Research report design & production for an impact investment network.
Design and production support for a high-visibility research report for the ICM Institute focused on impact data practices across private capital.
The ICM Institute is the field-building, research, and education arm of Impact Capital Managers (ICM), a network of over 150 private capital fund managers investing for strong financial returns and meaningful impact.
CHALLENGE
ICM needed a compelling design for its new research report, Impact Data as a Value Driver, which draws on insights from nearly 100 portfolio companies. The timeline was tight, with the publication scheduled to launch alongside a major event.
SOLUTION
Inform Solutions supported ICM with a structured, parallel workflow that allowed design, content development, and review to move forward at the same time. This reduced bottlenecks and kept the project aligned with the launch date.
Our experience with impact reporting and long-form research, combined with deep familiarity with the impact-investing ecosystem, enabled us to support ICM’s content seamlessly and move the design work forward efficiently, even on a tight timeline.
Key elements of the approach included:
Developing a visual system that improved readability of charts, figures, and case studies
Preparing multiple cover concepts aligned with previous reports and the tone of the research
Streamlining review cycles so updates could be incorporated quickly
Structuring the layout for future editions in ICM’s research series
HIGHLIGHTS
Tight-turnaround report design and production
Clear visual system for charts and case studies
Workflow enabling parallel design and content development
Cohesive layout framework for use in future research publications
