The Economist Innovation Awards
November 1st, 2008 | Published in Uncategorized
The Economist gave one of its Innovation Awards this year to Matti Makkonen, the Finnish telecom consultant who’s the inventor of SMS and a former EVP of Sonera. Nokia received the Chairman’s Special Award for Corporate Use of Innovation, and Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, the developers of YouTube, got the Award for Consumer Products. Full story here.
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I’m an interaction designer, information architect, strategist and creative lead, multi-skilled and versed in creative, strategy and technology. I’m also known as an electronic musician who has traveled the world from Tampere to Tokyo. I earned my experience as art director, concept designer and creative director in Scandinavia, praised for its award-hoarding digital agencies, then went on to work in the Middle East, the United States, and Canada. Currently, I work as Interaction Design Director at R/GA as well as a freelance interaction designer and information architect. My work has been awarded with national and international awards.
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