THE CHALLENGE
When RNIB approached us to produce their 2018/19 report, they had quite a story to tell. After a difficult period, the charity was transforming itself through new management, a radical financial plan, and a refreshed strategy and brand. It was also celebrating a remarkable 150 years of supporting people with sight loss.
The charity wanted their annual report to be compelling, with lots to share about a fresh sense of purpose and positive results. What’s more, its new brand – See Differently – would be core to the whole project.
Our challenge was to harness this brand to produce a bold new report that reflected the important messages they had to share. We needed to restructure content, make the copy concise to allow room for better design, and bring in more graphical representations of information.
OUR APPROACH
Working alongside RNIB, we produced a copy plan that completely ripped up the previous pagination and brought all the positive messages to the fore.
We restructured the report and began with an overview that gave context and meaning to strategy and performance.
At the same time, we presented the idea for an oversized but perfectly proportioned report that literally expanded our canvas. This approach made room for the bigger story, better design and improved accessibility for stakeholders both in print and online. We created new infographics to present the information in a more direct and meaningful way. We learned how to tag and link every bit of content in the report, so it could be read by screen reader technology.
