Proposal for Uvision Inc. Β· Graphic Designer, monthly retainer
Experienced print and digital design support, without the learning curve.
You'd get a designer who already knows how a tradeshow panel, a datasheet or a catalog gets from brief to press. Nobody on your team has to explain bleeds, colour settings or large-format specs. You send the request, and you get finished, print-ready files and editable source files you can rely on, month after month.
- 30+ years of print and 15 years of web: annual reports, brochures, catalogs, exhibit panels, websites and web ads
- Print production from start to finish: hundreds of publications prepared for press, across many different presses and ink combinations
- Mastery of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop: with clean, editable source files every time
- Careful with detail, clear in communication: specs and figures checked before anything goes to print, every job documented, and you're kept informed at each stage
βGood graphic design is both art and strategy: itβs an art form with a business purpose.β
Andre, founder of Insparion
Featured client
Rio Tinto Alcan, BC Operations
This is the work in my portfolio closest to what Uvision does. Rio Tinto Alcan's BC Operations is heavy industry with serious technology behind it, and a global corporate brand with strict standards. My job was to make that technology clear and credible, without losing accuracy or breaking the brand.
I designed exhibit panels that explain the smelter's modernization, comparing the old technology with the new through diagrams, photos and short, plain text. I also designed a project brochure with annotated maps, report covers and the company's website, all held to one consistent identity.
Complex technology, made clear
Diagrams, photos and plain language that readers can follow at a glance.
Strict corporate standards
Every piece built within a global brand's rules.
One message across formats
Exhibit panels, brochure, reports and website working together.
Exhibit panels: operations, modernization, old and new technology, environmental benefits
Project brochure, cover
Annual environmental report, cover
Project brochure, inside spread with annotated map
Website, Rio Tinto Alcan
Website, Rio Tinto Alcan
Everything on your list, I've delivered
Here's how the rest of my work lines up with what you asked for. The samples below follow the same order.
Tradeshow booth graphics, banners, roll-ups and signage
Exhibit panels for Rio Tinto Alcan, a booth poster for Aker Kvaerner, roll-up banners and retail posters.
Brochures, datasheets, catalogs and collateral
Project brochures, product catalogs, presentation folders, conference brochures, and technical content made easy to read.
Social media and digital marketing assets
Web banner ads for a watch brand, a corporate website, and 15 years of digital design.
Branding, campaigns and promotional materials
Corporate identity carried consistently across reports, panels, print ads and web for industrial and technology companies.
Tradeshow and large format
Booths, roll-ups and posters
Large format is about impact from across the hall and detail up close. I build these files at the right scale, resolution and colour for the printer and the material.
Booth poster, Aker Kvaerner (marine technology)
Roll-up banner set, Miramar Mining (produced, shown in mockup)
Roll-up banner, Quest Investment (produced, shown in mockup)
Retail poster, St. Moritz Watch
Retail poster, St. Moritz Watch
Catalogs, advertising and web banners
St. Moritz Watch: one brand across print and web
Product catalogs, brochures, print ads and web banner ads for a sports watch brand. Many products, specs and prices per page, with the brand kept consistent from catalog to screen.
Catalog cover
Catalog product spread
Brochure cover
Brochure inside
Web banner ad
Full-page print ad
Web banner ad
Brochures and collateral
Brochures, folders and technical reports
Collateral for technology, engineering and industrial organizations, including the 28-page Jacob Bros Construction brochure I designed and took to press.
28-page brochure, Jacob Bros Construction
Project spread on a consistent grid
Conference brochure, engineers' association
Presentation folder, electrical and data systems
Presentation folder, IT services
Performance report, Alcan
Report spread, Alcan
Print-ready press sheet with crop marks and bleed
Corporate branding and annual reports
Corporate identity, report after report
Many annual reports for public companies in energy, technology, life sciences and resources. Strict grids, accurate financial data, and a brand that looks right on every page.
Annual report wraparound cover, energy utility
Annual report, genetics research network
Annual report, biotechnology
Magazine cover, Science Council of BC
Annual report, diamond exploration
Annual report, industry training commission
Financial pages: every figure has to be right
Why my recent portfolio is mostly web, and why I want this work
Over the past several years most of my projects have been online: websites, digital platforms and web design. That's why print isn't front and centre on my website. But print is where I built my career, and it's the work I enjoy most.
I'm at the stage of my career where I choose the clients I work with. I'm looking for one long-term partner with steady, meaningful design work, and I have the time to commit to it fully. A 12-month retainer with a technology company that needs polished, print-ready work is exactly what I'm looking for.
How I would work with you
- Monthly planning. At the start of each month we agree on priorities: tradeshows coming up, campaigns, collateral updates and digital assets.
- A clear request process. Each request gets a short brief, notes and a job record, so nothing is lost and every decision is documented.
- Proofs and approvals. You see proofs at the right stages, with changes tracked until sign-off.
- Ready for any printer. Files built to your printer's specifications: colour settings, resolution, bleeds, margins and large-format scaling.
- Source files every time. Print-ready PDFs plus editable InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop source files, packaged with linked assets and font information. Font files are included only where licensing permits.
- Easy to reach. I'm in Vancouver, two hours behind Central time, available for calls and quick turnarounds through your working day. I'm happy to sign an NDA.
Getting started
I'd like this to be easy to say yes to. The first step requires no long-term commitment.
1. One real project first
We pick one clearly defined project, such as a datasheet, a roll-up or a booth graphic. I complete it at $50 USD per hour, with no retainer commitment. It gives you a fair way to judge my work, my communication and my reliability before deciding anything longer term.
2. Then a retainer, if it fits
If we both want to continue, we set up a monthly retainer at the same $50 USD hourly rate, sized to your actual workload. As an illustration, 30 to 50 hours a month would come to $1,500 to $2,500. Hours are tracked and reported every month.
Next step
Let's set up a Zoom call to go over your upcoming tradeshow schedule, collateral needs and design priorities, and choose a good first project together.
Andre
Founder, Insparion Β· insparion.com
