Sebastian Sotavalta is a graphic designer + web developer + illustrator + comic artist from Finland.
Illustration
Prince
Character portraits
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Pride 2020
Illustration
To celebrate Pride in the time of Covid-19, I decided to create an 8-part series of illustrations, each piece to be inspired by a color used in the original Pride flag designed by Gilbert Baker back in .
Characters
Character portraits
Various illustrations of my original characters.
Sport icons
Icon design
Two sets of sporting event icons, inspired by both classic Greek art and Bauhaus.
Dogs
Illustration
A collection of some of the most popular dog breeds in Finland.
Black and white animals
Illustration
When vacationing in Malta, I kept spotting animals that reminded me of my own black and white dog at home.
Portraits
Portrait paintings
Ink illustrations
Illustration
Traditional ink illustrations drawn by hand.
Couples
Illustration
Digital illustrations of couples.
Autumn
Illustration
A set of digital illustrations depicting the apple trees outside my window... At night time it looked as if they were glowing.
Web design
Seitsemanveljesta.net
Web site
Seitsemanveljesta.net is an educational website created by Melon Arbus Productions in collaboration with the Museum of Nurmijärvi. It aims to make the Finnish literary classic Seitsemän veljestä more accessible to modern audiences. The published website can be visited at seitsemanveljesta.net.
Print design
Not yet seen
Comic zine
Not yet seen is a remix of Henry David Thoreau’s influental essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. Not yet seen was created as a part of the Zineton 2020 challenge. It earned one of the honorary mentions given by the Extinction Rebellion Finland.
Business cards for LOVA
Business card design
A business card designed for LOVA Oy.
BZZ
Package design
A visual identity concept for a fictional line of products.
This too shall pass
Comic zine
This too shall pass is an autobiographical comic zine. It is a collection of snapshots from my chilchood to adulthood.
Väinö Harha
Comic zine
Väinö Harha is my second 24-Hour Comics Day -comic, drawn in 2017 and later printed in 2018. The protagonist of the comic, Väinö Harha is an immigrant livign in Estonia while struggling with unexplained fear and paranoia.
Prisoners of Goa
Magazine spread
Famous dogs
Magazine spread
A magazine spread designed, written and illustrated for the Koululainen-magazine.
Memeology
Magazine spread
A magazine spread designed, written and illustrated for the Koululainen-magazine.
End of childhood
Poster design
Poster design, depicting the end of childhood.
SEBPUN
Zine
SEBPUN is a small zine filled with (Finnish) puns based on my name. Sometimes you have to print something just to amuse yourself.
Maiden of Finland - 100 years
Poster design
An A2 sized poster designed to celebrate Finland's 100 years of independence.
Mixsix
Package design
A visual identity concept and a package design for a fictional line of products.
Abandoned
Comic zine
Abandoned is my first 24-Hour Comics Day -comic, originally drawn in 2016 and then later printed in 2017. Coincidentally, it is also my first self-published comic zine.
Christmas card
Postcard design
Christmas card designed & printed to be used by the Youth Services of Nurmijärvi for their internal Holiday Greetings, but also to be sold by the Youth Services during their annual Christmas sale events.
About
Hi, I'm Sebastian! Depending on the day, I'm a graphic designer, a web designer, a front-end developer or an illustrator. Professionally (and personally) I am especially passionate about cognitive accessibility. Above all I love solving problems, collaborating with other skilled people and learning new things. When I'm not working, I'm usually playing tabletop games or cooking.
At the moment I'm living and working in Helsinki, Finland. I'm fluent in Finnish and English, as well as capable of holding a basic conversation in Swedish. I can also ask for a smoke in Estonian. Hit me up by sending an e-mail to seb.sotavaltagmail.com. I can also be found on Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Ello.
Or if you are so inclined, you can look at my CV here!