Please visit Linja Design's new blog entitled Linja Buffet. In the blog, the employees of Linja Design have collected information on innovations in Graphical User Interface and Interactive design.
19.04.2010 OPEN POSITION AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN - UX DESIGNER
We are currently looking for a UX Designer to join our team at the Linja Design Centre Helsinki.
We require:
As UX Designer you should have a holistic point of view towards user interfaces. You have experience in both, visual and interaction design. You are able to independently carry out demanding design projects. You should have good command of user experience theory, methods and tools.
Your strengths include a deep interest in people; -customers, fellow colleagues and software network partners. You possess passion and endurance in creating and delivering innovation and can express yourself convincingly. We value a university level degree in user interface design or an equivalent education with a minimum 5 years working experience in UX field. You are fluent in written and spoken English, other language skills are highly valued.
We offer:
We offer challenging tasks in a very innovative and skillful organization. As UX Designer, you can influence the content of your work and methods. You will be supported by a high-grade competence of an experienced and successful company, powerful tools and effective processes.
Contact us:
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila. Send your application and CV (without portfolio) by 30.04.2010 to vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi.
The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/UX Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
19.04.2010 OPEN POSITION AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN - VISUAL UX DESIGNER
We are currently looking for a Visual UX Designer to join our team at the Linja Design Centre Helsinki.
We require:
As an experienced Visual User Experience Designer, you can produce and deliver a high class visual style to customers that value user experience as a key competitive edge. You possess excellent knowledge and experience using UX design tools such as Adobe CS, Flash, 3D Max and possess a good understanding in key UX technologies (QT, ActionScript, JavaScript).
You also have the ability to participate in interaction design so you have experience in defining the end user needs, user interface logic and task flows. Conceptual and analytical thinking is your normal way to approach user interface design. User interface documentation and agile team work with software engineers should be familiar to you.
Your strengths should include genuine interest in people, cultures, needs and behaviour; -end users, -customers, -fellow colleagues and . We value a university level degree in UX design or an equivalent education with at least 3-5 years working experience in the UX field. You must be fluent in written and spoken English; other language skills are also highly valued.
We offer:
We offer an open, multicultural working environment with space for independent exploring of innovative solutions to future use cases globally. As a Visual UX Designer, you can influence the content of your work and methods. You will be supported by a high-grade competence of an experienced and successful UX development company, powerful tools and effective processes.
Contact us:
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila. Send your application and CV (without portfolio) by 30.04.2010 to vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi.
The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Visual UX Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
Linja Design welcomes two new members to the Tampere team, Tea and Azad!
Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala has +12 years experience at Nokia, working in interaction design, concepting and project management.
Kalam Azad has +6 years experience in Software development which includes coding, object oriented analysis & design and project. He will graduate in April from the Lappeenranta University of Technology with a Masters in IT.
10.03.2010 LINJA PREZZ, A CONCEPTUAL DIGITAL READING EXPERIENCE
Helsingin Sanomat introduced today a new digital newspaper concept created by Linja Design. Linja Prezz, is a conceptual digital reading experience that combines the reading experience of a printed newspaper and the information experience found on the Internet. According to Helsingin Sanomat, “This is a concept that shows how the future interactive Helsingin Sanomat could look like. The demo is excellent.”
Below is the YouTube video released by Helsingin Sanomat describing the concept.
English version will be available soon.
17.02.2010 OPEN POSITION AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN - VISUAL UX DESIGNER
We are currently looking for a Visual UX Designer to join our team at the Linja Design Centre Helsinki.
We require:
As a pro Visual UX Designer, you will produce and deliver a high class visual style to customers that value user experience as a key competitive edge. You must have excellent knowledge and experience using UX design tools such as Adobe CS, Flash, 3D Max and possess a good understanding in key UX technologies (QT, ActionScript, JavaScript).
Your strengths should include genuine interest in people, needs and behaviour; -end users, customers, fellow colleagues and software network partners. We value a university level degree in UX design or an equivalent education with a minimum 2 years working experience in the UX field. You must be fluent in written and spoken English, other language skills are also highly valued.
We offer:
We offer challenging tasks in a very innovative and skillful organization. As a Visual UX Designer, you can influence the content of your work and methods. You will be supported by a high-grade competence of an experienced and successful UX development company, powerful tools and effective processes.
Contact us:
For more information, please contact Kim Bergman. Send your application and CV (without portfolio) by 10.3.2010 to kim.bergman[at]linjadesign.fi.
The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Kim Bergman, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Visual UX Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
11.12.2009 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN - CHIEF DESIGNER
We are now looking for a Chief Designer to join our team in Helsinki or Tampere.
We require:
As Chief Designer you are independently able to carry out demanding design projects. You are an experienced UX designer and have good command of user experience theory, methods and tools.
Your strengths include deep interest in people; -customers, fellow colleagues and software network partners. You possess passion and endurance in creating and delivering innovation and can express yourself convincingly. We value a university level degree in user interface design or an equivalent education with a minimum 5 years working experience in UX field. You are fluent in written and spoken English, other language skills are highly valued.
We offer:
We offer challenging tasks in a very innovative and skillful organization. As Chief Designer, you can influence the content of your work and methods. You will be supported by a high-grade competence of an experienced and successful company, powerful tools and effective processes.
Contact us :
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila tel +358-40-5050930, best reachable Mondays 10.00-11.30. Please send your application and CV (without portfolio) by 31.12.2009 to vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi.
The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/GUI Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
13.11.2009 CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTIN GIMPL FOR WINNING THE SIGCHI AWARD
Linja Design employee Martin won the first prize for the best MA thesis 2009 dealing with HCI topics in the annual contest organized by SIGCHI (the Finnish chapter of ACM’s special interest group on human computer interaction). The topic of the winning work was Stripes 䓖 A Conceptual Operating System User Interface.
15.09.2009 A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Olli Vänttinen has been appointed as a Software Architect in Linja Design Centre Tampere. Olli has a university degree in Information Technology and has extensive experience from software development to architecture. He is focused in technologies related to producing competent user experience innovations and prototype architecture.
18.05.2009 LINJA'S NEW PARTNERSHIP AND THE RETURN OF TWO FAMILIAR FACES
Linja is proud to announce a new partnership with IBM partnerworld. For more information about this partnership, please contact Vikki Noreila (contact information can be found in the contacts page).
Martin Gimpl and Niklas Gustafsson who both had previously worked at Linja as summer interns are now back working fulltime. Welcome back Martin & Niklas!
30.01.2009 LINJA ZAX PUTS ZOOMING AT YOUR FINGERTIP
With a simple circular motion you will be able to zoom in going clockwise or counter clockwise zoom out. This method adds intuitiveness to your touch screen. Simultaneous zooming and panning with simple gestures speeds up your interactions and adds the fun to it.
Linja Zax is an open source project developing an easy way to zoom in and out of web pages with single touch. Linja Zax version 1.0 is browser extension for Mozilla Firefox browser, adding touch screen optimized page viewing, including integrated zooming and panning control with single touch. The core insight on the concept is a unique experience of simultaneous zooming and panning. The 1.0 release was launched on 23.01.2009.
Linja Design has two targets with this concept:
1 We develop the source code of Linja Zax. We are encouraging developers to use our source code in their own projects to spread the spiral zoom method as wide as possible. We are striving to make Linja Zax an industry standard concept.
2 We are developing a touch screen extension for Mozilla Firefox to improve web experience of touch screen users.
01.11.2008 A NEW LINJA DESIGN CENTRE - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Linja Design is proud to announce the opening of a new Linja Design Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. The site manager for our Stockholm office is Jussi Sistonen, who used to work at the Linja Design Centre Helsinki.
If you would like to know more information about Linja Design's expansion, please contact Vikki Noreila (firstname.lastname@linjadesign.fi) or Jussi Sistonen (firstname.lastname@linjadesign.fi). More information on the location of the Linja Design Centre Stockholm can be found on the contacts page.
21.04.2008 A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest graphic designer, Jaakko Roppola who will be working at the Linja Design Centre Tampere. Jaakko graduated from the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi as an Industrial Designer. He will be designing stunning icons and layouts for several different projects. Welcome aboard Jaakko!
21.04.2008 A NEW LINJA DESIGN CENTRE - TOKYO, JAPAN
Linja Design is proud to announce the opening of a new Linja Design Centre in Tokyo, Japan. The site manager for our Tokyo office is Timo Vänttinen, who is apart of BJIT Group Inc. The Tokyo office will provide a way for us to produce high quality software prototypes for the Asian market. Linja Design executes its strategy to become an international player in the design software business with the opening of our new Tokyo office.
If you would like to know more information about Linja Design's expansion, please contact Vikki Noreila (firstname.lastname@linjadesign.fi) or Timo Vänttinen (firstname.lastname@bjitgroup.com). More information on the location of the Linja Design Centre Tokyo can be found on the contacts page.
04.04.2008
A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest graphic designer, Steffen Halme. Steffen is originally from Stuttgart, German and holds a diploma from the Filmakademie Ludwigsburg in graphic design and computer aided animation. He has over 15 years of experience working in the 2D/3D graphic design and animation. Welcome aboard Steffen!
11.02.2008
A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest interaction designer, Lauri Sumari, who will be working in the Linja Design Centre Helsinki. Lauri graduated from the University of Technology in 2006. His focus of study was user centered product development, which also includes visual and cognitive science studies. Welcome aboard Lauri!
10.01.2008
A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest interaction designer, Timo Kivikangas, who will be working in the Linja Design Centre Tampere. Timo graduated in November 2007 from the Lappeenranta University of Technology with a degree of Licentiate of Science (Tech.) in communications engineering. His focus of study was the future of mobile phone user interfaces. Welcome aboard Timo!
10.12.2007
OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Graphic User Interface Designer
We are looking for a user interface graphic designer to join our GUI design team in
Helsinki or Tampere. As a member of a creative team, you are designing UI layouts, producing stunning graphical components (icons, splash screen etc.), creating and defining styles for SW products and documenting UI layouts and graphics. You will work in close cooperation with the clients, the interaction designers and the project manager.
We require:
• A minimum of two years experience of SW application design and a strong understanding of possibilities and restrictions of web and Windows applications
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying your design solutions
• Mastering of different graphic styles and the execution for GUI elements in a fast pace environment
• The ability to work in the iterative design process
• The ability to document your layout designs
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Excellent skills to utilize Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and 3DS Max
• Passion to design visually stunning and highly usable graphic user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products
• The ability to create UI prototypes and demonstrations either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web and Windows applications
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted to our design work and passionate about it
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila by e-mail at: vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/GUI Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
10.12.2007 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Interaction Designer
We are looking for an interaction designer to join our Interaction Design team in Helsinki or Tampere. As a team member, you are defining user interface interactions. You will work in tight co-operation with the client, project manager and other user interface visual designers.
We require:
• At least two years of experience with web- and Windows application design and a strong understanding of GUI conventions
• The ability to work in an iterative design process
• The ability to evaluate visual user interface design from the usability point of view
• Good problem solving skills
• The ability to see and justify designs from a user's point of view
• The ability to document interaction definitions (containing flow charts)
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying all design solutions
• Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English
• The passion to design usable user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to utilize Adobe Photoshop
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products including Visio
• The ability to create prototypes either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web- and Windows application.
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted and passionate about our design work
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and the possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila by e-mail at: vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Interaction Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
09.11.2007 A NEW LINJA DESIGN CENTRE - DHAKA, BANGLADESH
Linja Design is proud to announce the opening of a new Linja Design Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are 10 UI engineers at LDCD, under the supervision of Ms. Shayema Sumy. With the Dhaka team, Linja Design is able to produce high quality software prototypes for an agile product development purpose. Linja Design executes its strategy to become an international player in the design software business with the opening of this new centre.
If you would like to know more information about Linja Design's expansion, please contact Vikki Noreila (firstname.lastname@linjadesign.fi) or Sumy Shayema (firstname.lastname@bjitgroup.com).
01.08.2007 A NEW OFFICE, NEW ADDITIONS AND A NEW ERA AT LINJA DESIGN
Due to the increasing number of customers in the Tampere area, Linja Design is proud to announce the opening of their new Linja Design Centre Tampere. Ville Pohjola, Senior User Interface designer, has been appointed the site manager of the new premises. We hope to provide a much better service to our current Tampere customers by being closer to them and hopefully this will spark interest from potential customers.
Linja Design also welcomes our newest graphical user interface designers, Leon Suryatenggara and Riina Vaajamäki. Both Leon and Riina will be situated at the Linja Design Centre Tampere.
We have an ongoing campaign in hiring new graphical user interface and interaction designers. If you live in the Helsinki or Tampere area and are interested in joining the Linja Design team, please contact us with your CV.
21.05.2007 NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM!
Linja Design welcomes our newest graphical user interface designers, Martin Gimpl, Niklas Gustafsson and Vilja Helkiö.
Both Martin and Niklas are Summer trainees and are 2nd year students from the Media Lab department in the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Martin specializes in Flash development whilst Niklas has experience in graphic design for mobile games.
Vilja will be working fulltime and had just recently graduated from the Media Lab department in the University of Art and Design Helsinki with an MA in New Media. Vilja's final thesis, a Playstation Portable game entitled "Katakana Challenge," was displayed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. The game won 1st prize at the DARE competition.
16.04.2007 A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest interaction designer, Antti Kangas. Antti graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology and was a freelance interaction designer before joining Linja Design.
21.03.2007
OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Graphic User Interface Designer
We are looking for a user interface graphic designer to join our GUI design team in Helsinki or Tampere. As a member of a creative team, you are designing UI layouts, producing stunning graphical components (icons, splash screen etc.), creating and defining styles for SW products and documenting UI layouts and graphics. You will work in close cooperation with the clients, the interaction designers and the project manager.
We require:
• A minimum of two years experience of SW application design and a strong understanding of possibilities and restrictions of web and Windows applications
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying your design solutions
• Mastering of different graphic styles and the execution for GUI elements in a fast pace environment
• The ability to work in the iterative design process
• The ability to document your layout designs
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Excellent skills to utilize Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and 3DS Max
• Passion to design visually stunning and highly usable graphic user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products
• The ability to create UI prototypes and demonstrations either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web and Windows applications
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted to our design work and passionate about it
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila by e-mail at: vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/GUI Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
21.03.2007 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Interaction Designer
We are looking for an interaction designer to join our Interaction Design team in Helsinki or Tampere. As a team member, you are defining user interface interactions. You will work in tight co-operation with the client, project manager and other user interface visual designers.
We require:
• At least two years of experience with web- and Windows application design and a strong understanding of GUI conventions
• The ability to work in an iterative design process
• The ability to evaluate visual user interface design from the usability point of view
• Good problem solving skills
• The ability to see and justify designs from a user's point of view
• The ability to document interaction definitions (containing flow charts)
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying all design solutions
• Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English
• The passion to design usable user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to utilize Adobe Photoshop
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products including Visio
• The ability to create prototypes either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web- and Windows application.
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted and passionate about our design work
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and the possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
For more information, please contact Vikki Noreila by e-mail at: vikki.noreila[at]linjadesign.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Vikki Noreila, Perämiehenkatu 12 E 116, FI-00150 Helsinki, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Interaction Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered.
10.01.2007
MORE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, TIME AND COST SAVINGS THROUGH COOPERATION
Linja Design and BJIT Inc. going into Asian and European software markets together
Linja Design, which is specialized in software-related interface design, and BJIT Inc., a software firm operating in Japan and Bangladesh, have agreed on cooperation. According to the agreement, the companies will mutually implement cost-effective software development which is innovative in terms of its interface design and generates added value for clients.
According to the cooperation concept, Linja Design will formulate an innovative program more appropriate for the customer, which BJIT then realizes. The purpose of collaboration is to benefit the customer at all stages of the project from planning to implementation as well as generate time and cost savings for clients.
“Added value for our customers is generated by the presence of Linja Design in Finland and the presence of BJIT in Japan. This will enable the expansion of both companies’ operations in new market areas,” Timo Vänttinen, Executive Vice-President of BJIT, says.
“We complement each other well,” Noreila and Vänttinen confirm. “Linja Design brings its design-related know-how connected with software-based interfaces to the customer, while with BJIT it’s a professional and effective realization. We believe that this concept will assure that the companies will increase in enthusiasm over the significance of software development.”
Gateway to the source of trends
For Linja Design, BJIT cooperation enables entry to Asia’s hot mobile market. BJIT is an inspiring partner for Linja Design, by means of which the enterprise will get closer to the core and trends of the field.
“ Japan is the number one country in the mobile field, which is proceeding five years ahead of the rest of the world,” declares Linja Design’s managing director, Vikki Noreila. On the other hand, BJIT's production country, Bangladesh, is a ‘new India’, in which top expertise effectively unites with an economical cost level.
The first project in common for the two companies is already in progress. The project is based on the Symbian environment for mobile phones, which represents both firms' core expertise.
BJIT Inc. is a software business with 130 personnel, which functions in Japan and Bangladesh. 90% of its clients are from Japan and the area of the European Union, including Nokia, Metso, IBM, Volvo and Access. www.bjitgroup.com
YHTEISTYÖLLÄ ASIAKKAALLE INNOVATIIVISEMPIA RATKAISUJA SEKÄ AIKA - JA KUSTANNUSSÄÄSTÖJÄ
Linja Design ja BJIT Inc. yhdessä Aasian ja Euroopan ohjelmistomarkkinoille
Ohjelmistojen käyttöliittymäsuunnitteluun erikoistunut Linja Design sekä Japanissa ja Bangladeshissa toimiva ohjelmointiyritys BJIT Inc. ovat sopineet yhteistyöstä. Sopimuksen mukaan yhtiöt toteuttavat yhdessä kustannustehokasta ja käyttöliittymäsuunnittelultaan innovatiivista ohjelmistokehitystä, joka tuottaa asiakkaalle lisäarvoa.
Yhteistyökonseptin mukaan Linja Design muotoilee innovatiivisen ja asiakkaalle sopivimman ohjelmiston, jonka BJIT toteuttaa. Yhteistyön tarkoituksena on hyödyttää asiakasta projektin kaikissa vaiheissa aina suunnittelusta toteukseen sekä tuottaa asiakkaalle aika- ja kustannussäästöjä.
– Lisäarvo asiakkaillemme muodostuu Linja Designin läsnäolosta Suomessa ja BJIT:n läsnäolosta Japanissa. Tämä mahdollistaa molempien yritysten toiminnan laajentamisen uusille markkina-alueille, sanoo BJIT:n Executive Vice President Timo Vänttinen.
– Täydennämme hyvin toisiamme, vahvistavat Noreila ja Vänttinen. Linja Design tuo asiakkaan projektiin ohjelmistojen käyttöliittymiin liittyvän muotoiluosaamisen, BJIT taas ammattimaisen ja tehokkaan toteutuksen. Uskomme, että tämä konsepti vakuuttaa yritykset innostumaan ohjelmistokehityksen merkityksestä.
Portti trendien lähteelle
Linja Designille BJIT-yhteistyö mahdollistaa pääsyn Aasian kuumille mobiilimarkkinoille. BJIT on Linja Designille innostava kumppani, jonka avulla yritys pääsee lähemmäksi alan ydintä ja trendejä.
–Japani on mobiilialan ykkösmaa, jossa mennään viisi vuotta muuta maailmaa edellä, toteaa Linja Designin toimitusjohtaja Vikki Noreila. BJIT:n tuotantomaa Bangladesh taas on ”uusi Intia”, jossa huippuosaaminen yhdistyy tehokkaasti edulliseen kustannustasoon.
Ensimmäinen yritysten välinen yhteistyöprojekti on jo käynnissä. Projekti perustuu matkapuhelinten Symbian-ympäristöön, joka on molempien yritysten ydinosaamista.
BJIT Inc . on 130 hengen ohjelmistoyritys, joka toimii Japanissa ja Bangladeshissa. Asiakkaista 90 % on Japanista ja EU:n alueelta, mm. Nokia, Metso, IBM, Volvo, Access. www.bjitgroup.com
10.01.2007
A NEW ADDITION TO THE LINJA DESIGN TEAM
Linja Design welcomes our newest interaction designer, Ville Pohjola. Ville has previously worked at Nokia Oyj for 8.5 years in different positions pertaining to UI, interaction design and line management positions.
16.11.2006
LINJA DESIGN CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Today, Linja Design will celebrate it's 20th anniversary together with our friends. We have come a long way since our first project of designing a diving computer back in 1986. With inspiration from Linja's first project, our passion is to create better experiences for users around the world and to design quality user interfaces for various types of products.
It is a worthy opportunity to celebrate and thank our dedicated customers and design team for a great 20 years. We look forward in a fruitful future in software design and innovation!
16.11.2006
LINJA DESIGN LAUNCHES ITS NEW BLOG - LINJABUFFET.COM
Linjabuffet.com is a blog launched in conjunction with the 20th anniversary celebrations. In the blog, designers from Linja Design have collected innovative articles and images in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Interactive design. Articles/images will be posted monthly on the blog.
If you would like to submit a project, article or images pertaining to innovations in the specific fields, please e-mail information to: webmaster[at]linjabuffet.com.
16.11.2006
OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Graphic User Interface Designer
We are looking for a user interface graphic designer to join our GUI design team in Helsinki. As a member of a creative team, you are designing UI layouts, producing stunning graphical components (icons, splash screen etc.), creating and defining styles for SW products and documenting UI layouts and graphics. You will work in close cooperation with the clients, the interaction designers and the project manager.
We require:
• A minimum of two years experience of SW application design and a strong understanding of possibilities and restrictions of web and Windows applications
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying your design solutions
• Mastering of different graphic styles and the execution for GUI elements in a fast pace environment
• The ability to work in the iterative design process
• The ability to document your layout designs
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Excellent skills to utilize Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and 3DS Max
• Passion to design visually stunning and highly usable graphic user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products
• The ability to create UI prototypes and demonstrations either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web and Windows applications
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted to our design work and passionate about it
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
We need:
• One full time designer
For more information, please contact Karin Gummerus by e-mail at: karin.gummerus[at]mps.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Karin Gummerus, MPS Search and Selection, P.O. Box 44, 02131 Espoo, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/GUI Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered. Deadline for all applications is the 8th of December 2006.
16.11.2006 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Interaction Designer
We are looking for an interaction designer to join our Interaction Design team in Helsinki. As a team member, you are defining user interface interactions. You will work in tight co-operation with the client, project manager and other user interface visual designers.
We require:
• At least two years of experience with web- and Windows application design and a strong understanding of GUI conventions
• The ability to work in an iterative design process
• The ability to evaluate visual user interface design from the usability point of view
• Good problem solving skills
• The ability to see and justify designs from a user's point of view
• The ability to document interaction definitions (containing flow charts)
• Excellent skills in presenting and justifying all design solutions
• Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English
• The passion to design usable user interfaces
We appreciate:
• The ability to utilize Adobe Photoshop
• The ability to use Microsoft Office products including Visio
• The ability to create prototypes either with Macromedia Flash or Director
• Understanding the implementation possibilities of defined solutions in web- and Windows application.
We offer:
• A creative environment where you can reach for challenges and excel in our field - we are devoted and passionate about our design work
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and the possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
We need:
• One full time designer
For more information, please contact Karin Gummerus by e-mail at: karin.gummerus[at]mps.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Karin Gummerus, MPS Search and Selection, P.O. Box 44, 02131 Espoo, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Interaction Designer." NB Previous applications are also considered. Deadline for all applications is the 8th of December 2006.
16.11.2006 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Account Director
We are looking for an account director to join our team in Helsinki. You will be responsible
responsible in managing independently selected key client relations. You will have a key role in managing and building long lasting partnership-based client relations to large multinational key clients.
We require:
• A technical or a commercial masters or a bachelors degree (MBA or similar)
• A deep understanding of the software business
• The ability to identify client needs and potentials
• The ability to produce and sell solutions to the client's identified needs and potentials
• To manage and lead projects successfully
• Fluent written and spoken English and Finnish
• A minimum of 5 years experience in the field
We offer:
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and the possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
We need:
• One full time account director
For more information, please contact Karin Gummerus by e-mail at: karin.gummerus[at]mps.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Karin Gummerus, MPS Search and Selection, P.O. Box 44, 02131 Espoo, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Account Director ." NB Previous applications are also considered. Deadline for all applications is the 8th of December 2006.
16.11.2006 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT LINJA DESIGN
Software Architect
We are looking for a software architect to join our software design team in Helsinki. You will be responsible in bringing a technical software point of view and professionalism in clientele and internal development projects. You will participate in projects as a manager or specialist. You will also produce high quality software solutions from outsourced subcontractors.
We require:
• A Masters degree in technology (in example Software engineering, or an IT related major)
• The ability to understand complex SW entities
• The ability to produce innovative and viable SW solutions to the identified client needs
• Good organizational skills and a strong drive in completing projects
• A creative mind and the willingness to develop yourself
know how and good command of modern sw-development tools, prototyping techniques and testing protocols
• Fluent written and spoken English and/or Finnish
• 3- 5 years experience in a complex and challenging SW development environment
We offer:
• Involvement in the creation of innovative consumer products with industry leaders
• Competitive benefits (incl. company health care) and the possibility to continuously develop your professional skills
We need:
• One full time software architect
For more information, please contact Karin Gummerus by e-mail at: karin.gummerus[at]mps.fi. The application and your CV can be sent via e-mail, in Finnish or English as an attached .rtf or .doc. It can also be sent via post and should be addressed to: Karin Gummerus, MPS Search and Selection, P.O. Box 44, 02131 Espoo, Finland. Please also include in the e-mail or post your salary expectations. Mark the e-mail/envelope and on the application"Linja Design/Software Architect ." NB Previous applications are also considered. Deadline for all applications is the 8th of December 2006.
23.08.2006 SWECO PIC AND LINJA DESIGN TO RE-ORGANISE THE DESIGN SECTOR
- LINJA DESIGN CONCENTRATES ON SOFTWARE USER INTERFACE DESIGN
- SWECO PIC STRENGTHENS ITS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
SWECO PIC Oy and Linja Design Ltd have agreed on the sale of the product design business of Linja Design to SWECO PIC. The sale will take effect on 1 September 2006, making SWECO PIC one of the largest industrial design companies in Finland.
As a result of the sale, the product design team and product design projects of Linja Design, based in Helsinki, will be transferred to SWECO PIC. This will clarify the focus of Linja Design. After the sale Linja Design will employ 14 user interface designers.
"Designing software user interfaces a fast-growing sector and a special area that requires deeper specialization as the competition grows stronger," says Eljas Perheentupa, Chairman of the Board of Linja Design.
"With the new focus, Linja Design can further deepen its knowledge in user interface design. SWECO PIC is our long-time partner and we know that our award-winning product design team will be working in a company that focuses strongly on design. They will have the support of a large international organization and will be able to take part in international projects," states Vikki Noreila, Managing Director of Linja Design.
This reorganization will result in closer cooperation between SWECO PIC and Linja Design, and strengthen the future development of both the user interface design at Linja Design and the industrial design at SWECO PIC.
"We want to be a forerunner – an engineering company that offers integrated product development services and design services for the industry. Engineering companies in general do not offer industrial design services and design companies do not have broad engineering skills. We employ nearly 300 specialists in different areas of product design, mechanics, automation, electronics and design. The industrial designers now moving from Linja Design will further strengthen our services for example in development projects dealing with consumer electronics," says Jaakko Anttila from the Manufacturing Industry R&D unit.
2.6. 2005
New game graphics series at Kamppi Täyspotti
RAY opened new style Täyspotti arcade at Kamppi bus terminal 2.6. The arcade has 48 game machines including new games Sole, Luna and Jokeri Pokeri. The graphic design project carried through during spring 2005 and consisted all from requirement specifications and style study to final graphic film files.
