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Post number 16493

riffola — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 02:44:19 -0800

Shove-it-Helsinki was recently updated. Miika Saksi is credited for pioneering the Lo-Fi Grunge style. He has been working on the web since he was 15, way back in '95!

By: riffola

riffola — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 02:45:08 -0800

Here's a web archive snapshot of his now defunct smallprint.net. A great old interview with Miika from SurfStation. K10K's mschmidt calls him a Finnish boy wonder.

By: mook

mook — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 04:23:40 -0800

A fellow Finn done good! But I don't see the appeal of more graphic schmeck - I know it was all the rage back in 95, but do we need to see it anymore?

By: tomcosgrave

tomcosgrave — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 07:29:27 -0800

But I don't see the appeal of more graphic schmeck - I know it was all the rage back in 95, but do we need to see it anymore? I wouldn't quite call it schmeck - that's a portfolio. And a damned good one.

By: bittennails

bittennails — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:21:39 -0800

Yes, I agree it's a great portfolio, and his work is excellent. What appeals to some need not appeal to all, design is subjective. Me like Miika.

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:22:26 -0800

I always like to add more portfolios of this quality to my bookmarks... Thank you, riffola, and keep them coming.

By: Localemperor

Localemperor — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:30:47 -0800

He has been working on the web since he was 15, way back in '95! Ok... now I'm depressed. I have been at this for just as long, we started at the same age, and I still suck at graphics. I suppose I don't have the "eye." I guess I'll just stick to the coding.

By: raaka

raaka — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:05:54 -0800

I've liked all of Miika's sites even if I didn't know his name. The "Lo-fi Grunge Style Pioneer" title goes to David Carson, though.