Kevalyn Boettner FMX 210 Blog

    This is my final portfolio that I made in InDesign. After this assignment, I feel a lot more comfortable working in this specific program. I'm happy that I got to make a portfolio with all of my finished projects so I can show this in interviews for potential internships and jobs.      For this project, I used multiple layers for images, finished projects, Title, Header, Subheaders, and text. These layers made it easy to go back and adjust each specific category. I kept with a floral theme and the colors grey, pink, and bright green. I love the way my whole portfolio turned out and it makes me take a step back and realize all of the work and effort I've put into the course over the semester.   

    These are the three business cards that I worked on for this assignment. This was very tricky for me and did not come easy. I spent hours watching tutorial videos and playing around with trial and error. When I finally got the hang of it, I began using layers. A few that I found myself using more were header, subheader, logo, and background. I really liked how I got to tune my inner creativity and use colors that speak to me. I also played around with different gradients and shades. The last thing that I found that makes my business cards stand out is the symbols I used in front of all of my information on the back.   

InDesign for Beginners - FREE COURSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRT3dHu6_o  I really enjoyed following along with this InDesign video because you didn't need any background knowledge of different programs. The creator went over all of the different techniques you can use when creating a new file. Some of the ones I paid closer attention to were changing the size of the document, the number of pages, and column numbers. He also went on to explain the window tab at the very top. Some different features that appear are layers, links, properties, and so much more. This user was great with explaining what each feature does.   Learn Adobe InDesign in 9 MINUTES! - Formatting, Tools, Layout, Text Etc. - 2020 Beginner Basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eqhUFRlvgI  When I picked this video I knew I wanted to focus on the specific tools in this new program. I wanted to do this because I've found that if you don't know how to properly use the tools, it's hard to create i