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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi

Photography: Nguan captures the dreamy stillness of Singapore's cityscapes

Finnish Illustrators

Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Välskärinkatu 9, Sandelsinkatu 10, Helsinki

Välskärinkatu 3, Helsinki

Välskärinkatu 5, Helsinki

Välskärinkatu 1b, Helsinki

Välskärinkatu 7, Helsinki

Sandelsinkatu 4, Helsinki

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Vintage Kermit the Frog "Muppets" Manual-Wind Character Watch by Picco, 7 Jewels, Made in Singapore, Circa 1979 (8496662644)

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen

Devour the extensive design feast that is The Singapore Graphic Archive

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8

Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight

In Singapore, Thaqif Nazri’s intricate typography and graphic design evolution catches our eye

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Peter Steinhauer's colourfully symmetrical Singapore apartment blocks

Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki

Rebecca Chew adds handcrafts to Esquire Singapore’s art direction

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Feng Li “combs the streets” of Singapore in his latest obscure series

Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi

Foreign Policy's considered designs for a brand guide to Singapore

Being funny and fearless with Singaporean art director Jonathan Chen

Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations

Submit Saturdays: Singapore-based architectural photographer Khoo Guo Jie on his love of spaces

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Simple, adaptable Helsinki film festival identity by Pol Solsona

Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander

Helsinki World Design Capital 2012

New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

Singapore studio Currency design one of the most stylish exhibition zines we’ve seen

Singapore-based illustrator Kezia Gabriella’s works are chaotic but “in a good way”

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city ​​councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Illustration: Beautifully tender comics from Singapore's Pixin Weng

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels

Jonathan Tan’s cinemagraphs capture the quiet beauty in Singaporean lift lobbies

Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

The Singapore-based studio behind new zine DEAR is up to something

Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila

Heatherwick's 12-towered university building opens in Singapore

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Craig & Karl creates interchangeable identity for Finnish video platform

U.S.S.R. Economic.

Tommi Musturi's keeping comics alive for the people of Finland

Tom of Finland's house, a hotbed of creativity and desire, captured by Martyn Thompson

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)