Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor
Research activity per year
I am a graphic designer and text artist, and Associate Professor in Visual Communication Design. I’m also co-founder of the experimental publishing collective Multipöly.
My work spans across typography, design, and experimental writing and across both poetry and academia. Curious about unseen currents within contemporary visual communication, I seek new modes of diffractive and sustainable academic practice beyond commercial interest. I'm interested in language and typography, publication as art/design practice, and redefining communication design in the context of new materiality. All of these areas are visible in my doctoral research Epä/igenesis (2021) featuring the bookwork Epägenesis: Katalogi X (2020), a catalogue of material and conceptual writing.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral degree, Arts and Design, Aalto University
Award Date: 18 Jun 2021
Master's degree, Arts and Design, Helsinki University of Arts and Design
Award Date: 14 Jun 2007
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution › Blog article › Professional
Karhumaa, A. (Recipient) & Mustonen, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
Karhumaa, A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Karhumaa, A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Karhumaa, A. (Recipient) & Saari, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Karhumaa, A. (Recipient) & Saari, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Karhumaa, A. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Karhumaa, A. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
Karhumaa, A. (Member)
Activity: Memberships (typically long-term positions of trust) › Membership of a competition jury
Karhumaa, A. (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Karhumaa, A. (Examiner)
Activity: Academic assessments › Statement of assessment of professorship
08/02/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
16/10/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
15/02/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
02/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance