announcements

07/28/10

The League of American Communications Professionals awards IOP Gold: Top AR Agency of the Year in the Americas.

07/27/10

Inside Investor Relations featured the Ideas On Purpose-designed 2009 Pfizer Annual Review in an article about Pfizer's move to integrated reporting. Pfizer said "We challenged [IOP] this year to put together a piece that really broke the mold, and [they] responded exceptionally well." Read the article.

07/21/10

IOP launches an occasional series — Thinking — with our first article: AR and CSR: On a collision course?

07/19/10

IOP earns top honors at the 2009 Vision Awards, with six Annual Reports lauded including one of the top 100 Reports of the year.

Ideas On Purpose had another banner year, with six Annual and Responsibility Reports honored in this year’s Vision Awards, sponsored by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP). The reports honored included both Annual and Responsibility Reports for Pfizer, and Annual Reports for Tyco, Moody's, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the TB Alliance. Each report placed in the top of its category, with perfect scores across a wide range of competitive measures. IOP earned three gold awards, two silvers, one bronze and one book was included in the top 100 for the year. LACP managing director Christine Kennedy noted that the competition was especially tough with over 4,000 entries received from more than 25 countries, making the IOP achievement even more notable.

06/16/10

Pfizer calls the IOP-designed Annual Review the "Swiss Army Knife of communications." The "signature communications piece" stresses science and corporate responsibility. Read the article in Medical Marketing and Media.

05/25/10

Three IOP interactive projects were honored in the 2010 American Web Design Awards. Winners are posted online and will appear in the May issue of GraphicDesignUSA.

Recognized work includes the SlideScreen site and interface, the Pfizer 2009 Responsibility Report site and our very own site, ideasonpurpose.com.

05/06/10

Darren Namaye and John Connolly have been selected to serve as judges for the 2010 International ARC Awards recognizing excellence in annual reports.

Darren and John will join an international panel of experts to assess annual reports from over 60 countries. The ARC awards are in their 24th year and are the world's largest juried competition recognizing outstanding achievement in annual reports. The work is assessed in 16 major categories ranging from writing to design, photography to user experience. Results will be announced in the fall.

04/26/10

Our website has recently been featured on many sites dedicated to excellent web design!

The features include Designer-Daily’s “15 awesome examples,” Minimal Sites, Colorgorize, CSSDSGN and Minimal Exhibit.

04/05/10

Our 2008 Annual Report for the TB Alliance has received a Merit Award and is featured in HOW Magazine’s International Design Annual, the March/April 2010 issue.

03/30/10

Three IOP projects are featured in a new book from Rockport, The Designer’s Graphic Stew, by Timothy Samara, an “inspirational resource” for graphic designers.

03/11/10

The IOP-designed Tyco 2009 Annual Report is out. See it here.

01/22/10

SlideScreen, an IOP-designed Android home screen, has launched!

Ideas On Purpose partnered with LarvaLabs to create a new home screen for Android phones. Learn more about it.

Reception has been great, with positive reviews in Gizmodo and Lifehacker.

12/09/09

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center partners with IOP for 6th consecutive Annual Report.

11/30/09

Four IOP-designed websites recognized by iNova for excellence in website design.

11/02/09

Ideas On Purpose won 5 awards at the 18th American Business Communicators Annual Report Competition—including first and third place overall.

10/15/09

Pfizer launched the IOP-designed online Corporate Responsibility Report today. Check it out.

10/15/09

Our Pfizer Annual Report is featured in the September Corporate Reports issue of GraphicDesign USA Magazine. Take a look.

09/17/09

We partnered with LarvaLabs to create an Android home screen design. See it (with a video).

recognition

2010

American Web Design Awards

SlideScreen (site and interface)
2009 Pfizer Corporate Responsibility Report
Ideas On Purpose site

How International Design Annual

Merit: TB Alliance 2008 Annual Report

International ARC Awards

3 Golds, Bronze and Honors: Pfizer 2009 Annual Review
Gold: Pfizer 2009 Online Annual Review
Gold and Bronze: TB Alliance 2009 Annual Report

LACP Vision Awards

Gold: IOP named Top Agency of the year in the Americas
Silver: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 2009 Annual Report
Silver: Moody’s 2009 Annual Report
Gold: Pfizer 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
Gold, and Top 100 overall: Pfizer 2009 Annual Review
Gold: TB Alliance 2009 Annual Report
Bronze: Tyco 2009 Annual Report

Published

The Designer’s Graphic Stew, by Timothy Samara

2009

American Business Communicators Awards

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2008 Annual Report
First place: overall
Outstanding achievement: narrative presentation

Moody’s 2008 Annual Report
Outstanding achievement: overall
Outstanding achievement: cover design

Pfizer 2008 Annual Review
Second place: photography/illustration

TB Alliance 2008 Annual Report
First place: narrative presentation
Third place: overall

Tyco 2008 Annual Report
Third place: photography/illustration

International ARC Awards

Gold and Bronze: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2008 Annual Report
Gold: Moody’s 2008 Annual Report
Gold and Silver: Pfizer 2008 Annual Review
Silver: Pfizer 2008 Online Annual Review
2 Silvers: TB Alliance 2008 Annual Report
Gold: Tyco 2008 Annual Report

International iNova Awards

Gold and Best in Show for Pfizer 2008 Online Annual Review
Silver for Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Bronze for Pfizer 2009 Online Corporate Responsibility Report
Honors for Vote and Vax

American Graphic Design Awards

Tyco 2008 Annual Report
Pfizer 2008 Annual Review
TB Alliance 2008 Annual Report
IOP holiday card

2008

International iNova Awards

Gold for 2007 MF Global Online Annual Report
Silver for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
Bronze for DeSilva+Phillips

Global Awards

Finalist: Commission to Build a Healthier America – Integrated Campaign

2008 American Business Communicators Awards

2007 Pfizer Annual Review
Outstanding achievement: overall
Third place: narrative

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2007 Annual Report
Outstanding achievement: overall
Outstanding achievement: cover design

Moody’s 2007 Annual Report
Outstanding achievement: overall

TB Alliance 2007 Annual Report
First place: overall
First place: narrative

MF Global 2007 Annual Report
First place: narrative

American Graphic Design Awards

Awards for:
Commission to Build a Healthier America, Suite of Materials
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2007 Annual Report
TB Alliance 2007 Annual Report
Pfizer 2007 Annual Review
Pfizer 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
NYU Summer Housing Materials
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation brochure
NYU Campus Services Student Guide

LACP Vision Awards

Silver: Pfizer 2007 Annual Review
Platinum: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2007 Annual Report
Platinum: Moody’s 2007 Annual Report

International ARC Awards

Gold: Pfizer 2007 Annual Review
Gold: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2007 Annual Report