[ProjectComplete] Due May 9: Product brochure: $300

[trevorh]

Admin code added by Abby - 87H68692K03832248

Hello all, this contest is to create a 8x11 (double-sided) brochure for a new environmental product we're launching called Print Audit Green.

The brochure design should be very similar to the layout of these two brochures:

http://printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/Print_Audit_Facilities_Manager_Brochure.pdf

http://printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/Copy_Audit_Touch_Brochure.pdf

Here is the source file for the Facilities Manager brochure. You can use this as a template:

ftp://PAMarketing:download@ftp3.printaudit.com/FM_Enduser_Brochure_Illustrator.zip

All of the images and other content needed for Print Audit Green brochure can be found here:

http://www.printaudit.com/temp/greenbrochure.zip

The main image for the front of the brochure is a picture of central park. Do what you can do make it look good on the brochure. The color of the sky may clash a bit with the blue on the brochure, so you may want to crop out the sky or change the tint of blue in the sky.

Page 2 of the brochure has a table with numbers showing how many trees we've helped companies save. Come up with some cool way to format that. I'm still working on the logo for this product, so please use the included Print Audit 5 logo as a placeholder for now. The logo logo will be very similar to it. Page two may be a crowded but please try to fit it all in without making things too busy.

Due: May 9.

Thanks!

[trevorh]

Who's working on this? This is easy money :)

[ElKootcho]

I can't seem to download the Illustrator file. Anyone else having trouble?

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

here's my idea.

Front:
http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureFront_green.png

Inside:
http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green.png

[trevorh]

Good start guetizo, on page 2 you can remove the testimonial that's on the upper right. This will let you make some of the other stuff bigger, such as the blue free trial sentence at the bottom of the page. What can we add to the paper/magnifying picture to give a bit more of environmental feel? Can you try adding a leaf or something to it?

[trevorh]

Maybe you'll have room to make the facts section a bit bigger too then.

[trevorh]

ElKootcho, are you still have problems?

[trevorh]

Test changes:

Make the first sentence on page 2 of the brochure bold.

Change the second sentence to: Print Audit Green, powered by Print Audit 5, is designed to help companies better manage and control their printing.

[trevorh]

Guetizo, also add a bit more spacing between the 2 bullet points that are under the green headings.

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

Thanks for the prompt feedback.
Here are the revisions requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev1.png

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see version 1 attached. Thanks:)

[trevorh]

Guetizo, looks better, you could maybe try adding even more of a 'green' feel to it by adding more green to the background. For example the gray background section could become green.

Nuts, I like the green feel but it may be a little too much. I would remove the leafs around the pictures and instead just sprinkle a few leaves/trees around the page. Also the green sections at the bottom of the brochure seem to really overpower the other sections on top. Can you try to balance things out more?

Thanks.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

Here are the revisions requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev2.png

[trevorh]

Lets replace the quote with this one.

"We use Print Audit mainly to make people aware that there is a cost associated with printing…with the Print Audit software in place as a deterrent, our printing went from 2500 pages per week to 275 pages per month."

Erik Meakins, Library Tech III
Colorado State University

[trevorh]

Nutscreative, much better, can you also edit the front page to reduce the number of trees and stuff. The trees on the front cover are a bit too "flowery". The ones on your new page 2 are better.

Guetizo, better, can you add a couple leaves or trees to the cover too?

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Not crazy about the leaves, how about trying to put a few trees into the background instead, like you have them at the bottom of page 2.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks:)

[trevorh]

Can you make the middle big tree a lot smaller and move it to the upper left corner so more of it is visible.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

Here are the revisions requested.

Front:
http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureFront_green_rev1.png

Inside:
http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev3.png

[trevorh]

Hi guys, i think your designs are both looking good. One thing I don't quite like is that the 'Create green-friendly users...' section is in a box. The section should be more consistent with the 'Reduce unnecessary...' and 'Understand your...' sections. I know its image (screenshot) is different from others, so that's why you did it that way. Guetizo, you could put the 'The Facts' section into a box instead of the 'Create green-friendly users...' section.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

Here are the revision requested

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev4.png

[trevorh]

Nutscreative, better but i don't like how that second bullet sentence under 'Create green-friendly...' has a line running through it. Can you move that line down a bit or something?

Thanks.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Guetizo, replace the leafs at the bottom of the brochure with a tree please. Nutscreative, it looks like you cut off the top of the screenshot. Also i'd make the screenshot a bit bigger. I'll make a decision after this round. Thanks.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[guetizo]

Hi trevor,

Thanks for the prompt feedback.

Here's the revision requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev5.png

[trevorh]

Ok, one more revision. Guetizo, i prefer your cover -- the tree in the background looks cool. However I think Nuts' page 2 looks a little better. It looks a little less crowded and I like how large his 'What is your company doing...' and 'free trial' sentences are. Can you try to space things out a bit more? You can shorten the quote to this:

"With the Print Audit software in place as a deterrent, our printing went from 2500 pages per week to 275 pages per month."

[guetizo]

Hi Trevor,

Thanks for the feedback.
Here are the revisions request.
I had to move the quote to its original position (upper right) and I also spaced out things a bit more by analyzing/modifying all the text parts of the brochure to get more room down the bottom.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/copy_green/BrochureInside_green_rev6.png

[trevorh]

Nutscreative wins. Thanks all.

[trevorh]

Nutscreative, some revisions to make:

Change the second sentence on page two to:

Print Audit Green, powered by Print Audit 5, is designed to help companies reduce waste to positively affect both the environment and their bottom line.

Shorten the quote on page 2 to the way guetizo has it. You can then make it a bit bigger.

Remove the ‘…’ before ‘This means that…’ and add a period to the end of that sentence.

Change the ‘This means that…’ sentence to ‘This means that Print Audit customer’s are helping to save 90,004 trees per year. Make the number a different color so it stands out more.

Make sure each bullet point has a period at the end of it.

Change the quote on page 1 to this:

"Our waste has decreased to less than approximately 8% and paper usage in total is now under control. I estimate Print Audit has reduced our cost of operation to one quarter of what it used to be."

George Herrera, University of Texas

[nutscreative]

Nutscreative, some revisions to make:

Change the second sentence on page two to:

Print Audit Green, powered by Print Audit 5, is designed to help companies reduce waste to positively affect both the environment and their bottom line.

Shorten the quote on page 2 to the way guetizo has it. You can then make it a bit bigger.

Remove the ‘…’ before ‘This means that…’ and add a period to the end of that sentence.

Change the ‘This means that…’ sentence to ‘This means that Print Audit customer’s are helping to save 90,004 trees per year. Make the number a different color so it stands out more.

Make sure each bullet point has a period at the end of it.

Change the quote on page 1 to this:

"Our waste has decreased to less than approximately 8% and paper usage in total is now under control. I estimate Print Audit has reduced our cost of operation to one quarter of what it used to be."

George Herrera, University of Texas

Hi trevorh, thank you for choosing my design. I will do the revision and post by tonight. Thanks again :)

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Congratulations Carmen.

This thread has been moved to Revisions.

Trevor, please post a note in the thread once you receive the finals.

Thanks! :)

[trevorh]

Can you make the 90,004 stand out a bit more? I will have a few other small tweaks and I'm still waiting for the logo to be finalized. I'll let you know on Monday.

[nutscreative]

Can you make the 90,004 stand out a bit more? I will have a few other small tweaks and I'm still waiting for the logo to be finalized. I'll let you know on Monday.

Hi trevorh, Should i wait for your logo on Monday to do the revision all together? Thanks.

[trevorh]

More changes, change the second sentence on page 2 to:

Print Audit Green, powered by Print Audit 5, is designed to help you reduce your waste by giving you complete control over your print environment.

The quote in the top right could be a little bigger still.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks:)

[trevorh]

Thanks, but it doesn't look like you make the 90,004 stand out more did you? I would make it brighter.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks:)

[trevorh]

Thanks, now we just have to wait now for the logo to be finalized.

[trevorh]

Hello, we finally have the logo finalized. Can you replace the Print Audit 5 logo with this:

http://www.printaudit.com/temp/printauditgreenlogo.zip

On page 2, have can leave the Print Audit part in white and replace the round "5" logo with this new one.

Other changes:

Change 'Educate users of' to 'Educate users on'

Change 90,004 to 90,000. Also add the word over after save in that sentence.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

I found a couple more typos:

On page 1, please make 'central park' 'Central Park' instead.

Change 'initiatives can' to 'initiatives will'

Change customer's to customers

Also on page 2, change customer's to customers


After you do this can you send me a pdf of it? Try to keep it under 1.5 mb's in size. The format should be two page, like this brochure:

http://printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/Copy_Audit_Touch_Brochure.pdf

[trevorh]

Note i changed the customers part above.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

It looks good. Please send the pdf.

[nutscreative]

It looks good. Please send the pdf.

Hi, i sent you a PM for the link to download the pdf, let me know if you receive the file well. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Hello, there are a few issues with the pdf. See the attachements. Most of the lower case l's appear bold with the latest adobe reader...the logo also has a dotted line running through it in adobe, but that's pretty minor.

The screenshot labeled 'nitro' is what the logo looks like in NitroPDF, which is a pdf program we use here at the office. It's very jagged looking. Any idea how to fix that? You could try rasterizing the logo. If you don't mind you can download a trial of NitroPDF at www.nitropdf.com .

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, may i know if you are using this file for offset high resolution printing or for user download use? i will change some setting according its usage. Sorry, i couldn't download the NitroPDF, cos i am using Mac here and seems they only provide for window user. Thanks.

[trevorh]

This pdf is just for our website.

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, please see attached revised version and let me know if they looks good in NitroPDF. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

It's worse in nitro now :) There's lines running through the picture on the front page. Can you just send me the source files? I can get guetizo to fix it, since he had to fix it for me for my last brochure contest.

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, please see revised attached file again (i double checked in Acrobat Reader, they seems ok) and if its not ok in NitroPDF, please download the source file from below link. Sorry for all the inconvenience caused.:)
http://nutscreative.com/designoutpost/PAGsourcefile.zip

[trevorh]

I just sent you a private message.

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, just to followup and see if the fonts and source file i sent is ok. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Files received. Thanks.