Graphic designer and art director based in Helsinki, Finland.
katri.astala1[at]gmail.com
Graphic designer and art director based in Helsinki, Finland.
katri.astala1[at]gmail.com
Publication design for the Water Bodies (Fin. Veteiset) publication by artist Noora Sandgren. The publication is related to or part of a public artwork that welcomes visitors to the Yrjönkatu swimming hall in the centre of Helsinki.
The 68-page publication includes three texts in Finnish and English, as well as reproductions and details of the artworks. Side by side each artwork is a list of the microorganisms that appear in them.
In addition to the printed publication, a shorter digital version of the publication is available online in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Typefaces: TorreFarfan, Rosario, Magpie Italic
PUBLICATION DESIGN
Logo and package design for the jewellery brand Taikuro that makes jewellery inspired by works of art.
The artworks, that have inspired the pieces of jewellery, are depicted on the package. In order to give full attention to the work of art, the Taikuro logo is not printed with ink, but debossed on the cover material.
Photos: Sanna Lehto & Taikuro
LOGO DESIGN
PACKAGE DESIGN
VISUAL IDENTITY
Brochure design and layout for Cirko – Center for New Circus.
I have been working with Cirko since 2022, developing their existing visual identity, while designing marketing materials ranging from brochures and business cards to social media and outdoor advertising.
PUBLICATION DESIGN
VISUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
Book design for the novel Tuhatkaunokin tuho by Jaakko Yli-Juonikas.
Covering themes such as the end of the world and the end of literature itself, the book combines and shuffles different texts and documents into an A4-sized block. The book contains 540 pages and is set in 34 different typefaces.
As an object the book is thread-bound, but it has no covers, exposing the pages to dirt and wear. The cover image is added as a sticker on the cover page.
Author: Jaakko Yli-Juonikas
Layout: Katri Astala, Jaakko Yli-Juonikas
Illustrations: Katri Astala, Jaakko Yli-Juonikas
Publisher: Siltala
BOOK DESIGN
Visual identity and exhibition graphics for What a machine! (Fin. On se kone!), the new permanent exhibition of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.
What a machine! tells the story of the mechanization of Finnish agriculture and its social impact from the early 20th century to the present day. The exhibition features machinery related to agricultural work, such as tractors from different decades.
The visual identity and material choices were inspired by farms and machines themselves: shiny tractors and their logos, raw materials and dusty surfaces. The graphic design and exhibition architecture were designed as a collaborative process together with architect Antti Auvinen.
Spatial design: Antti Auvinen
Multimedia installations: Magis Multimedia
Photos: Liina Aalto-Setälä
EXHIBITION GRAPHICS
VISUAL IDENTITY
Visual identity, monogram logo and custom website for Astala Lehtola Mantila Oy, a film and TV series content development service.
Web development: Adelaida Avila Cabrera
Typeface: Reforma
LOGO DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
VISUAL IDENTITY
Visual identity for Earthbound Lovers, a curatorial project and exhibition series dealing with questions of ecology, sexuality and nature relatedness.
Curators: Maikki Siuko and Uni Nissinen
Photo on site: Eva-Liisa Orupõld
VISUAL IDENTITY
SOCIAL MEDIA
Festival catalog in the form of playing cards for Baltic Circle, an international theatre festival with an annually changing visual identity.
The cards give people a reason to spend time with each other, also long after the festival. Two texts run through the numeral cards, and each of the festival’s performances have their own card.
The visual identity concept was formed around the idea of having a crush on someone and wanting to make a good impression. In the playing cards the object of admiration is a swamp and all of its inhabitants. The court cards and jokers portray different birds, insects, plants, mushrooms and bacteria that live in swamplands.
Designed together with Iisa Pappi.
PUBLICATION DESIGN
ILLUSTRATION
VISUAL IDENTITY
Publication design for Access Riders, a collaborative project by artists Jessie Bullivant and Jemina Lindholm, published by Frame Contemporary Art Finland as a printed publication and an accessible pdf.
An access rider is written by an individual, and can be shared when one is invited to take part in a project or any working relationship. It can work as a starting point for a conversation between the inviter and invitee about the accessibility of a certain situation.
—Bullivant and Lindholm
Size: 205 x 260 mm
PUBLICATION DESIGN
Graphic design for the exhibition Nothing New Under the Sun, including exhibition graphics, social media posters and a small publication for the exhibition text.
The exhibition was organised in 23.9.-26.9.2021 at FABRIKKEN in Copenhagen, Denmark and featured works by artists Josefine Boel Johannessen, Ida Brottmann, Cecilie Jørck and Anna Niskanen.
Photos: Anna Niskanen
Typefaces: Garamon(d/t) & Routed Gothic
Publication size: folded A3
EXHIBITION GRAPHICS
VISUAL IDENTITY
PUBLICATION DESIGN