Jirka's Blog

Wendy

jirkavinse — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:28:15 +0000

I really don’t even know how long it’s been. But I finally got around finishing Wendy from Peter Pan. Thank you for waiting.

Also, I am now far done with Uni, and as the main purpose of this blog was to keep track of my university course work, I am not going to be updating this blog too often. For more of my work, keep visiting my website at jirkavinse.com.

This is a continuation of my previous attempts to envision Disney characters in “real life”.

Wedding Videography Logo

jirkavinse — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:16:26 +0000

I got recently asked to design a logo for a company providing wedding videography services. Here is the final logotype I created for Memories In Motion:

Poltergeists

jirkavinse — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:16:49 +0000

My friend is releasing an album in just under a week, you can hear a few of the songs here: http://poltergeistsuk.bandcamp.com/album/5-a-selection-from-golden-stairs

The album is available for pre order here: http://poltergeistsuk.bandcamp.com/

It is really great stuff, so do check it out!

Showreel

jirkavinse — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:33:32 +0000

I put together a teaser video comprised of selected creative and design work by me. Check it out!

Jirka Väätäinen Showreel 2012 from Jirka Vaatainen on Vimeo.

jirkavinse.com

jirkavinse — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:26:21 +0000

I finally put together a website for my design work. To get a proper idea what I’m up to nowadays, please visit jirkavinse.com

Tinkerbell

jirkavinse — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:02:33 +0000

Tinkerbell from Peter Pan.

This is a continuation of my previous attempts to envision Disney characters in “real life”.

Wedding Photography

jirkavinse — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:08:50 +0000

I got an opportunity to do something totally different for a change… My sister’s friend got married a week ago, and I got asked to do the wedding photography. So they flew me all the way to Michigan, USA! Here are a few pictures that I took of the happy couple and the wedding party:

This was a one-off thing. Even though it was a good experience, wedding photography is quite far from what I am looking to do career-wise. So unfortunately, I don’t think I will be taking on any more gigs like this.

Congratulations to the happy couple again!

D&AD Student Awards

jirkavinse — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:05:56 +0000

Finally an update on my third year university work!

I recently tackled two D&AD student award briefs, and here are the results:

Illustration:

An original cover illustration for Little White Lies magazine, depicting the main character of the movie Black Swan.

Digital Compositing/Digital Illustration

Advertising:

An identity and a TV spot designed to brand and to launch a new over 60′s channel for Channel4.

FRAME4 from Jirka Vaatainen on Vimeo.

Even though I failed to get recognized in the actual awards, it was refreshing to get to work on live briefs. And I do believe that the end results are definitely a great addition to my portfolio.

Jane

jirkavinse — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:35:55 +0000

Jane from Tarzan.

This is a continuation of my previous attempts to envision Disney characters in “real life”.

Alice

jirkavinse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:43:51 +0000

Alice from Alice in Wonderland:

This is a continuation of my previous attempts to envision Disney characters in “real life”.