News

2019

3 Big Wins in the 2019 WebAwards

We had a great showing in the 2019 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. We’re thrilled to share two sites IOP designed have been recognized in the 2019 WebAwards with the Outstanding Achievement WebAward. Both Tradeweb.com and UTC.com corporate site redesigns were honored. And, we thrilled to be engaged by both companies to keep these sites as awesome as the day they launched. Really exciting for IOP, our own site won Best Design Website, we are proud! Learn more about the WebAwards here.

Coca-Cola wins Grand Award in the 2019 ARC

We are thrilled the report we created for The Coca-Cola Company garnered the Grand Award for best Online Report, PDF. We are in great company. The International ARC Awards is the “Academy Awards of Annual Reports”, according to the financial media. The Awards are globally recognized, providing a platform for the highest standards. It is the world’s largest international competition honoring excellence in annual reports. This is at least our 11th year in a row being honored in the ARC Awards at the highest levels.

Ideas On Purpose named Agency of the Year

Today the LACP announced the 2018 Agency of the Year Awards, and IOP garnered a Platinum. This capstone honor of the Vision awards is based on the quality of our Sustainability and Annual Reports on behalf of our clients. We couldn’t be more proud.

A digital win-win!

We are proud that four client sites were recognized Graphic Design USA’s Web Design Awards. We were also thrilled that our own redesigned site was honored! In all IOP won 5 out of ~95 awards nation wide.

The Web Design Awards recognize outstanding digital projects created by design firms, ad agencies and in-house departments, and encompass websites, microsites, apps, digital publications, video, social media, and UX design. The final showcase from more than 1,500 entries.

Projects Recognized:

See the winner’s page on GD USA.

Brand New Brand! 2019 Recipient Announced

With the invaluable help of our independent judges throughout a tough selection process, we are delighted to announce that our Brand New Brand! 2019 recipient is The Bronx Conservatory of Music!

Bronx Conservatory of Music brings the gift of music to New York’s Bronx community by providing the highest quality instruction to children and adults at the lowest possible cost, in their own neighborhood. In doing so, this organization makes conservatory training accessible to all, helps develop audiences for fine music, and also contributes to the music culture in the borough.

Arts funding is always under threat, and in helping this small music school we are doing our part to support the arts ecosystem in New York, promoting cultural equity in the Bronx and helping to bring music — and all the benefits that a music education brings — to an underserved community.

You can follow our Brand New Brand! journey with this fantastic nonprofit organization here.

United Technologies Website: a story of innovation tackling society’s challenges

The redesigned, replatformed UTC.com creates a simple hierarchy where users can quickly find the area the best serves their interests. And, it tells the story of the innovation driven corporation comprised of four multi-billion dollar businesses, each a complicated story in its own right. The IOP-led team redesigned and rebuilt the site from the ground up. This long-time partnership of client and agencies — IOP for UX and visual design, DataArt for development and Atlantic 57 for content— yielded a revitalized, essential resource for all users.

Visit the site.

Tradeweb: Move first. Never stop. Go public!

Congratulations to Tradeweb who IPO’d today. We supported that effort launching their Investor Relations website on West’s platform. This expands the corporate site IOP designed to include required information for the now public company.

AGCO launches 2018 digital and print annual report

AGCO’s report showcases their culture of service and growing impact on agriculture through the lens of innovation. The IOP-written, designed and developed website and print report is built around AGCO customer testimonials, reinforced in the theme “My AGCO”. With a visually appealing interactive web design, IOP ensured greater understanding of AGCOs activities and innovations. 

See the website here.

UTC launches 2018 Digital and Print Annual Report

Creating value through customer focus and innovation helped UTC achieve a year of record sales and earnings. IOP visually shaped UTC’s narrative to investors and stakeholders in both the printed and robust, responsive online Annual Report. IOP designed, developed and produced both, creating materials to support the launch and promotion campaign.

See the website here

Stanley Black & Decker launches digital-led integrated reporting suite

Stanley Black & Decker launched the IOP-designed, written and developed 2018 Year In Review suite. We created a robust, site expressing the company’s purpose, innovation story,  and performance. The review includes a full GRI-based Sustainability Report. The suite of materials is anchored by the digital Year in Review, with an accompanying annual report and sustainability highlights.

See the website here.

Dominion Energy recognized in Top 100 Sustainability Reports Worldwide in Vision Awards

Dominion Energy won top honors in the 2017-2018 Vision awards, recognizing excellence in Annual and Sustainability Reports. Drawing from over 1,000 entries from across the globe, the report stood out for its excellent design and information, winning a Gold level award and inclusion in the top 100 Reports worldwide.

Learn more about the report here.

IOP announces Brand New Brand! 2019, a pro bono juried nonprofit rebrand initiative

Brand New Brand

IOP is now accepting applications for its third Brand New Brand! pro bono initiative to rebrand a deserving nonprofit. “We’re excited for this, as always,” says Darren Namaye, a principal of Ideas On Purpose. “It’s a great way for us to give back, doing what we do best. We harness our agency’s collective creativity to help an organization tell their story in a cohesive, visually compelling way. By taking a nonprofit’s marketing and communications to the next level, we help them to further their mission.”

The Brand New Brand! 2019 initiative is free for the recipient and open to nonprofits within 150 miles of New York City that are at least three years old. Full details and the application form are available here; applications are open until March 15.