Anne Naukkarinen — Digital media design

Yak Expeditions is a small but experienced Kathmandu based adventure travel agency specialised in mountaineering and trekking in the Himalayas. Website concept emphasizes the company's enthusiastic, active and professional attitude towards mountaineering. Visual design focuses in displaying Himalayan landscape as an integral part of the UI – Yak Expeditions is small and flexible as a company, yet fully capable of delivering mesmerizing experiences and fulfilling big dreams.

ISO suomen kielioppi (Unabridged Grammar of Finnish Language) -project aims at designing a web version of an already published book containing over 1000 pages of grammar. Due to the sheer amount of content, the challenge and focus of this project is to design a very clear information architecture and user interface. The graphic design for web is developed from the cover design of the book.

No Torture Here! -campaign is a project of social petitioning which explores new media as a tool for activism. It strives to develop new ways of taking part, and to produce tools that can be used with several kinds of campaign contexts. By planting a flag and sharing documentation about it, you encourage and help create a space free of torture, and support Amnesty in its work of protecting human rights. Take part!

Mediaspaces.org website showcases and summarizes the proceedings and results of the corresponding Mediaspaces project, which took place at Arki Research Group in 2004-2007. The site has been structured according to the research themes, containing all relevant material of the project. Visual design aims at conveying diversity and joy present throughout the project.

Website layout for P2P Fusion &ndash Social Filesharing legally -project. The layoyt is inspired by the logo: I decided to use the round forms and circles and came up with the bubbly and joyful visual look. The site containst both extranet and intranet, and is built with Plone CMS, which posed challenges for the information architecture and visual design especially concerning the intranet.

Naistutkimuksen valtakunnallinen tohtorikoulu (National graduate school for women's studies) requested their website to be redesigned and transformed from static html to a dynamic platform. In addition to the extranet, I designed an intranet enabling file sharing and containing a discussion forum. The focus of the design on both extranet and intranet was clear structure and easy updating. The site is built with Textpattern CMS.

SKVR-database contains the poems of the corresponding book series in a digital form, altogether 89 250 poems. The digital database is designed for researchers and for anyone interested in the poetry of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. My task was to design a solemn visual identity for the already existing database. The logo is designed from the basis of the typeface used in the book covers. The banner simply portrays the book series.

Hilma University Network for Women's Studies brings together eight women's studies units in Finland. The aim of this project was to realign Hilma Network's already existing web portal. The new portal now reflects better the current organization structure of the network and content management system allows each unit to update relevant sections. The information architecture was clarified and the overall visual design updated.

Finnish Oriental Society is an academic organization specialized in the research of oriental cultures and publishing. In the concept and visual design special attention was paid in choosing such elements and colours that reflect the wide geographical and cultural area represented by the organization, as well as their core activities. The GUI evokes associations of both modern books and ancient papyruses. Honouring oriental cultures in terms of imagery was thorougly considered without compromising the eye-catching look.

Kaappi & Camp (Closet & Camp) is an academic web course about the classics of lesbian and queer studies. The concept and visual design focuses in displaying attitude, playfulness and colours associated to modern lesbian and queer cultures. Because the course is conducted fully in web environments, it was important to create a recognizable and memorable visual identity that strongly supports the learning experience of the students.

Centenary of Women's Full Political Rights in Finland website and postcards are part of an information campaign celebrating the occasion. The website contains academic articles and historical images about the development of women's political rights in Finland. The visual design reflects historical aspects of the issue in a modern way. The design was aimed to please a wide range of audiences in terms of age and other factors: among the main ones academics, schoolchildren and wider public.

Digital Chocolate is a developer of games and applications for mobile phones. Minigolf Castles promotion website project involved site building with a very tight schedule.

Website for the Finnish Institute in the Middle East and for the Foundation of the Institute. The Institute and Foundation were requested to be presented clearly as two distinct entities yet part of the same whole. Our overall goal was to produce a light site containing only a few, well chosen visual elements. Special attention was paid in honouring middle-eastern cultures. The ornament motif is based on ancient ceramic art of the area.

Klassikkogalleria (Gallery of Classics) is an e-learning web site about the main feminist thinkers of 1600-1950's. The concept obviously demanded a classic look. My approach was to create strong visuals with a hint of ethereal ambience. Similar to the Kaappi & Camp -website, I wanted to create a recognizable and memorable visual identity that would awaken interest in the content of the site.