[Project Complete] Jan 16e : $450 for two similar 8.5 x 11 Telecom Tri-Fold Brochures

[Sam Sansome]

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We have a need for two similar 8.5 x 11 tri-folds, one for our own company (USA Voice & Data -www.usavoicedata.com (http://www.usavoicedata.com)) and one for a partner company that we are whitelabelling our services for (IMG Technologies www.imgtechnologies.net (http://www.imgtechnologies.net))

These are going to be very professional and striking looking tri-folds that we can either mail to individual perspective clients, or, leave a bunch of, with a stack of our business cards at the office building managers/leasing agents for their perspective tenants.

Content and style is going to be similar for both, but logos, colors and some other minor content modifications are going to be necessary to tie in with the brand of each company.

The tri-folds are going to be primarily marketing our Telecom Brokering Services, which allow businesses who are either

Moving into new office space and needing new telecom services
Wanting to reduce their telecom spend, or
Wanting to upgrade their telecom services (more bandwidth, more features etc)to ensure they get the best deal for their new telecom services and without having to go through the slog of shopping for those services.

Anyway I will attach some files with some draft designs that I pulled together for each trifold using Powerpoint. I can also provide the relevant Logo designs and Business Card designs for you to work with.

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I look forward to seeing the same variety and creativity with this project as I saw from DO Designers in our USA Voice & Data logo and business card/stationary package.

Please let me know what additional input or files or information would be helpful to get things started

Cheers :D
Sam
312-604-3069

[Sam Sansome]

Attached are the two clean Executive Summary images. They are 300 dpi

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Happy New Year everyone!
Sam

[abby]

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[abby]

Project Update: This project is now validated an open!!!

Please post a message to the Client if you will be entering.

The project deliverables are two tri-folds BUT the project will be run for one layout design. After the winner is announced they will duplicate the layout twice and the second tri-fold will have some text revisions to be made and a different logo used.

If you have any questions please ask.

[Sam Sansome]

Yep if we can focus on the the USA Voice & Data tri-fold, then whichever designer wins that can make the minor modifications for the second IMG tri-fold.

We are interested in seeing how you can use some background related images of telecom such as:

-Telecom equipment
-Professional people using telecom
-Telecom cabling
-Telecom technicians
-High rise office buildings (preferably in the US and in particular Chicago, San Fran and Seattle)

To make the tri-fold more striking and professional looking, but without distracting from the content....

Again let me know if there is some form of document which I could provide to help you extract the content.

Cheers
Sam

Sam

[minimi]

Hi Sam, thanks to contact me! I'm in :)

[nutscreative]

Hi Sam, do you have the USA Voice & Data logo in ai or eps format? Also if you could upload the text file, that will be great!Thanks.

[MediaGord]

I'm definitely in! :-) What is the deadline for this project?

[Sam Sansome]

We are in a bit of a crunch mode so we are looking to have selected our designer by the end of next week 1/16.

Also here is the EPS file for the USA V&D Logo that was requested. Afraid the AI file was over the filesize limit

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[Sam Sansome]

Your Trusted Long-TermTelecom Advisor

USA Voice & Data is the single go-to expert resource your company needs for telecom and technology matters.

Let us handle all your immediate and ongoing telecom and IT headaches so you can focus on your business.

If you are:

MOVING OR ESTABLISHING A NEW OFFICE or FACILITY
RENEGOTIATING YOUR EXPIRING CONTRACTS
Wanting to NETWORK YOUR OFFICES or FACILITIES
Concerned with RISING TRAVEL, TELECOM & INTERNET SPENDING
EXPERIENCING RECURRING OUTAGES
Frustrated with your LACK OF BANDWIDTH or TELECOM FEATURES
CONCERNED WITH EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
Without a BUSINESS CONTINUITY or EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SOLUTION


Call 312-604-3070 today or email info@usavoicedata.com.

[Sam Sansome]

About USA Voice & Data, LLC
USA Voice & Data is a leading national broker of innovative and reliable business quality voice and data services. We typically reduce our clients' telecom costs by 20% - 40%, improve their service reliability and employee productivity, while delivering an unprecedented level of ongoing support.

USA Voice & Data has distinguished itself as an independent advocate for our clients, navigating them through the complex maze of technology and telecommunications decisions. By brokering virtually every major telecommunications carrier, we are able to match the appropriate carrier solutions to our clients' budgets and ever changing business needs.

Our Partners
USA Voice & Data has established strategic relationships with leading service and equipment vendors throughout the U.S.

Our partner relationships include:

Telecom Services Vendors
Phone Equipment Vendors
Office Equipment Vendors
IT & Professional Services Vendors
Cabling Services Vendors


**** INSERT SMALL USA V&D LOGO *****
200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60606

[Sam Sansome]

USA Voice & Data understands your telecom and technology challenges and we have the expert resources assembled to overcome them for you and allow you to focus on your core business.

USA Voice & Data brings you capabilities unavailable even at the largest enterprises including:


Decades of telecom and technology expertise to help you select a solution which meets your changing needs

Cutting edge web technology allowing us to broker the most competitive rate for telecom services and equipment that make up your selected solution

Trained teams of certified technicians to install your selected solution and maintain your telecom and IT infrastructure


**** Insert Small USA V&D Logo ****

[Sam Sansome]

Are you looking at any of the following?


Traditional Local, Long Distance & Toll Free services  (POTs/Trunks/Centrex/PRI/T1)
Modern VoIP and SIP services
Audio/Web/Video Conferencing services
Internet services  (DSL/Cable/T1/Wireless/WiMAX/Ethernet/DS3/OC)
Data network services (MPLS & PTP)
Hosting and Co-location services
Cellular/Wireless services
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) solutions
Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions
Network Monitoring & Management (NM) solutions
New Phone or Office Equipment
Outsourced IT Services
Cabling Services


Leverage USA Voice & Data’s web-based brokering capability to negotiate heavily discounted telecom service options for your office.

80% of our clients see bottom-line savings of between 20% and 40%!!

Start the ball rolling today by calling 312-604-3070 for a FREE Executive Telecom Brokering Report *detailing alternative carrier service options and guaranteed savings over your existing telecom services.

*For a FREE Executive Telecom Brokering Report mention promotion # USAVDSAVE1 .

[Sam Sansome]

Here is the content for the banners and labels for the Executive Brokering Report......

Banner Content
80% of Clients see savings of 20 – 40%!!

Label #1
FREE Executive Telecom Brokering Report detailing Discounted services available at your office location

Label #2
Multiple carrier options for you to select from for your service needs

Label #3
Alternative contract terms offered

Label #4
Monthly costs for of each carrier option and contract term

Label #5
Documented Annual Savings to be realized for each carrier option when replacing existing services

Label #6
Drill down to see the details of each carrier option

[nutscreative]

Hi, Thanks, i will post the first layout by end of today. :)

[Sam Sansome]

Hope all this content and the two attached layouts give you all you need to get cracking

We look forward to seeing your first concepts

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[nutscreative]

Hi, please see version 1 attached. Thanks.

[nutscreative]

inside page.

[minimi]

Here is my concept for the outside...I´ll post the inside soon :yes:

[Sam Sansome]

Nutscreative and Minimi. Thanks for your initial concepts. Let's see what other concepts are submitted in the next day or two so we can offer more useful and thoughtful feedback.

Feel free to submit alternatives as well.

[minimi]

Here is the inside :D

[Sam Sansome]

Was thinking that you might want to take a look at our business card designs as well just in case there are any design concepts which might you might want to leverage.

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[nutscreative]

Hi, please see revised layout with new design element base on business card. Thanks.

[MediaGord]

I'll have my design in tonight. :-)

Gord.

[MediaGord]

Here's the front side. I'm working on the back. I'll try to get the rest done right away. :-)

Gord.

http://www.mediagord.com/biz/usa_front.jpg

[MediaGord]

Here's the other side. It's a pleasure participating.

Thanks,

Gord.

http://www.mediagord.com/biz/usa_back.jpg

[MediaGord]

I just noticed the text is a bit hard to read on the bottom, so please take note that I will make whatever touch-ups are needed.

Thanks again for including me.

Gord.

[sglasgow]

Thought I'd give it a go. Here is the front concept from me. Am posting the back next.

Thanks,
Susan

[sglasgow]

Here is the back.

[Sam Sansome]

First and foremost, thanks to all the designers who have already submitted one or more concepts. Bravo!! :clap:

Now we have seen a handful of different designs we wanted to provide firstly some overall observations/feedback and minor tweaks to some of the wording and layout that your work has highlighted as necessary. This is common feedback and changes that we would like each designer to implement, so please make sure these changes get applied to each of your designs.

Following this first message will come a second which will highlight what we liked and didn’t like in each of the concepts submitted, and what we would like to see before we finalize our decision on which designer to work with to complete the project. Please read all of these reviews so that you can see if there is some feedback given to another designer that you might also want to consider for revisions to your own concept.

Anyway, here goes…

General Remarks and Layout Requests
1) We were expecting, per our initial design considerations to see

“We are interested in seeing how you can use some background related images of telecom such as:

-Telecom equipment
-Professional people using telecom
-Telecom cabling
-Telecom technicians
-High rise office buildings (preferably in the US and in particular Chicago, San Fran and Seattle)

To make the tri-fold more striking and professional looking, but without distracting from the content....”

While each designer used images, only one designer (sglasgow) really used a background image. Perhaps the other designers could take another look at this?

2) Please BOLD what we had bolded
3) Perhaps less is more? Let’s not pepper every page with the USA V&D Logo. Let’s make it just appear on:
a. Front page (page 1) big logo at top
b. Back page (page 2) small logo at bottom (with address AND webpage www.usavoicedata.com )
4) On the front page (page 1) we like seeing a photo of a support person (or persons) directly under the “Your Trusted Long-Term Telecom Advisor” the image directly reinforces that catchphrase.
5) On the Page 3 (Front of Fold) under the bullet “Trained teams of certified technicians to install your selected solution and maintain your telecom and IT infrastructure” it would be nice to see a photo of a well dressed technician working on some phone equipment or in a phone equipment room
6) Remove from Page 3 (Front of Fold)
a. The “80% of Clients…..” and make that a large banner above the sample Exec Telecom Brokering Report (as many of you have done already)
b. The “*For a FREE Executive Telecom Brokering Report mention…..” and place that under the sample Exec Telecom Brokering Report7) On the bottom of Page 4 (Inside Fold) the page facing the sample Exec Telecom Brokering Report it would be good to add a sentence “Our team of telecom specialists is awaiting your call.” and under this sentence see a photo of a mixed team of professional and competent looking support people, with an attractive girl closest to the lens, answering calls and sitting in front of their computers.


Text and punctuation change requests [/U](highlighted in red)
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About USA Voice & Data, LLC
USA Voice & Data is a leading national broker of innovative and reliable business quality voice and data services. We typically reduce our clients' telecom costs by 20 - 40%. We improve our clients’ service reliability and employee productivity, while delivering an unprecedented level of ongoing support.

USA Voice & Data has distinguished itself as an independent advocate for our clients. We navigate our clients through the complex maze of technology and telecommunications decisions. By brokering virtually every major telecommunications carrier, we are able to match the appropriate carrier solutions to our clients' budgets and ever changing business needs.

Our Partners
USA Voice & Data has established strategic relationships with leading service and equipment vendors throughout the U.S. We leverage these relationships so we can be your single go-to resource for all your telecom and technology requirements.

Our partner relationships include:
• Telecom Services Vendors
• Phone Equipment Vendors
• Office Equipment Vendors
• IT & Professional Services Vendors
• Cabling Services Vendors

**** INSERT SMALL USA V&D LOGO *****
200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60606
[U]www.usavoicedata.com


Anyway that is all the general feedback the next message will contain the individual designer feedback.

Thanks a million!! :notworthy
Sam

[Sam Sansome]

OK folks as promised here is some more customized feedback for each design submitted thus far.

We hope this individual design feedback is helpful, and in conjunction with the general feedback already provided, that it provides the DO design team a better understanding of our wishes :wizard:, likes :tup:and dislikes :tdown:.

Naturally we would appreciate seeing revisions to the designs we have seen so far, as well as welcome seeing any new concepts, as soon as possible. Once we have these we hope to be able to quickly finalize our decision on which designer to work with.

Many thanks!!
Sam

Nutscreative
Version 1
• Liked the use of red for the headings
• Liked the banner style over sample Exec Telecom Brokering Report (but perhaps you can use red and blue like on our homepage versus the red and yellow?)
• Liked the smiling faces of team on Page 2
• Not fans of the light blue for “Your Trusted Long-Term Telecom Advisor”
• Not sure that the big red box with white lettering adds anything and I think adding white as another text color is unnecessary (you already have red, blue and black)
• Image of computer on bottom of page 1 does not seem relevant. Please replace with a photo of a Trusted Telecom Advisor and move up under that heading
• The “Call 312-604-3070 today or…..” at the bottom of page 1 is too small and not a noticeable call to action. Make this bigger and make it stand out more please.
• Two images of cabling were used and none of phone systems or even people on a phone, perhaps you can suggest some alternative images
• Perhaps you can enrich with the use of a background image as well
• Liked the top speech bubble with Red filling and Blue surround although blue needs to match the dark blue from the logo. Use same style for other speech bubbles rather than reversing the colors out.

Version 2
• Not sure if applying the business card swirl concept added anything but thanks for trying
• I see you darkened the blue used in the speech bubbles which is better, but still would like the red bubbles with dark blue surround used for each bubble
• I also see you removed the overlap of the speech bubble which is better

Minimi
Version 1
• Liked the use of red for the headings but you weren’t consistent throughout the design which weakened it’s impact
• Liked the photo on the front page and it’s positioning, it reinforced the “Your Trusted Long-Term Telecom…” statement (perhaps there is another photo though as that guy looks a little smug??)
• Don’t think the red, blue and grey blocks with white lettering add anything and make it look a bit patchy
• Photo of a circuit board is not relevant, images of cabling, phone systems or even people on a phone are more relevant, perhaps you can suggest some alternative images?
• The solid speech bubbles were nice and simple but would prefer they were all USAV&D red and also need to move them around to point to the relevant fields more closely without blocking too much of the content
• Good idea including our website address but this we would like to appear on Page 2 under the physical address
• Perhaps you can enrich with the use of a background image as well rather than just a simple fade from sky blue/grey to white?

Mediagord
Version 1
• Really liked your use of image on page 1 and how you leveraged our biz card concept and also managed to pull in that invitation “Let us handle…” very cool!!
• Is there a background image on page 1? I don’t see anything online but when I print it there seems to be something in the background which I can’t quite make out…
• The girl on page 1 is deadly cute so we may have to think about whether someone that cute can be someone’s “Trusted Long-Term Telecom Advisor”?? What do you think?
• Really liked how on page 1 you broke the bullets down into two columns.
• The font used seems a little on the little side throughout so it is hard to read, and we would prefer red for headings and black for regular text
• Perhaps we can remove the image from page 2 and scale down the image on page 3, which will allow you more room for a larger font for the text. Then perhaps you can enrich this whole side with the use of a background image as well?
• Is there perhaps an image of a mixed team with both professional office workers as well as uniformed technicians that you can find for page 3
• No need to the logo and physical address on page 3
• Not a fan of either of the different styles of speech bubbles used on the Executive Summary and the entire back looks pretty plain with a lot of space being wasted with the large blue top and bottom borders (and the Executive Brokering Report itself looks like it could be blown up a good amount?).

sglasgow
Version 1
• Really really liked your use of the backgroung office building images!! Makes the whole deliverable a lot more professional looking,
• The image on page 1 might be a better candidate for the bottom of page 4 (per the general feedback) and perhaps you can find a “Trusted Long-Term Telecom Advisor” photo for page 1
• Call to action “Call 312-604-3070 today..” on bottom of Page 1 is too small and not striking enough
• Not a fan of blue text. Please use red for headings and black for the rest and bold as requested.
• Liked the size and font of the text used throughout, makes it readable and spacious
• The curve of the top blue swoosh seems to work well on the first side, cupping the USA V&D logo on page 1 and consistent with the curvature of the windows of the building in the background image, but wondering if it will work on the rear side once we move the “80% of Clients see savings...” banner to the top above the Executive Brokering Report? Perhaps you can show me a version with and without this top blue swoosh.
• Not sure about the abstract bottom red image? It is so angular and straight compared to the top blue swoosh. What is it or what is it meant to infer? Perhaps you could show me a version without it?
• We have decided we don’t need logo and address again on page 3 this can be replaced with an image of a mixed team with both professional office workers as well as uniformed technicians if you can find one?
• Can we change the speech bubble style to red bubbles with blue surrounds and white text?

[MediaGord]

Thanks a bunch for the feedback!

[sglasgow]

Thanks so much! I am making the changes. :)

[MediaGord]

Here's my revisions. I realize I may have missed a couple little things, if so I will correct whatever you need if I am chosen as the designer. I spent a good deal of time looking for a great technician picture with not much luck, but I did my best anyways. :-)

Here's the front:


http://www.mediagord.com/biz/usa_front2.jpg




Here's the back:


http://www.mediagord.com/biz/usa_back2.jpg


I'm having a great time so far working on this brochure!

[nutscreative]

Hi, i am working on my revision now and will post by today. Thanks.:)

[sglasgow]

Here are my revisions. :)
I had the same issue with trying to find good images of a technician as well.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks

[minimi]

Here´s the revisions! :)

[nutscreative]

Hi Sam, please understand that during an open project, under rules of Design Outpost, designers are not allow to communicate with client through Private Message.

And to answer your question, i am ok to communicate with web conference for any revision and i am locating in Toronto, Canada, Eastern Time Zone. Thanks.:)

[MediaGord]

Web conference is ok with me as well, I'm located in Kimberley B.C. Canada, and on Mountain Time.

Gord.

[sglasgow]

Yes, I am definitely okay with working with you via web-conference. What web-conference medium would you be utilizying?

I am located in North Idaho on Pacific Time.

Thank you,
Susan Glasgow

[Sam Sansome]

apologies, did not know that rule...

Learning experience...

Hi Sam, please understand that during an open project, under rules of Design Outpost, designers are not allow to communicate with client through Private Message.

And to answer your question, i am ok to communicate with web conference for any revision and i am locating in Toronto, Canada, Eastern Time Zone. Thanks.:)

[Sam Sansome]

Need to print these out, so please send attach as two separate images ASAP...

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks

[Sam Sansome]

Need to print these out, so please send attach as two separate images ASAP...

Here´s the revisions! :)

[minimi]

Please click over each image ... seems that they are together but they are separate. :yes:

[Sam Sansome]

Many thanks to each of the designers for their nice work on this project. We will definitely be having more projects sometime soon and so we will be personally inviting each of you to participate in those, as we liked your work and the very positive and polite interaction style that each of you have.

As for this project, after careful consideration my partner and I have selected sglasgow as the winning designer for this project.

Please contact me with your phone number so we can schedule some time to complete this project.

My number is 312-604-3069 and again I am on US Central Time.

Many thanks again to you all!!
Sam

[minimi]

Thanks so much Sam for your words ! :)

[sglasgow]

Here are revisions via phone conversation:

[sglasgow]

:)
I think the top text box being blue looks best.
I aligned the lower text boxes on the second back option.

[sglasgow]

Changes to the front image:

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Congratulations Susan.

This project is being moved to the Revisions forum.

Client, you can access that forum here:

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However, you must be logged in to do so.

Once your project is complete and you have received the final files, please post a note in the thread confirming receipt of the files so the thread can be archived.

Thanks!

[sglasgow]

:)
I've added in the technician images you sent; picked out two of the best.
Also added the phone image to the back panel; two options there. IF the second of the two is used, I will go in and remove the spotting caused by dust on the camera lens. What would you like me to do about the logos on the shirts for this brochure. I cna remove them and/or impose the USA... logo.
I've made the changes to the people on the front, using the older gentleman, the blonde, and male as you asked plus an additional woman. The images will be much, much better quality when high res's are purchased.
Again, please let me know on the exact text for the inside of the brochure: "Our.....are standing by." The phone connection had a lot of noise.
I increased the size of the top text bubble and brought the top up over the black bar.

[sglasgow]

Changes per today's conference call: :D

[Sam Sansome]

Thanks Susan

People look much better and like the fading under the people on the front page better than that curvy line

Bubbles are still not quite like Minimi ones

No surround border color for the bubbles please
Less space above and below the text in the bubbles (there is no need to make the bubbles as tall as they are)
Can we get a still slightly larger font for the red bubbles?

Also

Please shrink the phone just a little
Move the "* For a FREE Telecom Brokering ...." down a little
Shrink the size of the Telecom Brokering Report back down to it's old size so it pops from the background blue image better


Thanks
Sam

[Sam Sansome]

on front page, remember we wanted to change

from "single go-to expert resource"
to "single expert go-to resource"

[Sam Sansome]

Hi Susan,

Couple of more minor edits that came from our content readability editor (Ross's wife!!).

1) Front page "If you are" bullet order.
Move bottom left bullet (Concerned with RISING..) to top right and move bottom right (Without a BUSINESS CONTINUITY...)to bottom left

2) Back Page top paragraph
Replace "and allow you to focus" with "allowing you to focus"

3) Inside left page
In the bullets
- capital N in "Data Network services"
Second heading in red
- replace "brings you capabilities" with "provides you with resources"
at very bottom
- no period after "Our team of specialists is standing by"

4) Bubble verbiage
Top (blue) bubble
- lower case the d of "discounted"
Provider bubble
- remove "for you to select from"
Total Monthly bubble
- remove "of"
Details bubble
- replace "Drill down to see the" with "Links to the specific"

5) Under the brokering report
- insert a comma after "* For a FREE Telecom Brokering Report"

Think this should be pretty much it until we get a new high res tech photo for you, and confirm whether the ITEX logo is going to be included or not. :D

Cheers
Sam

[sglasgow]

Here are with all change, including the new report.:D

[sglasgow]

Hi Sam,

The emails with the images kept bouncing back. I've sent you an email without any attached images to see if it will go through; but just in case, at the following link are the three images of the brochure front; one with each of the ladies and the one without ITEX, plus the image of the inside.

http://www.glasgowgraphics.com/tempFile3/USAVoiceData-brochure.zip

Thanks,
Susan

[Sam Sansome]

Administrator,

This is to confirm that I have received the final images from Susan (who did an absolutely awesome job and was great to work with!!).

Anyway this project is now complete.

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Susan!!

Sam

[sglasgow]

Thank you Sam!:D

This has been a great project! So happy to create the brochures for you.

Thanks,
Susan

[BlueCherryGraphics]

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