Matti Vahtera

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Co-founder and CX designer @ Smilestone
Helsinki, FI
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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Finland
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About Matti Vahtera

What ever my title has been, I’ve always had user-friendly perspective and need to actually find out what my users think. Design thinking has always been my spine in design to find the right post-it exercise for the right moment. I’ve been working in Finland and in UK. I’ve found great insights, developed effective design processes for agencies and designed beautiful user experiences for all kinds of services. I’ve facilitated a lot of workshops, I’ve done all kinds of user testing, I’ve done my Scrum Master training and yes, prototypes are my bread and butter. (I tend to use a lot of butter)At the moment I’m in search of really interesting problems and projects so if you have one, please let me know

Matti Vahtera's Current Company Details
Smilestone

Smilestone

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Co-founder and CX designer
Helsinki, FI
Website:
smilestone.fi
Employees:
3
Matti Vahtera Work Experience Details
  • Smilestone
    Co-Founder And Cx Designer
    Smilestone
    Helsinki, Fi
  • And Now For Something Completely Different
    Design Idealist, Co-Founder
    And Now For Something Completely Different Apr 2018 - Present
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    We are customer centred design team. We use tools of service design and brand design to solve our client's problems. Some clients I've worked with:- Maskun kalustetalo (service and brand design)- Sinituote (Concept- and e-commerce design)- Keskisen Kello (Design sprint)- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa (service design)- Posti (Facilitating workshops)- Otavamedia (service design and UX coaching)- Motonet (Design sprint and ecommece UI)
  • Space Nation
    Senior User Experience Designer
    Space Nation Apr 2017 - May 2018
    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
    Gateway to space. Space nation was a space media company who offered concrete ways for everyone to participate in the new space era. Our main project was Space nation astronaut program.
  • Mirum Agency
    Senior Service Designer
    Mirum Agency Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    We are a global digital agency of makers, believers and make-believers.We create experiences that people want and businesses need. We are for those who embrace the transformative power of digital. We guide brands through our three offering platforms: business transformation, experience development and commerce activation.Some clients I've worked with:- Metso- LähiTapiola- Nordea
  • Futurice
    Senior Ux Designer
    Futurice Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
    Helsinki
    We find problems worth solving and the right technologies to solve them with. We design and build digital services people love using, because life is too short to build services no one wants.Our designers have very concrete ways of finding the primary touch points that contribute to how customers experience your product or service. Working closely with the business needs, we are able to map out the customer journey to identity critical points where the service must perform, as well as gaps and opportunities for innovation. Over a thousand completed projects have taught us a thing or two about how and where to find real insight into customer behaviour. Getting out of the office and stepping into the customer’s shoes is second nature for us.The same design team quickly translates these insights into concrete concept prototypes, allowing us to collect feedback from customers and stakeholders at a very early stage.UI AND VISUAL DESIGNThe seamless interaction between our designers and developers ensures a very rapid build of the service's features, functionality and visual look and feel. It also guarantees easier implementation and reduces the risk of expensive changes later in the development.Some clients I worked with:- Nordic Choice Hotels- Osuuspankki- Maapörssi
  • Mainostoimisto Matti Oy
    Graphic Designer / Photographer
    Mainostoimisto Matti Oy Nov 2011 - Jan 2016
    Turku
    My own advertising agency that was mainly part time for me. I was doing mostly posters, web sites and photography. Usually the whole deal. My customers were mostly local theaters and other cultural entities.Some clients I worked with:- Linnateatteri- Kotkan kaupunginteatteri- Saaristo-ooppera
  • Mainostoimisto Matti Oy
    Creative Director
    Mainostoimisto Matti Oy Aug 2009 - Nov 2011
    Turku, Finland
    My own advertising agency. Our clients were local small businesses but some bigger finnish brands too. We did visual identities, posters, websites and I also took quite a lot of photos for promotion or advertising purposes. We made a iOS game and designed all kinds of cool things. I learned a lot about being an employer and managing the whole creative process from idea to finished product.Some clients I worked with:- Aarikka- Fiban- Eezy
  • Wunder
    Ux Designer
    Wunder Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
    London, United Kingdom
    We're a professional services firm for the web, helping large organisations use technology to create new opportunities and address difficult problems.In mainland Europe we trade under the combined name Wunderkraut. We have since opened a UK office, where we trade under the name WunderSome clients I worked with:- Comedy Central (UK)- Kew Gardens / Grow wild- Music Television (UK)
  • Nitro
    Concept And Ux Designer
    Nitro Nov 2011 - Mar 2014
    Turku, Finland
    At Nitro, creative thinking always connects to the user experience, technology and market understanding. We offer our customers a single source of marketing, the entire palette. With almost 70 marketing experts, we are working hard that Nitro would have Finland's best and most satisfied customers.At Nitro my job was to design the beginning concept of digital marketing campaigns and user experience for them. From idea to concept and from concept to wireframes and/or rough designs. I have learned to take all the possibilities of digital world and pick the best and most suitable for each campaign or website. We made some pretty amazing stuff. Big and small.Some clients I worked with:- Holiday Club resorts- Oras - Buster boats
  • Turku University Of Applied Sciences
    Digital Design Lecturer
    Turku University Of Applied Sciences Oct 2012 - Dec 2012
    We made a redesign for news site and went trough basic principles of responsive web design.
  • Turku University Of Applied Sciences
    Digital Design Lecturer
    Turku University Of Applied Sciences Aug 2010 - Nov 2010
    We went through few applications (such as Photoshop and Flash) and best design principles.
  • Panic Marketing
    Consulting Creative Director
    Panic Marketing Oct 2009 - Sep 2010
    They wanted someone to supervise their visual design. I went in few times a week and gave feedback to designers. We made mostly websites and flash games but also very traditional graphic design for print.
  • Heo Mediapaja
    The Teacher Leading The Multimedia Course
    Heo Mediapaja Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
    Teacher for multimedia studies was on work sharing and I kept the pace while he was gone. I had my own class but I was also teaching other students as well. Mostly I tried to teach basic principles of design and some key applications ( mostly InDesign and Photoshop) along with them.
  • Heo Mediapaja
    Graphic Designer
    Heo Mediapaja Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
    My job was to design print ads for the academy. I also designed new website and visual identity for the academy.
  • Tbwa Helsinki
    Production Ad
    Tbwa Helsinki Nov 2007 - Dec 2007
    Helsinki
    I designed and produced ads. I learned a lot about how ideas come to life. When I left, I took passion for good advertising with me.Clients:- DNA- MTV3- others

Matti Vahtera Skills

Concept Design Art Direction Photoshop Photography Digital Marketing Digital Photography Marketing Strategy Marketing Communications Social Media Marketing Fashion Photography Entrepreneurship Presentations Presentation Coaching User Experience User Interface Design User Centered Design Mobile Devices Mobile Applications Mobile Marketing Mobile Internet Graphic Design Indesign Graphics Advertising Creative Direction User Experience Design Concept Art

Matti Vahtera Education Details

  • Turku University Of Applied Sciences / Turku Arts Academy
    Turku University Of Applied Sciences / Turku Arts Academy
    Advertising Designer (Art Director)
  • Turku Adult Education Centre
    Turku Adult Education Centre
    Audiovisual-Communication
  • Länsi-Pori High School
    Länsi-Pori High School
    Matriculation Examination / Graduate

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Matti Vahtera attended Turku University Of Applied Sciences / Turku Arts Academy, Turku Adult Education Centre, Länsi-Pori High School.

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Matti Vahtera has skills like Concept Design, Art Direction, Photoshop, Photography, Digital Marketing, Digital Photography, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Fashion Photography, Entrepreneurship, Presentations.

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