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We are excited to announce the inaugural Brand New Brand! 2016 give back initiative!

We asked ourselves, “How can we have the greatest impact as a design studio?” After much consideration we decided to give back with what we do best—SMART DESIGN—to help a worthy organization elevate their brand, amplify their messages and help more people. Learn more.

We are proud to announce the launch of NineTwentyNine.com, a news site for portfolio managers and financial services professionals. Branding and responsive site by IOP.

The International ARC Awards today announced the inaugural ARC 100 – the world’s top annual reports for 2014. We are proud to be included twice, for Nielsen and United Technologies. See the winners gallery here.

We published our fourth annual Trends in Corporate Reporting White Paper. Read more and download the PDF here.

IOP was honored by the League of American Communications Professionals for our corporate report work on behalf of clients. We were awarded Gold, Top Annual Report Agency in the Americas as well as Worldwide. We are proud to be recognized for the fourth consecutive year.

UTC.com was awarded Best Design Website in the 2014 Web Marketing Association’s annual WebAward Competition. This competition recognizes excellence in website development, and was juried by an independent international panel of experts. See the details here.

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.