Community Connection
Community Connection: a quarterly client-facing digital publication with local stories and interesting articles for association board members.
Client: FirstService Residential
Publication: Community Connection
My Role: Graphic design, editor, story writer, and contributing photographer of publication and cover art. Work with the Minnesota-branch President and North Region Vice President of Marketing to paginate each client-facing publication. Multiple images are composited together using Photoshop.
Software: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
2019 Holiday Community Connection (pdf)
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Heritage Highlights
Client: International Heritage Walking Horse Association
Publication: Heritage Highlights
My Role: Developed cover concept and produce extensive image composits using Photoshop for each cover. Work with the editor to determine cover content.
As an avid equestrian of a naturally gaited Tennessee walking horse, I began reading the Heritage Highlights back in 2012 and was inspired by the stories of riders from around the world who love their naturally gaited Tennessee walking horses. Back in 2012, this publication didn’t have cover art to reflect the heritage of the naturally gaited Walking horse that this group aims to preserve. That’s when I approached the Editor to develop a concept and design the cover art for each publication.
Software: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat.
LifeTIMES
Client: Lord of Life
Publication: LifeTIMES
My Role: Concept development and graphic design. Set up templates and style sheets for consistency.
For a college multi-page design and branding project, I redesigned LifeTIMES while attending Metropolitan State University.
Design decisions
- Better utilized the full-sided bleed that was in the existing specifications
- Drew the cover story to the center spread and designed it as a cohesive layout instead of two single pages
- The masthead utilized the striking stain glass artwork that is a focal point within the church
- Broke up the harsh vertical and horizontal lines and boxes with outlined images, bumpouts, tinted boxes, swoosh sidebars, and feathered frames.
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
LifeTIMES multi-page design (pdf)
Kingdom Next
Kingdom Next: an annual publication that shared leadership’s vision of where this large church of 3,500 attendees was headed in the upcoming year.
Client: Church of the Open Door
Publication: Kingdom Next
My Role: As Editor, produced two issues of the annual Kingdom Next publication. Interviewed leadership to develop the story and produced the writing and graphic design. Developed the concept to tie into the current message theme of “Getting on the Bus.”
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, and Microsoft Word.
Kingdom Next (pdf)
Catalog Cover Design
Medical Arts Press
Client: Medical Arts Press
Publication: Medical Arts Press catalogs
My Role: Concept development, graphic design, photo direction, and extensive image editing.
Worked closely with Marketing Directors to develop three designs that reflect the marketing strategy and appeal to the target audience for presentation. After presentation one design was selected with modifications for a final cover presentation with Senior Leadership.
Software: Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop.
Minnesota Walker
Client: Minnesota Walking Horse Association
Publication: Minnesota Walker
My Role: As editor, produce the original concept, graphic design, story writing, and editing of 14 issues of Minnesota Walker. Created template and style sheets for publication consistency.
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, and Microsoft Word.
Minnesota Walker (pdf)
GraceNotes
Client: Grace Lutheran Church of Andover
Publication: Grace Notes
My Role: Concept development, graphic design and editing for 27 issues of GraceNotes, official publication of Grace Lutheran Church of Andover. Printed internally and developed a way to effectively replicate halftone images on a two-color duplicator to replace the clip art theme on covers.
Designed and produced an integrated communication system throughout all media to maintain branding integrity. Provided the graphic design and copy writing for the Web site, e-newsletter, weekly bulletin and multimedia imagery. Acted as Web master and content creator during that time. Developed the publication and Web site templates and style sheets for consistency.
Software: Microsoft Publisher and Word and Adobe Photoshop.
GraceNotes (pdf)
Visitor
Client: First Lutheran Church of Crystal
Publication: Visitor
My Role: As editor, provided the concept development, graphic design and editing for 21 issues of the Visitor. Established style sheets for consistency.
Software: Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat; Microsoft Publisher and Word.
Visitor (pdf)
Messenger
Client: Maple Grove Lutheran Church
Publication: Messenger
My Role: Produced the graphic design and editing for 22-issues of the Messenger, official publication of Maple Grove Lutheran Church. Printed internally on a two-color duplicator.
Software: Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Messenger (pdf)
