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Annual reports
I introduce myself because this is a personal, as well as a professional comment on what my input on a typical annual report project entails – with all the good and bad bits.
My job has a number of factors in the annual report process. I’ll leave out the day-to-day business activities involved in keeping a 24-year-old design and marketing agency going.
Highlight pages in annual reports have become very popular and for good reason. They give a visually engaging overview and translate well into social media and PowerPoint presentations.
When we work with a new client, they have deep concerns about getting early proofs with draft content ready, to show progress to the board or management team during the early stages of the annual report delivery process.
Photography plays a huge part in almost every annual report that Navig8 produces. Here we discuss how best to utilise photography, avoid cliches and make the most of what you might have to work with.
As part of our stage one briefing process, we will ask if there is any particular theme or messaging that encapsulates the year. This article explains why we ask and what it means for the report’s design.
With every annual report we design we devise a bespoke grid. A grid is the invisible framework that holds all the content together. It helps deliver consistency, increase legibility and improve the visual impact of the document.
Everything starts with a kick-off meeting and they can be a really useful way to define and agree on a whole host of project-related issues. The client will have their own agenda and a list of things they would like to cover, and the design agency theirs. In this article, we set out a list of questions from a design agency's perspective that will go a long way to ensuring a happy and successful annual report delivery.
There are many specialist designers, from packaging and branding to annual reports. While most designers are 'Jack of all trades' it takes particular skills to be a master of annual report design.
In this article, we detail the skills you need to 'cut the mustard'.
The cost of producing an annual report can vary wildly. We have delivered them for as little as £2k to as much as £40k. So where does your money go and what should you budget for when commissioning an annual report?
There are annual reports and then there are annual reports. What sets the good aside from the outstanding – in terms of design – are the details. In this article, we give away our secrets as to why our annual report designs look ‘tighter’, cleaner, more legible and generally have higher design values.
Setting (or typesetting) a clear set of financial statements in annual reports and accounts is an art in itself. They should combine standard accounting practices and enhanced design and typography to bring a higher level of clarity and enhance the brand.
Through some long-standing relationships, of some 18 years or more, Navig8 collaborated with the marketing and content agency Coupler in Oslo, Norway, to deliver an annual report for Håndverksgruppen.
The Co-operative Bank had not used an external design agency for its annual report design and production. Working with one point of contact at the bank, this project was a joy to deliver.
ESG reports provide qualitative and quantitative insights on three core initiatives: Environmental, Governance, and Social.
Whether an organisation is young or old, a timeline is a visually engaging way of illustrating milestones in its journey. They illustrate to stakeholders how an organisation has grown, diversified and delivered key moments in their journey.
Typographic hierarchy is extremely important and is something that your designer will take care of when designing your publications. However, it is often the case that when we receive content from a client, it is not always obvious what is what.
Adobe’s InCopy enables editors and content generators to edit InDesign files without interfering with the design. Both parties can work on a shared file, the editors make editorial changes and these are automatically updated in the designer’s InDesign file.
Delivering and type of report can be a difficult job, but even more so; an annual report. This article briefly details the ‘hazards’ that can make life a little harder for everyone and the best practices for delivering one smoothly.
Icons, icons, icons – they are everywhere. We get requests for icons all the time; for annual reports, infographics and branding, to name a few.
This case study talks you through the NAHL annual report process and deliverables; from concept to fulfillment and the repurposing of the content into an online digital report.
