Mikkeli Art Museum and Grafia − Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland asked Prakt to design the visual identity for Mikkeli Illustration Triennial celebrating its 10th anniversary

This time the triennial went back to its roots: all techniques and themes were welcome to the competition. The solution designed was based on custom lettering formed with different picture-making tools and materials.

The work was selected as the Best in Class winner in Print Magazine’s Typography & Lettering Awards.

Sneak peek: Korttelitoimisto is a brand new work and exhibition space located in Vallila, Helsinki.

The Finnish word “kortteli” can be translated as a block and “toimisto” as an office. The logotype is placed inside a maplike block which has corners that resemble crossroads. The color scheme is based on the colorful buildings of the neighborhood.

Visual identity (2013–2014). More pictures coming soon!

Finnish startup company Ekofy’s mission is to help everyone choose the most sustainable brands through an open platform.

Visual identity & web design with Henri Paltemaa for Ekofy Ltd (2013).

Bermuda Helsinki offers the opportunity to organize independent, grassroots cultural events in transitional urban spaces.

The custom typeface is inspired by its more or less vernacular predecerrors: the letterings seen in the old walls of factories and harbour buildings. The expansive colour palette is based on the shades found in the worn freight containers.

Visual identity & custom typeface, website in co-operation with Jyrki Vanamo (2011–2013). Typeface shortlisted in Grafia’s The Best of Finnish Adverstising and Design 2012.

Vanitas photography exhibition deals with the themes common in the original 17th centure still life paintings: mortality and fragility of life.

The visual concept is based on the plain geometric figure and the strong emphasis on the typography. The scarce colour design aims to give photographers’ work the space they deserve.

Visual identity for Virka Gallery‘s exhibition (2011). Silver Prize in Grafia’s The Best of Finnish Advertising and Design 2012.

Space for Free Arts is a forum for students at University of Arts to organize their exhibitions, concerts, performances and other events. The space is located in the center of Helsinki between the Market Square and The Senate Square.

The visual concept is based on an open, square-shaped mark, a space everyone can enter. Randomly generated content inside the mark reflects the idea of “free arts”.

Visual identity + website and randomly generated mark in co-operation with Jyrki Vanamo (2012).

Erkki Kauppila (1928–2009) was a Finnish left wing politician, journalist and self-titled “euro-communist.”

Design and layout for a biographical book edited by Noora Kauppila and Pekka Tuominen (2012).

1. The Annual Finnish Jazz Convention (2010)
2. Artist Timo Wright (2013)
3. Ekofy Oy (2013)
4. Maalla Magazine (2013)
5. Korttelitoimisto Work & Exhibition Space (2013)
6. Bermuda Helsinki (2012)
7. Let’s Go to Summer Cottage (2012)
8. If You Tolerate This Exhibition (2012)
9. Etno-Espa Festival (2010)

Mennään mökille – Let’s go to summer cottage was an event that invited people of all ages to enjoy the Finnish “mökki” experience in the middle of the city at the WDC Pavillion.

The event was part of the Helsinki World Design Capital Pavillion’s program curated by Demos Helsinki.

Visual identity with designer/producer Kaisa Ruotsalainen (2012).

Talsinki/Hellinna book explores the possibility to build a railway tunnel under the Gulf of Finland.

Information graphics for BOTH / Demos Helsinki (2010). Art direction by Teemu Ollikainen.

Happy Thought – a kite concept for residents in Helsinki’s Arabia district. Designer Kaisa Ruotsalainen’s Masters thesis for Aalto University investigates empathic design methods.

The shape of the pages and the grid system used in the book were derived from the hexagonal shape of the kites. 

Visual identity & book design (2011).