Project
Front cover concept and design.
Data visualisation and infographics.
Holistic visual language for presentation material and social media marketing

Client
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Human Development Report Office NY (HDRO)
Website Human Development Report 2021-2022
Industry Non for Profit Organisation
Creative Director & Designer Therese Severinsen Marques


The Human Development Report Office (HDRO) works to publish the Human Development Report (HDR), an independent report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The mission of the HDRO is to advance human development. The goal is to contribute towards the expansion of opportunities, choice and freedom. The office works towards this goal by promoting innovative new ideas, advocating practical policy changes, and constructively challenging policies and approaches that constrain human development. The office works with others to achieve change through writing and research, data analysis and presentation, support to national and regional analysis and outreach and advocacy work. The HDRO also works on the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living.

Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World
‘We live in a world of worry. Uncertainty is not new, but its dimensions are taking om­inous new forms today. A new “uncertainty complex” is emerging, never before seen in human history. Constitut­ing it are three volatile and interacting strands: the desta­bilizing planetary pressures and inequalities of the Anthro­pocene, the pursuit of sweeping societal transformations to ease those pressures and the widespread and intensi­fying polarization…’
HDRO

Studio Mnemonic developed the concept and design for the cover for the 2021/2022 Human Development Report.
We also supported the Human Development Report Office in NYC in the development of a wider visual language, graphs and data visualisations

Read the full report at Human Development Report 2021-2022