endorsements

Endorsements

Here's a selection of endorsements from previous clients.

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" It has been a pleasure developing concepts with her, which she has built upon to create materials that convey our messages highly effectively "

I have worked with Dawn regularly over the past 12 years, during which time she has consistently produced graphic design work of the highest quality.  Dawn has developed advertising, posters and presentation materials for me that stand out amongst our competition.

It has been a pleasure developing concepts with her, which she has built upon to create materials that convey our messages highly effectively. In addition to the quality of her work, Dawn has impressed me with the way she plans her time, giving confidence that projects will be completed to programme, and often to tight deadlines. She is a pleasure to work with.

Professor Steve Denton MA PhD CEng MICE
Director of Engineering (Civil Structures and Ground Engineering)
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bristol, UK
www.pbworld.com

“ Her creativity, innovation and ethics throughout the project truly represent the professional values of Parsons Brinckerhoff ”

I was part of the international team to develop and implement the international new brand of PB. My role within that team, was the content development manager, responsible for designing the super graphic and associated protocols of the new brand guidelines.

Over the 9 months, I worked very closely with Dawn in the Bristol office and was very excited with the creative and innovative work that she provided to the project.

Dawn worked quickly and efficiently, always delivering quality designs that were in line with the discussions that were held over the phone.

Being based in Australia, and Dawn in the UK, I wondered how we would be able to get something so complex done so quickly. Working with Dawn made it easy. It felt that she was jumping into my brain and taking a screen shot to produce on paper for us to view.

Her creativity, innovation and ethics throughout the project truly represent the professional values of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Dawn’s happy nature and willingness to listen, learn and deliver quality is a great asset to any client and I would have no hesitation in recommending her.

Juli Forrest
Client Relationships Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Brisbane, Australia
www.pbworld.com

" We are probably not the easiest clients . . . "

Dawn supported the Sustainability Team in creating marketing materials for exhibitions and conferences, including brochures and other materials for show stands. We are probably not the easiest clients; the team often has strong ideas of its own, and many of the themes and concepts we want to convey are somewhat abstract, do not lend themselves to conventional approaches, and could end up looking clichéd.

Dawn brings a refreshing and constructive approach, is proactive in making suggestions, and translates our ideas into work that fits within the corporate design guidelines. She is also incredibly responsive, working quickly and effectively to meet our needs.

Her friendly and helpful manner is most welcome and I very much appreciate the prompt and efficient service we receive from her.

Lynne Ceeney
Director of Corporate Sustainability), Parsons Brinckerhoff, London
www.pbworld.com

"... one of only three graphic designers globally, to be certified as a Principal Technical Associate in Graphic Design"

Dawn and I worked together on the Parsons Brinckerhoff Technical Associates Program. Over a number of years she led review teams to evaluate Graphic Design Certification applications. Her attention to detail was crucial in evaluating the applications. Dawn was one of only three Graphic Designers globally to be certified as a Principal Technical Associate in Graphic Design.

Sharon Grader
Principal Graphic Designer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Seattle, USA
www.pbworld.com

" Dawn always demonstrates a very good eye for detail and has her own high standards which she never allows to fall "

I have worked with Dawn on many occasions during the past seven years. Her design ideas and professional approach to everything she does has been a tremendous support to both Queensgate PIM and City Financial Planning. Whether the subject matter is 'corporate' such as a client newsletter or more 'social' such as an incentive scheme for our consultants, Dawn consistently applies herself whole heartedly to the matter in hand.

Dawn always demonstrates a very good 'eye for detail' and has her own high standards which she never allows to fall. The designs she has delivered for us over the years have consistently added value to our brand image and I have no hesitation in confirming that Dawn will continue to be our first point of call for all such work in the future.

Alan Griffin
Director, Queensgate Personal Investment Managers, Exeter, UK
www.queensgatepim.co.uk

" Superb leaflets and branding, from which I'm already benefiting."

I came across an example of Dawn's work and asked for a quote. I was surprise at how competitively priced she was. I gave her the vaguest of briefs - she asked a few questions and voila! Amazing! Superb leaflets and branding, from which my business is already benefiting. I'm so pleased I would recommend Dawn to anyone!

Karla Giles
Buffed & Bronzed, Watchet, Somerset, UK
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" Dawn's ability to think outside the box ensured that the key aspects were really clearly communicated in a quick and easy to understand manner"

Dawn undertook a project to produce a poster for the Grey Water Recycling Project in Yemen. PB had already been short-listed from 2,700 entries down to the last 150 and the project award would be based on the strength of our poster.

The difficulty with this project was to produce a poster that could convey the technical aspects of the project whilst still being eye-catching enough to attract the judges attention. Following a brain-storming session, Dawn produced a graphical masterpiece which demonstrated that PB could effectively design and execute the project, convincing the client (the World Bank) that we would be able to deliver an exemplar scheme. The project won the full sum of money required to pilot it and has since gone on to be a great success. Dawn also produced the Grey Water Guidelines Brochure (an official document) delivered to the World Bank so they could undertake the project in other Muslim countries with a water deficit

The key things for me when working with Dawn were that she has a genuine talent for producing brochures and posters of the highest quality. To catch the eye of the judges we have to come up with something innovative and Dawn's ability to think outside the box ensured that the key aspects were really clearly communicated in a quick and easy to understand manner. I am certain this is what won the prize in the end and Dawn has become my primary contact for any project I have which has a graphic design aspect.

Lucia Collinwood
Principal Environmental Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Cardiff, UK
www.pbworld.com

" As a person, I find Dawn very easy to work with and who can challenge your ideas without being confrontational "

As a company we have used Dawn on many occasions to assist in a wide variety of marketing and design concepts, including: Themed incentives, Sales marketing material, Client newsletters, New subsidiary company branding, Reward vouchers, Joint branding for companies that introduce business to CFP and Editorials

I have always found Dawn to have a fresh approach to design and she explains her ideas in a non-marketing way. This is very helpful to somebody like me who has no knowledge in this area. She is great at taking a germ of an idea and developing it to look brilliant using great designs and making the words meaningful.

As a person, I find Dawn very easy to work with and who can challenge your ideas without being confrontational. I would strongly recommend Dawn to any business sector.

Tim Quirke
Director, City Financial Planning Ltd, Bath, UK
www.cityfinancialplanning.co.uk

" Her ideas are so catchy and clever - everyone that sees the design is amazed "

I asked Dawn to help me design a logo and develop the brand for one of my new martial arts schools. I also needed a name for the company, business cards, headed paper and posters. Much to my astonishment, Dawn completed the whole project within a couple of weeks. It was amazing!

Dawn has continued to help me with this project by editing the posters within minutes of me asking and she has also designed work for magazine and newspaper advertising.

The logo and the poster are absolutely fabulous! Her ideas are so catchy and clever - everyone that sees the design is amazed.

I also work for a very large multi-million pound kickboxing company. However, their brand and marketing material is somewhat inferior to the work that Dawn has done for me.

Within weeks of asking for Dawns help, I had all the leaflets ready for launch, business cards and headed paper printed, t-shirts produced and newspaper artwork ready for publication. She single-handedly got everything sorted for me and it all looks so professional.

Words can't express how grateful I am for all Dawn has done for me and my companies.

Giles Richards
Director, Relentless Mixed Martial Arts, Yeovil, UK

" Dawn is a real asset to any client . . . "

Dawn worked for the EA recruitment department since its formation at the beginning of 2007. One of the initial projects Dawn got involved with was the design and setting for the Graduate Recruitment Program.

We were tasked with recruiting twenty five graduates in five months, with no real university presence and very little media to promote PB. Dawn took some of the graphical themes from an existing brochure, developed it further and brought new life to the old designs. She came up with the designs for a new recruitment stand, posters to be used in universities and business card-type flyers for the graduate team. We did hit our numbers that year! Alot of which was down to the excellent media she supplied. Dawn has developed further recruitment stands for us and always manages to keep the message we want to portray with a different slant.

Dawn has also created a number of adverts for us, producing much better designs than our external recruitment advertising agency. I think because she understands the business and our needs, she is able to deliver on our project to a much higher standard.

James Fatherley
Recruitment Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff
www.pbworld.com

" Dawn's professionalism has continued at the highest level . . . "

Dawn always provided an outstanding service to PB in the UK and set standards that are reflected elsewhere in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region.

Throughout the year Dawn has had to take into account Balfour Beatty's requirements and balance these against the requirements of PB Enterprise. She has quickly understood the importance of balancing these two, sometimes opposing requirements, and has skilfully found compromise solutions. The last two years have also seen new colleagues including graphic designers joining PB from Balfour Beatty Management; Dawn has helped them quickly integrate and adopt PB's graphic standards. It has been a challenging couple of years for everybody in PB in the UK with mergers, budget restrictions, recession and job uncertainty; throughout this, Dawn's professionalism continued at the highest level.

Dawn provided excellent, widely appreciated advertising graphics with the additional pressure of meeting Balfour Beatty requirements and design standards. The merger with Balfour Beatty has also meant new management, organisation, plans and requirements for new business areas. Dawn has risen to this challenge with her normal "can-do" attitude.

Julian Garratt BSc(Hons)
Strategic Marketing Director, Parsons Brinckerhoff, UK & Europe
www.pbworld.com

"It was very important to Dawn that I was 100% happy"

I found Dawn thoroughly professional, whilst at the same time being very generous and a warm, approachable person. She really grasped what I was trying to achieve and was able to very quickly illustrate what I was struggling to describe. She came up with a variety of options and was flexible and willing to work with my input. It was very important to her that I was 100% happy. Dawn was always reliable and delivered exactly what she said she would, when she said she would.

Dawn very quickly grasped what I was trying to achieve and has an amazing ability to turn these words into design. She is very creative and reliable delivering on time and to budget whilst smashing my expectations of quality and impact and maintaining that personal touch.

Everyone who has seen my business cards, letterhead and logo have been very impressed and full of complements. I am very proud to pass my details around. The stationery is definitely helping to get my business noticed and, I feel, win work.

Lyn Page
Director, New Page
Director, Heartfelt Consulting, Taunton, Somerset, UK
www.new-page.co.uk

" Dawn's work was truly impressive and certainly contributed to the success of the first LAUNCH program, now an annual event in the Americas."

Dawn Pimm performed excellent graphic design work for LAUNCH, the inaugural graduate new hire welcoming program in America for Parsons Brinckerhoff.

As chair of the LAUNCH committee, I requested a logo for the LAUNCH program that would catch the attention of all entry-level hires in PB Americas. Dawn provided an impressive array of colourful choices in a timely manner. The graphics she provided inspired a sense of forward or upward movement as was the intent of the LAUNCH Program to symbolise the new hires' career trajectories. Some of the graphics conveyed the feeling of a rocket taking off or an upward arrow. In the end, the chosen "LAUNCH your future with PB" design was eye-catching and energetic.

Dawn then continued work and responded to comments to create a "Save the Date" card and posters for the event including an image of a group of young professionals with whom the LAUNCH attendees could identify.

Dawn's graphics created an identity for further LAUNCH promotional materials such as directions and schedule for the event. Her work was truly impressive and certainly contributed to the success of the first LAUNCH program, now an annual event in the Americas.

David Gloss
Senior Transportation Planner
Chairman, LAUNCH, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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" Dawn's graphic design work made a significant contribution to re-positioning the company's image in the marketplace "

Dawn was my principal graphic designer when I was the Marketing Director for PB in the European, African and Middle Eastern region and was instrumental in the development of all our key marketing related materials including corporate and company brochures, exhibition stands and company advertising.

Her ability to develop and deliver new concepts that aligned with (and on occasions challenged) my own ideas, made what could have been a difficult job all the easier. Dawn's graphic design work made a significant contribution to re-positioning the company's image in the marketplace.

John Mason
Head of Programme Management, Aurecon, Brisbane, Australia
www.aurecongroup.com

" Her high standard of creativity, combined with her ability to understand the brief, potential audience and produce work quickly has been a consistent factor . . . "

Dawn has supported the production of brochures, newsletters and exhibition material for work undertaken by me and my teams for many years. Her high standard of creativity, combined with her ability to understand the brief, potential audience and produce work quickly has been a consistent factor throughout these years.

Her most recent work for the Strategic Consulting team includes the graphical design of content for technical analysis notes, bespoke work for clients who have requested non technical summaries of reports for wider public distribution and general ad-hoc advice on graphic design matters. She is used to converting our sometimes complex technical notes to a form that makes them attractive with key facts highlighted – a task that she completed to everyone's great satisfaction.

Peter Kydd BSc CEng FICE MCIWEM
Director of Strategic Consulting, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bristol, UK
www.pbworld.com

". . . fantastic, very professional"

Dawn created the designs for my company t-shirts, for a charity event. They were fantastic, very professional and the attention to detail was brilliant I'll be recommending Dawn to all my clients in the future.

Julia Seeney
Dazzle Nail Foils, Leeds, UK
www.DazzleNailFoils.co.uk

". . . she copes with a very heavy workload without complaint, and manages to be creative to order – even when faced with seemingly impossible deadlines "

It can sometimes be quite difficult to brief a designer. Easy if you are pretty sure what you want the outcome to be; not so easy when you haven't really got a clue what you're looking for. With Dawn, that is never a problem as she is never daunted by the "blank sheet of paper". In fact, that is where she comes into her own. On those days where you find yourself short on inspiration, she is never lacking in ideas. If it's not quite right first time round, she takes comments on board and quickly comes up with alternatives.

Another strength is her keen interest in and extensive knowledge of branding. She was closely involved in the production of the UK-Europe brand guidelines, and is always willing to help others to make sure that their marketing materials reach her professional standards.

Maria Laffey BA(Hons) MCIM MIPR
Marketing Communications Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Newcastle, UK
www.pbworld.com

". . . a new lease of life"

Dawn gave our promotional brochure a new lease of life with her creative approach to our brief, and the quality of the print was excellent.

Kirsty Gwynne
Director, Abbeydale Vetlink School of Veterinary Nursing, Monmouth, UK
www.abbeydale-vetlink.org

". . . the rates for the project were very competitive"

The tight deadline we gave Dawn for our new business cards and leaflets were not a problem for her and the rates for the project were very competitive.

John R Corsan
Pork4u, Ashcott, Somerset, UK
www.catsdroveherd.co.uk

" She converted my amateurish flow diagram into a much more professionally presented and attractive poster "

Dawn has always provided excellent support and assistance on graphic design issues during my time at PB. In 2011 Dawn assisted on a project to produce a flow diagram of the gas making process for National Grid's celebration of 200 years of gas. She converted my amateurish flow diagram into a much more professionally presented and attractive poster, which is now forming an important backdrop to the back of one of the National Grid displays.

Dr Russell Thomas BSc(Hons) PhD CBiol CEnv MIBiol MIEnvSc
Technical Director, Environment, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bristol, UK
www.pbworld.com

" Working with Dawn is a pleasure; the results are consistently high quality "

Dawn has provided graphic design support to my projects and business development activities over the past 10 years.

Working with Dawn is a pleasure; the results are consistently high quality, whether it be a brochure to illustrate new services, or the development of materials to support clients in their aims to communicate to their clients or communities.

The real strength Dawn brings to her design work is taking the time to ensure she has been provided with full information to understand, not only what is required, but the ultimate audience and objective of the material. In this way, Dawn ensures that she not only meets the design requirement, but does so in a way that shows a real depth of understanding of the project involved, and exceeds expectations.

Kathryn Vowles BSc(Hons) MSc
Strategic Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bristol, UK
www.pbworld.com

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