CRAFTING PRINT DESIGNS THAT TRULY ENGAGE
We’re passionate about designs that come to life on paper. Today, the possibilities for print are endless, and we love to explore them. Whether it’s the tactile comfort of a book or the visual appeal of catalogs, storybooks, design, and illustrations, we pay meticulous attention to every detail to create print materials that truly delight.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
Feel free to discuss your ideas as soon as you're ready. Early involvement often enhances project value.
While having all materials is beneficial, it's not always feasible for larger projects. Send at least the initial chapters, allowing us to understand the text's characteristics. We use this to create a model serving as the foundation for the rest of the content.
For smooth collaboration, ensure materials are as finalized as possible before submission. Major alterations later in the process consume extra time. We recommend using an editor and proofreader to refine the content before design.
High-quality images and graphics are vital for printed design. Aim for a resolution of at least 300 DPI for optimal results, with 200 DPI as the minimum.
APPROACH
Stages of the project
01Understanding
ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY
We start by understanding your project's goals and develop a strategic plan.
CONCEPT CREATION
Our team generates creative ideas that align with your vision, ensuring your print design is engaging and impactful.
02Creation
BOOK DUMMY
We create a book dummy, a visual representation that helps conceptualize the final product.
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND LAYOUT
The graphic design phase involves crafting the layout, typography, and visual elements, creating an aesthetically pleasing design.
03Realization
PRINTING PREPARATION
We prepare the design for printing, ensuring it's optimized for the production process.
DELIVERY
Your finished print materials are delivered, ready to captivate and engage your audience.
PROJECTS
“Loovusest ja logelemisest” Jaan Aru
A popular science book about flashes of thought, smartphones and children's development.
What is creativity and how does it relate to doing nothing? Where do new ideas come from and how can they be encouraged? What do smart devices do to our creativity? To open up these complex questions, a clear, inspiring illustration language that speaks to the general public was needed.
The process began with working through the separate chapters. We delved into the topics of creativity, psychedelics, schizophrenia, and manipulation of the human mind. The result is an illustration language based on two spot colors, that leaves the viewer with room for interpretation.
Clarity, readability, and a warm overall impression were paramount in the layout and choice of font and paper.
Tiit Pääsuke “Nostalgialess”
A retrospective exhibition and book about the life and works of Tiit Pääsuke.
“Nostalgialess” celebrates the works of one of the best colourists of Estonia, Tiit Pääsuke. A comprehensive publication was added to the exhibition where you can find a versatile selection of texts, lots of photos and a rich choice of reproductions of the works of Pääsuke. The design is based on the title of the exhibition “Nostalgialess” depicting the self-irony of the artist, because it is difficult to imagine something more nostalgic than a retrospective exhibition in one’s childhood home.
Our common wish was to create a catalogue and exhibition that was dignified and neutral, meaning it would not overshadow the nature of the works but rather show it using a minimalist design. Papers in different shades have been used in the publication so that it would be easier to find one’s way in those 347 pages and to differentiate between content and languages.
Interior Inspiration
Designing and art directing for a interior design inspiration catalogue.
A home influences the inhabitant’s personality: the selected colours, shapes and lights affect one’s mood, creativity and concentration. We took this as a mantra for designing the catalogue.
By working with specialists from every studio we led the process from beginning to end – art directing both the photoshoot as well as the graphic design of the catalogue itself.
Pallas 100. The Art School and Its Legend
An exhibition and book celebrating 100 years of art education in Tartu.
The design solution for the Pallas 100. The Art School and The Legend exhibition of Tartu Art Museum was based on finding a balance between a contemporary approach and a Pallas-style feel, so that the viewer would focus on works, photographs and archival materials displayed.
In the exhibition catalogue, we elegantly hinted at the often-overlooked works of female artists by using a light pink colour in the print, giving the outside of the book a quite masculine appearance. The layout of the book is quite rigorous and created some unexpectedly interesting compositions.
Fashion line: Estonian ladies’ fashion 1920–1940
Designing an exhibition and book about Estonian ladies’ fashion of the 1920s to 1940s.
The exhibition offers a look into the life of an urban woman. It focusses on the most important events in her life by way of formal clothes worn during the First Republic of Estonia.
We were inspired by Art Deco and the era-based typeface from which we created an interconnecting visual element. In terms of the book, it provided an opportunity to find balance between text-filled and blank pages, and as for the exhibition, this connection proved to be particularly important in getting an optimal solution for a sign system in a small room.