PDF Design
Designed and automated PDFs for company use
Design
Marketing
THE STACK
Figma
InDesign
Illustrator
Copydoc
Type
Design, Operations, and Automation
About the Project

The PDF design project involved creating and automating a series of PDFs tailored for the company’s sales and marketing teams. These PDFs were designed to streamline the process of preparing documents for client communications, ensuring that the necessary information could be quickly and accurately incorporated into professional-looking documents.

The project focused on creating a user-friendly solution that would allow team members to efficiently generate customized PDFs without the need for extensive design skills.

Purpose

The primary purpose of this project was to provide the sales and marketing teams with a tool that would allow them to easily import and map information into PDFs, and then export these documents for quick distribution to contacts.

The goal was to reduce the time and effort required to produce these materials, allowing team members to focus more on client interactions and less on document preparation. By automating much of the process, the project aimed to enhance productivity and ensure that the final outputs were consistently high-quality and aligned with the company’s branding.

Design and Build

The PDFs were initially designed in Adobe InDesign due to its robust design capabilities, which were necessary for creating detailed and visually appealing templates. However, the project later transitioned to Figma to make the design process more accessible to team members, given its ease of use and collaborative features.

The PDFs were designed with sections that could be easily edited for each new export. Using CSV data mapping, the information could be quickly imported into the correct fields, allowing for rapid customization and export of the PDFs. This approach saved the team hours of manual work and made the process significantly more efficient.

Outcome

The result of this project was a substantial time savings and a more accessible process for team members across the company. The automation and ease of use meant that PDFs could be generated in minutes, rather than hours, without compromising on quality or accuracy.

This not only improved workflow efficiency but also ensured that the sales and marketing teams could respond more quickly to client needs. The project ultimately empowered the team to work more effectively, enhancing their ability to communicate with clients and close deals.