astubutiikkiin.fi launch event!

14th August we will celebrate astubutiikkiin.fi at Bock's house! The launch event will take place in the heart of Helsinki, Tori Quarters. You will also have a chance to buy some fine Finnish design- and handicraft products - straight from the manufacturers who have decided to take part in the astubutiikkiin.fi -portal.

Here are some examples of how we look on the Internet right now.

www.torikorttelit.fi

astubutiikkiin.fi Facebook page

Down here is the current Facebook cover pic separately, and after that a flyer, which I also made recently.

astubutiikkiin.fi has also been seen here:

deski.fi
kauppalehti.fi
+ various blogs

The launching day will start with a briefing for the media and after that at 15 pm the doors will be open to the public. I'm very much looking forward to this event, welcome along!

life and other stuff

A pause in posting - a moment for living.

After a whole harsh week of an entrance exam I flew to Spain with a friend. We explored four different cities: Bilbao, San Sebastian, Zaragoza and Madrid. It was an efficient, yet brilliant two-week trip. Especially the Basque Country had some of the most beautiful views I've seen!

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About the applying results. I made my way one point behind a backup place (Fin: pisteen päähän varasijasta). Not so bad to get ranked somewhere in the top 20. I did not get in, but I will happily continue my studies in textile design at Metropolia University. :)
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I tend to promise more pictures and stories of my trips, and what I've learned is the fact that it's surprisingly hard to keep those promises... Never did another post about London + Sheffield + York. I have quite a load of photos taken in my camera / phone this time too, so we'll see what happens.

I will be busy with many positive things this summer. If you can, go and enjoy your time in the sun! :D

done - and more to come...

Here's for you to see the outcome of the business cards I designed some while ago for Mari at astubutiikkiin.fi. The whole portal project is still going on and I am superlatively happy to have a role in it.

focus

Yesterday was the very last day of the entrance exams. I truly tried to focus on doing my best.

Aalto 'zine' 2013

As before, I'm going to post pictures of my admission assignment. This year there needs to be only one for me. After all, I am in the middle of design studies right now - so who's that crazy bitch who wants to do all that rumba once again?

Here it is, my tabloid size 'zine' called AMANDATORY, neatly documented.

I also made a (very yellow) two-sided A3 poster with infographics to make a clarified impression of myself. Read the texts by clicking the pictures.

All images © Amanda Halonen