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In the inaugural Health + Wellness Design Awards sponsored by Graphic Design USA two projects were recognized: The 2013 Zoetis Annual Review and the 2013 TB Alliance Annual Report. This new competition encompassed the big picture of healthcare and all aspects of healthy lifestyles.

In our first foray into the Stevie International Business Awards our clients were well rewarded. The new UTC.com was honored with a Bronze, for best website. And our annual report projects fared well, garnering 3 Silvers and 3 Bronze awards for best print and online annual reports. Recognized clients include Zoetis, Pfizer, United Technologies and Delphi Automotive. The global competiton recognized winners in six communications media catagories and were determined through two months of preliminary judging and two weeks of final judging. See the full list of winners here.

Our clients had a great year at the 2014 International ARC Awards, recognizing the best annual reports for 2013. United Technologies, Memorial Sloan Kettering, TB Alliance, Delphi, Dominion Resources, Nielsen and Pfizer were all recognized. The ARC Awards are truly global, and were created to honor overall excellence in annual reports. They are sponsored by the world’s only independent awards organization. See the full list of winners here.

Nine IOP clients earn top honors at the 2013 Vision Awards, including 4 of the top 100 Annual Reports globally.
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United Technologies launched a new UTC.com. UTC has changed significantly and wanted a website that more effectively communicated who they are today. The new site does that and more: mobile optimized, intuitive navigation, more multimedia content and a customized search engine. Learn More.

Getting Your CSR Report Off the Ground: It isn’t too late, or too early, to start your journey and create a meaningful report. Read More.

Our clients have launched many online annual reports — integrated, combined and year in reviews — for 2013. See United Technologies, Pfizer, Nielsen and Stanley Black & Decker: all integrate sustainability content and video. Visit Delphi for another media rich microsite and Zoetis to see a fully responsive site, with multiple language downloads. We’ve been busy!

John spent the day speaking to students at SUNY New Paltz. Great to be inspired by design students!

Delphi Automotive recently launched their 2013 Annual Report in print and an online microsite. Another great collaboration with Delphi! View the print report here.

Our articles on Responsibility Reporting and Trends in Corporate Reporting have been referenced and reprinted in several locations, most recently in the 2degrees community for sustainable business, see here and here.

When is the right time to refresh your brand? IOP published a few key questions to help you determine if a change is needed. (And, we even define what we mean by “Brand Refresh.”) Read more.

New York University launched their 2014 Summer Housing microsite. For nearly 10 years IOP has developed communications for summer housing, both online and in print. Visit the site.