This document is Laura McGary's portfolio that showcases her skills and projects from Comm. 130: Visual Media class. It includes a contact page, table of contents, and descriptions of 9 projects with details on the program used, objective, and process. The projects include designing a magazine cover in InDesign, a Prezi presentation, a photodesign in Photoshop, a spiritual montage in Photoshop, establishing a business identity across documents in Illustrator and InDesign, an infographic in InDesign, a webpage using HTML and CSS, a webpage mockup using Illustrator and Photoshop, and a brochure design using InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

1. Laura
McGary's
Portfolio

2. Contact
Name
Laura McGary
Phone
209.406.1341
Email
lauramcg1997@gmail.com
Website
https://lauramcga.wordpress.com

3. Table of Contents
Magazine Cover
Prezi Presentation
Photodesign
Montage
Business Identity
Infographics
Coding
Web Page Mockup
Brochure
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18

4. Description
Design a magazine cover that showcases a self-portrait as well as articles about yourself.
Date
September 29, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Adobe InDesign
Objective
Design a magazine cover that is full bleed that introduces yourself.
Process
1. I began this process by looking at different magazine ideas.
2. I then sketched the top 4 that I was interested in creating.
3. Once I picked a design, I then drew a shape map of the layout I wanted to try to follow.
4. I then found a picture that I thought would be fitting for this magazine cover.
5. I then created a new InDesign process to start creating my magazine cover.
6. I went to photoshop to edit some of my picture so that the title could fit above my head,
because the original picture didn’t have enough room at the top.
7. I took my edited picture and inserted it into the InDesign document.
8. I then formatted the text boxes with my article titled and placed them in an orderly manner.
9. I then created my color scheme and stuck with a consistent color scheme throughout this
process.
10. Once I finished, I then saved the document as a JPEG, PDF, and InDesign file.
Critique
Magazine Cover
Project

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6. Description
Design a Prezi presentation with a topic that you are interested in that can be used as a potential
upcoming campaign.
Date
October 6, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Prezi
Objective
Create a Prezi with a topic you are interested in to use in an upcoming campaign that uses
Process
1. I created an idea or theme of what I wanted my presentation to be about and I tried to make
sure that it was unique and represented me in some way.
2. I sketched out an idea a had for this project and I included the flow of how I wanted my pre-
sentation to be presented as.
3. I then went and searched for a background picture that would best accompany the my theme.
4. I began to work on researching facts and what I wanted to include on my presentation.
5. When I found all my materials I then began to design and format my presentation.
Prezi

7. 4
link: https://prezi.com/mabxfkpgbltf/uses-of-goat-milk/

8. Description
Take a photo and design a picture in Photoshop that creates a message
Date
October 13, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Photoshop
Objective
Use an image and include a color scheme and different elements in photoshop
Process
1. I found a color scheme to that I wanted to use.
2. I wanted to have the saying “Bloom where you are planted.”
3. I decided to take a couple different pictures of flowers.
4. I decided that the picture I choose went the best with my theme and my color scheme.
5. I then put my photo in Photoshop and I used the vibrance, levels, the sharpen tool, and
selective coloring to help enhance my picture.
6. I used masks to help enhance the green color and make it lighter so it fit better in the color
scheme and I also used a mask to make the one yellow flower in the middle.
7. I then added the text and the color swabs to my picture. I tried to make the text boxes look
organized and tried to align them all and create a good overall flow.
Photodesign

9. 6

10. Description
Create a spiritual poster montage using images and type
Date
October 19, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Photoshop
Objective
Create a spiritual or inspiration montage using Photoshop
Process
1. I found a quote that I wanted to base a design off of.
2. I found two images that correlated with the quote I wanted to use and then I put those two
images in a new document.
3. I used the lasso tool to crop out what I wanted to use for my two pictures.
4. I then used the brush tool to help blend the two images together and make it look consistent
and like one picture.
5. I then messed with the opacity of the picture and the brush tool to make it blend some more.
6. Afterwards I then looked to find a layer that could be used with a blending tool in the
background.
7. I found the overlay layer that helped blend in with my picture.
8. I then added text and I used two different fonts to help highlight certain words to stand out.
9. I then had to step back and use the focus process and I really used the step of simplify
because I had to simplify what I was doing because the text was too much.
10. I used contrast the my advantage with my text in my final copy.
11. I also made it one consistent color so it didn’t distract from the picture or overall message.
Montage

11. 8

12. Description
Create a logo for a company and establish visual identity across documents
Date
October 27, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Illustrator and InDesign
Objective
Create a logo, business card, and a letterhead for a company
Process
1. I sketched out some possible designs that I could use for my logo on paper.
2. I then worked in illustrator and started to come up with my three designs.
3. I then began to work with different color schemes and different fonts that could help give
each design and different look and contrast.
4. I tried to make one of my logos a symbol log, then I had an illustration and a type logo.
5. After I came up with my three logos, I then asked peoples opinions on the three and what
they liked about each logo to help decide on which one to use for my final product.
6. I had several votes that they liked one design, but I got some votes that they liked the font on
the other design.
7. So I then mixed two of my designs and made it into one.
8. However, I then had to change the color scheme so that it was one consistent color scheme
instead of two.
9. After I finalized the logo and color scheme, I then created my letter head.
10. I then created my business cards and when I created my business cards, I wanted to make
sure it had a good contrast on the front and back.
Business Identiy

13. 10

14. Description
Create an inforgraphic that organizes data for a company
Date
November 3, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
InDesign
Objective
Create an infographic with graphs, statistics, and pictures.
Process
1. I started to think of a topic I could use that I would be able to come up with information
about.
2. I work in the Career Networking Center, and some people struggle with not knowing what to
put on LinkedIn or how to use it.
3. I then came up with the idea to write down basics about LinkedIn that could help people get
started.
4. I did a brainstorm sketch with all my ideas.
5. I then did a layout sketch of what I was picture it would look like.
6. I then created a new document on illustrator and began designing.
INFOGRAPHIC

15. 12
in
Learing to Love Linkedin
Important Things to Know
About Linkedin |Tips on How
to Improve your Account
You want to INCREASE Yur Engagement Rate
Headline
Short Answer.
Long Answer.
Mission Statement.
42% of
Hiring Managers
Survey LinkedIn
for Job Applications
Profile Picture
Keep it Professional.
Don’t forget to Smile.
Summary
Standout.
Where you are.
What you want.
Education
Display your work,
Your Courses and
Your Achievements.
List your Duty, Skill
and Result.
Tailor your Skills
Experience
Volunteer
Add experiences.
Causes you
care about.
Add up to 50.
Get Endorsed.
Get Noticed.
Skills
Connections
Find people you
know and may
want to work with.
The more often
you post, the
more you engage
your audience.
Posts

16. Description
Design a custom webpage with HTML and CSS using your logo you created from your business
identity project.
Date
November 10, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Illustrator and Codeacademy
Objective
Use Codeacademy to learn how to use HTML and CSS.
Process
1. I created and used the logo from my business identity project.
2. The reason I choose this design is because I ran a business in high school with this name and I
wanted to be able to create a logo for it.
3. I resized the logo to 400 px on the long side.
4. I then went in and created my HTML file and then started adding content and tags.
5. I then created the CSS file and made sure it was connected to my HTML file.
6. I then began to customize my CSS file by changing the fonts and the colors.
7. I made sure to stay in the same color scheme that I created my color scheme with.
8. After I got the design to where I wanted, I then made sure to validate the HTML and CSS
code.
HTML & CSS

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18. Description
Design a webpage using a grid and business identity.
Date
November 17, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
Illustrator and Photoshop
Objective
Create a layout of a website to use for your business identity.
Process
1. I was able to come up with the idea of what my website would be about from my previous
business identity project.
2. I then sketched out a design of a layout I wanted to try to follow.
3. I then went to Photoshop and created a 12-column wireframe.
4. When I got done creating my wireframe I then ended up putting my information on it.
5. I had to make some adjustments and edits after I made the wire frame.
6. I then created the final product of my web design project.
Web page

19. 16

20. Description
Create a logo and design a brochure for a company.
Date
November 30, 2016
Course
Comm. 130: Visual Media - Section 01
Instructor
Nicole Nugent
Program Used
InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
Objective
Use all the skills you have gained over the semester to create a brocure.
Process
1. I created a logo in Illustrator for something that I have had experience with so that I am able
to more accurately provide information.
2. I went to InDesign and created the layout of my brochure.
3. I then went and looked for images that I could put on my brochure.
4. I came up with the different sections of what I thought would be important to put on a
brochure and wrote out the different sections.
5. I then put all the picture with placeholder text boxes to help find the right layout that I
wanted.
6. I went into photoshop and edited a document so that I could do the text wrap effect.
7. I used the text wrap effect around my picture.
8. I then simplified my design and worked on the overall flow of my design.
Brochure

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