Graphic design

10/02/2012
The Vantaa Art Museum exhibition ‘6 Scenes of Beauty’ juxtaposes design and fine art in a new and intriguing way.
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Manuel Estrada, one of Spain’s most famous graphic designers, will open his exhibition A Juggler’s Notebooks on 9 January 2012 at 18:00 at the...
01/10/2010
We will also highlight business services. Blue1’s new graphics design theme will embody the company’s remodelled service design, esthetically...
03/04/2012
We will be examining the changing role of printed publications, which occupy the transitional space between art and design.
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Bookies is a series of exhibitions and seminar discussions which contemplate the change and opportunities of printed publications that occupy the...
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The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), which is behind the nomination of Helsinki as World Design Capital, is proud to announce...
01/01/2012
The project Clever Customers Get Top Design is run in conjunction with Grafia’s (Association of Professional Graphic Designers in Finland) most...
02/02/2012
Schoolchildren are encouraged to use different databases and to visualize the data they find. The national data visualization competition is targeted at...
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Future City is the theme of the stamp design competition organized by Itella Posti Oy/the Itella Philatelic Center. The competition is part of the World...
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Next May, the International Expert Meeting will submit proposals for concrete solutions to global problems, such as population ageing and sustainable...
04/01/2012
The Design Gallery 12 series of exhibitions and events at the Design Museum Gallery highlights the current themes and phenomena of Finnish and international...
09/01/2012
The International Cultural Centre Caisa is a unit of the City of Helsinki Cultural Office. Its task is to promote good ethnic relations in Helsinki, support...
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Association of professional graphic designers Grafia and Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo award annually six distinguished designers. The criteria...
22/03/2012
DesignMarch is Iceland’s most important annual design event.
01/09/2012
We’re pimping the power distribution cabinets. The Power Distribution Cabinet Campaign empowers young people in Tapiola, Keilaniemi and Otaniemi to see...
06/09/2012
Mini world design exhibition at Suvilahti
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Ten internationally successful Finnish illustrators are taking part in one of Holland’s largest design events in Eindhoven from 22 to 30 October 2011....
We are living in an era of bad masters. We can already master fire, and that skill has elevated us as a species to the top of evolution. Money has also...
25/04/2012
How is graphic design in evidence in our city? The independently taken Font Walk helps us to observe various public spaces where the font is present, and...
03/02/2011
The Future City depicts our living environment as it could possibly be in the future. Stamps made from the winners of the Future City stamp design...
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A stamp design competition organized by Itella Posti Oy/Itella Philatelic Center, and part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme, has received...
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Helsinki City Planning Department’s gallery and information centre Laituri puts on display Spacial Design diploma projects from the University of Art...
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Original design work produced in the fields of design and advertising will again be showcased during the Best of the Year competition.
30/06/2011
The City of Helsinki lacks an all-embracing and uniform signage system. The Guide Pilot project will launch the design of a new and innovative signage system...
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Here are some of our events taking place this week.
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Here are some of our events taking place this week.
09/09/2011
The design capital is having a pre-party at Helsinki Design Week! To find out about the events, visit the event websites. To join the fun, attend the event!
06/09/2012
Helsinki Design Week 2012 brings together the international design community and local artists.
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DO TOUCH! Helsinki Design Week 09 brings design within reach of everyone. The theme is manifested in the events that encourage collaboration between...
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Finland’s largest design event, Helsinki Design Week is dedicated to bringing people closer to design. Under the theme *DO TOUCH!*, this year’s programme...
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MTV3 channel and World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 recently organized a workshop where residents could design and create break bumpers for the TV station....
26/10/2011
This year Hirameki Design X Finland introduces stories of Love Communication told by Finnish designers, together with Isetan, one of the most remarkable...
11/01/2012
Although Finnish design is mostly known for the Aalto vase and the Marimekko fabrics, in reality it is much, much more. Our daily lives are full of objects...
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Illustrators are at a junction with art and design. The wide gamut of the domain presents itself at the Helsinki Illustration Festival this weekend.
15/12/2011
We promote creativity and aim for a brighter economy through diversification.
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An exhibition at Muotohuoltamo is presenting the graphic interpretation of Lahti's colour chart by the city residents.
17/09/2011
The London Design Festival is one of the world’s premier design events each year. Taking place over nine days in September, this year’s festival...
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Out today, Napa Gallery's Font Map invites you to explore the world of urban graphic design.
The direction is clear: we are facing a situation where digital and virtual dimensions are integrated into the physical, built environment and “real...
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The signage system of the City is Helsinki is under renewal. The experiences and ideas of residents are collected in workshops.
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On Espoo Day, Saturday 27th August, there is another opportunity to plan the look of the design capital. Openness is one of the key themes during the World...
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Helsinki Design Week’s Director Kari Korkman reflects on the week, which offered new insight into design under the theme Do Touch!
26/09/2011
The Pekka of Finland exhibition of contemporary Finnish illustration will be touring Central Europe in the autumn.
29/06/2012
We are also designing a better life for babies and are redesigning the appearance of the free Maternity Pack which has been distributed to Finnish mothers...
03/11/2011
Prize-winning Finnish work in graphic design and advertising will be on display in October-November in St. Petersburg. The Best of the Year 2010 exhibition...
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The "The Best of the Year - The Best of Finnish Advertising and Design" exhibition will be presenting the best marketing communications and design...
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The design industry organisations Grafia and Ornamo award annual prizes to their members whose work represents interesting and high quality contemporary...
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The new visual identity of the International Design Alliance (IDA) reflects international presence and cooperation.
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The Arabianranta neighbourhood in Helsinki is focusing on improving tourist information boards in the area. The new information boards will make it easier...
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Helsinki Design Week’s event for shopping and fun, the Design Market outlet sale, made top design ranging from international brands to unique boutique...
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Completed on the plot between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum, the Pavilion will be welcoming everyone throughout the summer from...
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The Bookies seminar debates the outlook of independent printed art publication, and declares the love of books.
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Finnish design is a world-renowned concept, which is above all based on the products and objets d'art of past Finnish designers. But what happens when a...
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The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion opening in the centre of Helsinki for the summer months will be a meeting place open to everyone.
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The winners of the Future City stamp design competition have been chosen. Eight contributions were picked from the total of 1,422, to be made into stamps...
16/01/2012
The series of exhibitions entitled ‘Yellow City – illustrated stories from Helsinki’ is based on the book with the same title combining...
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Thanks to Teema's back-to-back airings of up to three design-related quality programmes, those interested in design can now top off their weekends by...