In my research projects, I have published and co-published a number of books and 100+ academic articles and other texts in the areas of heavy metal music, design for visual brand recognition, design management, concept and product development, and many others.
2025
JOURNAL PAPERS
JOURNAL PAPERS
Cañas-Bajo, Jose & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2025). Decision-making in film production: Applying paradox theory and cognitive science to Finnish film production. Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, 15: 2. 137 - 155. https://doi.org/10.1386/jsca_00130_1
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2025). Ekologisesti kestävää livemusiikkia? Kulttuurin tutkimuksen päivät 2025. Itä-Suomen yliopisto, Joensuu, 25.4.2025.
2024
BOOK ARTICLES
BOOK ARTICLES
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2024). "Blind Channel - Pimeältä puolelta musiikkiviennin valokeilaan. In Tuomas Auvinen & Tiina Käpylä (2024), Musiikkiteollisuus - Kentät, rakenteet ja toimijat. Helsinki:Musiikkiarkisto. 205-232.
2023
JOURNAL ARTICLES
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2023). Suomalaisen hevimetallin kulttuurikartta? Ajatuksia ja luonnoksia. WiderScreen 26 (1) 2023. http://widerscreen.fi/numerot/1-2023-widerscreen-26-1/suomalaisen-hevimetallin-kulttuurikartta-ajatuksia-ja-luonnoksia/
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2023). Progressive branding, digital engagement - Rocking the Eurovision Song Contents. International Music Business Research Days. University of Agder, Kristiansan, Norway. November 2 2023.
2022
BOOKS
Simjanovska, Violeta & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (eds.)(2022). The Art of Rethinking: New era for Arts Management”. Helsinki: Sibelius Academy Publications.
BOOKS
Simjanovska, Violeta & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (eds.)(2022). The Art of Rethinking: New era for Arts Management”. Helsinki: Sibelius Academy Publications.
e-version here: https://taju.uniarts.fi/handle/10024/7675
BOOK ARTICLES
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2022). "Heavy Metal in Estonia: Cohesions and Divisions, Past and Present". In Bryan Bardine & Jerome Stueart (eds.), Living Metal - Metal Scenes Around the World. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. INFO.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2022). "Heavy Metal in Estonia: Cohesions and Divisions, Past and Present". In Bryan Bardine & Jerome Stueart (eds.), Living Metal - Metal Scenes Around the World. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. INFO.
2021
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2021). Pohjoisen laulut - Suomalaisen hevimetallin matka maailmalle. Jyväskylä: Docendo. INFO.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2021). Pohjoisen laulut - Suomalaisen hevimetallin matka maailmalle. Jyväskylä: Docendo. INFO.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2021). Theater of dreams: Visual narrating in progressive metal. PROGECT 2021 online conference, "Towards a Contemporary Understanding of Progressive Rock and Metal", University of Ottawa, May 2021.
2020
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (eds.)(2020). Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. INFO.
JOURNAL PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Tienari, Janne (2020). Lemmy Kilmister and milk from Finland: On remembering, online spaces, and corporate branding. Metal Music Studies, 6 (1), pp. 49-69.
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/mms/2020/00000006/00000001
Kinnunen, Maarit; Honkanen, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). The characteristics of a Finnish metal fan: Comparative study on music festival attendees. Metal Music Studies, 6 (2), pp. 215-236.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). And So, Finland Became a Heavy Metal Nation. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen & Kimi Kärki (eds.), Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. 45-65.
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (eds.)(2020). Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. INFO.
JOURNAL PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Tienari, Janne (2020). Lemmy Kilmister and milk from Finland: On remembering, online spaces, and corporate branding. Metal Music Studies, 6 (1), pp. 49-69.
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/mms/2020/00000006/00000001
Kinnunen, Maarit; Honkanen, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). The characteristics of a Finnish metal fan: Comparative study on music festival attendees. Metal Music Studies, 6 (2), pp. 215-236.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). And So, Finland Became a Heavy Metal Nation. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen & Kimi Kärki (eds.), Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. 45-65.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). Afterword: From a Campfire to the Global Stage, Conversation with Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen & Kimi Kärki (eds.), Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. 223-235.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). Coda. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen & Kimi Kärki (eds.), Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. 217-222.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (2020). Introduction: Between East and West, Local and Global. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen & Kimi Kärki (eds.), Made in Finland. Studies in Popular Music. New York: Routledge. 1-14.
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). Hevillä on Vientiä! Ja tutkimusta. Rihveli 1/2020, pp. 38-41. DOWNLOAD
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2020). The Collective Unconscious of Finnish songwriters - Conversation with Marko Annala of Mokoma. www.modernheavymetal.net, 26 March 2020.
2019
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2019). Crafting Visual Narratives in Heavy Metal Music. In Anders Michelsen, Frauke Wiegand & Tore Kristensen (eds.), TransVisuality: The Cultural Dimension of Visuality (Volume 3). Liverpool University Press.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2019). The Construction and Cultural Specialties of the Estonian Heavy Metal Scene. ISMMS 4th Biennial Research Conference, 17-20 June, Lieu Unique, Nantes, France.
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2019). MHMC 2019 Booklet, Abstracts of Modern Heavy Metal Conference 2019. Aalto University: Helsinki.
2018
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2018). Sounds of Origin in Heavy Metal Music. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. http://www.cambridgescholars.com/sounds-of-origin-in-heavy-metal-music
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2018). Tales from the North and Beyond: Sounds of Origin as Narrative Discourses. In Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.), Sounds of Origin in Heavy Metal Music. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 1-40.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2018). Preface. In Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.), Sounds of Origin in Heavy Metal Music. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. vii-xiii
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2018). Epilogue. In Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.), Sounds of Origin in Heavy Metal Music. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 191-195.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2018). Crestfallen Sorcerers: Reality and Escapism in Metal Narratives. Hardwired. Discussion about Heavy Metal Research VI: So Far, So Good... So What? 3-5 May, University of Siegen, Germany.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2018). The knee made stronger by the boy - uh, what? Twisted Meanings, Wordplay, And Neologism in the Finnish of Metal Bands Stam1na and Mokoma. Multilingual Metal Conference, University College London, September 20-21 2018.
SHORT PAPERS & WORKING PAPERS
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2018). MHMC 2018 Booklet, Abstracts of Modern Heavy Metal Conference 2018. Aalto University: Helsinki.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (2017). Editorial, Special Issue on Metal Business and Markets, Metal Music Studies, 3 (3), pp. 365-368.
Abrell, Thomas & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2017). The Early Stage Of Internal Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurial Activities In A Large Engineering Company. Journal of Entreprising Culture, 25 (1), pp. 1-30.
JOURNAL EDITORSHIPS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (2017). Special Issue on Metal Business and Markets, Metal Music Studies, 3 (3). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/mms/2017/00000003/00000003
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2017). Distributed team leadership in a rock band: Curing the discordant alliance of creativity and business? Vienna Music Business Research Days, 13-14 September 2017, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2017). Songs from the North: Deciphering the Metallic Country Brand of Finland. Boundaries & Ties: The Place of Metal Music in Communities Conference, 9-11 June 2017, University of Victoria, Canada.
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2017). MHMC 2017 Booklet, Abstracts of Modern Heavy Metal Conference 2017. Aalto University: Helsinki.
2016
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). Ride between hell and paradise: Imaginaerum as mental anchoring place for the global Nightwish fan community. In Nelson Varas-Díaz & Niall Scott (eds.) Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience. New York: Lexington Books. 59-77. Book info.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Sipilä, Eero (2016). Tunes from the Land of the Thousand Lakes: Early Years of Internationalization in Finnish Heavy Metal. In Andy R. Brown, Karl Spracklen, Keith Kahn-Harris & Niall Scott (eds.), Global Metal Music and Culture: Current Directions in Metal Studies. New York: Routledge. 209-226. Book info
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). The Power of the Picture: Visual Storytelling in Conceptual Rock Music. 2nd International Conference of the Progect Network, 25-27 May 2016, Edinburgh, UK.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). Exploring the use of country-of-origin references in metal media. Metal in Strange Places Conference, 20-22 October 2016, Dayton, OH, USA.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). Meshuggah and Ironman, resemblance in extremity? Extreme Music Conference, 1-2 December 2016, Odense, Denmark.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). Exploring the use of country-of-origin references in metal media. Metal in Strange Places Conference, 20-22 October 2016, Dayton, OH, USA.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2016). Meshuggah and Ironman, resemblance in extremity? Extreme Music Conference, 1-2 December 2016, Odense, Denmark.
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2016). MHMC 2016 Booklet, Abstracts of Modern Heavy Metal Conference 2016. Aalto University: Helsinki.
2015
BOOKS
Desma Project (2015). Desma Avenues: Reflecting on Design + Management. Gothenburg: ArtMonitor. E-version here.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Kärki, Kimi (eds.) (2015). Modern Heavy Metal: Markets, Practices and Cultures. Conference Proceedings. Helsinki: Aalto University School of Business.
E-version here, published by International Institute for Popular Culture, Turku.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2015). A case in metal management: distributed leadership and knowing-in-practice at Sakara Records. Mind over Metal Conference, 3-4 December 2015, Odense, Denmark.
2014
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Lehtonen, Miikka J. & Niipola, Jani (eds.) (2014). The Playing Finn: Stories on successful game development and music export. Helsinki: Talentum. Info hereKarjalainen, Toni-Matti; Lehtonen, Miikka J. & Niipola, Jani (eds.) (2014). Pelisilmää, Sävelkorvaa: Tarinoita suomalaisesta peli- ja musiikkiviennistä. Helsinki: Talentum. Info here
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2014). Thrashing tribe in Tokyo! A story about Finnish metal and cultural export. In Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Lehtonen, Miikka J. & Niipola, Jani (eds.), The Playing Finn: Stories on successful game development and music export. Helsinki: Talentum. 123-174.Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2014). The Dead Boy's Narrative Transmediated. In Debra Polson, Ann-Marie Cook, JT Velikovsky & Adam Brackin (eds.), Transmedia Practice: A Collective Approach, eBook. Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. 119-129. eBook here
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Santos, Fernando Pinto (2014). Brands, materiality, and organizational ordering. Egos Colloquium 2014. July 3-5 2013. Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2014). Organizations and marketing innovation through trademarks: a study of Finnish companies. Egos Colloquium 2014. July 3-5 2013. Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2014). Organizations and marketing innovation through trademarks: a study of Finnish companies. Egos Colloquium 2014. July 3-5 2013. Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2013
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Visual brand narratives and cultural associations (Vaizdiniai prekės ženklų naratyvai ir kultūrinės asociacijos). In Karolina Jakaitè, Nida International Design Management Seminar and Workshop Papers. Vilnius: Vilnius Academy of Arts. 26-33. E-version: http://issuu.com/ievaridzvanavicite/docs/tekstai_2CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). The Dead Boy’s Narrative Transmediated. Transmedia: Storytelling and Beyond Conference. Jan 30 - Feb 1 2013, Sydney, Australia. Abstract
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). In Somnium Exportata: A Finnish Story of International Metal Labor. Heavy Metal and Popular Culture Conference. April 4-7 2013, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Nikitas, Alexandros & Rahe, Ulrike (2013). Strategic Design through Brand Contextualization. IASDR Conference, August 26-30, Tokyo, Japan.
Nikitas, Alexandros; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Rahe, Ulrike (2013). Innovative Bike-Sharing Design as a Research and Educational Platform for Promoting More Livable Urban Futures. IASDR Conference, August 26-30, Tokyo, Japan.
Nikitas, Alexandros; Rahe, Ulrike & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Encouraging Sustainable Urban Access: An Exploratory Student Approach to Design of Product Service Systems. International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, September 5-6, Dublin, Ireland.
Perttula, Eeva & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Leadership by Perkele? Managing a Creative Metal Music Venture. Heavy Metal and Popular Culture Conference. April 4-7 2013, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Graphic design history of brand as key strategic element. 10th European Academy of Design Conference. April 17-19 2013, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Meaning management in organizations through branding. 29th EGOS Colloquium. July 4-6 2013. HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Design Management as the hub of meaning in organizations. Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference. September 4-5 2013. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). In Somnium Exportata: A Finnish Story of International Metal Labor. Heavy Metal and Popular Culture Conference. April 4-7 2013, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Nikitas, Alexandros & Rahe, Ulrike (2013). Strategic Design through Brand Contextualization. IASDR Conference, August 26-30, Tokyo, Japan.
Nikitas, Alexandros; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Rahe, Ulrike (2013). Innovative Bike-Sharing Design as a Research and Educational Platform for Promoting More Livable Urban Futures. IASDR Conference, August 26-30, Tokyo, Japan.
Nikitas, Alexandros; Rahe, Ulrike & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Encouraging Sustainable Urban Access: An Exploratory Student Approach to Design of Product Service Systems. International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, September 5-6, Dublin, Ireland.
Perttula, Eeva & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Leadership by Perkele? Managing a Creative Metal Music Venture. Heavy Metal and Popular Culture Conference. April 4-7 2013, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Graphic design history of brand as key strategic element. 10th European Academy of Design Conference. April 17-19 2013, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Meaning management in organizations through branding. 29th EGOS Colloquium. July 4-6 2013. HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Santos, Fernando Pinto & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2013). Design Management as the hub of meaning in organizations. Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference. September 4-5 2013. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2012
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (ed.) (2012). IDBM papers vol 2. Helsinki: International Design Business Management Program, Aalto University. ISBN 978-952-60-3611-3. PDF-version here.
JOURNAL PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). The Epic Saga of Finnish Metal. Music Business Journal, Berklee College of Music, 7(5), 13(-16).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Koria, Mikko & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Learning in ecosystems: Design-intensive projects in the creative industries. In Karjalainen, T-M. (ed.) IDBM papers vol 2. Helsinki: International Design Business Management Program, Aalto University. 14-21. PDF-version here.
Äijälä, Enni & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Design strategy and its strategic nature. In Karjalainen, T-M. (ed.) IDBM papers vol 2. Helsinki: International Design Business Management Program, Aalto University. 22-37. PDF-version here.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Crafting Cultural Narratives: Explorations of the Nightwish Imaginaerum Concept from Script to Play. Heavy Fundametalism "Heavy Metal Generations" Conference. May 9-11 2012. Prague, Czech Republic. Download here.
Laaksonen, Laura; Ainamo, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Tribal entrepreneurship – A netnographic study of heavy metal bands in Facebook. EGOS Colloquium. July 5-7 2012, Helsinki.
Lehtonen, Miikka. J.; Ainamo, Antti, Cervantes, Rodrigo, Karjalainen, Toni-Matti, Koria, Mikko & Salo, Anna (2012) Mapping Creative Spaces: On Value Creation, Innovativity, and Knowledge. Global Business and Technology Association Conference. July 10-14 2012, New York City. Readings Book: http://www.gbata.com/readings.html
SHORT PAPERS & WORKING PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Engaging fans through social media: Studies of tribal marketing in heavy metal music. BIT CCI Congress 2012. August 29 2012. Dalian, China.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND COLUMNS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2012). Overheard in the university corridor: Yes, it is possible to rethink packaging. Boardpaper, Stora Enso Renewable Packaging Newsletter, 2/2012.
2011
BOOKS
Rusko, Elina; Heiniö, Sanna; Korhonen, Virpi; Heilmann, Jali; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Lahtinen, Panu & Pitkänen, Marja (2011). Messenger Package – Integrating Technology, Design and Marketing for Future Package Communication. Final Report. Espoo 2011. VTT Tiedotteita – Research Notes 2586. PDF version: www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/tiedotteet/2011/T2586.pdf.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Koria, Mikko & Salimäki, Markku (eds.) (2011). IDBM papers vol 1. Helsinki: IDBM Program, Aalto University. PDF-version here.
JOURNAL PAPERS
Koria, Mikko; Graff, Daniel & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Facilitar los ecosistemas de innovación a través de la educación superior. La universidad Aalto y su International Design Business Management (IDBM). Revista Economía Industrial, no 381. 35-42.
Laaksonen, Laura; Ainamo, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Entrepreneurial passion: an explorative case study of four metal music ventures. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 13 (1), 18 - 36.
Koria, Mikko; Graff, Daniel & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Learning Design Thinking: International Design Business Management at Aalto University. REDIGE Review on Design, Innovation and Strategic Management, 2 (1). www.cetiqt.senai.br/redige
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Koria, Mikko & Salimäki, Markku (2011). Designing multidisciplinary learning for the real world. In T-M.Karjalainen, M.Koria & M.Salimäki (eds.), IDBM papers vol 1. Helsinki: IDBM Program, Aalto University. 20-26. PDF-version here.
Graff, Daniel; Koria, Mikko & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Theoretical model of cross-functional team effectiveness. In T-M.Karjalainen, M.Koria & M.Salimäki (eds.), IDBM papers vol 1. Helsinki: IDBM Program, Aalto University. 74-84. PDF-version here.
Heiniö, Sanna & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). IDBM student project as a teaching platform for package design. In T-M.Karjalainen, M.Koria & M.Salimäki (eds.), IDBM papers vol 1. Helsinki: IDBM Program, Aalto University. 86-97. PDF-version here.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2011). Metallic looks: Thoughts on the visual identity of Finnish heavy metal bands. In T-M.Karjalainen, M.Koria & M.Salimäki (eds.), IDBM papers vol 1. Helsinki: IDBM Program, Aalto University. 98-110. PDF-version here.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Selvefors, Anneli; Rahe, Ulrike & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Using product innovation as eco-branding to encourage sustainable lifestyles: an exploratory student approach to business strategy. 13th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. 8-9 September 2011. London, UK.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Heiniö, Sanna; Graff, Daniel; Koria, Mikko & Salimäki, Markku (2011). Speaking design: development of cross-disciplinary understanding in design, business and engineering education. 13th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. 8-9 September 2011. London, UK.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2011). Designing visual narratives for heavy metal bands. 9th International Conference of the European Academy of Design. 4 - 7 May 2011. Porto, Portugal.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2011). Escapism Signified: Visual Identity of Finnish Heavy Metal Bands. The Proceedings of the IASPM Benelux conference. April 14-15, 2011. Haarlem, the Netherlands. (p. 31-48). PDF here.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2011). Escapism Signified: Visual Identity of Finnish Heavy Metal Bands. The Proceedings of the IASPM Benelux conference. April 14-15, 2011. Haarlem, the Netherlands. (p. 31-48). PDF here.
SHORT PAPERS & WORKING PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Heavy metal artefacts onstage: Construction of a visual code system within a subculture. 10th Nordcode Seminar, September 28-30, Roskilde.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Ainamo, Antti & Dorman, Matthew John (2011). Exporting metal from the land of the thousand lakes. "Heavy Metal and Place", Home of Metal Conference. Wolverhampton, UK. September 1-4 2011.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2011). Designing visual references and narratives in heavy metal. "Heavy Metal and Place", Home of Metal Conference. Wolverhampton, UK. September 1-4 2011.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2011). Visual identity of Finnish heavy metal bands. IASPM Benelux Conference: Music Theory and Practice in the Lowlands. 14-15 April 2011. Haarlem, Netherlands.
2010
JOURNAL PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Snelders, Dirk (2010). Designing Visual Recognition for the Brand. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27 (1). 6-22.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2010). In quest of strategically meaningful and attractive forms. In S.Vihma (ed.), Design Semiotics in Use. Aalto University School of Art and Design, Helsinki. 180-195.CONFERENCE PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Heiniö, Sanna & Rahe, Ulrike (2010). Visual recognition wrapped: Student explorations of product packages as brand messengers. 12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. September 2-3. Trondheim, Norway.Laaksonen, Laura; Ainamo, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2010). “Dark Passion Play”: Exploring Entrepreneurial Passion in Creative Industries. EURAM 2010. May 19-22, 2010. Rome, Italy.
Laaksonen, Laura; Ainamo, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2010). Cycles in causation and effectuation: A case study of four metal-music ventures. HTSF Conference. May 27 & 28, 2010. Enschede, the Netherlands. (Best Ph.D. paper award).
Laaksonen, Laura; Ainamo, Antti & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2010). Entrepreneurial Passion – a case study of metal music ventures. 2010 Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship. August 12-13. Boston, MA.
SHORT PAPERS & WORKING PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2010). The looks of isolation. Visual narration in music industry. Music, Law, Business - the IASPM-Norden 2010 Conference. 24–26 November 2010. Helsinki/Espoo, Finland.
2009 and older
BOOKS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2004, 2006). Semantic transformation in design. Communicating strategic brand identity through product design references. Helsinki: University of Art and Design Helsinki. More information here
Heikkilä, Jussi; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Martio, Asko & Niininen, Petri (2002). Products and modularity: Managing competitive product portfolios through holistic platform thinking. TAI Research Centre, Espoo.
JOURNAL PAPERS
Person, Oscar; Schoormans, Jan; Snelders, Dirk & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2008). Should new products look similar or different? The influence of the market environment on strategic product styling. Design Studies, Vol 29, no 1. 30-48.
Person, Oscar; Snelders, Dirk; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Schoormans, Jan (2007)
Complementing intuition: Insights on styling as a strategic tool. Journal of Marketing Management, Vol 23, No 9-10. 901-916.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2007). It Looks Like a Toyota: Educational Approaches to Designing for Visual Brand Recognition. International Journal of Design, 1(1).
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2001). When Is a Car Like a Drink? Metaphor as a means to distilling brand and product identity. Design Management Journal, Winter 2001. pp.66-71.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Salimäki, Markku (2009). T-shaped! = tuned up to communicate through design. In Fremtid formes, Shaping Futures. Oslo: Oslo School of Architecture and Design AHO. 252-257.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2006). Strategic Concepts in the Automotive Industry. In Keinonen & Takala (eds.), Product Concept Design - A Review of the Conceptual Design of Products in Industry Oy, Springer Verlag. 133-155. [see Springer].
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2004). Autoteollisuuden muotoilukonseptit - esimerkkinä Volvo. [In Finnish, "Design concepts of the car industry - case Volvo"]. In Keinonen & Jääskö (eds.), "Tuotekonseptointi". Teknologiainfo Teknova Oy, Helsinki. 173-197. [see Teknova].
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2004). Tuotemuotoilu brandin strategisen identiteetin tukena. [In Finnish, "Product design as support of strategic brand identity]. In “Design Management - Yrityskuvan Johtaminen”. Kymidesign, Kouvola. 80-89. [see Kymidesign: "julkaisut"].
Salimäki, M.; Väkevä, S.; Karjalainen T.; Karikoski R. & Tuononen J. (1998). Muotoilu Kilpailutekijänä. In Korvenmaa (ed.): Muotoiltu etu - Muotoilu, Teollisuus ja Kansainvälinen Kilpailukyky. Sitra 1998. p.81-108.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Graff, Daniel; Koria, Mikko & Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2009). Modelling research for cross-functional team effectiveness. IASDR 2009. October 18-22. Seoul, South Korea. Download here.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Honkaniemi, Sanna (2009). Cut to the c(h)ase: Communicating strategic brand intent through visual package design. IASDR 2009. October 18-22. Seoul, South Korea.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Koria, Mikko & Salimäki, Markku (2009). Educating T-shaped Design, Business and Engineering Professionals. CIRP Design Conference. March 30-31 2009. Cranfield, UK.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Laaksonen, Laura & Ainamo, Antti (2009). Design for b(r)and identity: Exploring visual concept building within the metal music genre. IASDR 2009. October 18-22. Seoul, South Korea. Download here.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Laaksonen, Laura & Ainamo, Antti (2009). Occult, a Tooth, and the Canopy of the Sky: Conceptualizing Visual Meaning Creation of Heavy Metal Bands. DeSForM 2009. October 26-27 2009. Taipei, Taiwan.
Koria, Mikko; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Salimäki, Markku (2009). Cross-educating in design, business and engineering: Challenges of coherence and relevance. 11th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. September 10 & 11 2009. Brighton, UK.
Laaksonen, Laura; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2009). Symbolic value creation: learnings from Finnish metal music. 25th EGOS Colloquium. uyly 2-4 2009. Barcelona, Spain.
Laaksonen, Laura; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Ainamo, Antti (2009). Understanding "Born Global" Cultural Exports- Finnish heavy metal music in the United States. IASDR 2009. October 18-22. Seoul, South Korea. Download here.
Person, Oscar; Warell, Anders; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Rahe, Ulrike (2009). “It’s a Honda! for me…”: An exploratory student project on branding and PRODUCT design for the older adult population. 11th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. September 10 & 11 2009. Brighton, UK.
Rusko, Elina; Heilmann, Jali; Honkaniemi, Sanna; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Korhonen, Virpi (2009). Integrating technology, design and marketing for future package communication. IAPRI 2009 Symposium. May 17-20 2009. Greenville, SC, USA.
Person, Oscar; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Rahe, Ulrike; (2008). Teaching strategic product styling: An educational approach to the use of consumer data in designing brand recognition. 9th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Eduation. Barcelona, September 4-5, 2008. The paper was given the best paper award in the conference.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Salimäki, Markku (2008). Do offerings meet requirements? Educating T-shaped professionals in strategic design management. Design Management Institute International Education Conference. Paris, France, April 14-15, 2008.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Repokari, Lauri (2007). Challenges of cross-Atlantic project collaboration in design education. 9th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Newcastle, UK, September 13-14, 2007.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Rahe, Ulrike; Ljungman, Ida; Lodin, Karin & Starodub, Karolina (2006) “NOYO - CREATING YOUR EXPERIENCE” - A case study on the creation of affective brand script and visual product identity Design & Emotion Conference. Gothenburg, September 26-29, 2006.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2006). The Appearance of "Active Fashion" - Semantic mapping of the Nokia 5100 design process 13TH INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Milan, June 11-13, 2006.
Person, Oscar; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Schoormans, Jan & Snelders, Dirk (2006). The effect of market conditions on product styling strategies35th EMAC Conference: Sustainable Marketing Leadership. Athens, May 23-26, 2006
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Warell, Anders (2005). Do You Recognise This Tea Flask? - Transformation of brand-specific product identity through visual design cues. International Design Congress - IASDR 2005 Taiwan, 31 October - 4 November 2005. [download a modified version].
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Repokari, Lauri (2005). A Quest for Product Messages - Explorative research setting for analysing the communicative design aspects of mobile phones in the usability laboratory. HCI International 2005. Las Vegas, USA, 22-27 July 2005.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti, Repokari, Lauri & Koskinen, Jari (2005). Ambience Design: Creating Multi-Sensory Moods within Built Environments. HAAMAHA 2005. San Diego, USA, 18-21 July 2005.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Safe Shoulders and Personal Faces - Transforming Brand Strategy to Product Design12th International Product Development Management Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-14 June 2005. [download a modified version]
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Semantic Mapping of Design Processes. 6th international conference of the European Academy of Design. Bremen, Germany, 29-31 March 2005.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2004). Transforming strategic brand identity to product design references. FUTUREGROUND Design Research Society International Conference. Melbourne, Australia, 17-21 November 2003.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Salimäki, Markku (2004). Design as Inter-disciplinary Knowledge and Practice: Lessons from the International Design Business Management Programme. 2nd International Engineering and Product Design Education Conference. Delft, Netherlands, September 2-3 2004.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2003). Strategic brand identity and symbolic design cues. 6th Asian Design Conference. Tsukuba, Japan, October 14-17 2003. The paper was given an excellent paper award in the conference. [download a modified version]
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2003). Strategic design language -Transforming brand identity intentions into product design elements. 10th International Product Development Management Conference. Brussels , Belgium, June 10-11 2003. [download]
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2003). Semantic knowledge in the creation of brand-specific product design. 5th European Academy of Design Conference. Barcelona, Spain, April 28-30 2003
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2002). On semantic transformation: Product design elements as brand manifestations. "Common Ground" International Design Conference. London, U.K., September 5-8 2002. [download]
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2002). Semantic construction of brand's design DNA: Managing brand identity through product design references. 11th Academic Forum of Design Management Research and Education. Boston MA, June 10-12 2002.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2001). Distinction through design references: Product identities within modular platform thinking. 5th Asian Design Conference. Seoul, South Korea, October 11-13 2001.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2000). Managing Brand and Product Identities within the Platform Strategy. 10th International Forum on Design Management Research and Education. Frankfurt a.M., Germany, November 15-18 2000.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Salimäki, Markku (2000). Combining Design with Other Disciplines, Creating New Knowledge. The Case of the IDBM Programme. Design (plus) Research International Symposium. Milan, Italy, May 18-20 2000. p.350.
SHORT PAPERS & WORKING PAPERS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Koria, Mikko & Salimäki, Markku (2009). Creative Convergence in Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Context. Asia Design Journal, vol. 4, no.4. 28-29.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Researching design communication. In Toni-Matti Karjalainen (ed.), "Design Communication". Report and selected papers from the 3rd Nordcode seminar & workshop. University of Art and Design Helsinki, Working papers F30. Online version
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2001). Brand identity references in product design language. In Muotosuhde, UIAH Working Papers F16.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2000). Moving Objects on Different Roads. In Muodon Merkitys, UIAH Working Papers F8.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND COLUMNS
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2008). Kolumni: Tutkimuksesta, tehtaista ja betonin masentavuudesta. Avista 1/2008. 14-15.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2007). Muumimetallia Tokion melupuistossa. Inferno magazine. #52 (Dec 2007). 70-74.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Monialainen muotoilunäkemys yritystoiminnan kulmakivenä. Avista 2/2005. 11.
Salimäki, Markku; Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & McGrory, Peter (2005). Design and Competitiveness. Arttu, 3/2005. 17-18.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Tuotteiden merkitykselliset muodot: Tuotemuotoilu ja brändi yrityksen strategian kulmakivinä. Economic Trends 1/2005. 26-30.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2003). Autojen kauneuskilpailu. Muoto 1/2003. [download]
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2002). Menestystä merkittävässä mittelössä. Muoto 2.02, pp.52-53.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2002). Iittala ahmaisi tutut brändit. Muoto 2.02, pp.30-31.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti & Mutanen, Ullamaaria (2001). Oma vai yhteinen hiekkalaatikko? Muoto 3.01, p.50.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2001). Erwin Himmel - Audin ja Seatin uudistaja. Muoto 1.01, p.40.
Karikoski, Rik; Karjalainen, Toni & Tuononen, Janne (2000). IDBM joins forces with SITRA to chart Finnish design. Form Function Finland, No 70 (2/1998). p.47.
INTERNET ARTICLES
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2006). Stance - Exhibition on Finnish vehicle design. Car Design News March 20 2006.
Karjalainen, Toni-Matti (2005). Design Essay: Do you recognise that car? Car Design News July 15 2005.
OTHER
Karjalainen, Toni (1999). Consumer Values, Product Perception and Product Design: Perspective of Car Design in Five European Countries. Master's Thesis / Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
Karjalainen, Toni (1999). The Shoe Collection Organised by the Finnish Red Cross. Teaching caseHelsinki School of Economics and Business Administratrions case series 499-020. Also available through the European Case Clearing House.