Video from our new poster
Tomorrow is the official launch of the new Nabovarsel posters, so we have released this little video showing how they were made.
watch it after the jump! (that means click your way into the article page)
Summer party!
This is the event where we will be showing off our new poster series, and dancing the night away. And here is the poster for the event itself!
Installing a new exhibit!
This weekend I went to Skjerehamn, to put up my exhibit in their great gallery. The exhibit will stand through july, which jams nicely with Utkantfestivalen, perhaps Norways cutest festival. Mad respect goes to Shaina and Vilde, two great girls who run the gallery and hotel respectively, and doing a damn fine job at it.
I will hopefully make it back out there in time for the festival (july 25th) to test the stamina of their dancing feet. Join us if you can!
Big news!
A disaster rarely comes alone is an old proverb where I come from, and it appears the opposite is also true.
Not only did I just win a mother flippin award, but I will also be changing up my day-to-day quite drastically going forward, as I have accepted a position in the design team at Sixty!
This change leads to me being able to focus more on the fun parts of life, meaning this blog, my music and the store, oh and playing games and going out with my friends. I will keep freelancing and making cool stuff with Nabovarsel amongst others of course, but now I get to filter out anything but the super fun projects.
I just want to kiss all of you right now, it’s thanks to you this awesome stuff happens.
Writing this, we are getting ready to head off to Barcelona and the Sonar festival for a week with the rest of the Nabovarsel crew. I’ll send you a postcard!
Gold!
Yesterday, as I was sitting in my comfy chair watching game of thrones, my phone started humming. Nothing unusual there. At the exact same time my computers started chiming in with facebook message beeps. Strange. Then I saw on my phone that it was my good friend Jonas calling, whom I had previously anointed to go on stage for me at the Visuelt awards, in the off chance I would win a diploma or something off to the side.
I pick up the phone, and he sounds like he’s standing in a hallway. Hi Jonas I say, thinking maybe I got some small diploma, and he’s now left the awards. “Is there something you would like to say”, he says. “You are now on speakerphone on the PA system”. I think “Oh snap. Folketeateret is a pretty big place right?”. Been some time since I was last there. The crowd roars back to me and cheers through a choppy phone line.
“Something to say”? Really?
I blurt out something like “wow, thanks… everybody gets.. a hug? Yeah.” I hear Jon Almaas congratulating me in the background, then Jonas hangs up and I have to call my parents.
Had I been a bit more forseeing, I would have thanked all you great people who were in the audience, for you are my friends and collegues, and every bit of that award is built from your greatness. When I raise my glass tonight, it’s for you.
Now let’s party!
Foto: Espen Schive
Here’s a picture Jonas took. The gold was for the visual identity for Phonofestivalen, in the category small visual identity.
Video of the judges inside the article! (more…)
I’m nominated for an award!
In the middle of my little get-away week in France (where I am now writing to you from), my colleague Jørund let me know one of my projects from last year, the identity system for Phonofestivalen, was nominated for best visual identity of the year in Visuelt! Holy moly!
I am super happy (can’t wait for the awards ceremony to see who wins) and truly grateful to all you awesome people that inspire me every day. I raise my glass!
So here’s a photo of the fun we are having.
The jury in action.
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