We design academic papers, research reports, and annual reports of any kind. We like creating unique designs that stand out as a personally crafted pieces that are a little different than standard reports with generic stock photos. Our experience in brand design ties in perfectly with our report designs and we are known for our fast turnaround times.

We create reports with:

original photography, graphic art, illustrations + infographics whenever possible
accessibility best practice considerations in mind
a unique visual identity
identity designs for report series

Report designs shown here are primarily for think tanks and government or educational institutions, U of T and Toronto Metropolitan University, as well as many other non-profit and policy organizations.

Featured report designs

Click on any cover to view full report PDF.

For the City of Toronto via the Canadian Urban Institute.

200+ pages of the latest research about women entrepreneurs in Canada for WEKH and the Diversity Institute

Womens Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

Another one for WEKH!

The Diversity Institute, The Future Skills Centre, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Magnet

The Diversity Institute, The Future Skills Centre, the Black Business and Professional Association

The Diversity Institute, The Future Skills Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Report design, series identity design and all social and web images created for a research series.

Report summarizing a conference organized by the Diversity Institute

Blueprint + the Future Skills Centre

Highly visual infographic style report for the Brookfield Institute + others

Survey findings report for the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

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Research report about caregiving policies in Canada. Identity design by Field Trip & Co.

Survey findings report for the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

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For the Canadian Urban Institute's first annual summit. A 200+ page report with over 50 articles throughout, evaluating Canada's cities.

A standard report design for the Canadian Urban Institute with the Canadian Infrastructure Board

For the Ottawa Board of Trade via the Canadian Urban Institute.

Focus Canada series – survey data report for the Environics Institute

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Environics Institute for Survey Research ft. The Future Skills Centre & The Diversity Institute

For Environics Institute for Survey Research. The report series' identity design by Universe as well.

Design for Canada 2020, in collaboration with Matthew Mendelsohn & Springboard Policy

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For Social Capital Partners in Toronto, Ontario. We also created a French version of this paper and a microsite design.

Report design for Social Capital Partners

For the Samara Centre for Democracy

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For the Samara Centre for Democracy

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A project for Canadian Inclusive Economy Initiative, in association with Brookfield Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Ryerson Leadership Lab, First Policy Response, Springboard Policy & Matthew Mendelsohn

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Lots of interesting layout variations and illustrative details in this paper gave it an engaging, editorial feel.

For Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

An annual research series about diversity in Canadian leadership roles.

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Report design for research about diversity in Montréal leadership roles. French translated reports are often requested for university report designs.

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For a U of T public policy think tank. I created signature illustrations for each report design.

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For a U of T public policy think tank. I created signature illustrations for each report design.

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