Project Categories
Web Sites			Marketing & Collateral
Illustration & Artwork			Newsletters & Reports

 

Marketing & Collateral Materials

Reference: Catherine Portlock, Public Information Specialist, 503.722.9236
Manda Beckett created the landscape illustration, the service area map, and the process diagram as elements of the desktop publishing of this Consumer Confidence Report. She created a similar piece for City of Hillsboro Water. She is now also producing the newsletter, Intertie, for Clackamas River Water.

Columbia Gorge Salon & Spa

Reference: Laurie Anderson, Owner, 503.491.1336
Tim Liszt created the illustration and design for the corporate identity of this full-service salon and spa in Historic Troutdale. The family of printed pieces includes a large format brochure describing salon services, letterhead and business cards, and artwork for advertising and promotion.

Eugene Visions, Salem Downtown Development

Reference: Katlin Smith, Pacific Rim Resources, 503.241.7095
Two examples of public information projects which needed a quick, creative two-color solution to the problem of information and recognizability. Ms. Beckett created the masthead and adapted the maps for Salem Downtown, and created the portrait of Eugene for the Eugene Visions poster.

The JD White Company, Inc.

Reference: Karen Ciocia, Public Involvement, 503.286.9485
Manda Beckett created a new corporate identity for this company with three specialties in Public Involvement, Land Use Planning and Natural Resources, and helped to plan for future proposal requirements.

Lone Oak Construction and Real Estate

Reference: Michael Rossman, President, 503.666.3683
Tim Liszt created a new corporate identity for this company and its three corporate entities: Lone Oak Construction, Lone Oak Real Estate and Peak Development Corporation. Products included new logo designs, marketing brochures, real estate development documents, business cards and web graphics.

Lower Columbia River Estuary Management Plan

Reference: Debrah Marriott, Director 503.226.1565
Manda Beckett’s original painting of the Columbia River was reproduced on the commemorative poster for this project, as well as the report covers and a special limited edition gift for the committee members. The three volume Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan which she designed with Linda Cordilia, and published, set a new benchmark for esthetics and readability among technical reports.

Ms. Beckett’s involvement with the project began with analyzing and describing the entire project in printers terms and requesting bids from various printers, keeping them abreast of the changes as the project committee discussed their options and the products became more focused. The project was awarded to Millcross Litho and Ms. Beckett managed the printing of the entire project, including collateral materials required for the signing ceremony. She also redesigned, and continues to publish the ongoing newsletter Common Waters.

Portland Green Office Guide

Reference: Curt Nichols, Business Manager
Working for the Portland Development Commission, Tim Liszt created a business marketing piece for the City’s Office of Sustainable Development called the Green Office Guide, helping businesses save money while “being green.” The booklet provides useful information about environmentally sound steps a business can implement to improve the bottom line, and includes sample case studies.

Portland Development Commission, Business Marketing Materials

Brochure: “Downtown Portland: Where Business Lives”
Reference: Lita Colligan, Business Manager, 503.823.3200
Manda Beckett created a sensational business marketing brochure to market downtown Portland to businesses. From concept, to execution of design and layout, Manda’s contributions played a key role in the success of our piece. Her commitment to the project’s success was extraordinary.

Brochure: “Portland’s Eastbank. A Meeting of Great Finds.”
Reference: Tami Tyler Cabezas, Business Manager, 503.823.3200
Manda Beckett worked with PDC’s Tim Liszt to create a compelling business brochure for Portland’s Eastbank district. From project development, to design and production, the talented Claritas Consortium team ensured the success of our piece. This has become one of the best examples of business marketing materials developed for the Portland Development Commission.

Illustration, Artwork & Display

Tualatin Valley Water District Backflow Demonstration

Reference: Gail Adamson, Public Information Coordinator, 503.642.1511
Using Freehand, Manda Beckett produced a complex illustration diagramming the dangers of backflow from the reservoir tank to the household sprinkler. She worked with TVW to create the display within a restricted budget. The illustration was output onto a large display board by Color Innovations and Ms. Adamson says it is her programÍs prize possession.

Phillip Williams & Associates Flood Control Display

Reference: Kevin Coulton, Hydraulic Engineer, 503.226.6810
For Phillip Williams & Associates, Manda Beckett created a three panel educational and promotional display. This job required translation of a GIS map through Illustrator and finally into Freehand to be coordinated with many other elements, such as photographs, Word files and Excel charts. The final product was a handsome, integrated whole, output and mounted by TIS.

Lloyd Center Marking Meter Acceptance Campaign

Reference: Janice Newton, Bureau of Traffic Management, 503.823.6829
Manda Beckett teamed with writer, Kate Moore, to create this series of neighborhood information pieces to smooth the way for the introduction of parking meters to the Lloyd district. We began by designing the Change is Coming to Lloyd District mailer, including a return response card and used the visual and verbal theme materials to follow up with the Growing Challenges mailer and seven coordinated fact sheets to be distributed at the public meeting. Ms. Beckett supervised Precision Graphics for the printing and coordinated with Admail to distribute these mailers. Ms. Newton said the mailers elicited an unusual amount of positive response from the neighborhood.

Newsletters: Mainstream, Fanno Creek, & Beaverton Creek

Reference: Nancy Jerrick, Counterpoint Consulting, 503.224.1245
Manda Beckett has been generating newsletters for several ongoing campaigns, working as a subconsultant to Nancy Jerrick, the writer for these projects. The job requires efficient, adaptive copy-fitting and custom illustration while remaining within previous style guidelines and meeting tight deadlines. The Fanno Creek and Beaverton Creek Newsletters were printed by Prism Graphics with supervision by Ms. Beckett.

Product Label Designs: Oregon Natural Products

Reference: Kirk Leonard, Oregon Natural Products Company, 503.678.5990
Tim Liszt has been working with this company from its inception to design a corporate identity and create initial product labels. The company specializes in vermiculture products for garden and house plants. The garden food product label involved working collaboratively with Manda Beckett, who created the illustration.

Why We Plan and The Planning Horizon

Reference: Amy Schwartz, Bureau of Planning, 503.823.6143
Manda Beckett created a new masthead and overall look for the newsletter and the start of a new information campaign by the Portland Bureau of Planning. She desktop published the newsletter using all original illustrations and coordinated the print job with the City of Portland printing office.

 

Newsletters & Reports

The Ambassador Newsletter

Reference: Linda Arnold, Portland Development Commission, 503.823.3326.
Manda Beckett redesigned this newsletter for the Portland business ambassadors organization, bringing to it warmer color and a more cohesive illustration style.

Salem Futures Newsletter

Reference: Tom Armstrong, Pacific Rim Resources, 503.241.7095
Salem Futures was a planning project in need of an eye-catching image to attract public participation. Manda Beckett supplied the illustrations following the theme material and designed it to be printed as a two color mix, thus producing a lot of color within a small printing budget. She coordinated with staff at Pacific Rim and delivered negatives from Revere Graphics to the City of Salem printshop.

Tualatin Valley Water Annual Report

Reference: Gail Adamson, Public Information Coordinator, 503.642.1511
Manda Beckett used an autumn leaf theme, graduated screens, and duotone photographs for this project By alternating the colors of a family of papers, she was able to get great variety from an economical two-color print job.

 

Web Site Design and Production

PDC web site; strategy sub-site

Reference: Mike Ogan, Senior Manager, 503.823.3309
For the Portland Development Commission's web 'sub-site', Tim Liszt designed and created the concept, navigation, design and content for this business web site. The site was established to facilitate the public review process of the City of Portland's Economic Development Strategy in 2002. The full report and industry panel appendices were delivered over the web for communication to the public, and stakeholders in this process.

What’s For Dinner? web site

Reference: Jim Crabtree, Small Business Owner, 503.635.1197
For What’s For Dinner?, Tim Liszt designed and created the communication and online commerce for a small business web site. This job required creation of navigation and online form for ordering, as well as a template to provide easy updating of gourmet menu items offered online. The final product is a beautifully designed web site, which provides for convenient and efficient online customer order taking.

InSpec International, LLC web site

Reference: Doug Smith, Partner, 503.635.1327
For InSpec Group, Tim Liszt designed and created the communication and online presence for an international engineering and construction management consulting firm's web site. This job required creation of logo development and navigation, as well as a template to provide easy ongoing maintenance of the web site by the company. The final product is a cleanly designed web site, providing a marketing tool for U.S. and international clients.

Claritas Consortium web site

Reference: Manda Beckett, Founder, 503.249.8779
For Claritas Consortium, Tim Liszt teamed with Manda Beckett to develop the concept for the web site and its structure, then worked to create the navigation and design to see it through. The Claritas site showcases its clients and projects, as well as individual portfolios of the designers making up the collaborative team. Links connect the various sections of the web site seamlessly, and provide a visual representation of the clear communication arts of this talented team of artists.

Chrisse Roccarro web site

Reference: Chrisse Roccaro
Develop a self-promotion web site for actress, singer Chrisse Roccaro, whose talents include voiceover work for national clients. The website includes sound clips of voiceover work for several local and national clients. Ms. Roccaro is represented Ryan Artists talent agency.

All Choked Up web site

Reference: Rachel Lewitt, Owner, 503.281.6559
For All Choked Up, Tim Liszt designed and created the communication and online presence for an artist's representation and marketing web site. This job required creation of web disign and navigation, as well as a template to provide easy ongoing maintenance of the web site by the company. The final product is a cleanly designed web site, providing an online tool to showcase artists portfolios.