Art Direction – It’s more than graphic design
We deliver an array of graphic design, art direction and publishing services needed by anyone working with information that needs a visual form.
It is important for us to understand the content we are working with and the context in which you are publishing it. We have received praise for our habit of occasionally making light but relevant editing suggestions to the material where we see this fit. We take the stand of our audience and ask you all the questions that will help us in delivering a clear and beautiful end result.
Examples of Art direction assignments we do
• print magazine design, layout production, master pages and visual identities
• UI-design
• report design, production and accompanying diagrams
• Charts, infographics and vector illustrations (see information design).
• website planning, designs, development and hosting (we prefer WordPress when delivering both design & development). Also have experience in webshop design and choosing technical partners.
• Design guides, visual identities, style guides, logo designs for projects, organisations or companies
• Vector animation storyboarding, design and production.
We understand the rules of print and digital publishing. We have worked work with clients ranging from public organisations and public stock companies to small private companies, from large to small. In our careers we have specialised in fact-based communication such as data visualisation, research communication and design for journalism and various reports.
Before the birth of KRUT in 2018, we have 15 years of experience in work for clients such as magazines, publishing companies, researcher projects, public stock companies as well as small businesses.
Graphic design and Art direction projects:
Facts and figures – a yearly report can look like a magazine
Here you go - all the figures you need to understand about film production in Finland in 2021. KRUT designed the visuals and report design for the Finnish Film Foundation's yearly ”state of the industry”-style report last spring. In a way, the report is a report on...
Making a website out of an award-winning magazine design – Ulkopolitiikka.fi
Ulkopolitiikka is a quarterly magazine on foreign affairs, published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. A key focus was put on long-form reportage storytelling, one of the key elements in the magazine. Also providing all articles from one...
We designed a product filter for cometofinland.fi & cometosweden.se
The idea behind Come to Finland is wonderful: a poster shop selling reprints of design classics of Finnish travel posters, and products based on these. Many of the original travel poster designs are witty, beautiful. There is a lot of minimalistic 1930's and 1950's...
A digital magazine design nytid.fi
Ny Tid is a monthly print magazine reporting on culture, foreign affairs and politics. Its independently published in Helsinki Finland, with a history in the local left-wing movement. The magazine received funding for special online news reporting, and to make...
Kommuntorget
Kommuntorget is a quarterly magazine published by The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. The magazine contains some news, interviews with currently interesting people working in local authorities, long-form reportage, some opinion text – a classic...
Finlands Natur
Finlands Natur is a quarterly magazine published by the NGO Natur & Miljö. It's a blend of nature reportage and sustainable living interviews, designed to appeal to an urban audience. The magazine was redesigned with this in mind in spring 2018.