Excerpt from Liquid Comma's 2005 Client Proposal

SERVICES
Liquid Comma is a full service commercial design house. But what does that really mean?

It's easy to find designers who can provide you with a specific service. But it's rare to find a commercial design house that is willing & able to manage your projects in an effective, cost efficient, way. To us, service is like a puzzle. Perfectly aligning every piece is the only way to gain a complete picture. Why would anyone settle for less?

A "No Boundaries" Approach
No Boundaries is a flexible philosophy where we create a seamless design flow across any and all mediums. This approach allows us to maximize your design investment for current and future projects. Simply put, it's all about scalability. We construct every job with an infrastructure that can be built upon as necessary. It's just one of the ways where smart thinking leads to better design services, because working hard is never as effective as working smart.

Behind the Scenes
We work with many communications companies that need us to serve as a silent partner in helping them complete projects for their clients.

PRINT COLLATERAL
There's nothing like the presentational power of paper. We create and produce just about any form of print collateral imaginable. Going beyond conventional paradigms, we're continually looking to push the boundaries of paper in an effort to create cost effective solutions.

In a digital age, it's easy to forget just how impactual print marketing can be. We go to great lengths to insure that all of your print collateral is of the highest quality, and is in direct line with your company's image.

Did you know?
We can help you find the best solution to your print needs?

We offer in house fulfillment for custom digital printing services. This allows us to economically produce print collateral for you in whatever quantities you currently need.

In addition, we offer expert services in offset printing as well as other specialized print formats. This gives us the ability to take a custom approach to the method in which we print your projects. Each print job has its own set of parameters regarding quantities, print size(s), substrates, budget, etc. That's why we offer a complete print solution for large and small format jobs at a competitive price.

WEB DESIGN
This is where form meets function. Blending aesthetic beauty with solid functional design, we develop web sites that transcend your web page into an experience. We create interactive sites that are engaging, informative, and easy to navigate. We have a proven track record in designing innovative sites that deliver quantifiable results.

Our comprehensive approach to web design allows us to handle everything from correlating raw traffic to comprehensive marketing strategies. We also provide our clients with user friendly software that allows them update information on their sites themselves.

The benefits of our top quality web sites...
...stretch into every aspect of your company and its success. We think of our web sites as 'the new business card' - offering a quick, easy, and comprehensive way for clients to get to know you better.

Companies that depend on e-commerce appreciate the fact that our sites move swiftly, while offering an ultra-secure environment for purchases. Crisp graphics and flowing sell copy complete the package, creating a truly positive experience for you and your clients.

WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Like an Academy Award winning film, what goes on behind the scenes is what cultivates success. Although you don't actually see the underlying properties that go into a well-oiled web application, you can certainly appreciate their beauty when they're working flawlessly.

Liquid Comma creates invisible backend web based applications that are geared to your specific needs. These seamless applications simplify and automate workflows at an economical cost for any business. From custom calendars to searchable databases, Liquid Comma makes your site work smart. We take pride in our ability to communicate easily with your IT department as well as your creative department. We utilize enterprise grade open source software, making web application development affordable to all.

MOTION GRAPHICS
If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the potential of the moving image.

Our motion graphics excite the eye and the mind with well crafted intricate visuals. We create two-dimensional and three-dimensional moving images that immerse the viewer into the world of your company.

Motion graphics are ideal for creating engaging web sites, product instructional videos, and tutorials - offering unique branding opportunities with increased entertainment value.

We pride ourselves in making broadcast motion picture quality animations available to any size company.

Did you know?
In tune with our seamless design philosophy, we create motion graphics that are easily transferable to multiple mediums like DVD's and Power Point presentations. It's just one of the ways we maximize your investment by creating universally sound marketing tools.

PDF BASED FORMS
PDF based forms are an ideal alternative to traditional hardcopy forms. These custom pages offer functional flexibility along with a high quality look. With the ability to individually complete each form on the computer, there's no easier way to create documents.

It's your choice.
Depending on your preference and needs, PDF forms may be printed and mailed the traditional way, or simply e-mailed to your clients. Since most computers are equipped with Adobe Acrobat reader, these files offer your clients a convenient paperless way to receive items like invoices and purchase orders.

Space travel made easy.
PDF based forms also serve as a savable record of themselves, making backup files incredibly space efficient. They are also small in computer file size, taking up minimal memory on hard drives.

XML PAGE

XML - It's like all wheel drive for your web applications.

With the advent of XML, form and content now have the ability to work together in an entirely new way. Like an all wheel drive system on a vehicle, they work independently of each other while working together at the same time. The result is a fully functional and easily updateable web site.

Liquid Comma creates XML infrastructures that are cost effective, easily updateable, and incredibly sound.

XML is a 'layered approach' that allows aesthetic form to seamlessly work with content while keeping the programming aspects separate. This enables us to easily refresh your visuals or your content without having to modify the other. In addition, it allows separate pages to link and share content effortlessly.

This flexibility also makes it possible to re-purpose form & content for multiple mediums like web sites, CD-ROM, and print collateral -- all with minimal overhead.

MOTION GRAPHICS INTRO PAGE

Motion Graphics (Flash) Intro with Kinetic Typography

Kinetic typography is a specialized form of motion graphics that turns words into moving images. Liquid Comma uses kinetic typography to bring a cinematic edge to your web site by creating engaging and expressive word play.

To begin, we take your copy and explore which avenue of design is the clearest and most impactual. If you don't have existing copy, our professional copywriter can create it for you -- insuring that what you say is as interesting as how you say it.

Storyboards are the next step in the creative process. Upon approval, broadcast motion picture quality animations are created in Flash, while keeping bandwidth as low as possible for quick downloading.

We artfully integrate motion graphics right onto your homepage, bringing the viewer directly to your web site. This eliminates the archaic "intro" page while speeding up download time. We also offer a full range of streaming sound and music to compliment the visual experience.

Incredibly versatile, a single motion graphics piece can be used over and over in multiple platforms like presentations, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and your web site.