Eino Mattila (1912-1971) was a moldmaker for Riihimäen Lasi but is better known for his later woodwork by his own design. On the side of his work at the glass factory, he worked with the designer Nanny Still on wooden household items using teak and rosewood with her design. In the late 1950s he started his own small … Continue reading Eino Mattila – Finest Finnish artisan
Category: Journalism
A collection of interactive and dynamic infographics
Data is being produced, released and gathered at an ever increasing rate and journalists are rushing to make use of it. I compiled a few illustrative examples and I also made a list of tools that you can use to find, extract and visualize your own data. Timeline using Timeline Verite Chart using Infogram … Continue reading A collection of interactive and dynamic infographics
Hesari gone digital
We cancelled our 69 euro / 3 months subscription to the printed edition of Helsingin Sanomat a few weeks ago and we've been testing the iPad version since then. It is less expensive (54 euros) and the weekend breakfast table is certainly less crowded. I have however found some drawbacks. The navigation works well and … Continue reading Hesari gone digital
The aging society
The Finnish government budget meeting yesterday did neither reveal any larger budget cuts nor tax hikes. So that leaves the question - how will we pay for the current and coming deficits? It is said that the solution lies in creating more jobs, a feat that wasn't feasible even five years ago during a booming … Continue reading The aging society
The daily observation – Newspaper subscriptions
The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat called me the other day and offered me the possibility to upgrade my weekend subscription to get the paper every day for the mere sum of five euro. I declined. It must be mentioned that the paper is the largest in the Nordic countries and it offers a broad view on … Continue reading The daily observation – Newspaper subscriptions
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 