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Design Category
Information design, 2001
Design firm
Morningstar Inc. (Chicago, Illinois)
Collection
(2002) AIGA 365: 23

Description

Morningstar FundInvestor and StockInvestor are monthly newsletters for individual investors with an intermediate to advanced level of investing knowledge. These publications seek to enable this audience to make better investing decisions and build better investment portfolios. The design of these newsletters seeks to bring clarity and vibrancy to the sometimes-complicated nature of such financial information. The use of color, texture and tints, together with a simple approach to the overall typographic structure, serves the needs of the information by celebrating the data and clarifying the editorial story being told.

Credits
Designer: Jason Ackley
Writer: Morningstar Inc.
Typefaces: Adobe Garamond, Linotype Futura, Linotype Univers Condensed, Morningstar
Printer: RR Donnelley
Paper: Hammermill Accent Opaque 60 lb. text
Client: Morningstar Inc.
Juror Notes

“This gets my ‘Passion Award:’ the designer obviously cared a lot.”

“Beautifully printed subject matter for people who are personally motivated to examine every detail.”