Experience

Helsinki Design School

• Finland
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Days Agency Oy

• Finland
• Design Services

• Designer / Founder

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  I'm a founder, partner and designer at Days Agency. Together with my co-partner Maiju Kolisoja we do all kinds of visual thinking and designing. We are specialized in visual identities, art direction and editorial & book design. I'm a founder, partner and designer at Days Agency. Together with my co-partner Maiju Kolisoja we do all kinds of visual thinking and designing. We are specialized in visual identities, art direction and editorial & book design.



Katja Makkonen

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  In June 2015 I started my own company. For year and a half I offered graphic design services for different customers. I also did a lot of projects together with my colleague Maiju Kolisoja. In June 2015 I started my own company. For year and a half I offered graphic design services for different customers. I also did a lot of projects together with my colleague Maiju Kolisoja.



Freelancer

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • 2012 - May 2015

  During my studies, I worked as a freelance graphic designer for various customers, mainly focusing on illustrations and visual identities. During my studies, I worked as a freelance graphic designer for various customers, mainly focusing on illustrations and visual identities.



Dog Design

• Finland
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design Trainee

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  As graphic design trainee at Dog Design, I worked both with print and digital media, mainly focused on print media. I had a great chance to be a part of several interesting design projects and work with customers like Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Kekkilä and Skanska. As graphic design trainee at Dog Design, I worked both with print and digital media, mainly focused on print media. I had a great chance to be a part of several interesting design projects and work with customers like Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Kekkilä and Skanska.



Valo

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  I worked as graphic designer at Valo, a media and design agency of Metropolia UAS. My work included layout, logo and web design. I worked as graphic designer at Valo, a media and design agency of Metropolia UAS. My work included layout, logo and web design.