Children's illustrations for the museum — Portfolio_Alisa

About me

I bring curiosity, openness and a genuine interest in people to my work. I enjoy exchanging ideas and experimenting to create thoughtful, distinctive visual solutions. I believe the process should also leave room for dialogue, humour  and the pleasure of making something together.

Education

Master of Arts
in Visual Communication Design
Aalto University, 2025 — Present

Bachelor of Arts
in Communication Design
HSE University, 2020 — 2024

Experience

Visual Communication Designer 
Architecture & Design Museum,
Helsinki · Internship
May 2025

Graphic and Type Designer 
Terminal Design Agency
Full-time
 September 2023 — June 2024

Graphic Designer 
Helsinki Photo Festival
Internship
 May 2022 — July 2022

Freelance Graphic Designer
 Independent practice
 2020 — Present

Exhibitions

Relational Design
 Raskroi, St. Petersburg, 2023

Design Triathlon 
Raskroi, St. Petersburg, 2022

Poster. Sign. Book. 
Russian Museum of Ethnography,
St. Petersburg, 2021

Awards

Sreda Festival of New Design
Bronze — Custom Typeface, SWG,
2024

ADCR Awards
Bronze — Typography, Scanway,
2024

Skills

Branding & Identity
Brand Development
Typography
Type Design
Editorial Design
Print Design
Packaging
Motion Design
Project Management

Languages

English — C1 (Advanced)
Finnish — B1 (Intermediate)
German — B1 (Intermediate)
Russian — Native

Alisa Saarik

Brand & Type Designer

alisasaarik@gmail.com, LinkedIn ↗

Children's illustrations for the museum
Illustration

2022
Study project

The main issue with the St. Petersburg Zoological Museum was the large number of intimidating taxidermied animals that could discourage preschool and school-aged children from engaging with science and natural history. I am addressing this by creating more friendly illustrations that will make the museum accessible and engaging for children and families, inspiring them to explore nature and the sciences.

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