Matti Tuominen (MA) is a Helsinki-based Designer. Previously he worked as an Art Director and Lead Visual Designer at Reaktor before going back to freelancing. His specialities lie within brand identity & strategy, digital product design and publication design. He has studied at Aalto University and Lahti Institute of Design.
Tuominen’s work has been awarded in Print Magazine’s Typography & Lettering Awards, Communication Arts's Typography Competition, and Grafia’s The Best of Finnish Advertising and Design – the most valuable Finnish design competition he has also had an honor to jury.

His projects have been featured in media such as Slanted Magazine, Communication Arts, It’s Nice That, Print Magazine, Creative Review, Identity Designed and Brand New.

Clients
Tuominen has worked with clients such as LEGO, Hurtigruten, Aalto University, Dance House Helsinki, Nightingale Health, Holvi Payment Services, Suunto, Grafia − Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland, Teos Publishing, Kehrer Verlag, Mikkeli Art Museum, City of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Otavamedia and Finnish Jazz Federation.

Interviews & writing

Building vessels for meaning (Bootcamp, 2022)
It’s not about your favourite color (UX Collective, 2021)
Walk the talk (Reaktor Blog, 2020)
Weekly Mix: Matti Tuominen (Helsinki Design Weekly, 2019)
Miltä totuudenjälkeisyys näyttää? (HS Foundation Blog, 2018)
Slanted video interview (Slanted Magazine #29, 2016)
Infinity Loop (Grafik, 2015)
Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity (It's Nice That, 2014)
Kirjainmuodot viestinnän välineinä (MA Thesis, Aalto University, 2012)

Contact
Matti Tuominen
tel. +358 50 326 8934
tuominen.matti@gmail.com