Exhibit 1
Challenge: Combine graphics and text to make a pleasing design
Displayed above: the business card without the cut and bleed lines
Background
I chose to make a business card that I could share with people interested in my place of work, or interested in contacting me about it.
Photoshop
Guides
Ruler
Crop
Transform
Paint Bucket (for lines)
Text
Design
I used the ruler tool and guides tool to make sure the business card layout had cut lines and bleed lines for a hypothetical printing
I used the crop and transform to edit the logo and resize it
I made the text for my name the largest so that it stood out
I justified the text of the information at the bottom so it looked cleaner
I put the text in the bottom left corner and the logo in the bottom right to maintain visual balance
I used the eyedropper tool to make the text the same color as the logo to maintain a sense of cohesion in the design
Credits
The logo belongs to Embroidery Central. All other elements were taken from the default Photoshop tools.