Close-up of Giving Hearts Day 2018 Essentials Guidebook printed laying on a dark background next to red journals and markers

GHD Guidebook 2018

This guidebook redesign was an exciting update to recycled content to be used as a guide for Giving Hearts Day, one of the region’s largest fundraising events.

After conversations with the client, we determined the solution needed to be informational and easy-to-use, yet bright and fun. A simple, well-structured type treatment resulted in a user-friendly guide that was both engaging and helpful. To tap into the charities' affinities for giving back, warmth was brought to the document through the selection of colors, typography, and use of illustration.

The final printed packet acted as a reference guide that nonprofits and charities participating in Giving Hearts Day could (and would want to) refer back to over the course of several months of planning their fundraising efforts.

Single page of sketch book with sketches of patterned banners
Single page of sketch book with sketches of patterns and hearts
Giving Hearts Day 2018 Essentials Guidebook printed laying on a dark background next to red journals and markers
A hand holding the printed guidebook opened to interior page over a dark background next to red journals and markers
Red line and heart pattern
Red dashed pattern
Red hand-drawn arch pattern
Red line pattern

Based on the organization’s ethos and the project’s objectives, this solution was designed to be:

  • Fun
  • Modern
  • Big
  • Loud
  • Established
  • Structured
  • Vibrant
  • Welcoming

And NOT

  • Static
  • Calm
  • Formal
  • Small
  • Quiet
  • Conservative
  • Exclusive
  • Serious
  • Cautious