For the first time Aalto University wanted to hold an exhibition featuring the best graduate works of the year (2018) from the six different schools that comprise the university.

The design brief insisted on a visual cohesiveness that would emphasis the unity of the different schools coming together to form Aalto University, and also recognize that after nine years all the different schools of the university will be primarily located on the same campus.

It was also mandated that the main visual elements of the design follow the brand guidelines of the university. As such, the colours, icons, and the principal typeface were directly taken from existing graphic elements of the brand.

Nimbus Sans serves as the primary typeface used throughout the exhibition, while the title of the vertical banners are set in Impact partly due to its weight and condensend nature which can accommodate long titles.

The Learning@Aalto Gala is a yearly celebration of innovative teaching at Aalto University, and features talks, workshops, a demo floors and an altogether inspiring atmosphere for anyone interested in educational development.

The 2018 installment of the event uses Neurial Grotesk Bold by Indian Type Foundry as the main font for all visual materials – from posters to name tags. Neurial’s clean but humane forms pair well with the bold color scheme and playful illustrations to create an overall friendly and modern aesthetic.

Visuals for open call and exhibition catalogue for CLimATE. In autumn 2019, Helsinki-based Aalto University reached out to the Aalto community – artists, students and researchers – to submit proposals for inclusion in an exhibition about the future of food and climate. The design by Joosung Kang uses RL Unno and a Suisse Int’l.

Custom interface re-design of the online platform “TIM – The Interactive Material” for Aalto University. TIM is an online textbook platform that enables teachers to share not only written content, but also give students interactive exercises to further explain the lessons.

The re-design, done by Lisa Staudinger, was focused on improving the legibility of the textbook material on screen, as well as increasing the attractiveness of the platform for teachers and students alike. A combination of Source Serif, Source Sans [rather IBM Plex Sans, see comments] and Source Code Pro was chosen for this task.

With its highly readable shapes even in small sizes, and extensive number glyphs (many lessons on the platform contain complicated mathematical formulas), Source Sans Pro proved the perfect fit for the body text and additional UI elements. Headlines set in Source Serif Pro compliment the body text, and add a classic touch not often found in digital online learning materials. Source Code Pro is used for code snippets and exercises, since much of the material on the platform is programming related, as well as to clearly separate user comments from the main content.

The redesign had to be mostly cosmetical, without touching the actual underlying site-structure, as the custom Aalto University version had to stay as compatible as possible with the main branch of the platform at Jyväskylä University.

Screenshots from “Object-oriented programming in C++” and “Basic Course in C programming” courses, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Pasi Sarolahti, Essi Jukkala, Jussi Hietanen.

The Visual Communication Design Programme at Aalto University returns to Flow Festival with a concept titled “Snapshot”. It captures the whole festival experience and atmosphere in powerful visuals. These snapshots, or frozen moments, are described by eight illustrators in one over 100-meter-long mural, and the concept is brought to life by five designers in short animations looping on the stage screens. — Flow Festival

The typeface used on the wall is Brutal, designed by Benoît Bodhuin.

Typography: Joosung Kang and Oona Viskari
Artists: Samar Zureik, Juliana Hyrri, Robert Lönnqvist, Tiia Lindström, Terhi Adler, Veera Krouglov, Aino Salonen, Iiris Halme, Matias Ylikangas, Lukasz Geratowski, Anni Tolvanen, Anni Sairio, Veera Kortelainen, Joosung Kang.

Fashion In Helsinki is a joint initiative by Aalto University, Helsinki New and Pre Helsinki. It compiles all fashion related programmes by the various organisers under one site during the fashion event week held in Helsinki every May.