Annual Report 2008

Cityco is the new independent body representing the people and businesses of the city of Manchester. Its aim is to create the best trading conditions for businesses to prosper and to offer its wisdom, strategy and influence in helping attract new businesses, ranging from retail, leisure, hospitality and commercial, to the city.

Following their 2007 rebrand from the Manchester City Centre Management Company, their inaugural annual report was always going to be an important publication. It had to showcase the new Cityco and raise public awareness of the company and the considerable benefits it brings to the city.

In designing this document, we decided to adopt a square format and a refreshingly unusual mix of illustration and photography to help convey the ever-changing nature of Manchester City Centre. And a tracing paper wrap and hand written marker type, indicated that this was a plan for the future of the city. A work in progress.

The result was a cool memorable report that introduced the challenges and visions of the new Cityco brand to its public.