Aino Saarikivi
Hi! I'm Aino Saarikivi, a Helsinki-based graphic designer and illustrator and a visual designer with over 15 years of experience in print media. I'm currently working at Viestimedia as an Art Director for Aarre magazine. I can work in Finnish and English.
Combining graphic design and illustration is one of my strengths as an artist. I’ve been praised for my imaginative designs, professionalism and the fact that my style fits a variety of subjects. Experimenting with different styles and fondness for using rich colors, textures and atmospheres is at the core of my work.
Aarre magazine, Viestimedia, Pirta magazine, S&A magazine, Finnish Literature Society
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
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Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Helsinki series / Personal project
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
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Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Personal Finance / Aarre
Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance
Mythical emuus / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.
Mythical emuus / Aarre
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Mythical emuus / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.
Mythical emuus / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre
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Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre
Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.
Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Maahinens / Aarre
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Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Maahinens / Aarre
Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.
The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.
Afternoon tea / Personal project
Afternoon tea / Personal project
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Afternoon tea / Personal project
Afternoon tea / Personal project
Afternoon tea / Personal project
Afternoon tea / Personal project
Afternoon tea / Personal project
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
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A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society
Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.
Halloween / Personal project
Halloween / Personal project
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Halloween / Personal project
Halloween / Personal project
Halloween / Personal project
Halloween / Personal project
Whimsuary / Art Challenge
Whimsuary / Art Challenge
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Whimsuary / Art Challenge
Whimsuary / Art Challenge
Christmas cards / Viestimedia
Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.
Christmas cards / Viestimedia
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Christmas cards / Viestimedia
Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.
Christmas cards / Viestimedia
Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.