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Lead Image

American University Enrollment Materials

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Production Method

Offset

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Design

Natalie Taylor

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Printing

Worth Higgins and Associates

Sketchy handwriting on top of classic university photography says, “We’re serious about your education but you’ll definitely have a good time here.”  

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Client

American University


Quantity Produced

50,000 per piece


Production Cost


Production Time

2 weeks per piece

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)


Page Count


Paper Stock

FSC-certified Finch Opaque Bright White Smooth


Number of Colors

4/4

Varnishes


Binding


Typography

Interstate, Clarendon, Georgia Italic

 


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Project Description

Historically, American University has always used an outside design firm to create their enrollment materials and as an in-house designer I was sad to see them get all the fun projects. About 2 years ago we started an in-house rebranding effort that I was lucky enough to be a part of. This included print and digital advertising and the renovation of American University’s new student welcome center. After the success of the initial launch, I was given the task of producing the enrollment materials to reflect the new brand. With an in-house photographer (and sometimes a digital camera), I set out to create a set of pieces that would make students want to come to American University. I particularly wanted to give a sense of DC that reached beyond the Washington Monument and Capital Hill. We used primarily American University students as models. I had a crash course in art direction and photo styling. We saved enrollment tons of money and my job got about 200% more fun.

The “headless” cropping allowed the prospective students to imagine themselves here, to imagine a variety of different futures for themselves. It’s kind of the opposite of the over-used student profile concept.

Production Lesson(s)

Being a stylist is not as fun (or easy) as I thought it would be. From now on I will leave that to the professionals. And now that I've used UV inks, I'll never go back.”

Post Author

Author Picture

Jessica Mullen

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

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Date Published

February 1, 2013

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blogs we publish

Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.

Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.

Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.

products we sell

Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.

Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.

Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.

Other / Various one-off products.

events we organize

Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.

Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.

Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.

also

Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.

Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.

UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.


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