# The Midterm Report and Style Guides

In place of a midterm exam, the class will collaboratively produce a single, polished, publication-style [Midterm Report](../midterm_report.md). We'll write our own **style guide** for it together.

Most organizations that publish reports maintain their own style guide—specifying things like fonts, colors, chart conventions, and accessibility requirements—so that many contributors produce one coherent document. A few public- and private-sector examples to look at:

- [OFR Annual Report 2025](https://www.financialresearch.gov/annual-reports/files/OFR-AR-2025.pdf)
- [Federal Reserve 2024 Annual Report](https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2024-annual-report.pdf)
- [J.P. Morgan — Outlook 2025: Building on Strength](https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpmorgan/documents/wealth-management/outlook-2025-building-on-strength.pdf)
- [J.P. Morgan — Mid-Year Outlook 2025](https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpmorgan/documents/wealth-management/mid-year-outlook-2025.pdf)