2004 Annual Report

SCI helps with one of life’s certainties—and it isn’t taxes. The largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services in North America, SCI gets families through rough times with integrity and respect. When the 20,000-employee giant needed a 2004 annual report, it sought both content sensitivity and design savvy. Enter Origin. We balanced SCI’s reputation for consumer Passion with its record of corporate performance and have done its book since. Good design for eternity.

2004 Annual Report

Just as it’s the company’s people who differentiate SCI from others, people were a big part the SCI 2004 Annual Report. A personal, compassionate touch keeps SCI at the top of its game when helping families deal with these lousy days—and we wanted to capture that personal compassion with photos of the faces on the front lines of the business.

2004 Annual Report

Nature was also a major theme for the piece, since few things are as natural as the business’s core dealings. The lush landscaping of its facility grounds, infused with wild flora gave it a rich, colorful feel. It also addressed the company’s proficiency at managing their green, making sure not to lose proper communication of the billion-dollar company’s corporate sensibility.