Alvar Jaakson (1968) graduated from Tallinn University in advertising and media. He is the creative director of the advertising bureau Utopia and teaches in the same field at his alma mater. Jaakson has also worked as an animator, animation director, and infographic designer for newspapers. His illustrated children’s books have won the 5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Book Award and have been listed in the White Ravens catalogue.

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