MINNALEENA JAAKKOLA
UX Designer
Wonderful that you've found your way to my webpage! If you're looking for a hardworking, multidisciplinary creative, you've come to the right place!
I am a designer, UX professional and a Lahti native. My speciality is green ICT and the different ways designers can ensure the sustainable digital service development. I also have experience in evaluating accessibility and the societal aspects that affect the design process. In the future, I want to be a part of developing public infrastructure that benefits everyone and helps us protect those most vulnerable, especially in digitalising healthcare and social services.
Below you can browse through snippets of my past projects, an overview of my skillset and check out feedback I've gotten from various professionals!
See something you'd need for your project or company? Give me a holler at my email
minnajaa@gmail.com !
FEATURED
PROJECTS:
Valmet Application Center
We conducted a heuristic evaluation on Valmet Automation Application Center service as part of our Usability Evaluation Methods course. Usability was further evaluated by conducting user testing. Project was conducted on-site in collaboration of Valmet, in a team of six students.
Web service for LGBTQ+ university students to encourage them to be more physically and socially active, Fall 2021
(Figma-file, includes project information, mood boards, wireframes, partial prototype)
"Välkky Oy"
Concept for a custom flashlight company, Spring 2022
(Figma-file, includes info, wireframes)
— INTERSECTIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH —
RECOGNITION & AWARDS
Päijät-Häme Cultural Fund,
Luhta foundation 2000€ scholarship
for BA thesis project PARERE, 2016
Brand collaborations with e.g Weecos, Gaston Luga and Sudio.
Featured in different medias e.g. Trendi Magazine, YLE, Iltalehti and several podcasts.
Yle Puoli 7 televised design competition, 2nd place, 2014
20+
DIFFERENT EVENTS, PHOTOSHOOTS,
GROUP PROJECTS ORGANISED
500+
HOURS OF
INDEPENDENT
LEARNING
100%
MORE THAN WILLING TO LEARN MORE
SKILLS
ADOBE CC
Expert user in using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign to design, edit, illustrate and create layouts.
BASIC CODING
Understands the basics of coding in Python, C++, SQL, HTML, CSS and is capable of writing simple programs with e.g. PyCharm and Visual Studio Code. Has some experience using Git.
FIGMA
Expert user in using Figma to create e.g. website layouts, wireframes, interactive prototypes and much more.
UX EVALUATION
Experience in user needs based design as well as different usability research methods and heuristic evaluation. Expert in intersectional approach to design, taking equality, sustainability and accessibility into an account.
VISUALIZING DATA
Expert user in using Mural to create user profiles, concept maps, project management forms and much more.
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Expert user in using Microsoft Office softwares e.g. Word, Excel, Forms, Teams, Outlook, Powerpoint.
OTHER NOTABLE SKILLS:
Trello/Jira, scrum, agile methods teamwork, customer service, public speaking, presentations
REFERENCES
"Minnaleena was meticulous and efficient in her assignments. She took initiative and was always punctual. Minnaleena possesses a clear talent for visual design. She is also a very adaptive and cheerful person."
Paula Kasurinen
Poola Kataryna
"Minnaleena performed her assignments creatively, precisely and took initiative. She showed excellent ability to handle pressure and was able to adapt & react professionally to challenging situations."
Riikka Flink
Höö Baby Clothing
"Minnaleena has excellent abilities in using different illustrative and editing softwares. She took part in design iteration processes and gave very insightful, constructive feedback. She works very well in teams."
Mari Hartig
Seppälä
LANGUAGES
FINNISH
Native
ENGLISH
Is very fluent in both everyday interactions as well as professional communications.
Excellent
SWEDISH
Has completed the compulsory Swedish studies included in university syllabus.
Good
JAPANESE (spoken)
Is very fluent in everyday interactions. Knows some professional communications.
Proficient
JAPANESE (written)
Can read text written in hiragana and katakana. Recognises some kanjis.
Good
Spanish (spoken)
Knows some everyday interactions.
Basics
PROJECT FEEDBACK
"The work of this group stands
out in originality"
"Thank you for such a
well written report!"
"HCI 2: Design" professors
Tampere University
"Excellent project management skills show in the group's learning diary.
Superb redesign task!"
"Psychology in HCI" professor
Tampere University
"Communicates very openly, has good ideas, thinks outside the box and works hard. Is also very organised and good at taking notes. 5/5 nothing to complain about."
Group member
"Great communication with both the client and within the group. Very good at figuring out what the client wants and communicating this to everyone else."