January 12, 2009

New look&feel

Mobile Brain Bank is growing from the hobbyists' grass root activity into the serious hobbyist's grass root activity with style. Our old visual mark was created on the fly by using a word document and whatever happened to be the default font on that document. The hurry back in July 2009 was to get a LinkedIn group opened up, and that LinkedIn form required a logo of some sort, otherwise the group would not have been established.

Even if you don't have fancy sponsors doesn't mean you cannot afford style.

Pasi Lehtinen, a MoBB activist from Oulu, Interactive Art Director and a Freelance designer, threw in his talkoot-spirit*) and came to rescue.

Says Pasi: "I saw the huge potential in Mobile Brain Bank, but it wasn’t reflected in the visual identity. I wanted to change that. I wanted people tp see that there is something new and exciting going on and you should get involved. RIGHT NOW!  Mobile Brain Bank is all about getting connected.

 

Conversation is the key. The new logo speaks for itself. It wants you to speak, interact and exchange ideas.  Speak, and speak loud! A speech bubble logo is simple, but unique. It´s funny, but elegant. 

I hope it will create some additional conversation also :D

 

I have worked with corporate identities for over a decade. These projects range from huge multi-million technology brands to small one man art projects. Making new and fresh identities is an obsession to me. I love it, it´s hard but rewarding work.

 

Other parts of my work are on various fields of design from print blueprints to prototypes of mobile touch user interfaces. I just can´t sit and do nothing, I have to be on the move all the time.”

 

Pasi’s philosophy is not to advertise his work on the web, instead, he relies on good results bringing more work by itself. His own website, www.designsapiens.com, shows mostly his photography work which he is doing in between design projects. 

 

Check out Pasi’s website for inspiring photos, or follow his crazy life on Twitter www.twitter.com/designsapiens

 

*)talkoot= Finnish custom involving a group of people gathering to work together unpaid, for instance to build or repair something /wikipedia

October 23, 3009





Mobile Brain Bank and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society connect in Slush Helsinki

Mobile Brain Bank (MoBB) is a network energizing the idea that as experienced mobile professionals are freeing themselves from corporate ties, there is a growing population of individual ideas and un-chained inventions on the verge to flourish.

The seasoned Mobile Brain Bank members help each others to connect, promote startup mentality, and support each others’ product and service innovation.

Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (AES) is student run organization promoting entrepreneurship and helping students to set up companies within up coming Aalto University. Aalto University is a newly established university combining the Helsinki School of Economics, the University of Art and Design and the Helsinki University of Technology.

The solid experience of Mobile Brain Bank, and fresh enthusiasm of Aalto Entrepreneurship Society connect for two days at Slush Helsinki, November 3-4, 2009.

Slush Helsinki – the event by startups for startups – will entertain an unprecedented chain of new startups from MoBB and AES, some to be born right there and then.

For more information on Mobile Brain Bank:
http://www.Mobilebrainbank.org or petra@mobilebrainbank.org

For more information on Aalto Entrepreneurship Society:
http://aaltoes.com/aes/about/ or markus.nuotto@aaltoes.com

For more information on Slush Helsinki:
http://slushhelsinki.com/ or peter@somebazaar.com

October 19, 2009
Mobile Brain Bank and Protomo into cooperation

In a kick-off event on Wednesday October 21st in Tampere, Mobile Brain Bank and Protomo will find synergies for cooperation. Protomo is an "innovation apparatus" for experts, policy makers and enthusiasts aiming at transforming the Finnish economy and innovation system in the middle of the economical crisis. Mobile Brain Bank is a network of young mobile startups. Both parties look to expand their cooperation to Jyväskylä and Salo.



October 5, 2009
Our website hit 10,000 visits in first six weeks

Mobile Brain Bank's website has received over 10,000 visits in its first six weeks of de facto operations. Visitors started flocking to our website during the week of August 13, around our first meeting in Helsinki. By end of September, the 10,000 visit limit was broken. 

The visitor curve is steeply upwards. The week of September 21st was busiest so far with 2,708 visits. Most traffic is direct, with Google search, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter feeds following, in this order. Most used search term in Google has been "mobile" and "brain".

To date, the MoBB website has had over 12,000 visits. They come through all major public domains, operating systems and browsers.



October 2, 2009
MoBB is in London. Kickoff to be held on October 26th, 2009.


September 29, 2009
MoBB is in Tampere. Kickoff to be held in cooperation with Protomo on October 21st, 2009.


September 15, 2009
MoBB recognized by Oulu Regional Business agency news. (in Finnish)


August 27, 2009
MoBB is on in Oulu. Prepare to attend the kickoff event.


August 17, 2009
MoBB is now in Facebook. If you prefer this alternative, don't hesitate to throw in comments.


August 16, 2009
LinkedIn group is now open. Join the discussion and bring in your ideas.


June 27, 2009
MoBB founding meeting and f2f to be held on August 13th, 2009 in Helsinki. See more in events.