Substrate

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

87 works match

More cycling from top photographer Emily Maye in this thrilling series of the Belgian Cyclocross maelstrom

Beautiful record sleeve design from Belgian designer Jelle Martens

Clever graphic design that adds order to ideas from young Belgian Jelle Maréchal

The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi

Finnish Illustrators

Lauren Grusenmeyer leads us through her stellar design for Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

Project Projects: Building for Brussels

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

Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

This Is Antwerp commissions animated portraits of the city’s young creatives

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.

Vol I (17) Anverpia. (Antwerp)

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Wonderfully melodramatic flash stunt fun for TNT Belgium launch

More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen

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

Off the Grid explores how a mixture of cultures informed historical Belgian design

This is Antwerp: why you'll want to visit Europe's most atypical city

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

Antwerp-based designer Ward Heirwegh’s experimental portfolio of projects for the arts

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

Jeppe Hein's Modified Social Benches are on show at Belgium's Beaufort04

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

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

Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Beautifully printed letterpress dice from Belgian designers Stoëmp

Geometric loveliness from Belgian artist Jelle Martens

Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Meet friendly Belgian illustration collective, Tieten Met Haar

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

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

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

Miscellaneous: Point and laugh in disbelief with blog Ugly Belgian Houses

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

Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company

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

Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468

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

Belgium. Netherlands. Luxembourg.

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)

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

A huge broken plate is thought-provoking addition to Belgian town

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

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

Minimalist record sleeves by Belgian graphic designer Jelle Martens

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].

The Best Illustrator You’ve Never Heard Of: An in-depth interview with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken

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

Great graphic design portfolio from Belgium's Salut Public

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

Join a four day creative innovation and city exploration “bootcamp” in Antwerp

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

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

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