Portfolio

Project: Database publishing of annual trade directory A4 approximately 1000 pages

Software: QuarkXpress, supplementary software tools Access and Excel

Services provided: Typesetting and layout from scripted text files, Ad placement, flat plan make ready, indexing and manipulation

Additional information: Optima have provided this service since 1998

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Project: XML publishing, design and typesetting annual reference book

Software: QuarkXpress, Framemaker, Illustrator, Photoshop

Services provided: Template design for Quarkxpress, XML process and template design in Quarkxpress and Framemaker, typesetting, layout, design, Ad placement, indexing and manipulation, make ready for print.

Additional information: Optima have provided this service since 2006

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Project: Medical education publication for second year surgeons

Software: Structured Framemaker

Services provided: XML structured typesetting, design and layout, asset management

Project: Environmental Statement for London Array Windfarm, A3 four volumes appx. 1200 pages

Software: Corel Ventura, supplementary software tools Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Coreldraw and Excel

Services provided: Cover design, book design and templates, typesetting and layout, flat plan make ready for print, numbering, cross-referencing, TOCs, training

Additional information: The British Government granted the licence to build the windfarm in January 2007

Project: Environmental Statement for London Array Windfarm, CD box wrap and CD cover designs, PDF content

Software: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat

Services provided: Cover and CD design, Pdf content generation

Additional information: This formed part of the Environmental Statement made available to the Government, councils and public.

Project: Environmental Statement for Lincs Windfarm, A3 three volumes appx. 1200 pages

Software: Adobe Indesign, supplementary software tools Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and Excel

Services provided: Cover design, book design and templates, typesetting and layout, flat plan make ready for print, numbering, cross-referencing, TOCs

Project: Environmental Statement for Lincs Windfarm, CD box wrap and CD cover designs, PDF content

Software: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat

Services provided: Cover and CD design, Pdf content generation

Project :XML templates for importing XML into Indesign for leading Street map publisher

Software: Indesign, XML editor

Services provided:XML template, instructions

Project: Series of training guides

Software: Indesign

Services provided: Template design, typesetting and layout

Project: Microsoft Word templates for various Marketing and Design Agencies

Software: Microsoft Word, Quarkxpress, Indesign, Illustrator

Services provided: Design of Word templates from files supplied

Project: Magazine template for property company

Software: Quarkxpress

Services provided: Template design using library elements, instructions and training

Project: Various technical manuals

Software: Indesign, Quarkxpress, Framemaker, Coreldraw, Corel Designer

Services provided: Technical authoring and writing, illustration, localisation into foreign languages, electronic production, make ready for print

Additional information: Projects vary from creating manuals from scratch, updating, file format conversion, re-branding and setting in foreign languages

Project: Various foreign language Dtp for technical manuals, technical documentation, marketing collateral

Software: Indesign, Quarkxpress, Framemaker, Ventura, Illustrator, MS Word, Coreldraw, Adobe Acrobat

Services provided: Desktop publishing of foreign text and illustrations, localisation of graphics into foreign languages, electronic production

Additional information: Projects vary from long complex manuals to short Word documents and artworking for marketing projects

Project: Marketing flyers

Software: Quarkxpress and Photoshop

Services provided: Design and layout, make ready for print, print

Project: A4 product brochure

Software: Quarkxpress and Photoshop

Services provided: Design, illustration and layout, make ready for print, print

Project: Business card

Software: Quarkxpress and Photoshop

Services provided: Design and layout, make ready for print, print

Project: Teaching French software guide for primary teachers

Software: Quarkxpress and Photoshop

Services provided: Conversion from MS Word, template design, design and layout, make ready for print, print

Project: Secondary school biology book

Software: Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

Services provided: page layout, illustration, make ready for print