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Annual Report Design: Photography

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Annual Report Design: Photography

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.

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Annual Report Design: Grids

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Annual Report Design: Grids

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.

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Annual Report design: Kick-off meetings

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Annual Report design: Kick-off meetings

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.

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Annual Report designers: specialist skills

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Annual Report designers: specialist skills

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'.

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Annual Report costs: What to factor in

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Annual Report costs: What to factor in

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?

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Annual Report Design: detail, detail, details

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Annual Report Design: detail, detail, details

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.

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Annual report finance tables: Best practice

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Annual report finance tables: Best practice

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.

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Annual Report Timelines

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Annual Report Timelines

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.

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Understanding Typographic Hierarchy

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Understanding Typographic Hierarchy

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.

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Using InCopy might just be the solution for you

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Using InCopy might just be the solution for you

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.

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Annual Report smooth delivery

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Annual Report smooth delivery

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.

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Commissioning photography for your report

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Commissioning photography for your report

Commissioning photography for a report, annual report or any publication does not need to be expensive and will deliver excellent value for years to come. With a little planning and organisation a day's photoshoot will make a massive difference to the finished product and ensure the imagery is real and relevant.

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