Portfolio

Melissa Silsby

Contact
Melissa Silsby:

6709 Austin Grove Ch Rd

Marshville, North Carolina 28103
704.593.6537
melissaleigh_08@hotmail.com

Table of Contents
Logos
Letterhead
Business Card
Web Page
Event Ad
Imaging/Photodesign
Flier
Montage
Brochure

Logos

Harvest Grove Designs

Description:

Three logo variations for the same company.

Date:

November 2, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

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Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator

Objectives:

Create a variety of logos to fit a company or personal

image.
Use the basic tools of Illustrator.

Process:

First, I took the hont I wanted to create a rustic-ish

looking design. Using the pen tool, I created the needle
and overlapping thread around the H. Using the eclipse
tool, I created the button. Finally, I added the mathching
font of the logo to they typeface.

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School of Ballet

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Letterhead

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Description:

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a

personally created logo.

Date:

November 5, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Illustrator
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:

Using the rectangle tool, I created the light pink boxes

on the upper and lower parts of the letterhead. Then, I
used the pen tool to create the ballet shoes, and added
part of a circle around it using the elipse tool. Using the
type on a path tool, I added the words inside the cirlce,
and using a script font, made an LB. Next, I used the
pen tool to create the chevron, and finally adding the
script fonts witht eh sans serif to create the wording.
Lastly, I added the ballerina as a watermark.

Ph: 5092373675 Email: grizbair@hotmail.com www.lindseysballet.org Farranreigh, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland

Business Card
Description:

Matching letterhead and business card designed using a

personally created logo.

Lindseys

School of Ballet

Lindsey Bair, Instructor

Date:

Ph: 5092373675
Email: grizbair@hotmail.com
www.lindseysballet.org
Farranreigh, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland

November 5, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign

Objectives:

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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:

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Using the same technique as the letterhead, I copied

and pasted the designs into the rectangles. To create an
alligned flow, I aligned the text to the right instead of to
the left. I made the watermark a little darker, and kept
the logo on the back of the card.

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Web Page
Description:

A web page designed to showcase a personally created

logo.

Date:

November 19, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

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 created the HTML text using an application called Text

Wrangler. I aligned the logo to the right, to create the
flow of words around the logo. Using element tags, I
made the bullited list, and the working hyperlink on the
bottom.

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 07
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop

Mens

Fashion

HOPE

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:

For this project, I scanned an image of one of my closest

friends. Then, in photoshop I expanded the image to
the correct size. In Word, I added the text and added
opactity and drop shadows to bring out the title. Aligning
the text to the right, I made the event time and location. I
wanted this to look similar to a magazine Ad.

Thursday, August 20th

8-9pm
College Park
444 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON, Canada
$20

Kol Hope Foundation is pleased to partner with

TOM* (Toronto Mens Fashion Week), in its initiative
to fuse fashion and charity together, through
MensFashion4Hope , which is specifically aimed at
raising funds for the Kol Hope Fund at SickKids.

Hosted By
Kris Katona

Date:

October 19, 2015

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe Photoshop

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:

Using a camera, I took this picture outside my apartment

complex. Then in photoshop, I added filters and lighting
adjustments to make the image the way I wanted it.
Using my favorite script font, I added the text with
contrasting serif font. Using the pen tool, I created
a crown. Then finally, I added soft textures in the
background using the brush tool.

Comm 130 Section 07

Ben Pingel

Course/Instructor:

A personally taken photograph that has been edited/

formatted using Photoshop.

Description:

Imaging/Photodesign

Description:

Black & White promotional flier to promote a graduate

leadership conference.

Date:

September 30, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

Program(s)/Tools:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop

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:

Using InDesign, I added the my titel font to create a

feel of powerfulness. Then, I added the dancer in the
background and created the swils around him using the
pen tool in Photoshop. Next, I added the serif text to
contrast the bold title font. Adding the line to separate
the subtitle from the event, I tied in the title font again
with the time and location. Finally, I added the BYUIdaho logo.

CAPOERIA

Flier

Learn the Brazilian

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art of Capoeria at student tought,
tri-weekly workshops every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Time and Location:

Tuesdays and Thursdays- Kirkham 232;

8pm
Saturday- Hart 234;
1pm

Free Admission
Classroom Attire.

www.byui.edu/activities

Montage
Description:

An insperational montage made by the blending of two

or more images, and the use of typography.

Date:

October 22, 2015

Course/Instructor:
Comm 130 Section 07
Ben Pingel

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:

In this project, I took an image from a background

texture website, and added the floral print to the
backgrouns of the book. Uaing teh text tool, I added my
favorite quote that reminds me to be happy. Using my
pwn personal photos and one of Christ, I inserted and
blended photos of things that make me happy and that
remind me to keep going throughout the day.