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My name is Ville Kansanen.
I'm an experienced pro with a balance of hands-on skills and strategic thinking. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Previously I was the principal of the Creative Agency Group (CAG) at Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate company. CAG was the first in-house branding agency in the industry, solely focused on property branding in the Americas. I led branding and marketing projects for some of the world's largest office and mixed-use developments, such as Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.

Outside of my professional life, I'm an award-winning visual artist. That side of me is here: villekansanen.com


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Awards

2020

MUSE CREATIVE AWARD

Best Corporate Identity

2020

SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Best Complete Branding Campaign

2015

LUCIE AWARD

Discovery of the Year

Working with Ville on our visual identity refresh was a great experience. We were impressed by the speed and quality of his work. Our experience throughout the visual identity project was fantastic. Ville worked with a tight deadline, and communication was excellent. Ville made a long drive to our office to present his initial directions. Ville offers great guidance and feedback, and we quickly learned we could trust his creative direction and skills. The final deliverables were very high quality, and Ville went above and beyond to make sure other agencies and contractors could take his designs and run with them. I look forward to working with Ville on future projects and will absolutely recommend him to others looking for thoughtful, creative, and high-quality design work.
Mark McLaughlin
Director of Business Development | Aurascape
Ville set the stage for us by providing clarity of creative direction and a strategic foundation to hit the ground running. He fostered trust between us and the client for a successful relationship, and the confidence to allocate a substantial budget.
Remy Allis
Principal | Allis Studio