AwardsBrandingConceptPrint
Major redesigns of printed newspapers
2009: HBL
Redesign of the print edition of Hufvudstadsbladet, HBL. Focus on making the newspaper more compact and creating a visual navigation. In collaboration with Errea Comunicacion, Pamplona, Spain. My role: designer and template creation for InDesign, Illustrator, DTI and later also Newspilot.
• Presentation at the Sanomalehti 2010-conference 16.11.2009 [PDF in Swedish, 37 Mb] [PDF in Finnish, 37 Mb]
• Example of the new HBL [PDF, 53 Mb]
• Example of the new HBL [PDF, 53 Mb]
2013: Västra Nyland & Borgåbladet
Redesign and stream lining of the print editions of regional newspapers Västra Nyland and Borgåbladet. Focus on keeping uniqueness and local feeling to the newspapers, while using the same typography and visuals as nationally focused HBL, which is published in the same region. In collaboration with Errea Comunicacion, Pamplona, Spain. My role: designer and template creation for InDesign, Illustrator and Newspilot.
• Example of the new Borgåbladet [PDF, 42 Mb]
• Example of the new Västra Nyland [PDF, 22 Mb]
2014: Loviisan Sanomat
Visual touch-up, focus on ad revenue and workflows in the newsroom. My role: Art Director.
• Dummy newspaper [PDF, 6 Mb]
2015: HBL, Västra Nyland, Östnyland
Redesign of the print editions of Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL) and Västra Nyland for effective production, and design of the new newspaper Östnyland (former newspapers Borgåblandet and Östra Nyland). The main objective was to create three newspapers with the same structure and partly same content, daily production by one team, but still with own visual identity. My role: Project leader and Art Director.
• Presentation at the annual conference of the Finnish Newspapers Association [PDF in Finnish, 0,2 Mb]
• Example of the new Sunday HBL [PDF, 83 Mb]
• Example of the new weekday HBL [PDF, 49 Mb]
• Example of the new Västra Nyland [PDF, 57 Mb]
• Example of the new Östnyland [PDF, 53 Mb]
2015: Hangötidningen – Hangon lehti
Visual reinvention, focus on smart workflow in the newsroom and bilingual presentation of each news article. My role: Project leader and Art Director.
• Dummy newspaper [PDF, 45 Mb]
Client:
HBL, Borgåbladet, Västra Nyland, Östnyland, Hangötidningen-Hangon lehti, Loviisan Sanomat
Timeframe:
2009–2015
Team:
Javier Errea, Marita Granroth, Björn Heselius, Maria Björkqvist, Sanne Wikström, Kim Malmberg
Awards:
3 Gold medals by the Finnish Newspapers Association.
2 Silver medals by the Finnish Newspapers Association.
1 Bronze medal by the Finnish Newspapers Association.
1 Award of Excellence by European Newspaper Award.
1 Award of Excellence by Society for Newsdesign Scandinavia.
