designer / photographer
Design | Finland, FI
During the 10+ years in the digital industry I’ve gathered a large & varied skill set ranging from strategic thinking to comprehensive design skills and excellent technological understanding.
I love to look at things from high up to see the big picture. I'm very good at seeing patterns and forming models of complicated things. I also totally dig the details. As Charles Eams put it:
“The details are not the details. They make the design.”
Also functioning as active hobbyist and an occasional freelancing pro in the field of photography.
Specialties: Project & design strategy, service concepts, interaction design, information architecture, communication & content planning, design team management, web technologies
Jan
2012 - Present
Advisory board member / Gruupz
Oct
2008 - Present
Design Director [on sabbatical] / Frantic
[On sabbatical starting from January 2012]
Ingredients: developing & steering the design competence, sales, project planning & management - and working as design lead in selected client projects (Note: might contain traces of so called “real work”)
Also part of the company management team.
Mar
2006 - Present
Photographer / Sole Proprietorship
Currently focusing on personal art projects and selling stock via Getty Images. I'm also available for hire as a freelance photographer. Photos available as prints and for licensing. See http://miemo.net for portfolio and a photoblog of recent images.
- My photos have been published in major local newspapers (e.g. Helsingin Sanomat, Kaleva) and magazines (e.g. Seura, Mondo)
- I’ve held 2 solo exhibitions in Helsinki
- And sold photos to major advertising agencies & publishing houses globally via Getty Images
Feb
2007 -
Oct
2008
Director, Concept & User Experience Design / Frantic Media
Sept
2001 -
Jan
2007
Senior Web Architect / Frantic Media
Sept
1999 -
Sept
2001
Site Manager / Frantic Media
Jun
1997 -
Dec
2000
Co-Founder, Web Designer / hopeinen KUU
Jun
1999 -
Sept
1999
Site Builder / Satama Interactive
Aug
1998 -
Sept
1999
Content Editor / Frantic Media
May
1998 -
Nov
1998
New Media Assistant / Satama Interactive
1996 -
1998
IT support & webmaster / Finnish Film Archive
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2004
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2006
Heltech
Vocational Degree
in
Photography
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1994
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2004
University of Helsinki
Computer Science, Communication studies, Film and Television studies, Philosophy
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1991
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1994
Helsingin suomalainen yhteiskoulu (SYK)
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Websites:
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Interests:
music, travel, biking, well-designed things, movies, fine arts, food & wine