Knit Creatives - My Freedom Services - Brand Manual & Guidelines

BRANDING GUIDELINES 2017

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CORE IDENTITY

CORPORATE TEMPLATES

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Parole Audience Brand Values Personality

LOGO 11 13 14 15

Logo Configurations Logo Positioning Logo Infringements Applications

VISUAL IDENTITY 17 18 20 21 22 24

Color: Introduction and Palette Corporate Typefaces Typography and Hierarchy Imagery: Textures Imagery: Photography Imagery: Patterns and Graphics

Stationary Presentation Template Identification Card Templates Stamp & Wax Seal Corporate Notepad

BRANDED MERCHANDISE 35 36 37 37

Apparel Informational Kit Playing Cards Signage

ADVERTISEMENTS 39 Ad Concept 40 Campaign Series 42 Ad Placement

CONCLUSION 45 Vendor List 47 Wrap-Up

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SECTION 01:

CORE IDENTITY Parole Audience Brand Values Personality

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CORE IDENTITY

PAROLE The New York State Division of Parole is responsible for the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of his/her sentence. The Board of Parole determines which inmates in state prison are released on parole and which inmates remain in captivity. The board processes an average of 9,720 cases annually, and grants parole to 486 inmates.

The parole board approves only

five per cent of its cases because the overwhelming majority of inmates are unprepared for their hearings.

During the hearing, which lasts about 10 minutes, the panel interviews the inmate, reviews summary reports prepared by facility parole officers, and reviews the parole package supplied by the inmate. The Parole package is a compilation of documents which argue that freedom is earned.

AUDIENCE

AVERAGE AGE: 37

Incarceration prevents My Freedom Services from communicating directly with our customers. The primary market is comprised of the wives, mothers, sisters, and significant others (SIOs) of the inmates. This brief customer profile shows they have little hope of affording lawyers. Their best hope is in My Freedom Services.

ETHNICITY African-American Latino White

LITERACY 54.5% 22.6% 20.8%

Literate Functionally Illiterate Illiterate

6% 75% 19%

ANNUAL INCOME African-American Latino White

MEN $17,625 $19,740 $21,975

WOMEN $12,735 $11,820 $15,480

Incarcerated individuals make 41% less than free individuals

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CORE IDENTITY

CORPORATE BRAND VALUE MISSION My Freedom Services gets people their freedom back by creating individualized parole packets for our customers. MF Services works with inmates and their relations to compile personal background and history, court records, letters of support, and post release potential employment options.

VISION The long-term goal is to alleviate overarching problems facing inmates by publishing literature and raising awareness about mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex.

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CORPORATE BRAND PERSONALITY MARIO TOLISANO Mario Tolisano is the founder and CEO of My Freedom Services. The brand identity extends from Mario’s identity. Mario is not an inmate and not a lawyer, he is someone in between who has experienced both worlds. My Freedom Services is, therefore, approachable and relatable because Mario has been through the correctional system, and he understands prison culture and the struggles of inmates. My Freedom Services is affordable because the business is not a licensed legal service and does not interpret the law or provide legal advice.

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP The bond between My Freedom Services and our clients ought not to feel like a business contract, but rather an allegiance. When people hire My Freedom Services, they are preparing for battle. Considering the climate of mass incarceration of minorities in the United States, it is not far-fetched to think of the parole process in terms of war. A parole hearing is not some final chance for a prisoner to prove their worth to society. It is one more conflict in an ongoing campaign against a faceless enemy that systematically disenfranchises people and then leverages that subjugation for its own profit. My Freedom Services empowers its customers, giving them a fighting chance against the parole board. In order to do this, the brand must inspire hope and trust.

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SECTION 02:

LOGO GUIDELINES Logo Configurations Logo Positioning Infringements Applications

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LOGO GUIDELINES

LOGO CONFIGURATION: STAMP OF FREEDOM

PRIMARY LOGO MARK PRIMARY LOGO MARK This logo represents a stamp of approval. The logo stamped on a document signals freedom on the horizon.

LOGO: INVERSE

LOGO: WHITE

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LOGO GUIDELINES

LOGO CONFIGURATION: SECONDARY STAMP

SECONDARY LOGO MARK SECONDARY LOGO MARK The secondary mark is compact and versatile. It proves as a useful alternative when the circular logo does not work within a design.

LOGO: INVERSE

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LOGO: WHITE

LOGO GUIDELINES

LOGO POSITIONING SAFE AREA The safe area denotes the minimum space required to separate the logo from all other visual elements. Proper use of the logo requires that no mark or graphic encroaches the safe area.

= cap height of “FREEDOM”

SAFE AREA Full, primary logo

SAFE AREA Secondary stamp logo

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LOGO GUIDELINES

INFRINGEMENTS DO NOT Any alteration to the logo qualifies as an infringement. Outlines, drop shadows, strokes, and gradients add

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no visual impact; they merely interrupt the brand identity and confuse the audience.

LOGO GUIDELINES

APPLICATIONS

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SECTION 03:

VISUAL IDENTITY Color: Introduction Corporate Typefaces Typography and Hierarchy Corporate Imagery: Textures Corporate Imagery: Photography Corporate Imagery: Graphics

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VISUAL IDENTITY

COLOR INTRODUCTION CULTURE OF COLOR In the prison culture, red, blue, green, and even greys may indicate gang affiliation. These colors may remind our customers of traumatic past events and trigger painful emotions. Colors are strictly regulated by the prison administration. Some prisons have grey uniforms, and others may be brown or orange.

COLOR PALETTE Our colors are lighthearted and understated. We use black and its tints to create a somber tone and sun and sky colors to intimate freedom.

MFS BLACK HEX: #191918 Cyan: Magenta: Yellow: Key (Black):

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Red: Green: Blue:

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Transparency in multiples of 20.

Gradient from 100% to 0%.

SUN

HEX: #CF9E5C Cyan: Magenta: Yellow: Key (Black):

19 38 73 01

Red: Green: Blue:

207 158 92

Transparency in multiples of 20.

Gradient from 100% to 0%.

SKY

HEX: #CF9E5D Cyan: Magenta: Yellow: Key (Black):

71 27 26 00

Red: Green: Blue:

76 151 173

Transparency in multiples of 20.

Gradient from 100% to 0%.

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VISUAL IDENTITY

CORPORATE TYPEFACES DISPLAY FONT Roboto Slab is similar to American Typewriter (in the logo), but it is cleaner. It’s angular nature and robust form imply a resolute and determined speaker.

DISPLAY TYPEFACE: ROBOTO SLAB

ROBOTO SLAB Regular, 13pt.

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A parole hearing is not some final chance for a prisoner to prove their worth to society.

Light, 13pt.

My Freedom Services empowers its customers, giving them a fighting chance against the parole board.

Bold, 13pt.

Our brand inspires hope and trust.

VISUAL IDENTITY

CORPORATE TYPEFACES PRIMARY FONT Open Sans is casual and unadorned, and it gives us a no-nonsense straight forward attitude. The Open Sans family contrasts Roboto Slab and comprises many text weights.

PRIMARY TYPEFACE: OPEN SANS

OPEN SANS Regular, 14pt.

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A parole hearing is not some final chance for a prisoner to prove their worth to society.

Semibold, 14pt.

My Freedom Services empowers its customers, giving them a fighting chance against the parole board.

Bold, 14pt.

Our brand inspires hope and trust.

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VISUAL IDENTITY

TYPOGRAPHY AND HIERARCHY Combinations of the two contrasting type families, Roboto Slab and Open Sans, provide many possibilities to

BODY CONTENT, SUBHEADINGS

create hierarchy. Use Roboto Slab as a dominant face and Opens Sans as subordinate face.

MA SS I NCA RCERA TI O N Prison is legal slavery because the prison system is designed to keep people incarcerated and working for $1 per day.

L EA DERS Politicians spread fear and distrust by villifying minorities so as to position themselves as protectors.

HEADLINES, TITLES MAIN TOPICS,

THE H E A DLI N E Subtopic A Subtopic B Subtopic C

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VISUAL IDENTITY

CORPORATE IMAGERY: EVERYDAY GRUNGE TEXTURES Although grunge textures are considered trendy and stylish, our customers don’t think so. We use grunge to provide context. Prisons

are constructed of grungy, grey concrete, and inmates and visitors cannot escape it. This aesthetic implies captivity within a concrete prison.

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VISUAL IDENTITY

CORPORATE IMAGERY: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

CAPTIVITY TO FREEDOM My Freedom Services tell visual stories. We tell a story called: Captivity to Freedom. Our visuals describe the business nonverbally and give context to the logo. The visual telling of Captivity to Freedom works by starting with the literal and transitioning to the abstract.

Black and white photographs communicate a somber mood that matches the mood of our customers.

Color and vibrancy is generally inappropriate for the nature of our company and customers.

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VISUAL IDENTITY

CORPORATE IMAGERY: PATTERNS AND GRAPHICS BRUSH STROKES Brush strokes are versatile and easy to implement quickly. In the Captivity to Freedom transition, brush strokes imply freedom. Do not think, “paint,� because that is too literal. It is the abstract qualities of brush strokes that imply freedom.

Within the context of prisons, brush strokes imply freedom because the tone of brush strokes are opposite to the tone of prisons. Brush strokes are warm and ragged around the edges. Prisons are cold, straight, and hard. Brush strokes can be random and whimsical, while prisons are regimented and monotonous.

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VISUAL IDENTITY

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SECTION 04:

CORPORATE TEMPLATES Stationery Presentation Template Identification Cards Stamp and Wax Seal Notepad

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

STATIONERY: CORPORATE BUSINESS CARDS 3.5 in.

CORPORATE BUSINESS CARD FRONT

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CORPORATE BUSINESS CARD PHOTOGRAPH FRONT

CORPORATE BUSINESS CARD BACK This side: 1. includes essential information, 2. displays the logo, 3. provides white space for notes

MARIO TOLISANO, CEO

myfreedomservices.com

4287 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY 10470

T 1.800.218.5419 F 1.925.287.0158 E matolisano@aol.com

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

STATIONERY: CORPORATE LETTERHEAD

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DICTION When we choose an eruditesounding word when a simpler one would communicate better, then we have implied a sense of inequality. In order to be relatable and approachable, use a simple, straightforward diction and everyday colloquialisms.

Bobby Lancaster 10 Peachtree Ave. Atlanta, GA 30303

October 31, 2017

Title Here Dear Bobby Lancaster, Letterheads, along with other printed materials like business cards and brochures, are a visual representation of you and your business. Although the technology exists for businesses to create these materials in-house, it’s generally best to seek the services of professional designers and printers to maximize the effectiveness of your presentation. If your printed materials look “home made” your business may be perceived as small-time and unprofessional. Quality letterhead feels good in the hand and creates an impression by its very heft and texture well before the reader’s eye falls on the text.

The company name is usually the primary element in a letterhead and appears in the largest type. A traditional placement would be centered with the other elements appearing beneath the company name although there are many acceptable variations on this theme. The best letterheads are cleanly arranged with plenty of blank spaces and no crowding of the elements.

The typefaces chosen should match the purpose and personality of the business. The letterhead of a toy factory or an amusement park will be different from that of a lawyer’s office or that of a funeral home.

In general, serif types like Times New Roman (serifs are the little “feet” on the letters) are regarded as formal while san serif types like Arial (with no “feet”) are more casual. Decorative and ornate types should be used only with great care and only if they are clearly legible and appropriate to the business.

Follow through with the same look and “tone” for all your printed materials. You don’t want to use one set of typefaces and colors on your letterhead and another on your business cards and brochures. The more coherent your printed materials, the more professionally you present yourself and your company.

When all of these elements come together in the right combination your letterhead can be one of the most effective representations of you and your business. People unconsciously react to the feel of quality paper in their hands and well designed graphical elements presented to their eyes. In any business there are corners that can be cut but letterhead shouldn’t be one of them. Good letterhead creates a positive impression straight out of the envelope, one that speaks to quality and professionalism—yours.

Sincerely,

Mario Tolisano My Freedom Services, CEO

My Freedom Services, Inc. 4287 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY 10470

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T. 1.800.218.5419 F. 1.925.287.0158 E. matolisano@aol.com www.myfreedomservices.com

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

STATIONERY: CORPORATE ENVELOPE

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Give your loved one their parole freedom.

CORPORATE ENVELOPE BACK

MARIO TOLISANO 4287 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY 10470

BOBBY LANCASTER

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10 Peachtree Ave. Atlanta, GA 30303

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

PRESENTATION CORPORATE TEMPLATES

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

IDENTIFICATION CARD TEMPLATES Identification cards are provided to every employee under My Freedom Services. These cards provide verification for employees when accessing different prison systems or when introducing themselves.

FRONT IDENTIFICATION CARD

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CORPORATE TEMPLATES

OFFICIAL STAMP AND WAX SEAL

Vector version of primary logo can be used as a template.

CORPORATE NOTEPAD

My Freedom Services, Inc

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925.287.0158 Bronx, NY 10470

The upper portion of My Freedom Services’s corporate notepad contains essential contact information about the company while parts of the visual imagery encapsulate the bottom.

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SECTION 05:

BRANDED MERCHANDISE Apparel Informational Brochure Playing Cards Signage

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BRANDED MERCHANDISE

APPAREL Our apparel is visually stimulating, but not explicit. The graphics and logo prompt the question, “What is My Freedom Services?” With most of our touch points, we don’t want anyone wondering about what the company does; we want that to be clear. But with apparel, the wearer is present, and he or she can explain the company to anyone who asks. The imagery on the apparel provokes a dialogue.

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BRANDED MERCHANDISE

INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE EMPOWER The brochure advertises My Freedom Services by enabling our customer with information. Many people are denied parole because they do not realize the necessity for hearing preparation. The facts in themselves empower the customers, but they also create a need for alternative administrative assistance.

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STEP BY STEP

What we do for you.

Stay Positive.

Be Informed.

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2 Common Parole Myths NO. 1

CLARITY The top priority of written communication is clarity. Our customers are uneducated, and whatever we want to communicate to them, we must do it simply.

Clarity inspires trust.

People who do not understand us fear we may be concealing something.

The even slightly fuzzy parts make the reader secondguess the clear parts.

An inmate can be represented by an attorney before a parole board, in the state of New York.

REALITY In the state of New York, an inmate is not allowed to have an attorney or anyone else represent him or her before their panel.

NO. 2 An inmate is led to believe that by only saying they are sorry before their panel at parole will get them released.

REALITY Inmates have to do the homework. They must prepare a package that tells a story completely, including family history, biography, their path to incarceration, court recordings, accomplishments in prison, letters of support, and exit plans.

INITIAL FAMILY CONSULTATION

MONITORING SUBMISSIONS

My Freedom Services gives a complimentary one-on-one family consultation of inquiry with a designated member assigned by inmate.

Our office remains in constant contact throughout the process; with inmate, family and correctional facility’s administration.

INITIAL INMATE PRISON

PAROLE BOARD PACKAGE PREPARATION

We provide an initial facility visit by our Relations Consultant & Case Worker for a minimal fee.

This is to introduce our services and establish an agreement to work together.

Compilation of documents: with inmate and family member. It provides personal background and history, court records, letters of support and potential emploryment for post release options.

BROCHURE INTERIOR WHY USE MY FREEDOM SERVICES? Did you know?

There are 54 state prisons in New York.

Our Mission My Freedom Services is an administrative alternative to costly attorneys. We can help your inmate prepare their parole board package for their parole board package for their Parole Board appearance.

Why is there a need for us?

ILLITERACY, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, LOW INCOME, ILLINFORMED

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There are 54,000 inmates housed in New York State prisons.

Only 1 to 2 out of 20 inmates in each facility who present to a parole board are approved for relase each month.

GET YOUR LOVED ONE THEIR FREEDOM BACK. PAROLE ASSISTANCE 800.218.5419 myfreedomservices.com 4287 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY 10470

BRANDED MERCHANDISE

ADVISEMENT PLAYING CARDS ENABLE This standard deck of My Freedom Services playing cards is a form of content advertising providing information, advice and encouragement for families of inmates.

Preliminary cards can be found in the asset library.

SIGNAGE Captivity to freedom’ imagery in the office communicates the function and storyline of the company,

provides visual interest, and clearly distinguishes our office from legal associations such as law offices.

All scalable artwork can be found in the asset library.

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SECTION 06:

ADVERTISING Ad Concept Campaign Series Ad Placement

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ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING CONCEPT: FAMILY PHOTOS CONCEPT My Freedom Services isn’t allowed to talk to inmates, so their ideal target audience, the people he can market directly to, are the inmate’s families.

We initiated with the idea of a missing silhouette—playing on the fact that there is an absence in the family when loved one gets imprisoned.

Family photos capture a moment in time. They’re a flashback to a moment that people want to remember.

A moment that people want to reminiscence. A moment where generations down the line can look back and see history.

What happens when that moment

isn’t able to happen? What happens when the people in that moment disappear?

When people are imprisoned, they miss graduations, birthday parties, anniversaries. They lose track of time—a time they can’t capture anymore.

APPROACH The image introduces characters in a setting and creates a problem around those characters—it tells a story. Significant details in the photograph present people with hopes and yearnings, laughter and love. The tearing of the photograph shows the passage of time and man wrenched from away from his son.

The image invites the viewer to reminisce and identify with the boy, but the image does finish his story. By not resolving the tension, the image cues the copy. The tagline ‘Get Dad back in the picture’ calls the viewer to act, to resolve his sad story, to be the hero who frees his father from prison.

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FAMILY PHOTO CAMPAIGN SERIES CLIENTS AS HEROES The versatility of the family photo concept and the tagline, ‘Get___back in the picture,’ allows us to tell many diverse stories and invite a larger audience to identify with our heroes Good stories have heroes who yearn for something, who overcome

challenges in order to achieve their desire. We want our customers to identify with our stories, therefore we must make them identify with our heroes.

The ideal story puts the customer in the hero’s shoes and creates tension

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around some challenge that faces the hero. The good story shows how the person overcame those challenges; it has a happy ending—thus entrusting the customer with the opportunity to contact My Freedom Services in order to achieve the happy ending.

BUS BOOTH

ADVERTISING

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ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING PLACEMENT: PRINT, TRANSIT, AND DIGITAL TARGETING PUBLIC TRANSIT Public transit stops provide high traffic locations to advertise My Freedom Services. Bus stops, like the families of prisoners, are found throughout New York. The poverty of our customers ensures they use public transit which, in return, ensures they will see these advertisements.

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SECTION 07:

CONCLUSION Vendor List Wrap-Up

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CONCLUSION

LOCAL NEW YORK AND ONLINE VENDORS

APPAREL BCCO NYC CUSTOM PRINTING

MAXIMUM GRAPHICS

GRAPHIC LAB INC. APPAREL

1697 Broadway Suite 503 New York, NY 10019

1772 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10031

228 E. 45th St. Fl. 4 New York, NY 10017

P. 347.836.9116 E. info@bcconyc.com

P. 347.836.9116 E. info@maximumgraphics.biz

P. 212.682.1815 E. carmine@graphiclabinc.com

Monday-Friday: 10am-7pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Monday-Friday: 10am-6:30pm Saturday-Sunday: 11am-4pm

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

STAMPS NOSTALGIC IMPRESSIONS

RUBBER STAMPS

Online vendor.

Online vendor.

W. nostalgicimpressions.com P. 1.877.645.5325 E. shop@nostalgicimpressions.com

W. rubberstamps.net P. 1.877.391.6369 E. questions@rubberstamps.net

SIGNAGE VIDA SIGNS

GALANT GRAPHICS

AMERICAN AWNING & SIGN DEPOT

25 Canal St. New York, NY 10002

2020 Webster Ave. Bronx, New York 10457

847C Whittier St. Bronx, NY 10474

P. 212.388.9388 F. 212.389.9792 E. vidasigns@gmail.com

P. 718.618.0055 E. info@galantgraphics.com

P. 718.450.8100 E. americanawningsign@yahoo.com

Monday-Friday: 8am-6pm Saturday: 8am-5pm Sunday: Closed

Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday: 10am-4pm Sunday: Closed

Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm Sunday: Closed

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CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

NOTEPAD DIGITAL ZONE

NOTEPADS DIRECT

PRINTING FOR LESS

242 36th St. Fl. 8 New York, NY 10018

Online vendor.

Online vendor.

W. notepadsdirect.com P. 855.866.8372 E. infro@customnotepadsdirect.com

W. printingforless.com P. 800.930.6040 E. info@printingforless.com

THE COPY SPECIALIST

FAIRWAY PRINTING & DESIGN

PRINT MOR

44 E. 21st St. New York, NY 10010

115W 30th St. Ste. 306 New York, NY 10001

636 Broadway New York, NY 10012

W. thecopyspecialist.com P. 212.533.7560

W. fairwayprinting.com P. 212.279.2939

W. printmor.com P. 212.777.7624

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-7pm Saturday: 10am-4pm Sunday: Closed

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm Saturday: 11am-4pm Sunday: Closed

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

SOURCE UNLTD PRINT & COPY

MOO BUSINESS CARDS

THE BRONX DESIGN COMPANY

331 E. 9th St. New York, NY 10003

Online vendor.

2914 Westchester Ave. Bronx, NY 10461

P. 212.947.7277 E. info@digitalzonenyc.com Monday-Friday: 9:30am-6pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

PRINTS

W. sourceunltd.com P. 212.473.7833 Monday-Thursday: 10:15am-6pm Friday: 10:15am-5pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

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W. moo.com P. 1.401.519.7216 **Can be contated through an online chat system.

W. bronxdesign.com P. 718.409.9874 Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

WRAP-UP The My Freedom Services brand exhibits a timeless aesthetic that represents our values, favors our customers, and offers flexibility to grow with the company. Following these guidelines ensures consistency across all touchpoints and makes My Freedom Services a brand that customers recognize and trust.

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