This was something the director of communications made before leaving for a new position. I was asked to help out and fix a few things before it would be approved for print. The two pie charts with the color legends underneath them were requested to be larger and a misspelling in the article needed to be updated.
The top is the before/original and the bottom is the printed version featuring my updates.
At the end of 2011 I made the 2011 Annual Report for HAVEN, something that’s created and mailed each year and used throughout the year. Because it’s such a valuable communications tool I wanted to make sure I kept it cost-effective and utilized all the space at my disposal.
First I analyzed what didn’t work about the 2010 version. There was too much wasted space. Half the pages were used to show donor names! And even those weren’t using the entire page. I got to work and ended up with a layout that worked exceptionally well, and didn’t cost us any more than what was budgeted for, but it allowed me more space for client stories and even opened up two additional pages for the new capital campaign. Below are side-by-side comparisons of the 2010 and 2011 reports, or you can click here to view the 2011 report (PDF).
Everything in the 2011 version was written, edited, designed, chosen and laid out by me. I was so excited when it was approved, went to print and came back into office. Other employees also really liked the layout and the variety (and length!) of the client stories.
One of the cards handed out the most at HAVEN was the How You Can Help business cards. The old design used outdated fonts and the outdated mission statement. Because black/white and color printing is very similar in price, we opted to order the new cards with the HAVEN Pantone color (222) instead of just black and white. I also updated the information on the back of the card with new ideas of ways to help. As always, we didn’t use a person’s name on the backside, only the phone number and an extension.
Susan Aumiller 