Wagner Design Associates Blog

National Enclosure Company (NEC), a national leader in design, manufacturing and installation of sophisticated building facades, recently chose Wagner Design Associates to design and produce their new corporate capabilities brochure. It is the focal point of NEC’s presentation kit, and will be used to showcase the firm’s exceptional products and services.

The brochure features a translucent overlay for the cover, a unique design element introduced by Wagner Design to simulate NEC’s innovative glass facades. Inside the brochure readers find a portfolio of featured projects, with imagery that showcases NEC’s capabilities.  An external pocket accommodates technical data sheets, allowing NEC to customize information for potential clients.

National Enclosure Company is a nationally-ranked curtainwall and advanced facade contractor with proven expertise in monumental and highrise curtainwall projects. NEC’s primary focus is to address the elements that create successful results: budgets, design, scheduling, materials, construction and cost-saving alternatives.

Wagner Design provides a full range of creative design and advertising solutions for a wide spectrum of industries including high technology, retail, health care, financial, and academic sectors. The firm has won recognition and awards for its work in print collateral, direct mail, electronic communications, and web design, and has been featured in various design publications.

Printwell Printing, Inc.’s corporate magazine, Cover to Cover, has received a gold award in the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen’s (IAPHC) 36th International Gallery of Excellence competition. Cover to Cover joined hundreds of entrants from around the globe in competing for awards honoring excellence in the arts and sciences of graphic expression. International judges critiqued entries based on quality of production, overall visual appearance and overall difficulty of the printed piece.

Ann Arbor graphic design and advertising company, Wagner Design Associates, designed the magazine using elements to showcase Printwell’s wide range of capabilities. At first touch, readers notice the cover’s unique suede-like feel, created using an innovative aqueous coating which is more cost effective than printing on an expensive paper often used for the same effect. Printwell is committed to green design and in one article readers see what soy ink looks like as well as learning about Printwell’s commitment to recycling and pollution control.

The first edition magazine explores many facets of the company and the printing industry itself. It targets creative professionals, print buyers and anyone interested in learning more about printing. Topics include What Every Print Buyer Really Wants, The Search for Stability in a Printing Partner, Eco-Friendly Printing, and Finishing Touches for a Job Well Done. It’s been extremely successful and Wagner Design has been engaged to design another edition to be published later this summer.

Printwell was founded in 1983 by CEO Paul Borg, in a 1,000 sq. ft. office. From these humble beginnings the company has grown into one of the largest commercial printing operations in Michigan. Printwell has received numerous recognitions in recent years including 5 out of 6 consecutive annual “Best of Category” awards for heatset web from The Printing House Craftsmen Club. In 2010 they were honored with “Best in Category” for sheet-fed printing. Recently, Printwell achieved G7 certification for calibrating proofing and press equipment to standards set by IDEAlliance. With sheet-fed, half-heatset web, full-heatset web, and state-of-art digital printing, Printwell offers their customers a wide range of printing services.

Wagner Design provides a full range of creative design and advertising solutions for a wide spectrum of industries including high technology, retail, health care, financial, and academic sectors. The firm has won recognition and awards for its work in print collateral, direct mail, electronic communications, and web design, and has been featured in various design publications.

Ann Arbor, Michigan – Wagner Design Associates, an Ann Arbor advertising and graphic design firm, received a Silver ADDY® in the Ann Arbor Ad Club’s 2010 ADDY Awards competition.

The ADDY was awarded to Wagner Design for Ann Arbor SPARK’s 2009 Annual Report. The brochure style annual report features the tagline “fast. forward.” on the cover and throughout, and describes SPARK’s ongoing contribution to accelerating the pace of business growth in the Ann Arbor area. Motion blurred graphics evoke the feeling of speed, complementing the theme.

Sponsored nationally by the American Advertising Federation and locally by the Ann Arbor Ad Club, the ADDY Awards Competition recognizes and rewards creative excellence in the art of advertising. Beginning at the local level, in 200 markets nationwide, the ADDY’s three-tiered competition is the largest and most representative advertising awards program in the industry.

Ann Arbor SPARK’s mission is to be the driving force in establishing the Ann Arbor Region as a desired place for business expansion and location by identifying and meeting the needs of business at every stage, from those that are established to those working to successfully commercialize innovations.

Wagner Design provides a full range of creative design and advertising services to organizations in the high technology, retail, health care, financial, and academic sectors. The firm has won recognition and awards for its work in print collateral, direct mail, electronic communications, and web design, and has been featured in various design publications.

Ann Arbor, Michigan ­ Wagner Design Associates, a marketing solutions provider, has recently completed a new website, capabilities brochure, and industry proposals for Krieghoff-Lenawee.

The new marketing materials highlight the wide range of services provided by the Adrian-based construction company and will be used to attract new clients in the municipal, health, industrial, commercial religious and educational sectors. Wagner Design created “portfolio-type” website (www.krieghofflenawee.com) and brochures which give viewers the ability to see Krieghoff projects by industry and by client.

Wagner Design Associates is an Ann Arbor advertising and graphic design firm providing a full range of design and communication services including corporate identities, print collateral, advertising, and websites. The award-winning company provides marketing expertise to various regional and national industries in the high tech, health care, financial, retail and academic sectors.
A commercial construction company established in 1947. Krieghoff-Lenawee Company specializes in exceeding client expectations in the areas of general contracting, design/build, construction management, and preconstruction services.

Contact:
Jill Wagner
Wagner Design Associates, LLC.
734.662.9500
jill@wagdesign.com

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Art and graphic design publisher, Rockport Publishing, has included a brochure designed by Ann Arbor advertising and graphic design firm, Wagner Design, in its new book, The Best of Brochure Design 6. The latest in a series of best-selling graphic design compilations, “this volume highlights an array of firms who have discovered ingenious ways to push the creative envelope and turn design challenges into opportunities.” Over 200 examples of well-designed brochures from around the world are displayed in the book.

Wagner Design1s contribution was created for the University of Michigan’s Japanese Family Health Program. The small, origami-style folder, holding 12- themed inserts, details the various services available through the Health Program. To accommodate newly arrived Japanese nationals, the pieces are printed in English on one side and Japanese on the other and discuss health issues in traditional Japanese terms. The piece was designed by Jill Wagner and written by Toni Voss.

“Wagner Design created a beautiful and appealing brochure that has been well received by patients and colleagues here in the United States and also in Japan.” said Stephanie Dascola, Marketing Manager at The UM Department of Family Medicine.

Wagner Design is a full service creative shop providing innovative design solutions to a wide variety of clients and industries. Current clients include ProQuest Company, The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children’s Orchard, Mechanical Dynamics, Con-Way Transportation and All Media Guide.

Contact:
Jill Wagner
Wagner Design
734-662-9500 ph
734-662-6590 fax
jill@wagdesign.com