Objective
The main goal for this assignment was to create a two-page catalog. I needed to create this with at least ten different items that are all related. I chose to use some essential computer parts from the computer that I built myself a little while back! In the end the product was supposed to show off each individual part and design a spread that made sense with the content.
Photography
The first step I took was taking photo’s of all the individual parts, actually I had to take apart my computer first but that’s not the point. I went to a photography studio and shot the parts in a light tent on a white background to make it easy to mask out later.
Image Masking
After spending a couple hours in the studio getting the perfect photos of each part, the next step was to take those images into Photoshop! Because most of the computer parts have odd shapes to them, using the pen tool was the best option to select the part. Once the selection was complete I used a layer mask to remove the white background on the image.
Final Design
After another few hours of masking out the parts in Photoshop, it was time to creating the final design. The actual design of the catalog was created in Adobe Illustrator. I made the background of the two page spread and then placed the Photoshop files of each computer part into the design. After composing all the parts I added the text and descriptions and some extra graphic elements to give the catalog more life.
