Salut Public

Salut Public is a graphic design studio based in Belgium and Paris. Judging by the work on their site, they seem to have a focus on printed design matter particularly publications driven by type and photography.

La ligne Cotonou-Parakou
Alain Adebiyi Chatenet / Jean Pliya
20 x 27 cm
68 pages
ISBN 978-9-057791-13-0
Fondation Zinsou

A strong collection of publication designs for a range different industries. Some interesting combination of prominent type and black & white imagery put together with a rather unconventional layout. Really like this approach with layout, it seems very consistent and considered yet it doesn't really conform to any obvious guides. Something that I aim to experiment and practice more with my own layouts.

I think the key for achieving this would be the balance of following strict grid systems and having a spontaneous approach to it aswell.

Collection Arts 00+
Monographies d'artistes
18 x 24 cm
48 pages
Wolu-Culture

A publication showcasing a collection of art work ranging from paintings to installations, which is relevant to my contextual research towards the BA fine art yearbook. Something that I had in mind for it was quite similar to this example, quite type driven, plenty of white space to display the work and varying image sizes and layout that sit within a tight grid. The variations of layouts keep this interesting and utilises the book size/format to display each project at it's full potential and depending on the type of work, some spreads are more type driven, whereas other will be full bleed imagery.  

Prix Fernand Baudin /
Fernand Baudin Prijs 2008
Prix des plus beaux livres bruxellois
Best verzorgde brusselse boekenprijs
16 x 23 cm
192 pages
FR/NL
ISBN 978-9-057791-11-6
Brussels Export