Lectus Solutions
Informational tri-fold 4-color brochure designed for a Minneapolis-based consulting firm. Other Lectus Solutions work includes their website and logo.
Purpose:
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign.
Responsibilities: Designer, page layout.
ACE Institute of Learning Fact Sheet
ACE Institute of Learning, a Minneapolis-based tutoring program for disadvantaged youth, was expanding and needed a way to quickly get across its strengths and positives to potential clients and investors. This "Fact Sheet" was a quick summary in an easy-to-grasp layout.
Purpose: Quick Informational Handout
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.
Responsibilities: Design and page layout.
ACE Institute of Learning Talking Points
ACE Institute of Learning, a Minneapolis-based tutoring program for disadvantaged youth, was expanding and needed a way to quickly get across its strengths and positives to potential clients and investors. This "Talking Points" sheet was an aid to presenters in getting the message across.
Purpose: Informational Presentation Aid
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.
Responsibilities: Design and page layout.
Rachel MacAulay: Still Dreaming
Front and back cover for memorial CD. Images supplied by artist. Design was to reflect the idea that though someone had passed on, her voice continued, so therefore both sadness and hope.
Purpose: Album artwork for memorial CD.
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, layout.
Responsibilities: Design consultant.
Minnesota Pagan Press - Beltaine 2006 Issue
A 20-page newspaper for the Pagan community in Minneapolis. In addition to page layout responsibilities, I provided cover and page art, advertising spots, and occasional article content.
Purpose: A community newspaper
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
Responsibilities: Page layout, art creation, content creation.
Mad Dogs
This was a poster to advertise the performance of George Bernard Shaws "St. Joan" by the Mad Dogs and English Majors theatrical troupe. Theater tropes of Comedy and Tragedy are presented, along with the names of the cast members in a dynamic, fluid space.
Purpose: Poster for theater performance
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Design and Layout.
Rachel MacAulay: When the World is Puddle-Wonderful
Design for CD compilation. The name suggested the cover image, of course, while the general theme of joy and happiness suggested rainbow colors, smoothed type and an organic layout.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Rachel MacAulay: Once Upon a Time
Design for compilation CD. A fairy-tale theme suggested fairy-tale landscapes and surreal images. The landscape was created via KPT Bryce, and the back cover image was assembled in Photoshop.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop, KPT Bryce.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Rachel MacAulay: Soul Sister
Design for compilation cd. The use of an ancient-style bust suggested a similarly ancient theme of mosaic.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Scott Keever: Dayna Jean Mix
Design for a compilation cd. Repeated on front and back.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Rachel MacAulay: Collage
Design for compilation CD. Since "Collage" was the name, a single design choice seemed to be demanded. Images were acquired via magazines, books, and the web. The songs were based on the idea of women and femininity, and the image choice (all women in various forms) reflected this.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Layout using supplied images.
Rachel MacAulay: Songs for a Winters Night
Design for a seasonal compilation CD. Image by Alphonso Mucha. Cool colors and harder-edged type suggest the cool, crisp weather of the season.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Rachel MacAulay: Water Music for Pices
CD cover for compilation. Collage effect using assembled clip images.Design was obviously water-based in theme, with softer type used to increase the feel of flow throughout the design. In addition, the front and back covers were designed to flow seamlessly into one another, adding to the effect.
Purpose: Album artwork
Skills/software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.
Home of Gryphon Dreaming
Freelance design firm Home of Gryphon Dreaming desired a business-themed set of internal documents including customized cover sheets for its archive media. This was a cover sheet for an Iomega Zip disc-based archive storage solution.
Purpose: Zip disc archive cover
Skills/software used: Photoshop.
Responsibilities: Designer.