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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Project
2018Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death
2018
Identity
2012Graphic designer Toni Halonen is creating the visual identity for Helsinki's nightlife
2012
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India
2013
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2016The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
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2022Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings
2022
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2019Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings
2019
Project
2024The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing
2024
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Garment
2023Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women
2023
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
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2008Finnish Illustrators
2008
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2020Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India
2020
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Project
2021From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice
2021
Project
2018Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years
2018
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Project
2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Project
2016Ian Patrick captures The Rajasthan Express and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood
2016
Publication
2017Finnish illustrator Daniel Stolle’s atmospheric editorial illustrations
2017
Project
2017Donal Sturt and India Dickinson curate monochromatic exhibition, Laetus
2017
Project
2016Mumbai-based artist Yashasvi Mathis' unconventional take on the world
2016
Project
2020“I look for ways to distill the complexities of heartbreak and joy”: Prarthna Singh reflects on gender and politics in India today
2020
Poster
2018Jasmin Sehra's poster series reimagines hand painted Bollywood signs
2018
Project
2013Illustration: Sameer Kulavoor paints a beautiful portrait of metropolitan India
2013
Publication
2025A catalogue of legendary gay artist Tom Of Finland celebrates good sex and good art (NSFW)
2025
Identity
2024Studio Chris Bolton’s identity for a Finnish shop is all about circles
2024
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Identity
2015Kokoro & Moi's bright exhibition identity for Helsinki Design Competition
2015
Identity
2014Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity
2014
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Project
2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Typeface
2025This typeface answers a key question: What if Indian typography refused to play ‘catch-up’ with the west?
2025
Project
2014More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
Publication
2019Swans, Lamborghinis, Indian luxury and Wild Wild Country inform Futur Neue’s new font
2019
Project
2016Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
Project
2019Photographer Karolina Gembara on her solemn yet beautiful seven-year journey in Delhi
2019
Project
2012Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
Project
2017Christabel Forbes depicts the community, colours and bustle of Modinagar, India
2017
Project
2014Photography: Mexico, India and Morocco through the eyes of photographer Mowgli
2014
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Project
2023In northern India, Bharat Sikka photographs the Khasi people’s deep understanding of nature
2023
Project
2022Even after the loss of his eyesight, Indian artist Benode Behari Mukherjee continued to inspire generations of creativity
2022
Publication
2024The View from Mumbai: three projects honouring and innovating with Indian street typography
2024
Publication
2022Hark1karan’s documentation of the Indian Farmers’ Protest shows the multifaceted nature of activism
2022
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
Motion
2024Brown Brit traces the life of an Indian mother through an assemblage of VHS tapes
2024
Project
2024Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
Publication
2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Project
2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Suitably cool identity for electronic music festival in Helsinki
2014
Project
2012David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
Project
2021How the creative Punjabi diaspora turned out in support of the Indian Farmers’ Protest
2021
Project
2018The Punjab and the Black Country through the lenses of four female photographers
2018
Publication
2022Introducing The Irregular Times, India’s first quarterly art and design newspaper
2022
Project
2014Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
Project
2011Indian Hand Lettering
2011
Project
2012Daniel Evans and Brendan Baker take India with Sleeping Through an Earthquake
2012
Project
2018India Sleem’s Small Town Country Boy is a rich portrait of race, class and her dad
2018
Publication
2020Music, typography and Indian politics combine in Suprit Parulkar’s design portfolio
2020
Project
2014Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
Project
2015Unpredictable and beautifully chaotic India captured by Harry Mitchell
2015
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Project
2013Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
Project
2019Vasantha Yogananthan’s seven-year journey to recreate an epic Sanskrit myth
2019
Project
2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Project
2017Director India Sleem plays with colour and composition in her work
2017
Photograph
2023Gauri Gill’s photographs of indigenous Indian artists reimagines the power of mask-making traditions
2023
Project
2013Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
Project
2017Blue dogs in Mumbai and David Attenborough: a look back at August 2017
2017
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2022Retrofuturism and maximalism collide in Boomranng Studio’s Mumbai-inspired campaign for Nike
2022
Project
2017India-born photographer Anu Kumar captures her childhood home of Kavi Nagar
2017
Project
2014Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
Project
2012Sami Kallio
2012
Project
2018Hitesh Malaviya on the challenges of designing type for an Indian audience
2018
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Project
2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Motion
2015Simple, adaptable Helsinki film festival identity by Pol Solsona
2015
Project
2024The View From Mumbai: Indian packaging design fusing heritage and contemporary culture
2024
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
Project
2012Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
Publication
2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Project
2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Project
2020Prarthna Singh challenges the western idea of women in India
2020
Project
2014Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
Project
2012Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
Project
2014New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
Motion
2026How Boomranng Studio bring Indian folklore and “cosmicpunk” to high-end client work
2026
Project
2024Shashank Verma spotlights the “intergenerational resilience” of postcolonial India
2024
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2024Osheen Siva on their bold illustrations incorporating Indian mythology and folklore
2024
Garment
2014Fashion: Janine Rewell's incredible bodypainting for a Finnish shoe brand
2014
Project
2022Ashish Shah conjures up the essence of Mumbai in a collaborative photo series with scent brand Byredo
2022
Project
2023Raajadharshini documents the spirit of an Indian community rebuilding after flooding
2023
Project
2012Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
Poster
2013Two Points create stirring motivational posters for the Helsinki Design Lab
2013
Project
2015Beautiful shots taken at a cactus nursery by photographer India Hobson
2015
Project
2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Project
2013Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
Motion
2020Kamali is a Bafta-nominated short about a seven-year-old skateboarder challenging gender roles in India
2020
Project
2026Old matchboxes are igniting new ideas for these Indian creatives
2026
Typeface
2025Bond’s typeface for the Finnish football league is based on the shape and movement of fan scarfs
2025
Poster
2021Every month for three years, Helsinki-club Post Bar has commissioned a poster from local designers to big industry names
2021
Project
2025The new creative neighbourhoods in Mumbai are preserving cultural heritage, while trying to avoid gentrification
2025
Project
2025Pencil power: the Indian creatives provoking change through illustration and design
2025
Motion
2012Gorgeous animation by Xaver Xylophon brings Indian rickshaw world to life
2012
Identity
2014A funky fresh museum identity from Finnish studio Tsto
2014
Project
2015Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015
Identity
2016Finnish collective GRMMXI creates identity for Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival
2016
Project
2013Indian folk artist Teju Behun's visual autobiography is a real treat
2013
Project
2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
Project
2019Photographer Mark Hartman's series is an ongoing portrayal of a traditional Sikh warrior order in India
2019
Project
2013Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila
2013
Publication
2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
Project
2021Exploring the career of New Delhi art and design mainstay Pranav Bhardwaj
2021
Publication
2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
Project
2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
Project
2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
Motion
2016Craig & Karl creates interchangeable identity for Finnish video platform
2016
Project
2014Immerse yourself in this great collection of Indian newspaper nameplates
2014
Identity
2020Sushavan Nandy’s haunting series highlights the effects of rising sea-levels on the Sundarbans region in India
2020
Project
2013Tommi Musturi's keeping comics alive for the people of Finland
2013
Identity
2014Kokoro & Moi's splendid new identity for Helsinki Design Week's tenth anniversary
2014
Typeface
2015Helsinki studio designs Moomin typeface inspired by Tove Jansson
2015
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
Project
2020Meet the female firefighters of Mumbai’s Wadala Fire Station in Nico Therin’s recent photoseries
2020
Project
2021An animated hot potato and the gossip behind Farm Panic’s breakup: Laugh out loud with India Hogan
2021
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2016Tom of Finland's house, a hotbed of creativity and desire, captured by Martyn Thompson
2016
Project
2019“A huge support system”: Meet India’s group of low-caste female vigilantes
2019
Poster
2012Eye-popping poster design inspiration from Finland's Linda Linko
2012