Courses that I´ve taught

Teaching : Courses

This is my tenth year in the University of Lapland so there is over a hundred courses that I´ve taught. Here are some of those…

Digital Design
  • for interior, textile and clothing design students
  • include: basics of Photoshop, pixel graphic, color systems
  • outcome: digital presentation with Power Point

Vectorgraphics
  • for interior, textile and clothing design students
  • include: basics of Illustrator and Indesign, vectorgraphics, working with the printing center
  • outcome: printed portfolios

Vectorgarphics and Photo Editing
  • for industrial design students
  • include basics of Illustrator, Photoshop (and formerly InDesign), vectorgraphic, picture editing, pixwel graphics, layout, working with the printing center
  • outcome: printed posters

Digital Visualization – Kaledo
  • for interior, textile and clothing design students
  • include: basics of Lectra Kaledo Print, Weave, Knit and Style from the view of interior, textile and clothing design
  • outcome: printed portfolios

Digital Visualization – ArchiCAD
  • for interior, textile students
  • include: basics of an architectural BIM CAD software ArchiCAD
  • outcome: printed or digital presentations, presented in SINCO
  • design teaching and task comes from the Textiles in the Interior Course
Jonna Ylilehto´s design
Hilkka Sääskilahti´s interior design project at Sinco. Modelled pictures at stage, printed poster and projected floorplan on table, 2018

3D-visualization
  • for interior and textile design students
  • include: basics of 3ds Max, 3D-modeling, rendering
  • outcome: printed portfolio or digital presentations, presented in SINCO
  • design teaching and task comes from the Interior Design Course
  • Virtual exhibiotion can be seen here: Virtual visit
Tanja Tuovila´s interior design for the students´ break room, 2016.

Professional Portfolio
  • for interior, textile, clothing and industrial design students
  • include: creating a professional portfolio, personal brand statement, defining the professional skills
  • outcome: portfolio, business cards

E-textiles
  • Part of the Creative Technologies minor subject
  • compulsory for interior, textile master students
  • optional for the students of the Faculty of Art and Design
  • the course is co-taught with University Lecturer Piia Pyrstöjärvi who guided the design, I guided the technical part of the course
  • include: designing, programming, electronic engineering and making of e-textile
  • outcome: working, interactive prototype
  • more students´ works from the IG @e_tekstiilit and FB @arcticetextiles

Tangible product Design
  • Part of the Creative Technologies minor subject
  • optional for the students of the Faculty of Art and Design
  • the course is co-taught with University Teacher Milla Johansson who guided the design, I guided the technical part of the course
  • include: designing, programming, electronic engineering and making of interactive product
  • outcome: working, interactive prototype
  • more students´ works from the IG @tangiblearctic

Design Guerillas
  • The idea of the of course was promote the Arctic Design Week with the guerrilla marketing methods. This was done with the co-operation of Puisto Design & Advertising Company
  • I co-taught the course with Annamari Manninen from Art Education Programme
  • More videos form the courses: https://vimeo.com/arcticdesignweek

Surface Design
  • Part of the Textile Design minor subject
  • optional for the students of the Faculty of Art and Design
  • the course is co-taught with University Lecturer Piia Pyrstöjärvi who guided the design, I guided the technical part of the course
  • include: surface design, technical guidance for making surface and printing
  • outcome: printed products suitable for business gifts
Jonna Ylilehto´s printed wine bottle bags “Himmeli” and “Kuusimetsä”, 2015

Advaced Service Design
Digital Visualization – ArchiCAD
Material Technology of Clothing
  • for clothing design students
  • include: basics of clothing materials and fibers, hands-on tests in material laboratory
  • outcome: presentation of chosen materials/clothing style and basics od material tests
Group work of materials in business clothing by Elina Vasko, Elina Äärelä, Jenni Säynevirta, Siiri Turpeinen, 2011
Material Technology of Textile
  • for interior and textile design students
  • include: basics of textile materials and fibers, hands-on tests in material laboratory
  • outcome: presentation of chosen material and basics of material tests
Presentation of wool material by Anni Oikarinen, 2011