Lead Brand Designer, Co-founder.

Jarkko Ojanen

Jarkko creates distinctive visual identities rooted in strategy, not convention. Every choice has a reason.

Jarkko has over 20 years of experience designing visual identities and illustration systems at some of Finland’s leading design agencies.

His strength lies in finding the distinctive visual character of a brand and developing it into a recognisable identity. Jarkko begins each project with the brand’s strategic direction, rather than with a predetermined style or the conventions of its industry.


In the words of his colleagues: An easy-going master of visual worlds.


Core expertise

  • Visual identities

  • Brand identity systems

  • Logo design

  • Illustration concepts

  • Packaging design



Selected experience before Areto

Asko, Cloetta, Crystal Eye, Finnair, Finnish Film Foundation, Fondia, Hopkins, K-Citymarket, K-Market, K-Plussa, K-Rauta, K-Supermarket, Kesko, Kespro, Kiinteistömaailma, Kulttuurikeskus Caisa, KONE, Matkahuolto, Metsä Group, Nordic Nano, Nuvoo, Posti, Suunto, Teollisuusliitto, Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri