A selection of cover designs for proposals.

1. COVER DESIGNS Proposal covers are a big part of what I do for the Central District Marketing team at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB). There is no standard cover design template, but there are tight deadlines. My process starts with research about the client and the project. I have to match that information with PB’s previous experience, research available photography, and lay out a draft cover design in just a few hours. Click the thumbnails at right to view larger images, or use the buttons below.

2. COVER DESIGNS Client: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Project Manager: Chris Baca Marketing Coordinator: Christine Freeman July 2002 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

3. COVER DESIGNS Client: Austin High School Football Booster Club Project Manager: Corinne Bowers Fall 2007 Cover is one in a series of eight covers designed for football programs sold at home games over a two year period. The project also included page layout and advertisement design for the 160 page football programs.

4. COVER DESIGNS Client: Austin High School Football Booster Club Project Manager: Linda Balagia Fall 2008 Cover is one in a series of eight covers designed for football programs sold at home games over a two year period. The project also included page layout and advertisement design for the 160 page football programs.

5. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Austin, TX Public Works Department Project Manager: Reynaldo Cantu, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Christine Freeman May 2008 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

6. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Austin, TX Austin Energy Project Manager: Leonard Voellinger, AICP Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens April 2003 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

7. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Austin, TX Neighborhood Planning & Zoning Department Project Manager: Tom Ryden, P.E., AICP Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens January 2006 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

8. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Austin, TX Public Works Department Project Manager: Richard Kraus, P.E., CFM Marketing Coordinator: Christine Freeman September 2006 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

9. COVER DESIGNS Client: Port of Houston, Houston, TX Project Manager: Steve Bak, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Tracey Rudder January 2009 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

10. COVER DESIGNS Client: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Cleveland, OH Project Manager: Phil Pasterak, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Yvette Wynes October 2009 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

11. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Chicago Public Building Commission Project Manager: Christopher Studwell Marketing Coordinator: Teresa Norton July 2006 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

12. COVER DESIGNS Client: Missouri Department of Transportation Project Manager: Juan Murillo, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Laurie Stahlman March 2008 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

13. COVER DESIGNS Client: CSX Transportation Project Manager: Matthew Weidner, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Teresa Norton January 2009 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

14. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Missouri City, TX Project Manager: Becky Blatnica, AICP Marketing Coordinator: Tracey Rudder October 2008 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

15. COVER DESIGNS Client: Hays County, TX Project Manager: David Williams, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens February 2009 Cover illustrated and designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

16. COVER DESIGNS Client: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Project Manager: Holland Young, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens May 2004 Cover illustrated and designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

17. COVER DESIGNS Client: Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority Austin, TX Project Manager: Tom Ryden, P.E., AICP Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens February 2009 Cover designed as an insert into a three ring binder. Project also included a back cover, binder spine insert, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

18. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Austin, TX Department of Aviation Project Manager: Ronald Duncan, AIA Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens August 2009 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics. The cover design is intended to reflect the modern architecture style employed inside the airport terminal.

19. COVER DESIGNS Client: City of Dallas Equipment and Building Services Department Project Manager: Ira Hirschman Marketing Coordinator: Karen Block May 2006 This cover design is based upon a standard cover template I developed for PB Consult and used while Karen Block served as their Marketing Manager. Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, and internal document information graphics.

20. COVER DESIGNS Client: Port of Houston Authority Houston, TX Project Manager: Christopher Cargill Marketing Coordinator: Tracey Rudder June 2003 Rare (for PB) horizontal format proposal. Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, and internal document information graphics.

21. COVER DESIGNS Client: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Toledo, OH Project Manager: Blair Grarcia Marketing Coordinator: Cynthia Lowe June 2009 Cover for a “leave behind” pamphlet for a client presentation. Design is consistent with proposal cover and other graphics including a PowerPoint presentation.

22. COVER DESIGNS Client: Capitol Texas Regional Mobility Authority Project Manager: Mark Frye, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens June 2008 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

23. COVER DESIGNS Client: Chicago Transit Authority Project Manager: Ken Davidson, P.E. Marketing Coordinator: Lindsey Malone February 2009 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

24. COVER DESIGNS Client: University of Texas at Arlington Project Manager: Myron Koop Marketing Coordinator: Tracy Owens February 2007 Cover designed for spiral bound proposal. Project also included a back cover, custom tabs, and internal document information graphics.

25. COVER DESIGNS Proposal covers are a big part of what I do for the Central District Marketing team at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB). There is no standard cover design template, but there are tight deadlines. My process starts with research about the client and the project. I have to match that information with PB’s previous experience, research available photography, and lay out a draft cover design in just a few hours. Click the thumbnails at right to view larger images, or use the buttons below.