Studio (3350012-4) Veera Kortelainen is an independent graphic design / creative / artistic / cultural practice based in Helsinki, Finland (UTC+2)
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Veera Kortelainen is an independent graphic designer based in Helsinki, Finland. Her studio (3350012-4) produces culturally and strategically relevant visual and conceptual implementations for clients, collaborators, and self-initiated projects across commercial, cultural, and artistic contexts. Most often she works with visual identities, publications, and varying typographic solutions, approaching graphic design as a means for creating, shaping, and commenting on culture. Her visual expression combines pop-cultural and vernacular narratives with design thinking—intention, craftmanship, and attention to detail—aiming to shape and contribute to the visual narratives that define our contemporary lives. As an extension of the studio framework she also lectures at the Visual Communication Design BA & MA Programmes at Aalto University of Arts, Design, and Architecture.
Services

• Creative Direction
  
• Art Direction
  
• Visual Identity
• Creative Concepts
  
• Typography
  
• Editorial
  
• Logo Design
  
• Type Design
  
• Web
  
• Motion
  
• Symbols
  
• Wordmarks
• Insight
• Planning
• Research
• Lectures
• Workshops

• Merits etc.

• (2026) Grand One: Honorary Mention in Best Brand Identity
• (2026) Vuoden Huiput: Jury Member
  
• (2025) Luonnos Gallery curatorial team with Tuukka Tujula and Jassir Kuronen
  
• (2024) ADCE Student Awards: Jury Member
  
• (2024) European Design Awards: Finalist in Logo Design
  
• (2023) Vuoden Huiput: Yearbook in Visual Identity
  
• (2023) Transform Awards Europe: Silver & Bronze in Visual Identity
  
• (2022) Vuoden Huiput: Silver in Visual Identity
  
• (2022) Vuoden Huiput: Yearbook in Young Creatives
  
• (2022) Transform Awards Europe: Gold in Visual Identity
  
• (2019) 30 Under 30 by Markkinointi & Mainonta
  
• (2019) Vuoden Huiput: Silver in Design
  
• (2018) Vuoden Huiput: Yearbook in Young Creatives

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• Teaching / Lectures / Workshops
  
• (2026) Aalto VCD MA1: Type & Written Language -studio
  
• (2026) Aalto VCD BA3: Thesis Advising
  
• (2025) Aalto VCD BA1: Tool—Typography (Course assistant)
  
• (2023) LAB Institute of Design BA4: Lecture Visit
  
• (2022) Aalto VCD BA3: Lecture Visit

Exhibitions

• (2025) Concept Store
  
• (2024) Body—Text—Space
  
• (2023) Aika OK: Grafia 90 Years
  
• (2019) TypoCraft Helsinki

Writing

• (2025) Form Trolls Content (MA Thesis)
  
• (2023) Death of Context and Birth of the Core (Self-published)

Resume
(2019—2023) Ellun Kanat, Helsinki, Finland
(03—07/2025) Wiegand von Hartmann, Munich, Germany
(2018) Torso Magazine

Education
MA of Arts, Aalto University of Arts, Design & Architecture
Visual Communication Design: Type & Written Language

BA of Arts, Aalto University of Arts, Design & Architecture
Visual Communication Design
+ Exchange Studies in Konstfack School of Arts, Craft & Design

2026 © Veera Kortelainen kortelaisenveera@gmail.com / @veerakortelainen