Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The nine-column grid allows for large amounts of information to be dealt with in various ways.
Here Partners are listed in three columns and placed next to a full-page diagram, with the cities
listed in a single column of the grid structure.
Most of the images in the topic are full-bleed A5. To have a nice rhythm throughout,
Emmi varied the side of the page where these would go.
As an additional graphic element Emmi used a 6mm mint-coloured line in the gutter.
This was quite risky; you have to trust your printer to trim the pages well in order for
the lines to remain where intended.
Emmi then had the two-page coloured sheet at the back of the topic, and it took some
time to decide what best to put there. In the end she drew a map showing the locations
that the Finnish Institute was involved in, and on the reverse she placed all the credits.
The cover is in dark aubergine-coloured paper stock and therefore doesn't have any
images printed on it. The title is screen-printed in white and has a second die-cut, al-
lowing a business card to be inserted in the front cover. This also shows the logo on
the cover.
Outcome
The project shows that what appears to be a relatively simple-looking document
has a strong rationale behind it. The grid structure is flexible enough, with the nine
columns, to allow the designer to distinguish particular information on the page,
while retaining aesthetically pleasing results. The reader has no difficulty in follow-
