into the image. I changed the colors, and started moving them around. I made the image more
transparent. I added the quote and changed the font type and color. I adjusted the monochromatic color rectangles.
2. I used an original picture I took while I was aboard a plane. I placed it into Photoshop, and began my work. I used the
brightness toggle to turn it down, while also adjusting the contrast and saturation levels. Once my image was prepared, I used
the lasso tool to select a small portion of my original picture, and used the refine edges tool to soften my edges with a bit
of feathering, smoothing, and radius.
I set up my page in another tab of Photoshop, and created the design for my page. I did 3 textboxes, one a thinner stripe,
and the other two big rectangles. I created layers so that my document was protected. I used a monochrome color scheme,
and used orange to get the brown hues. I selected 3 different color hues that matched with my image, and aligned them
according to my vision. I brought over my prepared image from the tab next to it, and placed it in the right hand corner.
I brought the image to the front, and adjusted the way it was set up. I then added my quote at the upper left-hand corner,
and made the font white. I aligned it between the image and left-side of the page.
Since I chose to redo my project, it took about 3 hours and 20 minutes to get it all accomplished.

Flier
Description:
A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word processor.
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 documents to keep links intact.
Process:
I started off by creating sketches on a white piece of paper, and creating a layout for my desgins. After the process was
made, I chose the best layout that I liked.
I started off by creating boxes and filling them with a gray background in order for the white to stand out. I added the
information for the flier, and the picture to be in the center. I added accents by using rectangle boxes and adding them
around the picture.
I created a nother box at the bottom to contain the time and date of the actual event. I placed the logo next to that box
to create symmetry.
I created the larget font on the top and added smaller body copy to contrast the headings.

Event Ad
Description:
A color full-bleed event ad to promote a fundraiser using only Microsoft Word and a scanner.
Date:
12/12/15
Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 13
Jason Stucki
Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word processor
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 copied my image from a magazine. I inserted the image into Word. I made the image smaller using the mouse, and
arranging it how I wanted it. I tried putting it as centered as possible. After the image was placed, I created some text
boxes with the text box tool. I applied a color to the text box, and tried to match it to the color of the painting as much as
possible. I ended up using a sort of nude/coral color, as it applied to the undertone of the image.
Once the color was set, I copied and pasted two other boxes with the same background color. I used Garamond as the
font, at 14 pt. size, and used bold. I changed the font color to white so that it would pop out more. I put in my content,
which was for a fictitious fundraiser concerning the arts.
After the text was in, I decided that the boxes should blend with the image a little bit more, and the perfect way for that
was to reduce the transparency of the text boxes so it would look like a part of the image. I changed the transparency to
65%, and it fit well.
I created this project in about 1 hour, after I scanned the document.