Testimonials
Anna Knappe
UX/UI Designer
Sanoma Media Finland
Mia Nygrén
Design Ops Lead
Sanoma Media Finland
Experience
Self-Employed
Freelance Designer
2010–
Sanoma Media Finland
Design Trainee
2025
Aalto University Business Students
Art Director
2023–2024
HBL (KSF) Media
Visual Journalist
2012–2016; 2023–2024
Berry Creative
Graphic Design Intern
2019
Söderströms
Freelance Designer
2011–2012
The Finnish Broadcasting Company
Radio Newscaster
2009–2010
I have years of experience as a freelance designer, working with clients of different sizes. Recently, I’ve also been the Art Director for the business students’ association at Aalto University and a visual journalist at the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
I spent most of 2025 working with UX/UI design at Sanoma. I applied for a Trainee position because I’d never done this type of design before and saw it as a great opportunity to gain a new, highly relevant skill in my field. My tasks included customer interviews, prototyping, and interface design for the company’s news sites and apps. I also worked in their Design System team, where I was responsible for icon and pictogram design.
My works are defined by their clear frameworks and deliberate visuals. It’s not just about looking nice: I need to know why and for whom I’m designing. I’m passionate about finding the right combinations of colors, type, and imagery to send the desired message.
You can download my résumé by clicking below.
Education
Master of Arts
Visual Communication
Aalto University
2022
Bachelor of Culture and Arts
Graphic Design
Lahden Muotoiluinstituutti
2018
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Journalism
University of Helsinki
2015
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Graphic Design. I have a broad interest in the world—visual and otherwise—which is reflected in the subjects I’ve minored in over the years. They include Political Science, Film and Television Studies, and Pattern Design.
During my time at Lahden Muotoiluinstituutti, I spent a year studying abroad at the University of Kansas in the United States. When there, I focused on learning new things, taking classes in subjects like Motion Graphics, Handlettering, and Packaging Design.
My curiosity helps me find diverse sources of inspiration, and to design with quality, balance, playfulness, and attention to detail in mind.
Interests
Professional
Print and Editorial Design
Branding and Identity Design
Illustration
Pattern Design
Personal
Films and Television
The New York Times Crossword
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga
Reading
I’m always open to new challenges. For example, I’m keen on doing more Website Design, Motion Graphics, and Photography. I trust I’ll learn any skill I don’t already master, since becoming even better at what I do is a huge professional motivator for me. Former colleagues have often complimented my ability to quickly pick up new things.
I’m into learning new things in my free time, as well. Right now, you’re about equally likely to find me in front of a sewing machine making a new dress, by the piano learning some beginner-friendly Beatles tune, or on the tennis court working on my hopeless backhand. I also really enjoy getting to know new people, so let’s grab some coffee and connect!
Testimonials
Anna Knappe
UX/UI Designer
Sanoma Media Finland
Mia Nygrén
Design Ops Lead
Sanoma Media Finland
Experience
Self-Employed
Freelance Designer
2010–
Sanoma Media Finland
Design Trainee
2025
Aalto University Business Students
Art Director
2023–2024
HBL (KSF) Media
Visual Journalist
2012–2016; 2023–2024
Berry Creative
Graphic Design Intern
2019
Söderströms
Freelance Designer
2011–2012
The Finnish Broadcasting Company
Radio Newscaster
2009–2010
I have years of experience as a freelance designer, working with clients of different sizes. Recently, I’ve also been the Art Director for the business students’ association at Aalto University and a visual journalist at the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
I spent most of 2025 working with UX/UI design at Sanoma. I applied for a Trainee position because I’d never done this type of design before and saw it as a great opportunity to gain a new, highly relevant skill in my field. My tasks included customer interviews, prototyping, and interface design for the company’s news sites and apps. I also worked in their Design System team, where I was responsible for icon and pictogram design.
My works are defined by their clear frameworks and deliberate visuals. It’s not just about looking nice: I need to know why and for whom I’m designing. I’m passionate about finding the right combinations of colors, type, and imagery to send the desired message.
Education
Master of Arts
Visual Communication
Aalto University
2022
Bachelor of Culture and Arts
Graphic Design
Lahden Muotoiluinstituutti
2018
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Journalism
University of Helsinki
2015
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Graphic Design. I have a broad interest in the world—visual and otherwise—which is reflected in the subjects I’ve minored in over the years. They include Political Science, Film and Television Studies, and Pattern Design.
During my time at Lahden Muotoiluinstituutti, I spent a year studying abroad at the University of Kansas in the United States. When there, I focused on learning new things, taking classes in subjects like Motion Graphics, Handlettering, and Packaging Design.
My curiosity helps me find diverse sources of inspiration, and to design with quality, balance, playfulness, and attention to detail in mind.
Interests
Professional
Print and Editorial Design
Branding and Identity Design
Illustration
Pattern Design
Personal
Films and Television
The New York Times Crossword
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga
Reading
I’m always open to new challenges. For example, I’m keen on doing more Website Design, Motion Graphics, and Photography. I trust I’ll learn any skill I don’t already master, since becoming even better at what I do is a huge professional motivator for me. Former colleagues have often complimented my ability to quickly pick up new things.
I’m into learning new things in my free time, as well. Right now, you’re about equally likely to find me in front of a sewing machine making a new dress, by the piano learning some beginner-friendly Beatles tune, or on the tennis court working on my hopeless backhand. I also really enjoy getting to know new people, so let’s grab some coffee and connect!
Testimonials
Experience
I have years of experience as a freelance designer, working with clients of different sizes. Recently, I’ve also been the Art Director for the business students’ association at Aalto University and a visual journalist at the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
I spent most of 2025 working with UX/UI design at Sanoma. I applied for a Trainee position because I’d never done this type of design before and saw it as a great opportunity to gain a new, highly relevant skill in my field. My tasks included customer interviews, prototyping, and interface design for the company’s news sites and apps. I also worked in their Design System team, where I was responsible for icon and pictogram design.
My works are defined by their clear frameworks and deliberate visuals. It’s not just about looking nice: I need to know why and for whom I’m designing. I’m passionate about finding the right combinations of colors, type, and imagery to send the desired message.
Experience
I have years of experience as a freelance designer, working with clients of different sizes. Recently, I’ve also been the Art Director for the business students’ association at Aalto University and a visual journalist at the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
I spent most of 2025 working with UX/UI design at Sanoma. My tasks included customer interviews, prototyping, and interface design for the company’s news sites and apps. I also worked in their Design System team, where I was responsible for icon and pictogram design.
My works are defined by their clear frameworks and deliberate visuals. It’s not just about looking nice: I need to know why and for whom I’m designing. I’m passionate about finding the right combinations of colors, type, and imagery to send the desired message.
Scroll down for a brief overview of my education, skills and interests. You can also download my résumé by clicking below.
Education
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Graphic Design. I have a broad interest in the world—visual and otherwise—which is reflected in the subjects I’ve minored in over the years. They include Political Science, Film and Television Studies, and Pattern Design.
During my time at Lahden Muotoiluinstituutti, I spent a year studying abroad at the University of Kansas in the United States. When there, I focused on learning new things, taking classes in subjects like Motion Graphics, Handlettering, and Packaging Design.
My curiosity helps me find diverse sources of inspiration, and to design with quality, balance, playfulness, and attention to detail in mind.
Interests
Professional
My current professional passions include Print Design in general and Editorial Design in particular, Illustration, Pattern Design, Branding, Identity Design, and Website Design—but I’m always open to new challenges.
For example, I’m keen on doing more Website Design, Motion Graphics, and Photography. I trust I’ll learn any skill I don’t already master, since becoming even better at what I do is a huge professional motivator for me. Former colleagues have often complimented my ability to quickly pick up new things.
Personal
In my personal life, I enjoy films and television, the New York Times crossword, trivia games, reading (classics, mostly), and Hatha and Vinyasa yoga.
I’m into learning new things in my free time, as well. Right now, you’re about equally likely to find me in front of a sewing machine making a new dress, by the piano learning some beginner-friendly Beatles tune, or on the tennis court working on my hopeless backhand. I also really enjoy getting to know new people, so let’s grab some coffee and connect!
