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Projects

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Varpunoita

Varpunoita (lit. Sprig Witch) is a horror-themed video production with a focus on exploring projection art in a natural environment. Due to our 5-day schedule, pre-production and filming had to be extremely agile, and the work process significantly shaped the project. As a last-minute decision, I also ended up playing the eponymous witch, and I got feedback from my teammates that I looked scary in my outfit at nighttime!

Cardboard World

Cardboard World is a psychological short film that aimed to present an entirely staged microworld on a shoestring budget. The script, staging, and editing took their own time, but the filming was done in one workday on a "shoot for the edit" principle. The project was an excellent learning experience for all participants, and building the sets from recycled cardboard was a lot of fun.

Undergrow

Undergrow was a casual gardening game for Android that was released on Google Play Store in 2020. The player bought and planted magical flower seeds, and after planting a flower, they had to guide its rapidly growing roots towards water and treasures, avoiding rocks and moles.

I worked as a UI designer and the logo's graphic designer in the project. The game is unfortunately no longer on Play Store, but I am nevertheless satisfied in my contribution to the game's UI and logo.

CV

Work Experience

  • Kaleva Media – August – December 2022

    • 4-month graphic design position at their Brand & Culture section

    • Tasks included e.g. editing and laying out adverts, small-scale illustration, video editing, image editing, designing social media templates, and pushing adverts to press

    • My work was shown on e.g. local magazines around Northern Finland, digital billboards in Oulu, and Kaleva Media's social media

  • 9Solutions – January i– March 2022

    • 2-month graphic design position

    • Tasks included retouching training materials via illustration, image editing, and vector graphics. In addition, I made a Graphic Design Document for instructors, and updated a company brochure.

Nonprofit Work

  • Oulu Pride — Summer 2022

    • Graphic artist position

    • Made event thumbnails, posters, event-day brochures, and video adverts shown on digital billboards

  • PahkiSpeksi (theater) — Autumn 2022 Onward

    • Graphic design, compositing and live playing sound effects and video, web development

    • Current post as one of two Webmasters

Software Skills

  • Master

    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • InDesign
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
    • Krita
    • CSS
    • HTML

  • Competent

    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    • C#
    • DaVinci Resolve
    • Blender
    • Audacity
    • Neo

Education

  • Oulu University of Applied Sciences – 2025

    Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Visual Design

  • Kajaani University of Applied Sciences – 2017

    Bachelor of Business ICT, Game Production & Design

Special Skills

  • Brush Lettering
  • Audio Editing & Composition
  • Sewing Pattern Design
  • CJK Typography (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
  • Pixel Art
  • Circuit Bending

Language Skills

  • Finnish — native
  • English — fluent
  • Swedish — conversational
  • Japanese — conversational

Who's Maisa?

I am Maisa Ranki – a graphic designer, video editor, UI • UX designer, and dream chaser. Nice to meet you.

I work where art meets problem solving. Whether it’s designing user-friendly interfaces, enchanting video footage, or striking prints, I deliver with reliable quality. I merge aesthetics with readability and accessibility within the bounds of available resources.

I’m an open, meticulous, and resource-oriented worker. On my free time, I like to cook spicy food, sew, play video games, and look out underground music gigs.

Contact

Email address: maisa [at] maisaranki.com