Fastems FMS Taydellä teholla

Project management, concept and graphic design, layout, photo adjustments and CMYK separations, and supervision of the printing process.

FMS stands for Flexible Manufacturing System, and Fastems is a Finnish company operating globally in the design and production of intelligent factory automation solutions, primarily for the metal-cutting industry. This book explores contemporary automated factory and storage systems and how they have evolved over the past 30 years. The central idea behind the publication was to showcase the automation solutions of Fastems’ customers. The idea of placing corporate clients in the spotlight and allowing them to speak on your behalf is brilliant. There is nothing more convincing than a satisfied customer willing to share their positive experiences.

The book was printed in offset using 4/4 CMYK plus one metallic blue PMS colour. The metallic blue ink is used in headlines and captions, as well as in the full-bleed images that introduce each new chapter. No two columns begin on the same horizontal line, and the column heights vary across the spreads. This creates a visually dynamic rhythm in the body text while at the same time subtly echoing the visual forms of automated factory storage systems. The images also vary in scale and placement throughout the book. I am very pleased with the final appearance of the publication. It is a corporate book with a fresh and distinctive identity. Readability and legibility are at a very high level, and these have always been my primary concerns when setting typography.

Client	Fastems Oyj
Size	Portrait 220 × 283 mm
Content	200 pages
Language	Finnish
Binding	Sewn binding, Hard cover with matt lamination and hotfoil embossed text.
Printing	Offset printing CMYK + 1 pms