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14May

Illustrations

By elliosl

I made this Illustrator vector drawing for my daughter's sixth birthday. Read more

04May

Social content

By elliosl

The social space is busy. Before your words are read or your video is watched, the creative concept has the potential to attract the attention of the audiences you're looking to connect with. I work with my team to brainstorm the overall concept, and then put together visuals that breathe life into our ideas and [...] Read more

08May

Annual reports

By Shannon

I have produced annual report designs for several organizations, many over multiple years. I favour simple design that makes room for images to sing and copy to speak for itself. After years of not including many lower level donors in our annual report mailings due to the cost of mailing a large document, I designed [...] Read more

08May

Ad design

By Shannon

Ad design Though most of my experience with ads was derived watching Mad Men, I have been known to submit the odd advertisement or two. I have designed and prepped for print advertisements promoting the CARE Gifts product for out of home, print and digital billboards. Family Photography Family Photos Storytelling Photos Read more

08May

Fact sheets

By Shannon

Fact sheets At CARE, my major gifts colleagues were having a hard time putting together a simple four-page document that updated our donors on projects and new appeals. I designed a new template that showcased our stunning imagery, noted impact (without using too many boring facts and figures) - and, most importantly, made it clear [...] Read more

09May

Personal projects

By elliosl

I can get carried away with my personal projects. After a dream vacation to Palm Springs (the dry heat, the desert, the mid-century houses!) I wrote a thorough recollection of the trip, designed a custom photobook with my own photos and illustrations, and printed it via Blurb. Read more

03May

Catalogues

By elliosl

The CARE Gift catalogue has been a mainstay of year end giving for the past several years. In 2014, the catalogue was updated to a lighter, smaller and easier to mail format. All Campaigns Graphic Design Photography Video Writing Family Photography Photography Family Photos Photography Storytelling Photos Photography Writing: Blog posts Writing Personal Writing: Globe [...] Read more

08May

Brochures

By Shannon

CARE Corporate Brochure Tri-fold 8.5 x 11 corporate brochure was designed to give new stakeholders a sense of the CARE's overall mission and vision. Used vibrant imagery and brand colours and textures to illustrate CARE's work and inspire potential supporters. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Donec elementum ultrices Etiam ultrices lorem augue Praesent et lectus [...] Read more

08May

Campaign collaterals

By Shannon

Campaign collaterals It's tempting to put it all in there. The numbers, the facts, the details. When I work on marketing campaign collaterals, I strive for focus and parse the content down to the core messages that will drive action. Sales pitch cards, capital campaign brochures, social and digital ads...I've designed them all! Lorem ipsum [...] Read more

08May

Newsletters

By Shannon

Newsletters Our donor file had been missing some stewardship love. Past updates were laden with technical jargon and org-speak. I designed a light and simple donor-focused newsletter template, now deployed three times per year, that has seen revenue from this soft ask increase markedly. Family Photography Family Photos Storytelling Photos Read more