Rebus Writing Editing Design offers an extensive range of writing, editing and design services. We can write your advertising or website copy, proofread your manuscript or design all of your advertising and promotional material.

Editing Services	Copywriting Services	Design Services	Publication Services
Proofreading	Copywriting	Promotional Material	Self-Publishing
Copyediting		Logo Design	Printing
Structural Editing		Cover Design
		Layout

Proofreading

Proofreading is the most economical, and often most overlooked, stage of the editing process. It covers the correction of minor errors involving punctuation, spelling, incorrect word use and typography. Every written document can benefit from a final proofread by a professional editor. Proofreading is usually the final editing task undertaken before a document or manuscript goes to print. It is recommended for those who are happy with their document's style and content, but need a final check before publication or presentation. In advertising and promotional literature, mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar can create a negative first impression for potential customers. If the printed material you send out is substandard, it suggests to the public that your service, and the quality of your work, may be substandard as well. Proofreading can ensure that the impression your literature makes is the best one possible.

Copyediting

Copyediting is a more comprehensive form of editing, and is recommended for documents that require attention to style, content & continuity. Copyediting will address issues such as ambiguity, tautology and the overuse of clichés. It will also pick up inconsistencies in the content and layout of the text. Copyediting can involve some minor rewriting of the material to ensure clarity and accuracy. At Rebus Writing Editing Design, this service includes proofreading.

Structural Editing

Structural editing focuses on the overall structure and readability of a document. It deals with 'big picture' issues, rather than the nitty-gritty of individual words and phrases. In a fiction manuscript, structural editing looks at things like plot, character development, chapter arrangement and the logical progression of ideas and information throughout the story. In nonfiction writing or business literature, it will focus on the accuracy, relevance and arrangement of included information, as well as the overall appeal and readability of the document. Structural editing can involve substantial rearranging or rewriting of the text.

Copywriting

Copywriting is the ideal service for those who know what they want to say, but don't know how to say it. Well ... don't panic, we'll say it for you. Rebus Writing Editing Design can take all the relevant information about your product, service or business and compile it into a concise, accurate and professional document. At Rebus Writing Editing Design, we avoid all the empty, corporate-speak of some advertising and promotional literature, and give your written material the 'human touch', instead. We'll take your rough notes and turn them into a polished product.

Promotional Material

Design and layout is one of the most important facets of successful advertising. Rebus Writing Editing Design can design all your advertising material including business cards, brochures, flyers, newsletters and stationery. Whether you're after a comprehensive package of written content and design, or just a facelift for your existing material, we cater for all requirements. If you're on a budget, why not select one of our pre-designed business cards. For just $50.00, we'll put your details on one of our custom-designed one-off cards. Check out our Portfolio page for some samples of our work.

Logo Design

Nowadays, every big business talks about 'creating a corporate identity' and 'developing a market presence'. What they're really trying to do is get their name, and their product, out there for the public to see and remember. The most effective way to do this is by creating a simple, but instantly recognisable, logo — a word, image or symbol that represents their company and the products or services that they provide. But why should this pertain only to big business? Many small businesses and groups would benefit from an instantly recognisable identity. People often find it difficult to remember the exact name of a business or product, but will be able to cite visual details such as 'it had an arrow with a blue circle around it' or 'it had a cat on the label'. In the local newspaper, phone book or gift shop, this visual detail may be the only thing setting your business or product apart from the many others desperate to corner the same market. At Rebus Writing Editing Design, we provide big-business design quality for small-business prices.

Cover Design

Cover design is perhaps the most important tool you have to promote your written material. Whether it be a novel, a handbook or your latest clothing catalogue, the cover is what will grab your reader's or customer's attention and incite them to look further into your product. In the highly competitive setting of the bookstore, the cover of your book is often the only thing setting it apart from hundreds of others competing on the shelf. A vibrant and dynamic cover can mean the difference between success and failure for many authors — even those who are well-known and widely read. If you already have a vision for the cover of your manuscript or document, Rebus Writing Editing Design can help you turn it into a dazzling reality. From your initial description or rough sketch, our designers will work with you to produce a final polished design that you'll be proud to put your name to. If you'd rather leave the creative work completely up to us, we'll be happy to produce a cover from scratch, while still including you in every aspect of the creative process.

Layout

Once you've decided on a cover design that will wow 'em at the bookstores, you'll need to ensure that the interior of your book is just as clean and effective as the outside. Poor layout can make written materials difficult to navigate. Cramped text, hard-to-read fonts and cluttered pages are all elements of a poorly designed publication. If the written material is instructional in nature, such as in a manual or handbook, the problem will be exacerbated. Readers will not persevere with information that is difficult to read or awkward to follow. They'll either turn to another source or simply put the book aside and struggle through on their own. Rebus Writing Editing Design will give your publication a clean, attractive and professional design, rather than the 'homemade' look that so many self-published books have.

Self-publishing

Rebus Writing Editing Design offers a comprehensive range of publication services for people wishing to self-publish. Whether you require a simple proofread, a dynamic cover design, or the complete editing, layout and printing of your manuscript, Rebus Writing Editing Design has an affordable service for you. Most of our services are described in the sections above, but if you're after something a little different we'll be happy to discuss your options.

Printing

Once all the hard work of editing, designing and typesetting is done, it's time to organise all those fiddly bits and pieces that turn a manuscript into a ridgy-didge 'book'. Rebus Writing Editing Design can arrange the ISBN, barcode and printing of your manuscript, leaving you to concentrate on the more demanding task of what to wear when you accept your upcoming Nobel Prize for Literature. Rebus Writing Editing Design offers a reliable printing service with extremely competitive rates. We cater for both large and small print runs (from the tens to the thousands) and can also arrange printing processes such as embossing, foil stamping and specialty inks and coatings.