Project 8 Brochure

• Description: This is a self-made brochure for my Comm-130 class. We had to use the various things from the Adobe suit like Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. I made the new Colorado Flag with the Horsetooth rock as my new logo in Illustrator with the pen tool as well as the shape tool. Then I found the images for the project and edited one of them in Photoshop. After finishing that I put them in the correct placement in InDesgin.
• Process (Programs, Tools, Skills): Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. At first I made prototypes of three different brochure possibilities and narrowed it down to the one I wanted to use. After getting the measurements I figured out the text I would have and it’s specific placement. Next I created my new logo which includes the Colorado state flag with a little bit of Fort Collins in it with the Horsetooth rock. I made that logo in Adobe Illustrator. After completing that I moved to the computer to start laying out. This is where is got tricky for me because the measurements got all screwy so I ended up print A LOT. After getting the text done properly and the layout where I wanted it to go I picked my fonts. I really like the Century Gothic because it is light and crisp. I feel like even though Fort Collins is an outdoors city it has a light feel to it. It is a clean town and I wanted that to come across in the type. After finishing this project I realized that I should’ve made it a bigger brochure than and 11×8.5.
• Message: This is for anyone who wants to travel to Fort Collins, Colorado and see want is there to see.
• Audience: People who want to go on an adventure
• Top Thing Learned: How to layout pages that are going back to back in InDesign and having patience when it doesn’t work even after the fifth try.
• Color scheme and color names: Primary colors: red, blue and yellow.
• Title Font Name & Category: Century Gothic: Sans Serif
• Copy Font Name & Category: Minion Pro: Serif
• Word Count of copy: 347
• Thumbnails of Images used:
• Sources (Links to images on original websites)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado
  • http://downtownfortcollins.com/member-directory/colorado-state-university-ram-zone
  • https://www.class-central.com/university/csu
  • http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/fortcollins/
  • http://www.movoto.com/fort-collins-co/things-people-from-fort-collins-have-to-explain/
  • http://www.visitftcollins.com
  • http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/colorado/fort-collins/holiday-inn-express-hotel-and-suites-ft-collins/hotel-map
  • http://pixabay.com/en/compass-north-south-east-west-160863/

Here is a link to my video presentation:

Conclusion – What you learned and what you would do differently next time.

• For this project I should have done even more practice folds. I thought three would’ve been plenty and that isn’t even including the five or six prints I did. It was a great learning experience though!