What my clients ARE sayING about me
I’ve been doing all this almost for three decades. 27 years to be exact. During that time I’ve had a pleasure to serve all kinds of clients. Here some of them are saying nice things about me.
“I've always loved Miika's style as a designer and now finally had the privilege to work with him when building my company Anyhau. The whole process wen't really smoothly and Miika internalised really fast my vision and the outcome is even better than I expected. Best part for me was when Miika perceived the new logo which for me is brilliant — encapsulates the whole business idea in one symbol. Hopefully we get to keep working together in the future too!”
— Clarissa Hedman, Founder, Anyhau
“Lähestyimme Miikaa jo yrityksemme konseptointivaiheessa. Melkein kuin tyhjästä, keskeneräisten ideoidemme pohjalta Miika rakensi JoYolle uskottavan ja vaikuttavan ilmeen. Yhteistyö nosti tekemisemme seuraavalle tasolle ja pääsimme etenemään ideoista toimintaan. Miika on rautainen ammattilainen, jonka kanssa suunnittelemme yhteistyötä jo seuraavaan projektiin.”
— JUUSO SANTALA, CO-Founder, JoYo
“Miikan kanssa työskentely on aina yhtä sujuvaa ja suoraviivaista. Ei turhia palavereja. Miika kuuntelee, ymmärtää ja saa nopeasti kiinni tahtotilasta, mutta mikä tärkeintä, sanoo suoraan ja avoimesti mahdolliset eriävät näkemykset ja ajatukset. Olemme tehneet vuosien varrella yhdessä useita projekteja, joista moni on linkittynyt vahvasti kaupunkiin ja näissä Miikan näkemys ja silmä kaupunkikulttuurille on ollut arvokasta ja rohkaisevaa. Miika antaa aina parastaan, joka välittyy lopputuloksessa. Vahva suositus.”
— Sofia Sandqvist, AD, Halti
"I have had the pleasure of working with Miika for the past decade on many inspirational projects through an Unorthodox Creative Agency that we founded together, summoning unique and awarded concepts for Finnish and international brands — Carlsberg, Moomin, Live Nation, Kalevala Koru, Posti and Seppälä to name a few.
I’ve also turned to his stellar eye and good taste in my global ventures through my private business. It's a great feeling working with someone who gets your ideas without explaining and does not settle for the average or the this-has-been-done -type of end results. If you need smashing ideas and no nonsense design ethics in your project, Miika is your guy 100%.”
— Tiia Vanhatapio, Creative Director & Design Starategist
“Miika Saksi is an extremely talented graphic designer, but I personally would say he has even greater superpower and that is his intuitive ability to see what his clients are looking for, and to execute it better than they would have expected. He is also extremely quick to deliver and this is hugely important in the swinging and vague schedules of my field. Absolutely recommended 10/10.”
— Jori Sjöroos, MUSIC PRODUCER, ARTIST
“Miika Saksi is a great mirror. Honest in every way. He is not doing the job to please you, he is doing his job to please your current project. And that I think is the greatest value in his incredibly trained eye, sharp mind and strong, yet warm heart.”
— CHISU / ARTIST
“For years I had a wish that was not fulfilled. I wanted a visual identity for my 35+ years work as a trainer and business coach. During the years I hired several graphic artists who developed “visual brands” without getting to the core. Until I met Miika.
We chatted online a couple of times and Miika listened to my story. I mean really listened. When he sent me his proposal for visual identity, I was astonished. Here it is! Some quick iterations, and that was it! This was without doubt me and my concepts.
In a short time Miika got it all into place; my website, online courses, presentation material, everything. And the best of all: he made a complete set of building blocks that I - a complete amateur, can tailor to my emerging needs.
I suspect he has a magic wand - poff.”
— Torfinn Slåen, Business coach
“I’ve been working with Miika from 2017. Along the way, Miika has been my trusted creative consultant and partner and in terms of visual identity – from the big picture to the smallest details. Miika is a very holistic creative, who sees more than meets the eye, while also working on a practical and analytical level. He reads his client’s needs and desires very accurately, and has an outstanding talent in identifying the most relevant questions.
Working with Miika has brought clarity and confidence in my vision. The visual outcomes have always been perfectly in line with what I want to embody and express with my art. Miika has been a great companion and support, not only with aesthetics but also on a mindset level. He doesn’t appreciate compromises or anything inauthentic – and that’s exactly why I appreciate him so much.
Our collaboration continues. I can warmly recommend Miika to anyone who wants to elevate their business on a whole new level – and to understand what is takes.”
— Jutta Irene Ruonansuu, ARTIST, COMPOSER
“Some years ago we at Moomin Characters had the pleasure of working together with Miika in a project. It was during a period of really rapid growth for Moomin and we felt a need to update our design assets. Miika together with his team was able to capture the core of our brand and yet present it in a bold and new way. This really helped us forward.”
— Roleff Kråkström / CEO, MOOMIN
"Postimerkit ovat Suomen virallisia symboleja, rahaan verrattavissa olevia turvapainotuotteita ja ne jäävät historiaan kertomaan ajasta, sekä kulloisenkin hetken graafisista suuntauksista. Löysin netistä joitakin vuosia sitten Miikan työnäytteitä, otin yhteyttä ja pyysin häntä suunnittelemaan postimerkkejä. Lopputulos oli niin upea, että yhteistyö on jatkunut jo kolmen erilaisen postimerkkijulkaisun verran. Valmiit merkit ovat olleet joka kerta visuaalista ilotulitusta, Miika on tarjonnut töillään taattua laatua tekemällä graafisen suunnittelun taikatemppuja ilman silmänkääntötemppuja.”
— Tommi Kantola, Design Manager, Posti
“Miika is a visionary creative who combines a vivid imagination with unparalleled craft and strive for practical solutions. What truly sets Miika apart is his way of building a bridge between the business and creativity, and I love his way of pushing the client’s thinking further with empathy. Working with Miika has saved me from many sleepless nights.”
— Samuli Pehkonen, founder at a startup in stealth mode
“I have a long career with the biggest brands in Finland and implemented dozens of brand refreshal projects to life. With Miika, I experienced something new. I was blown away with his approach to really dig in to the customers state-of-mind and listen what they’re saying. It was something meaningfully different and Miika was able to collect a lot of different feedback from the whole company and put them into a single presentation highlighting the most important aspects of our organization.
Miika was really productive and was even able to combine a communications concept in the shortest amount of time. We ended up using the main discoveries from Miika’s work and we were able to refresh our own brand thanks to him. I give my strongest recommendations for him - give Miika a call and have the best chat of your day with him. I promise, you won’t regret doing that.”