The Caribbean Economics Quarterly is the IDB’s trusted economic briefing on The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago, read by policymakers, researchers and business leaders across the region. For “The Price of Power,” an issue examining how the Caribbean can build a more secure energy system, we designed the publication end to end: a modular layout that carries dense country chapters, dozens of figures and tables, and special-focus features without losing clarity or pace.
A complete editorial system for a data-heavy quarterly: cover concept, chapter architecture, typographic hierarchy, and a chart language that keeps 80-plus pages of economic analysis readable, designed for print and digital distribution alike.
Presenting dense macroeconomic data (figures, boxes and tables on nearly every spread) without fatiguing the reader.
Holding one consistent system across country chapters written by different author teams.
Meeting institutional brand standards while giving the bulletin a distinct, modern voice.
Build a modular grid that flexes from full-page charts to text-led analysis.
Design a unified figure and table style that renders cleanly in print and on screen.
Create a cover system strong enough to carry a new theme every quarter.
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A publication that reads as confidently as its analysis: clear chapter openers, a disciplined blue-led palette, and charts that invite rather than intimidate. The system now serves as the template for future issues, giving the Quarterly a recognizable identity, issue after issue.