A creative annual report design agency, JDJ Creative enables organisations to convey clear messages, drive positive change and align their workforce to reach desired goals through visually appealing annual report design.
More than a legal necessity, an annual report is one of the most important documents your company will produce throughout the entire financial year. We work with private and public sector companies and charitable organisations to empower them to effectively present their financial data, communicate their brand purpose and explain future strategy through engaging layouts, visual storytelling and informative infographics.
Once annual reports were purely functional, filled only with financial statements and facts, now, they are creative documents used to convey key messages and positively strengthen a brand’s position. JDJ works alongside your creative and financial teams to achieve these goals through well-designed layouts, graphics and typography.
More than just designers, we create compelling reports by distilling your rich information and presenting the content in digestible parts, calling out important extracts through the creation of informative infographics. Whether designing a high-quality printed report, an interactive digital presentation or a mini website, JDJ Creative has an efficient project management process for creating your reports. With thorough research into industry trends, efficient quality control processes and copywriting skills, we ensure your message is relevant, on-brand and clearly communicated.
Whether print, digital or a hybrid of both, together we create reports with impact.
Our team of copywriters and content editors work with your teams to tell your brand’s story in creative and compelling ways, crafting a narrative that takes the reader on a journey. Then our designers take your brand and develop it through your report pages, creating visual assets that represent your organisation, both as part of the report and as standalone assets.
For those needing a digital solution, our web developers can create bespoke pages to showcase your key messages in innovative ways. Finally, our marketing team will help you to promote your report through social media, email marketing and blog articles.
A full-service solution from a full-service design agency.
You share your creative brief, establishing media and channels. We work in partnership to agree milestones and set delivery timelines, incorporating key stakeholder approvals.
Time for pagination planning! We establish visual themes and a visual language for your graphs, diagrams and infographics, and create initial layouts.
We undertake initial content edits and data checks before the first draft is ready for proofreading. Once completed, launch plans are laid.
We make any content revisions before the final review of content and data. Once approved, we prepare files for print or upload and check printer or developer delivery schedules.
EY
One of the Big Four accounting firms, EY is a trusted voice on all financial and governance matters. With a stated purpose of Building a better working world, EY provides deep insight from in-depth data analysis to allow organisations to create value and markets to function properly. EY provides an annual narrative reporting analysis, with findings evidenced by a review of over 100 FTSE 350 annual reports and accounts (ARAs). Of particular use to company directors, these reviews ensure ongoing effectiveness and continued best practices in the sector.
Companies are increasingly looking to produce digital annual reports and reviews.
This guide shows the steps needed to produce an online annual report, along with tips to create a document that will keep your stakeholders engaged.
Our guides have been written to help busy marketers, C-suite executives and business owners to understand the essentials of the important documents that make a brand successful. We talk you through the entire design process from planning to production.
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