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Advanced Resource Management
Client: Advanced Resource Management
Services: Research, Writing
Assignment: Develop copy for interpretive panels to be displayed in DOTTS Park
Purpose: Inform visitors of prescribed burning techniques and threatened species within the park
Challenge: Provide substantive information with limited text
How FDC Helped: Researched mechanical thinning; prescribed fire; and threatened species. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on evolving messages and design.
Type of File: Web Link
 
Advanced Resource Management
Client: Advanced Resource Management
Services: Research, Writing
Assignment: Develop copy for interpretive displays at the Hoover Dam Visitor Center
Purpose: Inform visitors how electricity is generated from the dam
Challenge: Provide substantive information within limited space, and for an audience with widely varied ages, education levels, and languages
How FDC Helped: Researched electricity generation. Worked with team to ensure this part of the display worked well with the others. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews. Reviewed copy for other parts of the display.
Type of File: Web Link
 
Atwood Publishing
Client: Atwood Publishing
Services: Consulting, Editing
Assignment: Edit book (147 Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society, by William M. Timpson, et al.) for organization, consistency, grammar, and usage
Purpose: Prepare book for publication
Challenge: Evoke a consistent "voice," working with multiple authors
How FDC Helped: Reviewed manuscript. Provided and implemented suggestions for improvement. Ensured consistency throughout text. Worked with authors to clarify ambiguous sections.
Type of File: Web Site
 
Glo Studio
Client: Glo Studio
Services: Consulting, Research, Interviewing, Writing
Assignment: Develop copy for a brochure giving an overview of Glo’s services
Purpose: Inform readers of and engage them in Glo’s services, benefits, and approach
Challenge: Describe an innovative architectural approach in an understandable and provocative way
How FDC Helped: Developed overall marketing plan. Reviewed existing marketing materials. Interviewed Fred Roberts, Principal. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews.
Type of File: PDF
 
Headwaters Marketing
Client: Headwaters Marketing
Services: Research, Interviewing, Writing
Assignment: Develop copy for a brochure giving an overview of Finali Corporation’s services
Purpose: Inform readers of and engage them in Finali’s services, benefits, and approach
Challenge: Explain services representing a fundamental industry shift in a clear, understandable way
How FDC Helped: Reviewed existing marketing materials. Interviewed Finali staff. Developed document outline. Developed initial illustration concepts. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews.
Type of File: PDF
 
HiveLive
Client: Headwaters Marketing
Services: Interviewing, Writing
Assignment: Write copy for HiveLive web site, describing the new company
Purpose: Inform viewers of the features and benefits of HiveLive's services
Challenge: Create messaging for a new company and technology
How FDC Helped: Interviewed client to understand services. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews.
Type of File: Web Site
 
Hewlett-Packard Company
Client: Hewlett-Packard Company
Services: Interviewing, Writing
Assignment: Develop copy for a success story, highlighting HP’s capabilities in providing equipment and services for a government/research facility with extensive computing needs
Purpose: Inform readers of HP’s capabilities, specific to this customer
Challenge: Showcase HP’s technical competencies using layperson’s language
How FDC Helped: Interviewed HP and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory staff. Developed document outline. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews.
Type of File: PDF
 
Point Publications
Client: Point Publications
Services: Consulting, Research, Interviewing, Writing, Formatting
Assignment: Develop copy for a reviewer’s guide used to assist reviewers in preparing reviews of Hewlett-Packard's products
Purpose: Inform reviewers of the scanner’s features and functions
Challenge: Describe the technical aspects of a product for a mixed (technical and non-technical) audience
How FDC Helped: Reviewed promotional guidelines provided by HP. Interviewed HP staff. Worked with PP to develop copy development strategies. Wrote copy. Edited copy based on client reviews. Formatted document for final delivery.
Type of File: PDF
 
   
 
   


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