An urgent text message came from one of our clients as we were driving to our son, Oliver, to college in New Orleans. Vicky needed a black and white Busch Stadium logo ASAP, as in today. We switched drivers while Gary accessed the Major League Baseball website for the correct file. No luck. All of…
DetailsA recent banner project started smoothly but ended roughly. Sue asked me to design an employee-appreciation banner for a product launch on May 1. With almost three weeks to design, print, and ship to six locations, there was plenty of time. The banner design went quickly, and Sue approved the artwork. We sent the files…
DetailsA last-minute request came from a client on a Thursday evening, the day before we were scheduled for a weekend road trip to Chicago. “Can you do an ad for us quickly tomorrow morning? I don’t yet have specs but expect to get them soon. This is just a heads-up. I’ll follow up with more…
DetailsLet’s say you own a start-up company and want to build your business identity. Where do you start? What should you do first? Nehmen-Kodner’s client, Reed Therapeutics, came to us with those questions. Here’s how we helped them, one step at a time. 1. First, prior to the design process, we discussed the company: products,…
DetailsConversation with client Don: I need another printer. Can you find one for me? N-K: OK, but why do you need a new printer? What happened to the one you had? Don: Well, we parted company. N-K: Why? Don: The one I had didn’t have something called PUR binding and couldn’t guarantee that pages wouldn’t…
DetailsAuthor James Ross was reprinting one of his novels with a POD (print on demand) company, and he needed new book cover art files. James owned the illustration but not the InDesign file. He asked me to help him recreate the design, and I was glad to assist. Here is a list of improvements I…
DetailsA desperate call from a new author Q: Do you do book design? A: Yes, I do. How can I help you? Q: I have a finished, designed children’s book, but I’m adding four more chapters. Can you help me? A: Yes, but I need more information. Q: What program did your designer use—InDesign? A;…
DetailsHome Works! requested a brochure update. My client, Karen, rewrote the text and sent a new Word document. The assignment was to replace all the copy. While we were discussing the project on the phone, I asked Karen if she had new sponsor logos. “Uh oh,” she answered. “I forgot to do that! I’ll send…
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