about me

I’m your local information_design interaction_design information_visualisation designer.
In both traditional and experimental ways, I try make interfaces to help us understand, navigate and learn from the world.
Enjoy your visit!

feel free to email me at netmail at knapek dot org
or call me at +358-50-320-2616

you can find more of me on:
twitter ( @miskaknapek )
linkedIn
flickr : professionsal
flickr : off hours
vimeo

professional experience

2008/01 - ongoing -

Freelance visualisation, including work for
The World Wide Web Foundation,
NASA,
Open Government Partnership,
The Finnish Meteorological Institute,
The Aalto University, etc…

2014/05 - 2017/05 -

Information visualiser designer & coder,
The Open Government Partnership

2015/08 - 2016/07 -

Information visualiser designer & coder,
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (helcom)

2014/01 - 2018/01 -

Co-coordinator, Nordic open knowledge interested network

2013/11 - 2013/12 -

The Web Index of the W3 Foundation information visualisation work
World Wide Web Foundation

2013/08 - 2013/10 -

Open Data Barometer researcher for Norway + infographics work
Open Data Research Network

2012/09 - 2012/10 -

Interaction design and information visualisation research assistant,
for the People map project
Aalto University / Information & Computer Science + Aalto Media Factory

2009/10 - 2009/11 -

Open Knowledge Festival 2012 Coordinator
Datajouranlism and Datavisualisation topic stream coordinator
Open Knowledge Foundation (volunteer)

various occasions in
2011-2012 -

Open Data & information visualisation workshop holding
As part of the WeLoveOpenData(.com) team
at festivals/conferences in Berlin, Amsterdam & Helsinki

2010/06 - 2012/12 -

Research assistant, web developer and information architecture tutor
Aalto University / Design Department, Helsinki

2010/11 - 2011/04 -

Teaching assistant and project coordinator
Helping coordinate a Computational Photography course
& planning the first Fablab in Finland
Aalto University / Media Lab | Media Factory, Helsinki

2009/12 - 2010/05 -

Helsinki energy Consumption information visualiser
Helping coordinate a Computational Photography course
& planning the first Fablab in Finland
Aalto University / Media Lab | Media Factory, Helsinki

education

2007 - 2011 -

New Media: Information Visualisation & Algorithmic Design
Aalto University / School of Art, Design & Architecture

2002 - 2004 -

Art&Technology
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

1998 - 2001 -

Graphic Information Design, Ba(Hons)
University of Westminster, London

1997 - 1998 -

Foundation Course in Art and Design
Salisbury College, Salisbury, United Kingdom

general design skills

experienced -

information experience design
(information+interaction architecture visualisation design),
user centered design, participatory design, graphic design

also largely interested -

cognitive science/pscyhology, anthropology, political science

languages

fluent -

danish, english, czech, swedish

moderate -

norwegian

basic

polish, french, german

coding languages

good -

Python

general -

Python / Pandas

a little -

good -

html / css

good -

javascript

basic -

javascript / native DOM manipulation

basic -

javascript / ReactJS

basic -

javascript / VueJS

basic -

javascript / SvelteJS

good -

javascript / D3

good -

javascript / canvas

beginner -

javascript / leaflet.js

beginner -

php

average -

sql

basic -

postgis

basic -

QGIS

strong -

Processing

beginner -

C/C++

beginner -

bash scripting

a little -

superCollider

intermediate -

maths for algorithmic movement and form

average -

math generally, statistics, data analysis

software skills

beginner -

drupal

beginner -

QGIS

intermediate -

wordpress

strong -

adobe creative suite (...when I don't code my own :)

somwhat -

apple final cut pro

engagement in open initiatives

2017/01 - ongoing

LuftDaten.info / Sensor.Community contributor, mostly in coding data analsysis and visualisations of the sensor.community citizen science collected air quality data

2008/01 - ongoing

Open Knowledge Finland Member (former OKFN Finland) ; and former coordinator in open data/government projects and gatherings in Finland
Open Knowledge Finland

2014/01 - 2018

Co-Founder of Open Nordics (Network), bridging Nordic open data/gov interested together