Spreads from the State of Compliance report laid out in a grid

State of Compliance report

A gated editorial report that turns third-party research into thought leadership and qualified leads for SixFifty.

[ROLE]
Freelance Graphic Designer
[CLIENT]
SixFifty
[YEAR]
2025

[The brief]

SixFifty brought me on to design a gated report built on data from a third-party research partner. It had two jobs: position SixFifty as a thought leader in legal compliance, and be valuable enough that readers would trade their contact details for it.

[The approach]

Research reports tend to read like spreadsheets. I wanted this one to read like a magazine, so I built the layout on a four-column baseline grid that could carry both narrative and data-heavy pages.

  • A modular grid for clarity and typographic rhythm
  • Custom data visualizations that make each finding readable at a glance
  • Pacing that gives every key insight its own moment
  • A polished, professional tone aligned with SixFifty's brand
The State of Compliance report cover in purple and white
The cover.
A spread with a bar chart and a key finding
Spreads with donut charts and percentages
Custom data visualizations.
An open spread of the report on the four-column grid
Insight-driven spreads on the four-column grid.

TODO(ryker): any lead or download numbers? They'd go in a results band here.