Orientation for New Staff: Let's Talk Design

This year at Orientation for New Staff (ONS) my co-worker Laura and I gave a talk about designing ministry updates and prayer letters. I've never spoken in front of that many people before (almost 150!), so I was nervous, but lots of staff came up to thank us later. They said we were clear and concise and they were blown away by a few tips we gave about photos (tip: have the people in your photos looking towards your content--readers will look that way too.) The words "design ninjas" and "rockstar" might have been tossed around too. We were pleased to help and happy that it gave us connections with staff later. Now, when they call the design room for help, they will already know who they are talking to; there will be more trust from the start. More trust will make better projects, all for the glory of God. Here we are speaking on stage at ONS:

Laura introduces a staff prayer letter we are going to 'makeover.'

I ask if anyone wants to see the redesign...

"It looks pretty good, huh?"