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Cover of the NUS ICT Academy Book of Impact, an impact report designed by Vicinity Design

Annual Reports2 September 2026 10 min read

Annual Report & Impact Report Design — Turning a year of results into something people read.

What a good annual report contains, what sets an impact report apart, and the design decisions that make either one work — plus a pre-project checklist, the client handover list, our process and costs. Illustrated with reports we have made for NUS ICT Academy, Beatty Secondary, SAESL and KKH.

Annual reportsImpact reportsData visualisationPrint & digital

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Spreads from the NUS ICT Academy Book of Impact, including an at-a-glance highlights spread and table of contents

Annual Reports30 August 2026 9 min read

The Annual Report Checklist — What actually matters.

A working checklist for Singapore organisations producing an annual, impact or sustainability report — from the first brief through structure, data visualisation and financial pages, to print-ready and accessible PDF. Including the part most guides leave out: exactly what your designer needs from you.

Annual reportsEditorial designData visualisationPrint & PDF

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