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This is the public profile of Mikko, click here to view our interview with MikkoAbout Mikko : The matching form is a gift and requires time. Specific rules have to be in place to keep up with the competition. Understanding the business etiquette to serve clients and provide results is a must. Deadlines are there for a good reason. He has the skill to listen and then find a solution going "under the skin" of a client. Above all is the interaction with a person to another. He also has a lot of experience working in a team. By any means, he is not any jealous type of a man for someone else success.
STATEMENT OF ART:My design usually follows organic forms. Nature, as an inspiration. For instance. Have a look at bees, snakes, different insects, trees and rock formations, etc. There is simply no shortage of inspiration. It is right there among the plethora of nature´s design variables. Then go back to the drawing board with that idea seed in your mind; a vision or even a sketch. The Ahaa moment happens outside instead of clean space and browsing the net.
When wandering in the wilderness, you only need to keep your eyes and, especially, your mind open instead of searching. Explore. Combine. Do some photosynthesis processing, if you will.
Eventually, my design language has found its correct path, the perfect fit -symbiosis.
ORGANIZATION:
MikkoM Design
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Graphic designer Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
1990
Pohjois-Tapiola high school. Graduate
Before joining the army,
Metal graphics short course in Töölö
Jewelry workshop. How to produce pieces of jewelry by using moldable silver.
1991-1992
Army
•Military police & national guard representative
Sharpshooter
1993-1994
Kuusamon Kansanopisto
The overall metal graphics & drawing technique studies
Private trainings with metal graphics expert, artist Olli Moisio
1994-1995
TEP, Technical drawer Imatra vocational school
All of the 3D courses
Drawing by hand and then later computer-aided design principles.
CAD
Archicad, JCAD, Auto CAD, CNC-milling, & welding
Specializing in construction drawing
1995-1997
Imatran Piirustuskoulu Polytechnic school
Professional artist
The main course was metal graphics
Etching aquatint, dry pen, mezzotint, etc
Environment planning
Art history
Classic drawing from all angles
1996-1997
Turku polytechnic school
Continuing the artist studies
Short film course (producing own short movie from start to finish)
Business courses
2002
Multimedia course arranged by Eva Susi Ry.
Website and multimedia content creation
Multimedia CD -project. UI
Eva Susi website webmaster after the certificate
Adobe product family, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks
Self-learning; Fusion web editor, Xara Pro, experimenting with several different CAD software.
EXPERIENCE:
2002
Summer internship
Sound & Picture Oy Ltd.
Websites for clients
TV director´s assistant
Photoshop. Familiar with Nano WYSIWYG web editor.
2004-2007
Visual Concept
Private design company
Website, overall visuals, marketing, etc
Web and print-related services for clients in Finland
Beginning to create its own service concepts; Video CV, Virtual Expo, and design handset concept emerged in cooperation with Josek & GreenFox Oy.
MyWeb web 2.0 project. One of the founders of the project
Based on Joomla CMS
Webdesign, UI
Various print-related designs
Experienced Joomla dev as a friend and CMS trainer.
Ice-hockey club; Kiekko Espoo webmaster
Graphic design for Westend Indians floorball club. Head coach
TPI Subsidiary
Trainings in the phone sales business
Subsidiary based desktop publishing and cold-call sales
UI
Experimenting with Mambo and some Linux distros
2005
Technopolis Ventures incubation program
My first incorporation, Design Management RUFFNEKK Oy. Specializing in secondary design handsets
The Center of Finnish inventions funds the development.
Spinno entrepreneur course
Professional CV startup program
Diving deep into the startup scene
CAD & 3D, web, and print-related clients. Nokia, Senseg, Quantal Media, Geo-Union, CWN.
My concept creation processing evolves in several different areas. Broad range of different website and UI projects.
Softwares: ZBrush, MOI 3D, etc. familiar industry standards
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
Milan gala day GOOD Design, 2017.
AWARDS:
A´Award Design, 2017. Fashion and Travel accessories gold winner.
ACCOLADES:
Aalto university design professor´s personal testimonial 2011. Otaniemi International CEO testimonial 2010. Nokia Mobile Rules! Annual global competition 2007 semi final candidate.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Finnish as mother language, English as secondary.
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Carrara, MOI 3D, Fusion 360. Carrara and Moi, advanced. Learning Fusion. Also Keyshot, Poser and ZBrush. ZBrush. Mediate.
HOBBIES:
Studying 3D and CAD-modeling, stay up to date of new inventions, gymnastic and cooking.
CLIENTELE:
Citycon, Senseg, Motocut and Grönmark Filtrations.
My biggest clients. 3D-conceptual design, complete company imago creations for Motocut. Also some CAD. Under my own company years 2004-2011.
WEB SITE:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruffnekk
REGISTRATION DATE:
2016-04-01 10:04:16
COUNTRY/REGION:
Estonia
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Mikko
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Style Provocateur Secondary Cellphone A' Design Award Winner for Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Category in 2016 Mikko Mäkelä for Mikocad |
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