Lasotell Graphics Production

Can you state in one word why you should avoid using PowerPoint drawings in major deliverable documents? SIZE! PowerPoint pictures pasted into Word files cause the file to grow to enormous sizes that take an age to print. And that does not even consider the problems of stability and reproducability as the number of drawings increase. In fact, multiple pictures can render the file impossible to print in a sensible and controlled manner.

Lasotell has two highly skilled graphic art associates, Chrysalis Design and Qurious Key who work with standard PC packages to illustrate all kinds of documents and have excellent final document production skills.

For example, a standard operational approach is for Lasotell staff to provide a user-friendly template for Word to allow technical staff to focus on content and not format. Lasotell staff work directly with the technical people to either write the material on their behalf or to edit the technical person's drafts. During this phase, the graphics people work from pencil sketches (on napkins etc!) to produce full colour, fast printing (and Word stable!) graphics. As the cycle of writing and editing comes to its close, we often place all original material in the control of the graphics-turned-production experts who work with Lasotell staff to publish the final document.

The final deliverable documents will print considerably quicker. In addition, the document will have a consistent look and feel throughout. Furthermore, the majority of drawings will be legible when printed on a black and white printer and, similarly, will usually photocopy at an acceptable standard.

For more information, please mail us; you can go direct to Chrysalis Design (Melbourne), or Qurious Key (Sydney) or you can visit the Contacts page for other means of communicating with any of the three of us.

•    Graphic design
•    Form design
•    Technical illustration
•    MMI graphics
•    PowerPoint production/enhancement/standardisation/templates
•    Pre-production preparation
•    Publication
•    CD archiving