Ioannis Kapodistrias – Routes in his History

Ioannis Kapodistrias – Routes in his History is an exhibition organized by the Library of the Hellenic Parliament and the Municipality of Nauplion. It was held in Nauplion parallel with the main exhibition about Ioannis Kapodistrias (the first governor of Greece in the early 19th century) which was held at the Library. Most of the items were at the original exhibition and the one at Nauplion therefore consisted mostly of reproduction and informational material. As such it was an exhibition where graphics played a major role.

The exhibition design was done by Spyros Nasainas who also determined the overall layout of the graphics. The exhibition occupied four rooms each one dedicated to a different historical period and using a different background color. Long panels containing the main text and background decorations were placed in all the rooms while the rest of the exhibition material was printed in smaller panels that were hanged in front of the backgrounds.

The main typeface was Walbaum, a Didone typeface that is historically appropriate. The version by František Štorm, Walbaum 2010, has also a sans serif version, Walbaum Grotesk, that was used for smaller text.