Formal Settings

Formal Settings is a Berlin and Copenhagen based type- and graphic design studio, creating typographically driven visual communication and publications in collaboration with various international clients, mainly in the fields of art and culture. The studio was founded in 2014 by Amanda-Li Kollberg & Siri Lee Lindskrog and is characterised by a strong engagement in the field. The studio’s reflective practice blends tradition and experimentation as well as Scandinavian and international influences. Amanda-Li and Siri Lee are co-authors of the book Notes On Book Design, which was published in 2023 with Dutch publisher Onomatopee and from 2021-2024 have been co-organisers of the Nordic design festival Post Design Festival. They regularly give talks, workshops and participate as jury members in design competitions internationally. Notes on Book Design is distributed worldwide and can be found at: MoMA PS1 Bookstore (USA), Printed Matter (USA), Draw Down Books (USA), Stedelijk Museum (NL), San Seriffe (NL), Idea Books (NL), Centre Georges Pompidou (FR), Do You Read Me (DE), Buchhandlung Walther König (DE), The Book Society (KR), Post Poetics (KR), Institute of Modern Art (AUS), Perimeter Books (AUS), Counter Print Books (UK) etc. Clients include: MOMENTUM Nordic Biennale for Contemporary Art, Stiftung Buchkunst, The Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design and Conservation, Art Barns Lolland, Book Lab, BODE Gallery, Danish Association of Book Arts, Artland App, HAUT Scene, Anxiety Empire Magazine, AF·ART Magazine, The Danish Library Association, European Glass Context, NW Gallery, Antalis Papers, Rosinante&Co, Forlaget Silkefyret, DokumentART Film Festival, Detour Urban Dance Festival, Insitu Site-Specific Dance Festival, The Danish Music Schools.