Three years ago I determined to set up a blog for the Deloitte Federal desk top publishers. At the time, we had a handful of contractors performing desk top publishing duties and one full-time Deloitte employee—me. I began to set up the blog and prepare a list of applicable topics of discussion. Then Deloitte decided to discontinue all contracts for support services in Federal proposal development. Employment offers followed; some designers chose to stay; all desk top publishers left.
End of blog concept.
We now have quite a few desk top publishers here on staff and are actively hiring new desk top publishers, designers, coordinators, and more. So I think it’s time to revive the idea.
We have an amazing amount of talent grouped together here in the Deloitte Federal Capture Group, but we don’t often have the opportunity to share our knowledge and skills with each other. Time constraints, compliance requirements, training—many things keep us from taking the time to share with and learn from one another. This newsletter and the parallel blog will be an attempt to overcome those things that get in the way of our collaboration.
We’ll all need to work together to accomplish this goal. So when you’re working on a proposal and you figure out a technique that is helpful, write it down. When you’re reading a book or taking a course and learn a new method, write it down. Then submit those things you have written down for use in upcoming newsletters and blog posts. Let’s work together to make the Deloitte Federal Capture Desk Top Publishing Corps. the best page layout & design group in the marketplace. Send your ideas to Rich Gelina. And thank you for your help as we push forward toward excellence.
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