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Create a report that looks

open and inviting.

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Design below the line

Simple technique creates a report that looks open and inviting

Above the line, headlines only

Reports arrive on the designers desk piecemeal

from multiple sources, often with too many words
and too few photos. Its your job to convert that
stack of random clutter into a cohesive, smoothly
owing publication that feels open and inviting.
How do you do it?
Taking a visual tip from museum display, start
with one long, horizontal linea hanglineand
suspend everything below it; this will give the page
its ow. The open space above the line gives the
page its airy, inviting feel. Have a look.
What is a hangline? Think clothesline; its a way to suspend everything mid-air. A hangline is a sight line placed about a quarter of the
page down that makes an above and a below. The wide top margin
the aboveis what gives the pages its sense of open space, so place
only simple headlines up there, and dont block the view.

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Make the lines

The hangline is the master horizontal line. Columns provide the vertical guidelines
to work a variety of elements into a smooth, page-to-page ow.

Integrated Defense Systems

1 Place the hangline about a quarter way down.

2 Set up a seven-column grid. Place the headline.

Integrated Defense Systems

Integrated Defense Systems

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Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), with sales of

$3.5 billion, strengthened its position as an industryleading mission systems integrator in 2004. The uant
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It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is
fay oeam restart thai. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It
has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm isnt cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end
mist of it snoochack is fay of leam restart thai. A card
whint not oogum or bont. Card is not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
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cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin the chack this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating bend mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that

cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,

lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture
and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larche to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai. Texture and
asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, is notleam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cuIbular. Texture
and asp net exating end mist theo it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not isioogum or bont.
A card whint not then why ask me to be oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead at all why so meteo and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay off is alm card whint not.
A card whint not oogum or this is not the best at
boll to me its bont. Card is not whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that

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is there prebast. Its not tope, this uant
chasible. This to is shast, is lape and
behast the thin is chack. It has larch.

3 Start at the line, and hang the page elements.

4 Fill in from left to right.

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Vary column widths to convey different pace or emphasis. Keep the text owing from
top to bottom. Dont leave gaps in the middle or jump over elements.

How wide should the text columns be? Rules of thumb:

Zenith Technology

Zenith Technology

Global Presence

Mission Assurance

Texture Flasp Texating

70,000

65,000

60,000

55,000
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50,000
2

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is fay. Its tope, uant
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lape and too behast
the thin chack. It has
larch to say fan. Why?
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the toot but thinst.

45,000

Two-column is newsy. Best for

legends and sidebars.

Three-column is the easiest to

read. A comfortable width.

40,000

35,000

20,000

15,000

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Four-column is book-like. Onecolumn is for captions.

Five-column is elegant but slower

to read. Use wider leading.

Wider
leading

Mission Assurance is in the DNA of this company. Embedded in the culture of Zenith
Technology is the commitment to meld out techonology inot the most reliable integrated systems in the world to address urgent defense, security and aircraft needs.Texture asp an behast
the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible.
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of leam restart and. Elesara and order is fay whint toogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

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restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Elesara and order is fay of alm. Then
card whint not oogum or is not bont. Pretty
simple glead and tarm. Elesara and order.
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it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic,
leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this
uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast is
the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Oct 07

Nov 07

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not oogum or bont. Pretty us sosimple, glead
it and tarm glead and tarm end mist larch.
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snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular then to but is
quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its toe
tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch the to say
fan. Why? Elesara and to order is fay oeam.
Card whint not oogum or bont.

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Side-by-side stories (Above) Use background color to

unify the parts of each story while keeping the two layouts
separate. Be sure to color the entire page, not just part of
it, to maintain the consistency and the open feel.

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Hang the pictures

Like text, photos hang from the hangline. For the cleanest look, enlarge photos enough to
run top to bottom or side to side. Dont oat a photo mid-page or wrap text around it.

Main image runs top to bottom; small image is part of the caption.
A Vision of Diversity

Advanced Technology

Zenith Technologys unyielding commitment to our

customers cuts across enterprise as a motivating force
behind our people, whether we are developing systems
to defend the world from missile attacks is quastic, it is
not at all pleam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this
uant chasible. Silk, shast, its not lapet and behast the
thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of today may seem to be whalm. A card whint
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and asp net exating end mist of it too char snooling.
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restart that cant prebast. Its not the end of what you
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asp net exating bend mist of it too at all char snooling.
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restart that cant prebast. Its not the end of what you
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the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.

Zenith Technology is a company where people

want to work because of our commitment to diversity of thought. We seek opinions and individual
contributions. Saff forl isnt but. Quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It must be the
best ador this is not to say that what has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist to of it is snooling.
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that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the is thin chack. It has larch
to say fan. Why? To whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling tant not its ogum or then bont.
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that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty is not quick to why all must.

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leam restart that cant to the prebast.
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to say fan. Why? Elesara and order.
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isnt cubular but iquastic, leam restart
that cant the prebast. Its tope, this
uant to chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin ischack. It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and order.

David Baxter
Technical Services
Leam restart that cant
prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Yolanda James
Integrated Defense Systems
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cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Maria Sandoval
Intelligence Systems
Leam restart that cant
prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
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card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Derrick Banks
Network Centric Systems
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that cant prebast. Its tope,
this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the
thin chack.It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of alm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and
tarm. Texture and asp net.
A card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Ron Billups
Integrated Defense Systems
Pretty simple paff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Spaff forl isnt to cubular ebut its not qleam to never

restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this no to uant
cishasible. The silk, shast, lape and behast the thin
chat of alm. A card isnt whint not is thenoogum
or bont. Pretty simple tome chant to this is note.

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Top to bottom . . .

Side to side . . .

Zenith Technology

Zenith Technology

Zenith Technology

Patrick Chan
Missile Systems
Spaff forl isnt cubular but
quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin
chack. It has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order
is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Its
tope this uant chasible
shast moire larch then to.

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Note no text wraps . . .

Photo rests on the bottom; captions hang

from the line above it.

Note captions hang beside photos, not below them.

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Where to hang the next story

All start stories at the top, none at mid-page. The open top space gives all the pages a
sense of continuity and connectedness, even when the information or topics change.

Story one

Story two

Missile Systems

Aircraft Company
Continued from page 10

Card is not whint not oogum or bont Pretty simple,

glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist
this of it taken at all not snooling. The uant chasible.
Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin is chack. It has
larch to is not say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm. A all card is to be at all whilst not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead is not the and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist then of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is
fay oeam restart thai. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It
has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm isnt cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end
mist of it snoochack is fay of leam restart thai. A card
whint not oogum or bont. Card is not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin the chack this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating bend mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that

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cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,

lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture
and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larche to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai. Texture and
asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, is notleam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cuIbular. Texture
and asp net exating end mist theo it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not isioogum or bont.
A card whint not then why ask me to be oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead at all why so meteo and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay off is alm card whint not.
A card whint not oogum or this is not the best at
boll to me its bont. Card is not whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that

texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today is not tito
say fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart
thai. Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt it cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack
is fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum or
bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end
mist this of it taken at all not snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant is prebast.
Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is to the shast, lape
and behast the thin chack. It has larch is then say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack this this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating end this is not end
mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quas-

Quastic is leam
restart that chas
cant to is there
prebast. Its not
tope, this uant
chasible. This to
is shast, is lape
and behast the
thin is chack. It
has larch to say.
Its not tope, this
uant chasible.

Quastic is leam restart that chas cant to is there

prebast. Its not tope, this uant chasible. This to
is shast, is lape and behast the thin is chack.

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texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today is not tito
say fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai.
Texture and asp net exating it send mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt too cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack
is fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum
or bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist this of it taken at all not snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant is prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is to the shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch its then
say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm.

Spaff forl isnt too

cubular but their
not its leam to its
never restart that
is cant prebast to.
Its tope, this not
no to uant is then
cishasible. The silk,
shast, lape and the
behast the thin is
chat of alm. A card
isnt whint not is
then oogum bont.
Pretty simple tome
chant uant this.

Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast its the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today not tito say
fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cubular. Texture
is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack is
fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum
or bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net
exating end mist this of it taken larch to say fan.
Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cubular. Texture
is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum or bont.
Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple,
glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist
this of it taken larch to say fan.

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Before Big gap

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After Redistributed

Distribute line endings across multiple pages Run a long story

page to page until it ends. In most most cases, it will stop short of the
bottom, leaving an empty gap. If the gap is large (near right), avoid
starting a new story here. Instead, maintain a loose clothesline effect
and redistribute the copy, leaving all the bottom edges slightly ragged
(far right). Start the next story at the top of the following column.

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Hangline connects cover to inside

Cover and rst spread set a scene of open, owing space; hangline maintains continuity.
Dramatic against black, the minimal text seems to hang like the satellite in deep space.

Cover

First spread
Contents

ZENITH TECHNOLOGY
2006 | ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Fellow Stockholders

A Vision of Diversity

Intergrated Defense Systems

10

Advanced Technology

12

Mission Assurance

14

System Integration

16

Aircraft Company

18

(Above) Thin
tail overlapping the hangline doesnt
interrupt the
visual ow,
because the
mass of the
image is
below the
hangline.

(Above) The cover and rst inside spread

will never be seen side by side as they
are here. But note how a simple hangline
visually connects these separate objects.

Saff forl isnt cubular but to cam restart

is that is to then cant prebast silk
to the sha lap behast the thin.

Missle Systems

22

Airborne Systems

26

Technical Services Company

30

Network Centric Systems

32

Intelligence and Information Systems

36

A Customer Focused Company

40

Mission Support

Black plays two roles 1) Like the hangline, the black background connects
the front cover to the rst spread. 2) In addition, black works just like white and
creates an inviting sense of spaciousness and visual ow.

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A Vision of Diversity

Zenith Technology is a company where people

want to work because of our commitment to diversity of thought. We seek opinions and individual
contributions. Saff forl isnt but. Quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It must be the
best ador this is not to say that what has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist to of it is snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular then quastic, is leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the is thin chack. It has larch
to say fan. Why? To whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling tant not its ogum or then bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm behast the thin chack.
Texture and asp net exating end mist is of the snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty is not quick to why all mus.

Patrick Chan
Missile Systems
Spaff forl isnt cubular but
quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin
chack. It has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order
is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Its
tope this uant chasible
shast moire larch then to.

David Baxter
Technical Services

Yolanda James
Integrated Defense Systems

Leam restart that cant

prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Pretty simple paff forl isnt

cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Maria Sandoval
Intelligence Systems

Derrick Banks
Network Centric Systems

Leam restart that cant

prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Ron Billups
Integrated Defense Systems

Spam moire eam restart

that cant prebast. Its tope,
this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the
thin chack.It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of alm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and
tarm. Texture and asp net.
A card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Pretty simple paff forl isnt

cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

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2 (ab) Glypha 45 Light | a) 8/10.5 pt,

b) 9.5/13 pt

C0 M0 Y0 K55

3 Glypha 55 Roman | 8/10.5 pt

10 C5 M5 Y5 K12

5 ITC Elan Book Italic | 15.5 pt

1c

1 (ac) Glypha 65 Bold | a) 10 pt,

b) 16 pt, c) 9.5/13 pt

4 Glypha 45 Light Oblique | 8/10.5 pt

Spaff forl isnt to cubular ebut its not qleam to never

restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this no to uant
cishasible. The silk, shast, lape and behast the thin
chat of alm. A card isnt whint not is thenoogum
or bont. Pretty simple tome chant to this is note.

Colors

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2006 | ANNUAL REPORT

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What is a hangline? Think clothesline; its a way to suspend everything mid-air. A hangline is a sight line placed about a quarter of the
page down that makes an above and a below. The wide top margin
the aboveis what gives the pages its sense of open space, so place
only simple headlines up there, and dont block the view.

Reports arrive on the designers desk piecemeal

from multiple sources, often with too many words
and too few photos. Its your job to convert that
stack of random clutter into a cohesive, smoothly
owing publication that feels open and inviting.
How do you do it?
Taking a visual tip from museum display, start
with one long, horizontal linea hanglineand
suspend everything below it; this will give the page
its ow. The open space above the line gives the
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Wider
leading

Quastic is leam
restart that chas
cant to is there
prebast. Its not
tope, this uant
chasible. This to
is shast, is lape
and behast the
thin is chack. It
has larch to say.

Integrated Defense Systems

Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), with sales of

$3.5 billion, strengthened its position as an industryleading mission systems integrator in 2004. The uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin is chack.
It has larch to is not say fan. Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A all card is to be at all whilst not whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead is not the and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist then of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is
fay oeam restart thai. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It
has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm isnt cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end
mist of it snoochack is fay of leam restart thai. A card
whint not oogum or bont. Card is not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin the chack this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating bend mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture
and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larche to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai. Texture and
asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, is notleam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cuIbular. Texture
and asp net exating end mist theo it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not isioogum or bont.
A card whint not then why ask me to be oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead at all why so meteo and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay off is alm card whint not.
A card whint not oogum or this is not the best at
boll to me its bont. Card is not whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that

4 Fill in from left to right.

Mission Assurance

Mission Assurance is in the DNA of this company. Embedded in the culture of Zenith
Technology is the commitment to meld out techonology inot the most reliable integrated systems in the world to address urgent defense, security and aircraft needs.Texture asp an behast
the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible.
Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin at chack. It has larch to say fan.Why? Elesara and order is fay
of leam restart and. Elesara and order is fay whint toogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.

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Quastic is leam restart that chas cant to

is there prebast. Its not tope, this uant
chasible. This to is shast, is lape and
behast the thin is chack. It has larch.

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Dec 06

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Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is whint

not oogum or bont. Pretty us sosimple, glead
it and tarm glead and tarm end mist larch.
Cubular and asp net exating end mist of it
snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular then to but is
quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its toe
tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch the to say
fan. Why? Elesara and to order is fay oeam.
Card whint not oogum or bont.

Jun 07

Texture Flasp Texating

Apr 07

Simple paff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam

restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Elesara and order is fay of alm. Then
card whint not oogum or is not bont. Pretty
simple glead and tarm. Elesara and order.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of
it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic,
leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this
uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast is
the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?

Its tope, uant chasible.

Silk, shast, lape and too
behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order
is fay. Its tope, uant
chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and too behast
the thin chack. It has
larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay
the toot but thinst.

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Side-by-side stories (Above) Use background color to

unify the parts of each story while keeping the two layouts
separate. Be sure to color the entire page, not just part of
it, to maintain the consistency and the open feel.

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2 Set up a seven-column grid. Place the headline.

Integrated Defense Systems

The hangline is the master horizontal line. Columns provide the vertical guidelines
to work a variety of elements into a smooth, page-to-page ow.

Integrated Defense Systems

1 Place the hangline about a quarter way down.

Quastic is leam
restart that chas
cant to is there
prebast. Its not
tope, this uant
chasible. This to
is shast, is lape
and behast the
thin is chack. It
has larch to say.

3 Start at the line, and hang the page elements.

Design below the line

Zenith Technology

Three-column is the easiest to

read. A comfortable width.

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Vary column widths to convey different pace or emphasis. Keep the text owing from
top to bottom. Dont leave gaps in the middle or jump over elements.

How wide should the text columns be? Rules of thumb:

Zenith Technology

Zenith Technology

Two-column is newsy. Best for

legends and sidebars.

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Spaff forl isnt cubular too Quastic is

leam restart that cant to the prebast.
Its not tope, this uant chasible. This
is shast, is lape and behast the thin
is chack. It has larch to say fan. Then
elesara and of order of alm. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but iquastic, leam restart
that cant the prebast. Its tope, this
uant to chasible. Silk, shast, lape.
Behast the thin is chack It has larch
to say fan. Why? Elesara and order.
Elesara and of order of alm. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but iquastic, leam restart
that cant the prebast. Its tope, this
uant to chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin ischack. It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and order.

Zenith Technology

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A Vision of Diversity

Spaff forl isnt to cubular ebut its not qleam to never

restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this no to uant
cishasible. The silk, shast, lape and behast the thin
chat of alm. A card isnt whint not is thenoogum
or bont. Pretty simple tome chant to this is note.

Zenith Technology is a company where people

want to work because of our commitment to diversity of thought. We seek opinions and individual
contributions. Saff forl isnt but. Quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It must be the
best ador this is not to say that what has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist to of it is snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular then quastic, is leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the is thin chack. It has larch
to say fan. Why? To whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling tant not its ogum or then bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm behast the thin chack.
Texture and asp net exating end mist is of the snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty is not quick to why all must.

Side to side . . .

Continued from page 10

Patrick Chan
Missile Systems

David Baxter
Technical Services

Yolanda James
Integrated Defense Systems

Maria Sandoval
Intelligence Systems
Spam moire eam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope,
this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the
thin chack.It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of alm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and
tarm. Texture and asp net.
A card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Derrick Banks
Network Centric Systems
Pretty simple paff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Ron Billups
Integrated Defense Systems

Zenith Technology

Leam restart that cant

prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Pretty simple paff forl isnt

cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Zenith Technology

Leam restart that cant

prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today is not tito
say fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart
thai. Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt it cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack
is fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum or
bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end
mist this of it taken at all not snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant is prebast.
Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is to the shast, lape
and behast the thin chack. It has larch is then say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack this this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating end this is not end
mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quas-

texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today is not tito
say fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai.
Texture and asp net exating it send mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt too cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack
is fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum
or bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist this of it taken at all not snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant is prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is to the shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch its then
say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm.

Missile Systems

Story two

Spaff forl isnt too

cubular but their
not its leam to its
never restart that
is cant prebast to.
Its tope, this not
no to uant is then
cishasible. The silk,
shast, lape and the
behast the thin is
chat of alm. A card
isnt whint not is
then oogum bont.
Pretty simple tome
chant uant this.

Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but is quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin is chack. It has larch is to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card is not
whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast its the thin chack.
It has larch this is not the chant of today not tito say
fan Why? Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cubular. Texture
is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack is
fay oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum
or bont. Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net
exating end mist this of it taken larch to say fan.
Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cubular. Texture
is and asp net exating end mist of it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not is oogum or bont.
Card is not whint not oogum or bont. Pretty simple,
glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist
this of it taken larch to say fan.

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Note captions hang beside photos, not below them.

Spaff forl isnt cubular but

quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin
chack. It has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order
is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Its
tope this uant chasible
shast moire larch then to.

Like text, photos hang from the hangline. For the cleanest look, enlarge photos enough to
run top to bottom or side to side. Dont oat a photo mid-page or wrap text around it.

Zenith Technology

Photo rests on the bottom; captions hang

from the line above it.

18

Story one

Quastic is leam
restart that chas
cant to is there
prebast. Its not
tope, this uant
chasible. This to
is shast, is lape
and behast the
thin is chack. It
has larch to say.
Its not tope, this
uant chasible.

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Advanced Technology

Zenith Technologys unyielding commitment to our

customers cuts across enterprise as a motivating force
behind our people, whether we are developing systems
to defend the world from missile attacks is quastic, it is
not at all pleam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this
uant chasible. Silk, shast, its not lapet and behast the
thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of today may seem to be whalm. A card whint
not oogum bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture
and asp net exating end mist of it too char snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but is not to bequastic, leam
restart that cant prebast. Its not the end of what you
tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the
thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Texture is knot and
asp net exating end mist of it snooling. tnt not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and is then chant its never too.
Silk, shast, lape and behast the is thin chack. It has
larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm.
A card whint not oogum bont. Pretty is too chast simple,
glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist.
Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, its not lapet
and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay of today may seem to be whalm.
A card is not what you had in min too much whint not
oogum bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and
asp net exating bend mist of it too at all char snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but is not to bequastic, leam
restart that cant prebast. Its not the end of what you
tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast
the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.

Note no text wraps . . .

Aircraft Company

Card is not whint not oogum or bont Pretty simple,

glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist
this of it taken at all not snooling. The uant chasible.
Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin is chack. It has
larch to is not say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm. A all card is to be at all whilst not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead is not the and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist then of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt this is not a chant ask cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is
fay oeam restart thai. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It
has larch to say fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of
alm isnt cubular. Texture is and asp net exating end
mist of it snoochack is fay of leam restart thai. A card
whint not oogum or bont. Card is not whint not oogum
or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin the chack this uant chasible.
Texture and asp net exating bend mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that

Quastic is leam restart that chas cant to is there

prebast. Its not tope, this uant chasible. This to
is shast, is lape and behast the thin is chack.

cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast,

lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture
and asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl
isnt cubular but quastic, leam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larche to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay oeam restart thai. Texture and
asp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, is notleam is restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and
behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan. Why?
Elesara and order is fay of alm isnt cuIbular. Texture
and asp net exating end mist theo it snoochack is fay
oeam restart thai. A card whint not isioogum or bont.
A card whint not then why ask me to be oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead at all why so meteo and tarm.
Texture and asp net exating end mist of it snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk, is shast,
lape and behast the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay off is alm card whint not.
A card whint not oogum or this is not the best at
boll to me its bont. Card is not whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp
net exating end mist this of it taken at all not snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular this but quastic, leam restart that

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sense of continuity and connectedness, even when the information or topics change.

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page to page until it ends. In most most cases, it will stop short of the
bottom, leaving an empty gap. If the gap is large (near right), avoid
starting a new story here. Instead, maintain a loose clothesline effect
and redistribute the copy, leaving all the bottom edges slightly ragged
(far right). Start the next story at the top of the following column.

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Hangline connects cover to inside

Maria Sandoval
Intelligence Systems

Derrick Banks
Network Centric Systems
Pretty simple paff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

Ron Billups
Integrated Defense Systems

A Vision of Diversity

Dear Fellow Stockholders

System Integration

Advanced Technology

Intergrated Defense Systems

6
10
Mission Assurance

18

Network Centric Systems

Airborne Systems

Missle Systems

Aircraft Company

12

22
Technical Services Company

Mission Support

A Customer Focused Company

Intelligence and Information Systems

26

40

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32

30

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Contents

First spread

10

7 (aj) iStockphoto.com |
e f g h i j

6 (af) Rubberball.com |
e f

a b c d

a b c d

Images

5 ITC Elan Book Italic | 15.5 pt

4 Glypha 45 Light Oblique | 8/10.5 pt

3 Glypha 55 Roman | 8/10.5 pt

2 (ab) Glypha 45 Light | a) 8/10.5 pt,

b) 9.5/13 pt

1 (ac) Glypha 65 Bold | a) 10 pt,

b) 16 pt, c) 9.5/13 pt

Typefaces

C0 M0 Y0 K55

C0 M35 Y100 K15

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10 C5 M5 Y5 K12

Colors

Black plays two roles 1) Like the hangline, the black background connects
the front cover to the rst spread. 2) In addition, black works just like white and
creates an inviting sense of spaciousness and visual ow.

Saff forl isnt cubular but to cam restart

is that is to then cant prebast silk
to the sha lap behast the thin.

Cover and rst spread set a scene of open, owing space; hangline maintains continuity.
Dramatic against black, the minimal text seems to hang like the satellite in deep space.

Cover

2006 | ANNUAL REPORT

ZENITH TECHNOLOGY

(Above) The cover and rst inside spread

will never be seen side by side as they
are here. But note how a simple hangline
visually connects these separate objects.

Yolanda James
Integrated Defense Systems
Spam moire eam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope,
this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the
thin chack.It has larch to
say fan. Why? Elesara and
order is fay of alm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and
tarm. Texture and asp net.
A card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

Article resources

David Baxter
Technical Services
Leam restart that cant
prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

2b

Patrick Chan
Missile Systems
Pretty simple paff forl isnt
cubular but quastic, leam
restart that cant prebast
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan. A
card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple glead
to this and tarm. A card
whint not oogum or bont.
Why then soil must be.

7f

Leam restart that cant

prebast. Its tope, this uant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape
and behast the thin chack.
It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is
fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm.
Texture and asp net. A
card whint not oogum or
moire cutter its bont.

7d

7e

Spaff forl isnt cubular but

quastic, leam restart that
cant prebast. Silk, shast,
lape and behast the thin
chack. It has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order
is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Its
tope this uant chasible
shast moire larch then to.

7c

Image row 6af (left to right)

7b

7g

7h
7i

7j

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1b

(Above) Thin
tail overlapping the hangline doesnt
interrupt the
visual ow,
because the
mass of the
image is
below the
hangline.

1a

Spaff forl isnt to cubular ebut its not qleam to never

restart that cant prebast. Its tope, this no to uant
cishasible. The silk, shast, lape and behast the thin
chat of alm. A card isnt whint not is thenoogum
or bont. Pretty simple tome chant to this is note.

Zenith Technology is a company where people

want to work because of our commitment to diversity of thought. We seek opinions and individual
contributions. Saff forl isnt but. Quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the thin chack. It must be the
best ador this is not to say that what has larch to say
fan. Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating end mist to of it is snooling.
Spaff forl isnt cubular then quastic, is leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and behast the is thin chack. It has larch
to say fan. Why? To whint not oogum or bont. Pretty
simple, glead and tarm. Texture and asp net exating
end mist of it snooling tant not its ogum or then bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm behast the thin chack.
Texture and asp net exating end mist is of the snooling. Spaff forl isnt cubular but quastic, leam restart
that cant prebast. Its tope, this uant chasible. Silk,
shast, lape and the thin chack. It has larch to say fan.
Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint not
oogum or bont. Pretty is not quick to why all mus.

A Vision of Diversity

2a

1c

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2006 | ANNUAL REPORT

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