KOLAHTI

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I’m a Finnish designer living in London with a background in digital communication and graphic design. My no-nonsense design approach welcomes projects of all shapes & sizes for both print and web.

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Mikko Lahti

mik@kolahti.com / +44 789 623 5932

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Welcome to the online showcase of London based freelance graphic designer Mikko Lahti. I do fresh & functional design for both print and web.


Helsinki Aerosol Consulting

Identity, graphic design, web design

Helsinki Aerosol Consulting is a team of young experts providing state-of-the-art nanoparticle measurements, aerosol modelling services, and theoretical solutions to aerosol-related problems. They needed a visual identity with collateral and web site to communicate their specialiced and innovative business.

The result combines the company’s dynamic, scientific and open approach with the formal and serious voice familiar to their primary market.

www.helac.fi

Photographer Susa Lahti

Identity, graphic design, web design

Susa Lahti is a bright and energetic freelance photographer with a strong portfolio of photography. She needed an online showcase for her versatile work and an updated visual identity to support her marketing, all with a limited budget.

The new look is clear and straightforward but with a touch of personality to make it memorable.

www.susalahti.com

Fine Art Photographer Annuska Dal Maso

Identity, graphic design, web design

Annuska Dal Maso is fine art photographer whose artistic and professional deals with memories, displacement, and the past/ present issue. With her work she challenges the viewer and gives the audience an opportunity to make their own interpretations and create their own stories.

The visual identity is based on a strong palette of subdued colours reflecting the themes of her practice.

www.annuskadalmaso.com

Symantec Endpoint Protection Microsite

Graphic Design, Web Design

Symantec Endpoint Protection was a new product launch for Symantec and a big deal for them, as it was the largest product launch aimed at their corporate customers in years. Base One produced the digital marketing material for the product launch.

The Symantec marketing team working on the product wanted to communicate details of the launch activity internally to the company. The idea was to educate the audience about the different facts of the campaigns in a form of a microsite that was accessed from their intranet.

I was working as a designer in the project from the initial wireframes to the completed site.

BBT Joblove

Illustration, Interactive Design

BBT is part of a recruitment group that places someone in their ideal job every 30 seconds. As BBT are mainly known as providers of temporary recruitment services, the Joblove campaign was to remind their clients and candidates of the permanent recruitment services they offer without leaving out the temporary side.

As a part of the campaign, Base One produced an engaging interactive e-card, which lead the audience to the message through the action of a game.

The game was produced with a limited budget I created the illustrations and designed the interface for the game in a day.

CarQuake Dealer Admin Website

Graphic Design, Web Design

CarQuake is a website that allows users to find the lowest prices for a particular car model in the UK. Car dealers bid their lowest prices per car model and the lowest prices are then returned to the user.

The concept included a dealer admin area vital to the success of the site, which needed a clear, usable and intuitive design to enable car dealers to update their credits and bids with ease.

Base One produced the CarQuake sites and I was the designer working the initial wireframes to approved designs for the admin site.

Sytyke Light

Graphic Design

Sytyke Light is an easy and quick web application to track your health, fitness and exercise. Application allows the user to set exercise and nutrition related objectives and follow their development.

Following the brief, I created a stylish & energetic feel and look for the application

Base One [PAGES 8 & 9]

Graphic Design, Web Design, Interactive Design, Artworking

Base One is a specialist B2B and considered purchase digital marketing agency based in London. I’ve been working with their award-winning team as a freelancer since 2006.

During this time I've completed design and artwork briefs for challenging clients like Saab, British Gas Business, Symantec and Rackspace. These briefs have included website designs, web page & template designs, illustrations, interactive brochures and general artworking.

Tocoman

Graphic Design, Web Design

Tocoman is a leading worldwide provider of quantity and construction cost software and services, creating a seamless stream of quantity and cost information throughout the whole construction process. With global offices and leading international clients within the construction industry, Tocoman needed a multi-lingual web site that communicates their expertise clearly and to the point.

Absolutions produced the web site for Tocoman and I was the designer responsible for the complete project from the initial concept to the final product, closely working with the client during the whole design process.

www.tocoman.com

Posters, Flyers & Ads

Graphic Design

A selection of promotional material I have been commissioned to design in recent years, mostly for the art & music scene.