Report design & data visualization studio

We make dense research luminous.

Limn Studio designs reports, studies and data-heavy publications for governments, international organisations and companies. Research takes months to produce. We give it a form people will actually read.

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to limn (v.) — to illuminate a manuscript; to depict in clear, vivid detail
Services

One kind of work, done properly.

We don't do branding, websites or ad campaigns. We design long-form publications built on data, and we've spent years doing little else.

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Research reports & studies

Survey reports, policy studies and evaluations, from a 20-page brief to a flagship running past 200 pages. We build the structure, the layout and the chart system around what your research actually says.

For ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, think tanks, research firms
02

Annual & impact reports

A year of work, condensed into a document a board member reads in twenty minutes. Annual, ESG and impact reports designed to look effortless and survive a close read.

For companies, foundations, development programs
03

Infographics & data visualization

One-off infographics, executive summaries and chart templates your team keeps using long after the project ends. Made for boardrooms, conferences and the public eye.

For comms teams, research publishers, campaign launches
Selected work

No two reports leave here looking alike.

Every publication gets its own visual system. The spreads below are studio samples: different palettes, different chart vocabularies, the same standard of clarity.

How we work

Rigorous with your data.
Ruthless with the reader's time.

1

Understand

We read the whole manuscript, methodology included. It's surprising how rare that is among designers.

2

Architect

You approve the flatplan, story arc and chart list before any styling happens. No surprises at page sixty.

3

Design

A visual system built for this publication: palette, type, chart language. Applied with the same discipline on page 80 as on page 1.

4

Deliver

Print and digital files, plus the chart system documented so your team can extend it next year. We tend to still be around for the next edition anyway.

Estimate

What would your publication cost?

A transparent starting point — every project gets an exact, fixed quote after a short conversation about your material.

Project type
Page count
40 pp
Data visualization density
Languages
Timeline
Estimated investment
$4,200 – 5,400
≈ $120 per page
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    Estimates are indicative. Fixed quotes follow a review of your manuscript and data.
    About

    Reports are
    all we do.

    Limn Studio works with governments, international organisations and companies on their most important publications: national surveys, studies, annual reports. We take a project from raw manuscript to finished document, print and digital.

    The designer who reads your methodology is the same person laying out your pages. Nothing gets lost in handoffs, questions get answered the same day, and decisions about your charts are made by someone who understands what they show. Most of our clients come back with their next report.

    We work in the language your readers speak. That includes bilingual editions and right-to-left scripts like Arabic.

    280+ pagesdesigned in a single recent engagement — a flagship report and two companion studies
    Multi-yearclient relationships — our first client is still our client
    4 visual systemsdistinct identities across recent projects — no two reports look alike
    Any languagemultilingual, bilingual and right-to-left editions

    Have a report that deserves to be read?

    Write a few lines about the publication: what it is, roughly how many pages, when you need it. You'll hear back within a business day, usually with a few questions.

    Typical engagements from $3,000 · Books 4–6 weeks ahead