Far from exhausting this theme, I am placing here some of the good
sites for the topic of AR design and report.
My initial search on www.google.com was "annual reports" "+design and
production" as well as "modern annual reports" and "annual reports"
+design.
A wealth of site hits is available in the event you want to spend much
time reviewing the world of AR design.
1. Excellent website on annual report designs
http://graphicdesign.about.com/cs/annualreporttips/
2. Another useful site on the design of annual reports.
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/annualreports/
"Developed in conjunction with Chief Executive, contributing editor
Sid Cato's criteria for judging the best and worst annuals are based
on a system that awards each report points-up to a maximum score of
135 - for having the following characteristics:"
http://desktoppub.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chiefexecutive.net%2Fbench%2Fbwannual%2Fcriteria.htm
3. Looks like a good modern book on AR design at a reasonable price.
The Best of Annual Report Design (www.amazon.com)
by Cheryl Dangel Cullen
"Here is a collection of the best sixty-five annual reports created by
top designers from around the world for corporate institutions,
product manufacturers, service companies, and nonprofits. These annual
reports will inspire, stretch, and engage your creativity; plus you'll
get advice from top graphic designers who tackle the same problem
issue after issue: getting and keeping readers' attention. This book
is the expert's guide to using the power of graphic design to deliver
the message."
http://cullencommunications.com/books.htm
4."Very Best List of Annual Reports"....seems to be a great archive of
the way modern AR's are looking!
I don't know how difficult it would be to view these reports as it is
a library.
This list is intended as a quick index to the more than 700 companies
in the Foster Business Library Corporate Annual Reports collection,
arranged alphabetically
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/guides/annualreports.html
5. This is an RNA Annual Report Survey that also enlightens in the
areas of AR Design and Production
"Annual report design is ranked as the most important graphic element
by a majority of Michigan companies.
A consensus ranking of annual report graphic elements by importance
revealed the following preferences among Michigan companies:
1. Design
2. Unifying theme
3. Photography/illustration
4. Headlines & captions
5. Graphs & charts
6. Typeface
7. Quality of paper
8. Four color printing"
http://nomm.com/arsvy.htm
"'Products and services' were the central focus of most Michigan
annual report narrative sections last year.
The ranking of narrative section themes for last year was as follows:
1. Products & services
2. Markets served
3. Customers
4. Employees
5. Geographic markets
6. Community involvement"
If you need more information on this, please clarify with a few
additional keywords if possible.
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