Student Work, Ephemera and Experimental Publications

A cover and a spread of the book Archiving ’en plain air’.

Sauli Sirviö
Archiving ’en plain air’

  • Format 210 × 297 mm
  • Pages 50
  • Printing Utu Press & Sauli Sirviö
  • Paper Schoellershammer Glama Basic Tracing paper, overhead projector film, Xerox Copy Paper Coral Red, glass fibre wallpaper, Svenskt Arkiv, Neusiedler Bio Top Color
  • Typefaces Monotype Grotesque, Namli
  • Published by Utu Press
  • Design Toivo Heinimäki, Sauli Sirviö
  • Photography Sauli Sirviö

Combining a striking variety of materials with a PVC binding comb, the publica- tion holds together because of its insightful and elegant structure. The book, fragmented yet consistently thought out, is the type of publication that could be seen more in Finnish art publishing. A monograph does not always have to be a hardcover monolith.

A cover and a spread of the book Subcontinental Helsinki.

Muniba Rasheed
Subcontinental Helsinki

  • Format 204 × 267 mm
  • Pages 78
  • Printing and binding Markprint
  • Paper Offset
  • Typefaces Arial, Arizona, Arnold Bocklin, Calibri, Chinatown Champs, Monotype Corsiva, Samarkan
  • Published by self-published
  • Design Muniba Rasheed
  • Photography Saad Khurshid, Muniba Rasheed

Written, photographed, and designed by the author, the booklet explores a previously overlooked aspect of the capital region’s visual culture. Based on an MA project, the publication skillfully blends the visual language of its research topic with those of academic publishing.

A cover and a spread of the book mmmmetamorphosis.

Iisa Pappi
mmmmetamorphosis

  • Format 195×262mm
  • Pages 64
  • Printing Iisa Pappi, Aalto printmaking workshop
  • Binding Iisa Pappi
  • Paper Multidesign Natural, Tiziano
  • Typefaces N/A
  • Published by self-published
  • Design Iisa Pappi
  • Photography Iisa Pappi

The red object draws you in. The abstract, fine-lined illustrations poetically evoke the experience of biting into a fruit, while the rhythmic texts expand on the idea. The fierce images, sealed within translucent envelopes, reinforce the tone and intrigue. A seamlessly flowing, distinctive work that delights and astonishes in perfect balance.

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