Portfolio—Marketing & Advertising

Note: these portfolio examples were class assignments.

Rio ad

An assignment for English 392B, The Rhetoric of Text and Image. We had to create an ad for an airline running to Rio.

Newsletter redesign

An assignment for English 392B, The Rhetoric of Text and Image. We had to take an existing newsletter (front page only) and redesign it using the principles we learned in class.

Pamphlet redesign

An assignment for English 392B, The Rhetoric of Text and Image. We had to take an existing pamphlet of our choice and redesign it using the principles we learned in class.

Straightline copy

Magazine advertisments for English 408B, The Rhetoric of Advertising, using straighline copy style.
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Testimonial copy

Magazine advertisments for English 408B, The Rhetoric of Advertising, using testimonial copy style.
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Institutional copy

Magazine advertisments for English 408B, The Rhetoric of Advertising, using institutional copy style.
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target persona

To determine the angle our advertisements, we created a persona for each company to represent a typical client. Creating personas helped to keep tone consistant and make the advertisments more believable.
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