ARI VANNAS - ILLUSTRATIONS
This page contains a collection of my illustration projects. You can access the projects via the links or by scrolling down the page.
GAME WEEK - Poster illustration
I designed the illustration for the annual Game Week poster. Game Week is a nationwide event in November focusing on game education and culture. Hundreds of organizations, businesses, and volunteers contribute to organizing local events across the country.
PUKSTAAVI - Mystery Club
Aimed at primary schoolers, the Mystery Clubs bring literature to life through action and play! The clubs involve everything from creating original characters and comics to solving literature-themed escape games and sharing stories.
I had the pleasure of designing the visual identity, including the logo and background artwork for the project.
WSOY - Book illustration
Floods, volcanic eruptions and tornadoes!
I illustrated a children’s non-fiction book for WSOY with captivating color illustrations. The book introduces you to strange weather phenomena, from avalanches and sandstorms to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. But why have rubber ducks been swimming in the Pacific Ocean? And can it really rain frogs from the sky?
MIELI - Digital educational platform
I illustrated digital educational material for MIELI ry, where children can learn emotional skills with animal children in a fairytale world.
The work included over 200 separate illustrations, including large landscape images, a map, many characters, icons and various game elements.
HERTTA PUBLISHING - Book illustration
I illustrated a wonderful children’s book by author Valpuri Kuu for Hertta Publishing, in which the world’s smallest ballerina adventures in a world full of fairy tale magic together with a fluffy-tailed philosopher cat.
HERTTA PUBLISHING - Book illustration
Magical second book about the adventures of the worlds smallest ballerina and her fluffy companion. With traveling flee circus, they travel through crystal mountains all the way to the Apple kingdom, where they meet with mysterious prinsess who has a secret.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE - Digital Training Cards
The Ministry of Finance commissioned me to create illustrations for digital coaching cards. The coaching cards will support discussions about digital competence in public administration, especially from a leadership perspective.
The aim was to lighten the complex subject with fantasy-like illustrations, the theme of which was swimming in digitalization.
The Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities - Children's Election
I was given the opportunity to design one of the seven characters for the Children’s Election. I came up with several different sketch ideas, from which we ended up choosing a fun wooden character, which we named Kieppu.
RASMUS APU RY - Book illustration
I illustrated a touching but also comforting book for Rasmus Apu ry, in which the lives of Niko and his younger siblings change when their terminally ill mother moves into a hospice. The last summer together captures the sadness of letting go, but also moments of happiness that carry far into the future.
The book is not a traditional children’s book, but its purpose is to support discussions between adults and children about the big questions of life and death. The book will be distributed to families with children who are affected by the death of a family member. The books will be donated to many hospices operating in Finland.
VIHERRINKI - Activity book
Viherrinki is a personal garden store chain, which has been operating for 35 years.
I designed and created an unique activity book for Viherrinki that fits their style where you help fun flying crocodile character with gardening work.
KITEE MUNICIPALITY - Large roadside adds
The municipality of Kitee commissioned me to create fantasy-inspired illustrations for roadside advertising and a website created for the project.
The topics of the advertisements were nature, living and entrepreneurship in Kitee. I also made a welcome sign for the municipality of Kitee.
