For the Graphic Design Project, I created a poster that I believe shows how Gamma Phi Beta builds strong girls. My topic for COM 210 is my sorority’s philanthropy – Building Strong Girls. I included photographs of myself and my sorority sisters along with the text that reads “We Build Strong Girls.” The photos demonstrate confidence, sisterhood, and happiness. These qualities strongly relate to building strong people. My hope is for my audience to see these photos and for them to think about our philanthropy.

In Photoshop, the first thing I did was make the background a light pink using the paint bucket tool. I decided to use light pink because some of the photos already have pink in it and I thought it would flow well with the photos. Light pink is also one of Gamma Phi Beta’s colors so it fits in well. The next thing I did was add the four photos I thought demonstrated strong girls. I used four photos to show similarity. I decided to use the stroke and drop shadow effects on these photos to give it a causal look to the poster. It looks like it could be on a billboard in someone’s room which I like because that shows familiarity and comfort. In the middle I have the text in all caps that reads “we build strong girls.” I used the drop shadow and bold effect on this to make the letters really stand out because I want it to be the audience’s first focus point. Lastly, I decided to add captions to two of the photos. On the photo of two of my close friends, I put the text that says, “True and constant friends.” Not only are these friends true and constant, but this is also an important saying that Gamma Phi Beta women value. The other caption is under the photo of myself that says “building confidence.” I added this text because our philanthropy is all about building self-confidence for elementary aged girls and it’s something we value. Also, I have built a lot of confidence by joining Gamma Phi Beta and I think the photo of me shows this. I think this poster correlates well with my topic because it is a visual representation of what our philanthropy is about.

This photo was taken by my friend Mikayla on our sorority’s Bid Day.

This photo was taken by my friend Alise during recruitment on philanthropy day.

My idea for these photos is to show women in my sorority who exemplify building strong girls. My idea is to use these photos and then use graphic design skills that reads “we build strong girls.”

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Here are my completed tutorials.