Heikki Salo
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Antti Pitkänen
I have had the pleasure of working with Heikki at Tribe Tampere, building a community and ecosystem to support startups and entrepreneurial people in Tampere, Finland. From the start, Heikki has been in charge of everything about how Tribe Tampere looks, from designing the logo and visual look to building the website. He is also the go-to photographer of people and events. Heikki has a great mixture of artistic vision and the skills to turn that vision into reality. He has proven to be able to create whole visual brands and looks for events and projects, including TribeX and Tribe Tampere itself. He understands what a given situation needs and is able to serve that purpose, while also delivering high technical quality. And it's not just digital design. Heikki is not afraid to touch the physical side as well, from creating prints and brand clothing to building physical props for shaping how events look. He's got the whole package. On top of being a visual mastermind, Heikki is also a great and friendly co-worker who's a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him for any position where his skills are appreciated.
Antti Pitkänen
I have had the pleasure of working with Heikki at Tribe Tampere, building a community and ecosystem to support startups and entrepreneurial people in Tampere, Finland. From the start, Heikki has been in charge of everything about how Tribe Tampere looks, from designing the logo and visual look to building the website. He is also the go-to photographer of people and events. Heikki has a great mixture of artistic vision and the skills to turn that vision into reality. He has proven to be able to create whole visual brands and looks for events and projects, including TribeX and Tribe Tampere itself. He understands what a given situation needs and is able to serve that purpose, while also delivering high technical quality. And it's not just digital design. Heikki is not afraid to touch the physical side as well, from creating prints and brand clothing to building physical props for shaping how events look. He's got the whole package. On top of being a visual mastermind, Heikki is also a great and friendly co-worker who's a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him for any position where his skills are appreciated.
Antti Pitkänen
I have had the pleasure of working with Heikki at Tribe Tampere, building a community and ecosystem to support startups and entrepreneurial people in Tampere, Finland. From the start, Heikki has been in charge of everything about how Tribe Tampere looks, from designing the logo and visual look to building the website. He is also the go-to photographer of people and events. Heikki has a great mixture of artistic vision and the skills to turn that vision into reality. He has proven to be able to create whole visual brands and looks for events and projects, including TribeX and Tribe Tampere itself. He understands what a given situation needs and is able to serve that purpose, while also delivering high technical quality. And it's not just digital design. Heikki is not afraid to touch the physical side as well, from creating prints and brand clothing to building physical props for shaping how events look. He's got the whole package. On top of being a visual mastermind, Heikki is also a great and friendly co-worker who's a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him for any position where his skills are appreciated.
Antti Pitkänen
I have had the pleasure of working with Heikki at Tribe Tampere, building a community and ecosystem to support startups and entrepreneurial people in Tampere, Finland. From the start, Heikki has been in charge of everything about how Tribe Tampere looks, from designing the logo and visual look to building the website. He is also the go-to photographer of people and events. Heikki has a great mixture of artistic vision and the skills to turn that vision into reality. He has proven to be able to create whole visual brands and looks for events and projects, including TribeX and Tribe Tampere itself. He understands what a given situation needs and is able to serve that purpose, while also delivering high technical quality. And it's not just digital design. Heikki is not afraid to touch the physical side as well, from creating prints and brand clothing to building physical props for shaping how events look. He's got the whole package. On top of being a visual mastermind, Heikki is also a great and friendly co-worker who's a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him for any position where his skills are appreciated.
Experience
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Alpha Design Partners
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Finland
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior UX/UI Designer
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May 2022 - Present
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Creativity Squads
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E-Learning Providers
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Head Designer, Co-founder
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Mar 2017 - Present
The Creativity Squads is a Finnish non-profit organisation that aims at fostering creativity and other future work-life skills among individuals, communities and organisations. My role includes creating and developing the general visual identity and website design and development. I have also been designing layouts our own workbook. The Creativity Squads is a Finnish non-profit organisation that aims at fostering creativity and other future work-life skills among individuals, communities and organisations. My role includes creating and developing the general visual identity and website design and development. I have also been designing layouts our own workbook.
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Insta Group
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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Senior UX/UI/Visual Designer
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Apr 2020 - May 2022
Previously Intopalo, which was bought by Insta in late 2018. UX, UI and service design for various projects, mainly in industrial sector. Also work with our own marketing team as a visual designer. Previously Intopalo, which was bought by Insta in late 2018. UX, UI and service design for various projects, mainly in industrial sector. Also work with our own marketing team as a visual designer.
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Insta Digital
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior UX/UI/Visual Designer
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Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
Previously Intopalo, which was bought by Insta in late 2018. UX, UI and service design for various projects, mainly in industrial sector. Also work with our own marketing team as a visual designer.
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Design Lead
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May 2019 - Apr 2020
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UX/UI/Visual Designer
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Mar 2018 - May 2019
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Tribe Tampere
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Finland
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Lead
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Jul 2017 - Aug 2020
Tribe Tampere launched during the summer 2017 to connect startup communities, services and events around Tampere. At the same time Tribe launched P47 – the physical place to connect entrepreneurial people. Later the community has grown and is located in Platform6 startup house. My role has molded to take care of general visual identity design and website. Tribe Tampere launched during the summer 2017 to connect startup communities, services and events around Tampere. At the same time Tribe launched P47 – the physical place to connect entrepreneurial people. Later the community has grown and is located in Platform6 startup house. My role has molded to take care of general visual identity design and website.
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Designer / Partner
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
Software and design boutique for small and medium size businesses. Visual design, websites and e-commerce sites for clients. Merchandise designs for some the biggest outdoors events in Finland.
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Designer
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
Software and design boutique for small and medium size businesses. Visual design, websites and e-commerce sites for clients. Merchandise designs for some the biggest outdoors events in Finland.
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Founder / Designer
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Aug 2010 - Dec 2014
- Clothing design and sales pilot. - Freelancing as a graphic designer and web designer. - Clothing design and sales pilot. - Freelancing as a graphic designer and web designer.
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High Peak Finland Oy
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Finland
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Designer
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
- Creating marketing material for sales team and updating company's website - Developing company's visual identity and designing new features for the website. - Creating artwork for clients - Creating mockups for sales offers - Supervisor for graphic design interns - Creating marketing material for sales team and updating company's website - Developing company's visual identity and designing new features for the website. - Creating artwork for clients - Creating mockups for sales offers - Supervisor for graphic design interns
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Tampereen kaupunki - City of Tampere
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Finland
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Graphic Designer
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
City of Tampere, Upper secondary education. Member of marketing and communications team working with seven upper secondary schools and Tredu - Tampere Vocational College (twenty schools in Tampere area).
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Graphic Designer
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
City of Tampere, Upper secondary education. Member of marketing and communications team working with seven upper secondary schools and Tampereen Ammattiopisto - Tampere College (five schools in Tampere). Preparing a merger of two large vocational schools - Tampereen ammattiopisto and PIRKO - with combined yearly student count around 20 000.
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Graphic Designer
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Jun 2009 - Dec 2011
- Creating marketing material for sales team and updating company's website - Creating artwork for clients - Creating mockups for sales offers - Developing company's visual identity and redesigning website. - Supervisor for graphic design interns - Creating marketing material for sales team and updating company's website - Creating artwork for clients - Creating mockups for sales offers - Developing company's visual identity and redesigning website. - Supervisor for graphic design interns
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Education
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2014 - 2020
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree, Interactive Media -
2009 - 2011
AEL
Further Qualification, Printing and publishing / Graphic design -
2006 - 2009
Tampereen ammattiopisto
Vocational qualification, Printing and publishing, Layout design / Graphic design
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