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Predi Designs produced high impact postcards and mailers for multiple McCord brands, pairing strong photography, precise print specs, and clear CTAs. We are proud these pieces lifted awareness, bookings, and inquiries across distinct audiences and goals.

Project Year

| 2020 - Present

Nimble Workspaces has a unique, stylized lobby wall that Predi modeled in 3D and recreated as closely as possible. We wanted to have control over the lighting in the image. The array of actual photographs along the bottom helped sell the facade.

Nimble Workspaces has a unique, stylized lobby wall that Predi modeled in 3D and recreated as closely as possible. We wanted to have control over the lighting in the image. The array of actual photographs along the bottom helped sell the facade.

client

McCord Development

McCord Development master plans Generation Park, a 4,300 acre mixed use district in Houston, integrating workplaces, residences, hospitality, and retail to attract employers, serve residents, and grow a connected community.

Project Year

2020 - Present

The Nimble lobby has a very modern co-op style that we felt was an attractive aspect of the shared workspace. We modified the colors of the furniture in the photos to better resemble the brand colors.
The Nimble lobby has a very modern co-op style that we felt was an attractive aspect of the shared workspace. We modified the colors of the furniture in the photos to better resemble the brand colors.
Eden Salon Suites is another Redemption Square brand, focused on beauty and spa services. The push for localized handouts like post cards was intended to drive business and businesses themselves into the office.
Eden Salon Suites is another Redemption Square brand, focused on beauty and spa services. The push for localized handouts like post cards was intended to drive business and businesses themselves into the office.

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Summary

We built a versatile suite of postcards and mailers serving several McCord Development brands. Nimble Workspaces prioritized full bleed imagery and a scannable QR code, spotlighting premium interiors alongside a 1:1 lobby wall rendering we created that matched pattern and wood grain exactly. Bocca Italian Kitchen’s piece delivered a warm, personal message with a complimentary entree, designed to accommodate stamps and addresses. The Wedding Venue at Redemption Square used an elegant script and palette pulled from photography, giving imagery center stage without postal marks. Eden Salon Suites announced expansion, front side for recruiting new tenants, back side listing services for residents. Together, these print assets encouraged tours, reservations, and inquiries for clarity, quality, and quick action.

Project Goals & Purpose

Direct mail remains a powerful bridge between discovery and intent when it is purposeful, beautiful, and easy to act on. Our objective was to design a family of mailers that respected each brand’s voice while standardizing what busy marketing teams need, reliable print specs, clear CTAs, and measurable responses. As a Subscription-Based Design Agency, we planned a repeatable workflow that lets McCord request new variations without starting from scratch each time. For Nimble Workspaces, the purpose was twofold, celebrate premium environments and remove friction with a QR code that routes prospects to the page instantly. For Bocca, the purpose was personal, invite past guests back with a sincere tone and a simple incentive, while preserving postal space. For the Wedding Venue at Redemption Square, we let photography and script carry the emotion and ensured uninterrupted surfaces by avoiding address panels. For Eden Salon Suites, we spoke to two audiences at once, prospective renters on the front and residents on back, listing services to drive immediate visits. Across cards, we templated type scales, color logic, and safe zones so future campaigns can be produced and tested rapidly at scale.

  • Make Imagery Do the Selling
    Prioritize full bleed photography, accurate material representation, and considered white space so recipients feel quality at a glance, then guide them to action with concise copy and a disciplined hierarchy that travels well across mail formats.
  • Streamline Response with QR Codes
    Implement QR destinations that match intent, booking tours, viewing menus, or reserving dates, and size codes for reliable scanning, including appropriate error correction and quiet zones so performance remains strong on matte or glossy stocks.
  • Respect Postal Requirements Gracefully
    Design layouts that honor stamp, indicia, and address placement without diminishing brand impact, planning for trim tolerances, ink limits, and legibility benchmarks so every piece prints cleanly and lands looking exactly as intended.
Redemption Square's planned event venue had post cards made in order to begin booking for weddings for when the project was completed. They wanted elegance and class, so font choices and color choices were altered from the standard brand identity to fit the vibe.
Redemption Square's planned event venue had post cards made in order to begin booking for weddings for when the project was completed. They wanted elegance and class, so font choices and color choices were altered from the standard brand identity to fit the vibe.

Challenges

Serving multiple brands meant juggling different tones, formats, and postal rules while keeping production momentum. Nimble Workspaces needed uninterrupted visuals, while Bocca required addressable space and a softer voice. The Wedding Venue’s elegant script demanded careful legibility at print size, and Eden’s dual audience required dense back copy without visual fatigue. Achieving a 1:1 lobby wall rendering that felt photographic introduced color management and texture matching challenges across coated stocks and varied lighting conditions in final prints. We prioritized clarity in small formats to preserve message hierarchy and scannability across deliveries and mailings.

Solutions

We established a shared print matrix defining sizes, bleeds, safe zones, coatings, and weights, then created modular layouts tailored to each brand. Our 1:1 lobby wall was modeled and rendered with Cinema4D and Keyshot 3D, then color matched in Photoshop against reference photos for grain and sheen accuracy. We standardized type scales, contrast ratios, and QR specifications to protect scan reliability. Operating through our Design Retainer Service and On-Demand Creative Services model, we delivered revisions while maintaining Corporate Design Solutions discipline, giving McCord a sustainable system for future postcard campaigns at scale.

Bocca has regular events at their restaurant on slower weeknights in order to boost business. Whether it's Wu-Tang and Wine or "An Italian Adventure", Predi is there to create a graphic for the evening.
Bocca has regular events at their restaurant on slower weeknights in order to boost business. Whether it's Wu-Tang and Wine or "An Italian Adventure", Predi is there to create a graphic for the evening.

Turn every mailbox into action, subscribe for print campaigns that drive measurable results, with QR journeys, reliable specs, and conversion you can track.

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Client Reception

McCord’s team reported strong engagement, citing QR traffic spikes for Nimble Workspaces, steady redemptions and returns for Bocca, venue inquiries following photo led cards, and increased tenant interest at Eden. They praised the balance of brand specificity and repeatable production, noting that new mailers now move from brief to print with confidence and fewer rounds. Results were consistent across cycles, strengthening benchmarks and improving post mail follow up for teams.

  • Predi's knack for delivering high-quality collateral has elevated our brand to new heights.

    Roman Avila
    Social Media Manager
    McCord Development

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