AKU
is a design agency based in Tallinn, Estonia. We work with ambitious people in culture, government and music and deliver branding, printed matter and websites.

We are forward-thinking designers who love interesting problems. Our work starts with a simple “why?” and follows a tailor-made process, involving both reason and intuition. We aim to provide meaningful, honest and surprising solutions.

AKU was founded in 2012 by Alari Orav, Kaarel Kala and Uku-Kristjan Küttis, who share over 40 years of combined experience in design and communication. We have worked with a wide range of clients from long-standing institutions to fresh start-ups, both locally and internationally.

Selected clients

Huffington Post
Click & Grow
Connected Health cluster
Eliko
Estonian Centre of Architecture
Estonian Design Centre
Estonian National Museum
FC Flora
Joon
Kokomo
KTA Architects
Mondo NGO
Nortal
Parliament of Estonia
Pocopay
Pühaste Brewery
Salto Architects
Tallinn City Theatre
Tallinn Music Week
Union of Estonian Architects

Awards

We have received over 20 Estonian Design awards, including ADC*Estonia Designer of the Year, Young Gun and a Grand Prix.

Full Award List

Capabilities

Branding
Strategy
Naming
Visual Identity
Art Direction
Packaging

Environments
Signage/Wayfinding
Exhibition Design

Print
Books
Periodicals

Digital
Web and App Design
User Interface Design

Press

AIGA Eye on Design
Its Nice That
This is Paper
Form Fifty Five
Ad110
Bpando
Etapes
Mylo
TheDieline
Disainiblogi
WeAndTheColor
DesktopMag
First Things First!
People of Print
Visual Journal
DesignClever

Estonian Design Awards
ADC*E Designer Of The Year — Uku Kristjan Küttis, 2014
Silver — Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2013 Catalogue, printed works. 2014
Silver — Exhibition Estonian farm architecture, exhibitions 2014
Shortlisted — Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2013, corporate identity, 2014
Bronze — Tallinn Music Week, corporate identity, 2014
Bronze — SISU poster, printed works, 2014
Antalis Best Use of Paper — Sisu poster, 2014
Gold — European Parliament Elections 2014, Broadcast Environment, 2014
Bronze — European Parliament Elections 2014, Broadcast Identity, 2014
European Parliament Elections 2014, Broadcast Identity, 2014
Silver — Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2011 identity, 2012
Silver — Rótary Klubi, printed matter, 2012
Bronze — ETV Channel Identity, 2012
Shortlisted — Kaleidoskoop poster, printed matter, 2012

ADC*Estonia
Silver — Kohvik August, corporate identity, 2015
Bronze — Music Estonia, corporate identity, 2015
Bronze — SISU 2015, printed works, 2015
Bronze — Tallinn Music Week 2015, illustration, 2015
Shortlisted – Joon, corporate identity, 2015
Shortlisted — Tõnis Saadoja exhibition, printed works, 2015
Bronze — Estonia 100 branding, corporate identity, 2013
Shortlisted — Estonian Design Awards 2012, corportate identity, 2013
Shortlisted — ZEN pre-paid phone card, corporate identity 2013

BalticBest
Silver — European Parliament elections, design, 2014

AKUis a design agency based in Tallinn, Estonia. We work with ambitious people in culture, government and music and deliver branding, printed matter and websites.

Tallinn Music Week

Tallinn Music Week

Parliament of Estonia

Parliament of Estonia

Click and Grow

Click and Grow

Pocopay

Pocopay

Cafe August

Cafe August

Sveta Bold Condensed

Sveta Bold Condensed

Compilation by the Estonian President(With sound)

Compilation by the Estonian President(With sound)

Estonian National Museum(With sound)

Estonian National Museum(With sound)

Estonian Design Centre

Estonian Design Centre

Nortal

Nortal

Music Estonia

Music Estonia

Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2017

Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2017

Joon

Joon

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