Substrate

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

366 works match

Members of Olybos commission in front of the poster for the Olympic games in Helsinki 1948 (JOKAUAS2 140-1)

Finnish illustrator Daniel Stolle’s atmospheric editorial illustrations

Latvian illustrator Zane Zlemeša's delicately painted drawings

A catalogue of legendary gay artist Tom Of Finland celebrates good sex and good art (NSFW)

Studio Chris Bolton’s identity for a Finnish shop is all about circles

Kokoro & Moi's bright exhibition identity for Helsinki Design Competition

Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.

Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity

A poster dedicated to the governor of the Klaipėda region Jonas Budrys, Lithuania

More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen

The 6th Congress of the Lithuanian Communist Youth (Vilnius, 1951)

The Attack — Finnish painting

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

Delicious New identity for Lithuanian restaurant of wonders

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

Riga-based illustrator Roberts Rurans on the evolution of his lively style

We Will Not Allow War - Soviet-Era Propaganda Poster - Museum of Occupations - Tallinn - Estonia (35225645514)

Malou Messien on her obsession with display type, secondhand book covers and Estonian design

Indulge in the dreamy world of a chocolate factory in the Lithuanian woodlands

Poster. Latvia. Proletarian of all countries unite!

Poster 'Pirmoji labdaringoji lietuvių loterija' (The First Lithuanian Charity Lottery) by Vytautas Bičiūnas (1918)

1940. Latvia. Poster. Vote for the Workers' Block

Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner

Graphic Design: Suitably cool identity for electronic music festival in Helsinki

1940.Latvia.Poster. Vote for the people's labor bloc

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

Beautifully approachable design from Latvian creative Zigmunds Lapsa

Updates from Zigmunds Lapsa, our very favourite Latvian book designer

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

Introducing Aiste Bileviciute a Lithuanian illustrator with bags of talent

Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!

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

Soldiers of the Lithuanian People's Army holding the Soviet propaganda posters in 1940

Matchbox label - Hand Pointing at Flame - Lithuania (circa 1940s) - MBP1406822490

A poster for raising money for the Finnish national team 1948 (JOKAUAS2 140-2)

"It looks just the same as when I was a kid": Kristen Dobbin's oddly-timeless images of a Canadian-Estonian summer camp

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

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

Finnish-German friendship poster

Fighting funds for Finland — American poster

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

Anti-Russian Empire poster in the Lithuanian language, urging to defend the Catholic faith, 1862

20181223 152145 National History Museum of Latvia in Riga. Stalin's portraits

On the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija, Anne Helene Gjelstad beautifully photographs its older women

Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander

Poster "Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia". 1934

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

Helsinki World Design Capital 2012

New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko

Poster Jubiläums-Ausstellung Riga 1901

Matchbox label - Water Polo - Lithuania (circa 1940s) - MBP1488411505

Estonia-based studio AKU creates a tropical identity for a music festival

Stalinist Propaganda Magazine - Memorial Museum Adjacent to Ninth Fort - Nazi Genocide Site - Kaunas - Lithuania (27885145906) (2)

Fashion: Janine Rewell's incredible bodypainting for a Finnish shoe brand

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

More terrific editorial illustration from Lithuania's Karolis Strautniekas

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

Two Points create stirring motivational posters for the Helsinki Design Lab

Finland World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped)

Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8063B; JOKAHBL3B I01-2)

Matchbox label - Theatrical Masks - Lithuania (circa 1940s) - MBP1612867094

Nazi propaganda poster in Lithuania

Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8062B; JOKAHBL3B I01-4)

Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8061B; JOKAHBL3B I01-1)

Nazi Lithuanian poster

Mannerheim — Finnish painting

Logo Qatar National Bank

Väinö Olavi Leskinen - Finnish Heritage Agency (1156164)

Logo-ip-Vilnius

Poster Helmsing & Grimm Riga

Latvia World War II Aircraft Insignia - Newsmap Vol 2 No 22 1943-09-20 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-22-overseas 002 (cropped)

Wikimedia Finland logo white - vertical

People in Helsinki, the host city of the Olympic Games 1952 (JOKAUAS2 1436-7)

Film-poster. Lenin in 1918. Latvian SSR. 1940

Metro Doha Logo 10.2018

Helsinki Olympic Games 1940 poster competition 1938 (8064B; JOKAHBL3B I01-3)

Arabia (musée du design, Helsinki)

Bilbao logo