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Welcome
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Welcome to my portfolio. I invite you to explore my site to get a better understanding of my specialties, technique and experience.
What you’ll find below is a combination of commissioned work,
as well as some personal passion projects of my own.
Enjoy browsing, and please contact me with any questions.​
Thank You,
Valerie Washington
Travel Magazine Cover -
Travel Magazine is designed to bring the viewers attention to the magnificent colors and lights of Alaska's Aurora Borealis. The visual hierarchy clearly captures the dancing neo-green lights placed vertically on the front cover. High contrasting white text and bod font used make this message stand out.
Modern Furniture Instagram Post -
Muted color scheme used to continue the "Modern Furniture" brand look of feel of simple and classic furniture. Image of dramatic architectural lines and
classic furniture in combination with modern style font.
Sky Blue Love Book Cover -
The "Sky Blue Love" story takes place primarily in the ocean, the color focus is on the multicolored blues, greens and turquoise waters of the Florida Keys.
The title font used resembles a hand written text which coincides with the storyline.
The Moonlight Sun -
The image of the a bright full moon against the dark night sky demonstrates the hierarchy of importance. The moon is the subject of the book and harrowing tale of survival, the ominous wisp of white clouds and tension to the image. The uniformed white colored font provides high contrast against the black cover.
Ghost Ship Book Cover -
The Ghost Ship image is designed to appear faded with a large ominous deteriorating ship as prime object of hierarchy. The font is representative of ghostly shapes.
Modern Lifestyles Magazine Cover - The magazine cover case created using Photoshop. This magazine cover demonstrates visual hierarchy using the color red to stand out against the gray metallic background. The secondary magazine stories are have been arranged on the lower right section of the magazine cover to draw the viewer's eye down the cover the length of the cover.
Town Tri-Fold Menu (Above and Below)
The Town Restaurant tri-fold was created using Adobe Illustrator. The images used from Adobe stock images placed on a grid design. The vibrant red / wine image is placed on the right side of the tri-fold to draw the viewers eye across the pamphlet after the initial front page with name and logo. The Town Chinese symbol is used a watermark on the center panels and again placed on the wine bottle. The images of food are uniform in the perspective as they are taken from the top view of the food in round bowls with bright colorful food.
Animated Website Banner
​Animated Website Banner created using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign Adobe software. Photoshop used to create the flowing wave design for the words “Your Adventure Awaits” designed to lead the viewer’s eye across the advertisement
and length of the screen. The photo of the three palm trees on the beach
were created using composite layers and the water in the
image was enhanced to appear a turquoise blue.
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