Editing

Editing is a vitally important part of the communication process, but one that is often neglected. Although people seldom notice good editing, poor editing weakens the power of a message and dilutes the impact of a company's branding.

The Communication Factory offers editing and proof-reading as part of a complete design package or as a stand-alone service. Please contact us for our very reasonable editing and proof-reading rates. See below for examples of our previous editing work.

We specialise in slick but effective branding that communicates clearly and unambiguously and is easy for the end-user to understand. Please see below for examples of some of our previous projects, which includes work for a broad range of clients, from Unilever to Unesco.

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'Create Durban' logo for eThekwini Municipality

Create Durban was the follow-up project to Imagine Durban, which explored new ways to imagine the city of Durban/eThekwini. The new logo needed to illustrate both creativity and the notion of building upon what has come before.

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Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery

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This powerful group show from the Make Art/Stop Aids collective needed to clearly showcase the works while providing substantial accompanying texts. It also needed to be widely accessible and have strong emotional appeal.

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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book

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Book design: 'Innovations' for eThekwini Municipality

A potentially dull subject - examples of 'best practice' within the eThekwini Municipality - was brought to life through an engaging and friendly layout. The Communication Factory was responsible for the complete production of the book.

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fine art catalogue - soft-cover book

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Book design: 'Innovations' for eThekwini Municipality

The Communication Factory produced this engaging showcase of best practice in eThekwini Municipality, as well as providing a complete edit to ensure that the text, which was provided by multiple authors, was consistent and engaging.

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municipal report

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Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for eThekwini Municipality

This presentation of eThekwini's IDP transformed a detailed technical report into a visually accessible and easily understood document, in the process increasing the transparency and accountability of the city regarding its long term plans.

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'The Heritage Art Times' produced for the Heritage Arts Festival/Kizo Gallery

Four editions of this 4-page newspaper insert were produced each year for the Heritage Arts Festival. The publication called for a simple, appealing design that made fine art accessible to a broader audience.

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Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for eThekwini Municipality

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'The Heritage Art Times' produced for the Heritage Arts Festival/Kizo Gallery

As well as giving a fresh look to the third edition of Allan Jackson's book, the Communication Factory also provided editing services to ensure the integrity of the factually dense text.

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gallery newsletter

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'Dag Mag' newsletter for Durban Art Gallery

Produced four times a year for the Durban Art Gallery, the Communication Factory provided full design and editing services for 'DAG MAG', ensuring crisp, clean copy that highlighted the various exhibitions showing at the gallery.

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fine art catalogue

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Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery

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Third edition of 'Facts About Durban' for author Allan Jackson

Allan Jackson's 'Facts About Durban' was full of fascinating information buried within an old-fashioned book design. This third edition of the book, although still restricted to black-and-white, provides a more contemporary feel.

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fine art catalogue

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Catalogue: 'Not Alone' for Make Art/Stop Aids at the Durban Art Gallery

Curators Carol Brown and David Gere provided the text for this catalogue for a traveling exhibition by Make Art/Stop Aids. Careful editing ensured that the text was as crisp, friendly and easy to access as the layout and visual approach.

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Third edition of 'Facts About Durban' for author Allan Jackson

As well as giving a fresh look to the third edition of Allan Jackson's book, the Communication Factory also provided editing services to ensure the integrity of the factually dense text.

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film festival daily newsletter

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Reel Times newsletter for Durban International Film Festival

The 'Reel Times' newsletter was produced daily during the festival. As well as designing and laying out the publication, the Communication Factory's Peter Machen acted as editor, collating information provided by a variety of sources.

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municipal report

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Plain-language Quality of Life Survey for eThekwini Municipality

This plain-language version of eThekwini Municipality's Quality of Life survey needed to be friendly and easily accessible to all of eThekwini's residents. As such, it was published in both English and Zulu.

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Plain-language Quality of Life Survey for eThekwini Municipality