James Crook Portfolio

P O R T F O L I O

J A M E SC R O O K

designing excellence

371 East

Rexburg, Idaho

Harvard Avenue

801 245 9030

[email protected]

C O N T A C T C O N T E N T S1 L O G O S

2 L E T T E R H E A D

3 BUSINESS CARD

4 E V E N T A D

5 B R O C H U R E

6 P H OTO D E S I G N

7 F L I E R

8 W E B PA G E

9 M O N TA G E

J A M E SC R O O K

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DESCRIPTION

COURSE & SECTION DATE

I used Adobe Indesign to create three logos and then gathered many opinions on which logo was best. I got some good feedback and decided to combine two of my logos into one. I decided to make the Os in “Crook” into glasses and used some oval shapes to make stepping stones above the text. This was extremely simple to design; it was only a matter of making sure spacing and alignment was equal. Finding the right font was a hard process, but I settled on using Lemon Milk because of its thicker texture. I used kerning to make “Path Review” align with “Crooked.” I believe that this is my best work so far.

The main objective of this project was to learn how to use Adobe Illustrator to create logos

These are three variations of a logo I created for a resume review company that I may start in the future. The company name is a play on my last name, “Crook.”

Introduction to Visual Media& Section 3

INSTRUCTORBen Pingel

PROGRAMSAdobe Illustrator

February 20th, 2016

L O G O S

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAMS

DATECOURSE & SECTIONIntroduction to Visual Media & Section 3


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PROCESSAfter creating the Depression Fighters' Club logo, in Ilustrator, I moved into InDesign and made the letterhead by separating the content of the business cards and adding the “F” as a watermark on the page.

I wanted the letterhead to be very clean and focused. I believe that if a design destracts from the purpose of the document it isn't an effective desing.

The objective of this assignment was to learn how to create letterhead with Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.

This is letterhead design for the "Depression Fighters' Club. It has an extremely clean simple feel to it.

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

February 27, 2016

LETTERHEAD James Crook801 245 9030

[email protected]

777 Harvard Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah

D e p r e s s i o n F i g h t e r s '

C L U B

dfc.org

Ben Pingel Adobe Ilustrator

Adobe InDesign

February 27, 2016Introduction to Visual Media& Section 3

This is a business card I designed for the "Depression Fighters' Club."

The goal of this assignments was to learn to create logos and business cards using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.

I decided to create a logo for a club I created and use to manage called the “Depression Fighters’ Club.” I wanted to create a logo that would inspire hope. To do this I created a man reaching upward with his hands that also serves as the “F” in “DFC.” I used the square and round rectangle tools to create the body of the “F” as well as the ellipse tool to create the head. It took a long time to get the figure to the point that it looked good enough to match the Bebas font used in “DFC” and “DEPRESSION FIGHTERS’.” I used an analogous color scheme with cool colors so that the logo would have a calming effect.

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OBJECTIVES

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAMSINSTRUCTOR

DATECOURSE & SECTION

BUSINESSCAR D James Crook

801 245 [email protected]

777 Harvard Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah

D e p r e s s i o n F i g h t e r s '

C L U B dfc.org

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PROCESSBy using the Microsoft Office Publisher View, I created a monochromatic ad to create awareness about deforestation. I tried to group different information items together in the text box at the bottom of the page to make the message readable. I aligned the “O” in “Our” with the “N” in “Nature” to give a sense of uniformity. I also made sure that “Nature Retreat for Reforestation” was longer than any of the text below it.

I revisited this design later and made a few changes to it. I changed it to portrait orientation in order to get more information onto the page. I also added more information and gave my type more space.

The purpose of this project was to learn how to use the design features of Microsoft Word.

This is an event ad designed to create awareness about reforestation efforts locally.

Microsoft Word

January 29, 2016

E V E N T A D

N a t u r e R e t r e a t f o r R e f o r e s t a t i o n

J o i n f e l l o w s t u d e n t s o n a c a m p i n g t r i p t o t h e B a d g e r C r e e k O u t d o o r C e n t e r .

W h a t t o E x p e c t :

F u n a c t i v i t i e s d e s i g n e d t o g e t y o u e x c i t e d a b o u t r e f o r e s t a t i o n .

E a c h s t u d e n t w i l l h a v e t h e c h a n c e t o p l a n t a t r e e .

F r i d a y , M a r c h 3 1 a t 5 p m t o S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 1 a t 1 2 p m

D e p a r t f r o m t h e B Y U I d a h o O u t d o o r C e n t e r

B r i n g C a m p i n g S u p p l i e s

Tickets cost $10

P r o c e e d s w i l l b e d o n a t e d t o t h e I d a h o s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t

a n d w i l l b e u s e d t o r e p l a n t t r e e s i n E a s t e r n I d a h o .

L e a r n m o r e a t w w w . b y u i . e d u / r e p l a n t t h e t r e e s .

Our forests

Our problem

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Ben Pingel

INSTRUCTOR

Introduction to Visual Media & Section 3

COURSE & SECTION DATE

I used Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to complete this project. First I analyzed my interests to choose a cause to advertise for. I created a logo for a fake charitable organization called the “Reading Project.” I used Illustrator to create a logo for the “Reading Project.” My logo depicts a book above the “Reading Project” text. I used a complementary color scheme of indigo and gold. I used lighter shades of these colors as background color for the pamphlet.

Once my logo was complete, I used InDesign to create the pamphlet structure. I wanted people to understand what the Reading Project stands for and how they could get involved with the organization. I used Photoshop to edit the African Book-stack so that is would be able to wrap text in Indesign.

The purpose of this assignment was to learn how to use Adobe InDesing to create a brochure.

This is a brochure made to get people interested and involved in an effort to increase literacy in Africa.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

March 27, 2016

What We Will

Accomplish TogetherWe will create a world where reason rules the day instead of violence. This will happen by increasing the amount of reading and learning that takes place around the world.

In Africa, literacy and violence rates are among some of the worst in the world. We believe that by increasing literacy and decreasing violence in Africa, the rest of the world will follow Africa’s example.

Ways to Get Involved

Serve

Give

Our cause needs qualified English Teachers willing to move to an African country for a minimum of one year. Teachers will receive a salary and small perdiem. To apply for positions, please contact us at [email protected].

We need donations, small and large, to allow us to provide books and teachers to the African Continent. By donating, you will take a stand for education and against Violence. To donate, visit www.readingproject.com.

Who Believes in us?

“My mother encouraged me to read as a child. It was the books I read that taught me that anything was possible. I didn’t know at the

time, but she couldn’t read herself.”

“Reading is important. If you know how to read then the

whole world opens up to you.”

Barak Obama

“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”

“If more people would read, less people would hurt others.”

Mark Zuckerberg

Inside Left Inside Middle Inside Right

Dreams Way 127 East

Chicago, Illinois

555-175-2354

[email protected]

We Exist To Foster

The Reading Project seeks to provide 40 books and an English teacher for every 40 children in poor African countries. At the Reading Project, we believe that education provides the solutions to the world’s biggest issues.

Some ask us why we focus on English and reading as education topics. The answer to this question is that once a child learns to read, the child can search out the infinite amount of information found in books around the world.

We believe that an increased literacy rate will decrease violence rates in Africa and around the world.

Short Term Goals

Long Term GoalsOur long term goal is simply this: to decrease violence in Africa through increasing literacy rates and the rate at which people read books.

We believe that by increasing literacy rates, the African continent can develop and contribute to solving the worlds other issues

R E A D I N G P R O J E C T

“The greatest asset to a great mind is a great book.”

John Adams

R E A D I N G P R O J E C T

By Increasing Literacy

Strengthen Africa

Front Back Inside Flap

B R O CH U R E

Introduction to Visual Media& Section 3

COURSE & SECTION DATEFebruary 6, 2016

Adobe Photoshop

PROGRAMSINSTRUCTORBen Pingel

DESCRIPTIONThis is a photograph of a coat rack that has been designed in Photoshop.

OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this assignment was to learn how to use Photoshop to design pictures taken with a camera.

PROCESSI added a little bit of saturation to make the colors really come to life. I put an odd number of sharp edged teal block in front of a brick colored brick, and I put three brick colored rounded edged blocks in the middle of the coat rack. Since the coat rack feels very round, I thought it was important to use rounded blocks instead of the sharp edges. I tried to get the coat rack over more to the left to show more lead room, but I wasn’t as successful as I would have liked. I put the bar at the bottom and divided it into Teal and Brick to show my color scheme.

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PROCESSI used Adobe Indesign to design this flier. I used different text boxes to enter the text and rectangle tools to make the gradient bars on the flier. I used contrast to make the word “Leadership” stand out. I put a shadow behind the logo to give it some depth. I focused on Contrasting the title and aligning as many elements as I could together.

The purpose of this assignment was to learn how to use InDesign.

This flier is designed to get recent graduates interested in the upcoming Graduate Leadership Conference.

Adobe InDesign

January 23, 2016

F L I E R Graduate

ConferenceOctober 21

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Lincoln Convention Center

Do you want a competitive edge in business?

Come gain one at Vouant Communication’s annual Graduate Leadership Conference.

Vouant Communications helps tomorrow’s leaders gain essential leadership skills in the workplace.

During this dynamic three-day seminar, attendees will meet with top executives of Vouant Communications.

Attendees will discuss breakthrough leadership techniques; cultivating attributes of leadership that will be invaluable to employers.

The Conference is available to graduating seniors. Space is limited.

Registration and More Information available at http://www.vouantcomm.com/leaders

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PROCESSThis was a fun project to do. There is so much to css that it would take a lifetime to master. To finish this project, we first had to learn the basics of html. After learning how to code, we went into CSS to make the webpage look nice. I made the body text’s display area larger by changing it to 70% of the screen. I tried to make the page have an easy format to follow. I also tried to make the color scheme work well together, and I believe I did a good job with that.

Our project for this week was to design a (very) simple webpage using html and css.

Notepad++

March 13, 2016

W E B PA G E

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PROCESSI used many layers and layer masks to create a montage. I used a picture of the Savior, a lion, a jungle, and an ocean. My biggest struggle was sizing the image to get it to fit properly, but once I figured that out everything became easy.

This is a montage combining four separate pictures.

Adobe Photoshop

February 14, 2016

M O N T A G E

L o r d o f t h e J u n g l e

L o r d o f t h e E a r t h

The objective of this project was to learn how to mask layers in Photoshop

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