The Colchester Institute foundation course has a tradition of taking students to new cities to develop a broader view of the world in a pivotal part of their design education.

The graphic design department has strong links with Amsterdam, Netherlands. This small informative guide is the culmination of favourite places, reviews and words of wisdom from students and lecturers of previous trips.

Sandwiching the main body of the guide are two excerpts from great travelers: Marco Polo's 'Travels in the land of Kublai Khan' and Italo Calvino's 'Invisible Cities' were chosen to provide the students with a prompt to engage in a reflective way of visiting a new city.