Non-Profit

In 2008, the NFL’s Carolina Panthers needed a report to highlight their community initiatives and accomplishments throughout the Carolinas. The report focused on several key areas of achievement and included a listing of donations the team made to local organizations. The design incorporated hundreds of snapshots of the team interacting with the community.

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, a six-year client, provides alternative community residences to individuals with mental challenges and developmental disabilities. To celebrate their three decades of work, a “pearlized” cover stock (the pearl is the traditional stone symbolizing a 30-year anniversary) and uncoated interior paper were used for their 2007 report.

Houston Northwest Medical Center, a Tenet Healthcare Corporation facility, is deeply rooted in the community with a commitment to provide quality healthcare and serve as a resource for healthcare education. Through the use of large “people-friendly” photography, scannable statistics and a clear concise message, the 2008 annual report helped HNMC tell their story and celebrate their 35th anniversary.

IREX, an international nonprofit, came to Curran & Connors in 2008 looking for a design solution that increased public awareness of their mission and programs in the competitive nonprofit environment. We redesigned their annual highlights publication to present a broad overview of some of their signature programs and to showcase key accomplishments over their 40-year history.

The Kennedy Center, a five-year client, is the nation's busiest performing arts facility. Annually, they call on Curran & Connors to design a corporate fund brochure that highlights their high-quality and unique arts education programs in a bold and refreshing way. The 2008 design captures the excitement of the Kennedy Center’s stellar arts education program and its big-picture strategy.

RFCUNY manages the grants awarded to CUNY professors. They chose Curran & Connors to produce their annual report because of our ability to offer unique and impactful design solutions produced in cost-effective ways. The square-shaped report combines full color with black and white photography to highlight the achievements of new and senior faculty in dynamic ways.