Illustrating a multitextured Helsinki

Illustration: Christer Nuutinen/courtesy of Napa Illustrations“What could I tell you about the city?” So begins Pauliina Haasjoki’s “The Yellow Eye,” a short story illustrated by Christer Nuutinen for an anthology called “The Yellow City: Illustrated Stories from Helsinki.” (For an uncropped version of this picture, see our slideshow in the full article.)

Open thisisFINLAND.fi’s slideshow article to see how Yellow City, a book project that forms part of Helsinki’s year as 2012 World Design Capital, portrays the Finnish capital with urban harshness, quirky denizens, magical realism and fantasy.

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