Here are my selected projects.
Educational storytelling game developed with Kehitysvammaliitto and Metropolia to promote language learning through play. The game introduces players to narrative-building mechanics that adapt to user choices. Priority was given to accessibility and inclusivity in both design and content.
In this project, I worked with a team to come up with the layout design, overall style and game assets. I was responsible for music design and I also made some of the game assets.
You can try the game here: https://papunet.net/_pelit/taydenna-tarinaa/
Adobe Illustrator
Procreate
Environment build in Unreal Engine for a school assignment. Assets from Sketchfab and Fab, character rigged in Mixamo.
Character: "Clone Trooper Phase 2 "Shiny" is from Sketcfab by Marr Velz (https://skfb.ly/oF9pr) licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Unreal Engine
Website illustrations for a legal services company for (mainly) forest owners. The client wanted a playful, approachable style rather than a traditional corporate look, with clear and minimal typography.
I collaborated closely with a web developer to design the overall website experience. While the developer handled layout and technical implementation, I was responsible for the visual concept and all illustrations. We worked together exchanging ideas and refining the design together to ensure cohesion between visuals and structure.
I designed a colorful yet calm forest landscape for the homepage and Finnish forest-inspired elements for other pages, using Procreate and Illustrator.
Procreate
Adobe Illustrator
Title animation for a dance crew to put in the start of their kpop dance cover video. Song they were covering was "Jungle" by kpop group CIX so I made the animation to match the gold and dark aesthetic of the original music video.
3D title and simulation made in Cinema 4D and editing in After Effects.
Cinema 4D
Adobe After Effects
School project where I designed a pattern for imaginery brand "Finlaysön". Logo is not part of the pattern and it is modified Finlayson's logo. It is just for presentation purposes. Pattern's name is "Suomuurain", which is one of the many names for cloudberry in Finnish. I approached the cloudberry design with Finlayson's aesthetic and product range in mind.
The design of the pattern was shaped by my memories of late-summer days spent on the cloudberry bog with my grandparents. The pattern was then used in an ad to showcase how it could be used in social media or digital outdoors marketing materials.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Christmas animation I made for a school assignment in the end of my first school year. The idea was to create a digital Christmas card.
Assets made in Illustrator and animation and composition in After Effects. Music by Robert Saarinen. My dog Leo was the model for the character.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
This assignment was actually one of my entrance exam assignments for Metropolia. The idea was to create a poster for "Helsinki 2036" for when Helsinki would presumably host the Olympic Games. Original poster was hand drawn to a paper, but I liked this piece and wanted draw it again digitally and make a little animation out of it.
Poster drawn and splash animated frame by frame in Procreate. Diver and title animated in After Effects.
Procreate
Adobe After Effects
My motion graphics/generalist showreel of 2025.
Motion Graphics student at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Location: Espoo, Finland.
Mail: tia.saarinen@metropolia.fi
LinkedIn: Tia Saarinen
I'm a visual communication design student specializing in motion graphics with a strong interest in 3D and VFX.
I see myself as a curious and versatile designer who enjoys working across different areas of visual storytelling and continuously expanding my skill set. I’m passionate about movement, timing and exploring new tools.
