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Case Studies / Oxford BioMedica
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The Oxford BioMedica Annual report
Oxford BioMedica is a publicly listed biopharmaceutical company (LSE: OXB) specialising in the development of novel gene-based therapeutics with a focus on oncology and neurotherapy. Northbank was commissioned in 2004 to design its annual report, having already designed the previous years report following a realignment of the Company brand.

Objectives
To communicate how the Company had performed and matured over the past year
To make the report stand out from other company annual reports
To build on the existing Oxford BioMedica brand and identity

Methods
To demonstrate the Company’s maturity it was felt that direct representation of the technology was no longer required to explain the Company. It was decided that the design concept should derive from a more abstract approach
Various themes were developed based on different interpretations of “abstract”, these included the use of illustrations as metaphors and the use of abstract photography
The chosen design theme was based upon a series of abstract artwork, specially commissioned for the report, representing key aspects of the Company – the two therapeutic areas, partnerships, intellectual property and development
This abstract theme was supplemented with commissioned black and white photography of the Company's facilities, people and products to subtly integrate the science and the personality of the Company
The designs were integrated with elements of the corporate brand and based on the established colour palette to produce a bold and mature image consistent with the Company brand
March 2004

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