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.

Latest report designs

Click on any cover to view full report PDF.

Survey findings report

Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

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Giving Care

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

Highly visual infographic style report

For the Womens Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, the Diversity Institute and the Brookfield Institute

Environics Institute for Survey Research

Report's identity design by Universe

Canada 2020 discussion paper

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

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Canadian survey findings report design

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

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A 200+ page report with over 50 articles throughout, evaluating Canada's cities

The Canadian Urban Institute

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

Identity design and report design by Universe

Another report design for WEKH research

Womens Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

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Annual report on the state of Black women entrepreneurs in Canada

A report for the Diversity Institute, the Brookfield Institute and the Black Business & Professional Association, funded by the Government of Canada.

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Highly visual report design

Using lots of infographics, photography and high detailed style.

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Flagship report on Women's entrepreneurship in Canada for WEKH, 2023

A report for the Diversity Institute, the Brookfield Institute and the Black Business & Professional Association, funded by the Government of Canada.

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

Report design (brand design is our work too!)

The Diversity Institute, TMU x The Future Skills Centre

Research results about labour market implications for racialized youth

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Labour Market Insights series report design

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

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Technical report about future skills in the Canadian Aerospace Industry

For the Diversity Institute, The Future Skills Centre, CRMIT, HEC Montréal.

Mid-high visual design report. Great example of how to highlight key facts for maximum scannability.

Blueprint + the Future Skills Centre

Social Capital Partners

Report design

Employee ownership discussion paper

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

The Samara Centre for Democracy

Report design

Report on artificial intelligence tracker investigating hostility in Ontario elections in 2022

For the Samara Centre for Democracy

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Industrial policy report design

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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Space policy report design for Springboard policy and RR

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

Research paper on the Infrastructure gap in the territory of Nunavut

For Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

Diversity Leads report design

An annual research series about diversity in Canadian leadership roles.

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Diversity Leads series

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

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Mowat Centre report design

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

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Mowat Centre report design

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

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Mowat Centre report design

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

“Accessible design is good design”

— Steve Ballmer

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Our clients

Industries and client types we most commonly work with:

University + Education Support . Think Tanks . Research Departments . Public Policy Departments + Academics . Survey Data Institutes . Non-Profit Organizations . Diversity + Future Skills Departments . Social Capital Groups . Government Departments . Law and Lawyers . Healthcare Centres