Security Through Beauty — the Importance of Design in Identity Documents
How the TOPPAN Security Design Team Created an Award-Winning Passport
The design of a passport should reflect the history, culture, traditions, and natural features of a country. In this video we explore how the TOPPAN Security design team collaborated with their customer, the Estonian Police and Border Guard, to create the new Estonian ePassport.
“Humans speak in languages, but everything else speaks through design.”
More than a travel document, your passport highlights your nation’s unique culture. At TOPPAN Security, our top security designers, backed by 30 years of global experience, expertly blend beauty, security, and usability into every document, making each one a distinctive piece.
TOPPAN Security's Award-Winning Passport Designs Set the Global Standard
Estonia ePassport 2021 Best New Passport for EMEA
Travel the vibrant landscape of Estonia.
Maltese ePassport
2020 Best New ePassport
A story of the nation’s rich past and present.
Tanzanian ePassport
2019 Best New ePassport
Landmarks and themes capture the heritage of the Tanzanian people.
Republic of Ireland ePassport
2014 Best New ePassport
Images depicting Irish culture and landscapes creates a sense of pride with Irish citizens.
Three Essential Factors That Make Your Passport as Beautiful as it is Secure
Factor 1: Show What Makes Your Country Special
From the wonders of wildlife and panoramic landscapes, to the richness of culture and dazzling modern cities, the best identity documents encapsulate the features than make each nation unique.
Factor 2: Build State-of-the-Art Security Into the Design
The beauty and imagery must support the document’s layered security. From the outset we help you to understand which security elements you need, how they are produced, and how we can seamlessly incorporate them into the overall design.
Factor 3: Make Your Documents as User-Friendly as Possible
Identity documents must work in a highly complex world, within a multitude of settings and many different contexts. We integrate usability into the design to ensure your documents verify people are who they say they are, anywhere, anytime and with the minimum of fuss.
TOPPAN Security Helps You Identify What’s Important in Your Documents
Designing a meaningful identity document requires careful collaboration between countries and their design partners. TOPPAN Security works with governments to define a clear perspective about what’s important to their nation. We then bring the honed narrative to life in a finished design that all parties can be proud of.
Learn how to make your passport design a resounding success >>
First-Class Security Features Support a
First-Class Document
TOPPAN Security Mirage™
Top Level Protection
TOPPAN Security Mirage is a window-based security feature combining five layers of security. The combination of different technologies takes protection against forgery and counterfeiting to the highest level.
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TOPPAN Security Safelink
Ultimate Datapage Security
TOPPAN Security Safelink is a new hinge feature designed to bring maximum security to TOPPAN Security Global Dataflex™ Datapages. Safelink delivers protection against datapage replacement, while enhancing other datapage security features based on windows.
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The Journey to Your Own Award-Winning Design Starts Here
Contact TOPPAN Security to discover a world of better identity document design. Put your nation’s passport on the map.
