Category: Beautiful
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Hey world, this is BEU Watches.
BEU Watches is finally live. When I first dreamt of BEU two and a half years ago it wasn’t yet a watch, but a manifesto I had written and pinned to my wall. It finally put into words a very simple but profound message that’s been guiding my life for a long time. A message […]
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Introducing ROST Studio.
About 8 years ago I first met Daniel Stridsberg. At the time up and coming designer at digital producer Britny. We hooked up and started doing projects together. Daniel as a wild yet into details pixel loving designer and me as Creative Director and Art Director. Together we delivered some great results for strong Swedish […]
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The Kinnarps stand 2017 – Editor's Award for Best Stand.
After creating a new brand and design platform for Kinnarps, one of the worlds finest workspace solutions brands I was asked if I wanted to design and then lead the implementation of the Kinnarps Stockholm Furniture & Light 2017 stand. This is the short story about that project. I early explained to Kinnarps that in […]
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BAUX, Branding & the Acoustic 3D Pixel
As we launched the BAUX Acoustic 3D Pixel we ticked another box at BAUX, the company I launched in 2014 together with four other brilliant minds. From the start we’ve set out to create a sustainable global design brand set out to rejuvenate the construction industry. Friends of mine were somewhat puzzled when I told them what BAUX […]
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The Story Of BAUX Acoustic Panels
About a year ago in February 2014 one of my entrepreneurial creations was introduced. Upon my initiative, me, Fredrik Franzon, and the founding partners of design studio Form Us With Love; Jonas Pettersson, John Löfgren and Petrus Palmér founded a company called BAUX. Our idea was to create sustainable building materials that would be surprisingly functional and […]
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My first tube – The nirvana of surfing
Mentawai is considered one of the worlds best places to surf. Earlier this year in February I had the privilege to spend two weeks there at a surf camp called Pit Stop Hills. This first class camp run by Paul Clark and his fiancé Megan Devine sits on top of a hill right in front of […]
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Let me introduce BAUX – Let's Build!
Almost two years ago I had a very nice lunch with Petrus Palmér. Petrus has together with Jonas Pettersson and John Löfgren founded the world famous design agency Form Us With Love. As we’re enjoying our food Petrus tells me about one of the products FUWL has created. It’s an acoustic panel made out of […]
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60 seconds of pure passion
Just home from a weekend in St Anton with the mountain guides at Piste to Powder. Above says it all:
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Unstad, Lofoten. A place I'll come back to.
Unstad Beach. A nice wave breaking. Last weekend I was away on a brand journey to Unstad, Lofoten with Swedish fashion brand Mountain Works. I’m one of the partners of this small yet well known Swedish clothing brand and now it was time for our first ‘Brand Lab’ trip. This is a concept I’ve created […]
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Design and creativity sells. Have a look at Miss Ko if you don't believe me.
I wrote a blogpost the other day about design and why it’s important for future brands. Then today I ‘ran‘ into this fantastic artwork made by london based agency Gregory Bonner Hale for a restaurant in France named Miss Ko. Miss Ko is an
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Why design is essential to future branding
I wrote a blogpost a couple of weeks ago about the three components of future branding; Authenticity, Innovation and Design. Today I though I’d dig deeper into the design part of branding. Why is it important, what does it mean and how do you know you’re on track. Why is design an essential part of […]
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Fulfil your dreams by not thinking like other people. Learn from Mike Basich!
Way back in Tignes. Me, Tina, Andy, Mike and Greger in front. Early in the nineties I spent most of my days snowboarding and it was at this time that I first met Mike Basich. Me, Mike, Andy Hetzel and Mike’s sister Tina acted trainers a snowboardcamp that Greger Hagelin who lated founded WESC arranged in […]
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Thank you Instagram. Here are 21 personal favorites from my own feed.
My first ever photo published on Instagram June 11th, 2011 I’d like to use todays blogpost to thank the team behind Instagram. I posted my first photo on Instagram June 11th, 2011 about a year after they launched the service. I had taken a look at it earlier but didn’t really have the energy to start posting […]
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When labels become art. Stranger & Stranger is better & better.
Years ago I found out about a innovator within the Whisky industry. His name is John Glaser and he has created a brand that is called Compass Box. If you are to buy a fantastic whisky, get your hands on a bottle of Compass Box. My personal favorite is Hedonism. The other day I ran […]
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Finally live. JAJDOs next app – Pop ABC. It's poppin' fun!
Today is a great day. I’m really proud to announce JAJDOs next app – Pop ABC. We’ve really been struggling to get this app out there. The app has been almost ready since before the summer but as always things take more time than first expected. However, we’ve learned a lot and now once it’s out there […]
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Case: Revamping Vasakronan. Swedens largest property brand.
Sometime last year I was approached by Vasakronan, Swedens largest property brand with a property portfolio valued at SEK 80.3 billion. Being a market leader the felt their digital presence had to reflect that position. Their question: What do we do? As always I teamed up with Caroline Karlström and accepted the challenge to answer that question. In […]
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Continuing building the Marginalen Bank brand with a new commercial
As of monday this week you can spot the latest TVC created for Marginalen Bank. This sweet little flick is the latest short film (I see it more as a short film than a TVC) in a series of three (1 & 2) created by me for Marginalen Bank, the brand I took part in […]
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Passion Makes You:
My daughter Ebba has a passion for Swings. I have a passion for Instagram. Run a million miles Walk deserts Dive to the bottom of the sea Fly to the moon Surf monsters Jump skyscrapers Dance all night Party all day Get a tattoo Kiss first Do stupid things Do bad things Do good things […]
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I Am Free. You Are Free. We Are All Free!
I was born into this world as free as any child. No religion, no political point of views, no ideas about what was right or wrong. Nothing. Just free. And I screamed! Me – around two years old walking our dog named Gorko. Then, just as you, I was brought home, fed, raised and I started […]
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Here's To The Crazy Ones
I am at Bromma airport in Sweden on my way to speak in Gothenburg tomorrow. As I’m sitting in the lounge surfing the web I suddenly found myself reading the copy of what in my opinion is one of the most inspiring texts in the world. The think different campaign by Apple in 1997. To […]
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Baidu Maps Makes Me Smile
If you have people smiling after they’ve interacted with your brand I’d say half of the game is won. Just seconds ago I browsed through Visualjournalism where I read a post about Googles Chinese competitor Baidu and their newly launched equivalence to Google Map. Baidu has launched a SimCity styled map engine. It made my day. […]
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So What About Volvo? Does Your Site Suck Too?
Yesterday I wrote a blog post about SAAB. It obviously created some sort of attention since I almost had a new unique visitor record. Among the commenters were official SAAB representatives, positive even though I had quite a strong tone in my post. Another commenter, a bit surprising, was David Holecek, Interactive Marketing Manager at Volvo […]
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Life Is Made Up By Small Things That Don't Seem To Matter
We are born. Even before we’re born our life is being shaped day by day. Every day, every hour and every second life passes by. Sometimes tons of things happens at once and suddenly we notice a shape, we call these shapes memories. But most of the time life is made up by small things […]
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When You Want To Communicate Something. Change Perspective!
Have a look at the video below and tell me if you’re not amazed. Turning things up side down. Black becomes white. Faster when you’re used to going slow. Smile when people expect you to be sad. Something big when people expected something small. Diving when people expected skydiving. Whatever you do, don’t do what […]
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Open Source Project Shed New Light On Graffiti
I love the Internet. When I least expect it someone somewhere has spent the last weeks writing thousands lines of code that turns something we’ve all seen into something none of us has seen. Today when I visited JoshSpear I ran into this open-sourced project called Graffiti Analysis by Evan Roth. This is exactly what […]
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Lightbulb Packaging. If They Can – You Can Too!
People over here in Europe are getting ready to change their light bulbs at home due to a decision taken in the European Union a couple of years ago. This has triggered an earthquake of ideas on how to repackaging this old product that haven’t really seen inside of a designers room the last 50 […]
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Case ›› Re-branding: Turning A Diving Brand With A Heritage Into A Brand With A Future
Last summer I got on a train leaving Stockholm for Gothenburg. Together with freelancing project manager, planner and colleague Caroline Karlström I had a meeting set up with diving brand Poseidon. This was the start of a project where I truly had the opportunity to work with all aspects of branding and creative communication. A […]
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Canon Digs Into The Vimeo Video Community
While spending some time reading up on what the ‘fine art’ video photographer Vincent Lafore was up to I ran into a campaign by Canon placed on the video site Vimeo. The concept called ‘The Story Beyond The Still’ is a perfect example on how brands could look into creating digital events rather than necessarily […]
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"It's Gonna Change The Way We Do The Things We Do Everyday"
Those are the words said by Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President World Wide Product Marketing over at Apple when speaking about the new Apple iPad. It pretty much sums up what I thing after having followed the keynote given by Steve Jobs today. The new iPad is a game-changer and I need one now! (you […]
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Take Me Home Now!
Those are the words the packaging of your product should whisper over and over and over again. The customers immediate response should of course be – I want to live the rest of my life with you no matter if it will make me go bankrupt! This is exactly what Soon Mo Kang’s Tea Bag […]
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A Larger-Than-Life Multi Touch Experience That Will Blow Your Customers Away
It’s not all about creating WOW-effects. You’ve gotta deliver some kind of value too. And this must be one of the better way can you deliver both of those qualities in a physical space. Imagine what this would do for Swedish tourism if it was installed in any airport in the world showcasing our beautiful […]
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The Boy Who Lived – How a Comic Strip Can Make You Cry
Today I’m browsing for mood images. My search has led me to tons of newspaper blogs. Then suddenly as I noticed this comic strip below my heart stop for a brief second. This piece of communication is so simple yet so strong. If this would have a been an ad that ended with ‘Send Money […]
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I'm Not a Blogger. I'm a Logger!
People ask me from time to time why I’m a blogger. I tell them I’m not. What I am is a junkie for inspiration and reflection. A quite passionate one too. For me this blog is the ultimate tool to log things that shape my life. Things, thoughts, people, objects and so on. I don’t […]
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What is shopping? What is branding? What is marketing? Who's the designer?
If you’re into marketing you should really have a look at this new iPhone app from Nike. It really puts focus on what’s going on in the world. Old school people keep talking about how the mobile will advertise the store when you pass it. New school don’t give a shit about the store. This […]
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Grandmaster Flash is Game
The gaming industry is conquering one lifestyle segment after another. DJ Hero is the latest and coolest in a long line of musical games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. DJ Hero let’s you rock the party using old style turntables featuring the gaming controls. In a smart move the company behind the game, […]
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I've Said It Before But It's Worth Repeating – We Just Wanna Have Fun
Today Miss Swiss miss made me notice this wonderful initiative from Volkswagen called ‘The Fun Theory’. It’s one of the more refreshing campaigns I’ve seen coming out of Sweden in the last 10 years. This is good shit and to me it’s spot on brand! Or what do you think? Thank you Tribal DDB Stockholm […]
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Microsoft Courier makes me go bananas – in a good way
Last week rumors started to surface regarding a new tablet about to be launched by Microsoft. The name was Courier and the rumor was a video containing a demonstration of the user interface. At first I thought it was more of an interface bonanza than an actual usable product. But today I ran into yet […]
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If we can – let's change it
I love when people have ideas that change something that’s stayed the same for centuries. This is exactly what Luca Bassani Antivari and Gabriele Pezzini, from Hermés, Pierre-Alexis Dumas from the cool yacht company Wally and Naval architect Mauro Sculli has done with the Why 58. They’ve reshaped my idea what a yacht actually is […]
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TEDxStockholm and Tales of Passion
This weekend I was one of the privileged ones attending the second TEDxStockholm with among others Hans Rosling speaking. TEDxStockholm is a place for people who believe in the power of ideas and inspiring talks to help shape the face of the future. A great picture by Gitta Wilén from the first TEDxStockholm. Can you […]
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Microsofts Future Interface Bonanza
A great site for finding inspiration is Fubiz. Their tagline ‘Daily Doze of Inspiration’ says it all. This morning when I was preparing for a speech on the ‘DNA of Creativity’ next week at an event arranged by Cap & Design, one of Swedens leading design magazine I stumbled on this wonderful video below from […]
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Art, Technology and Nature Combined turns into a Future Innovation
Thomas Traxler has got his shit together. Powered by nothing but sunlight and some threads, Thomas Traxler‘s “The idea of a tree project” shows us how objects can grow during the course of a day. His project more or less mimics the way a tree grows and changes shape due to weather conditions. Amazing. Thomas […]
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Mr Shohei Otomo rock my sunday evening
It’s Sunday evening and I’m spending some time browsing my feeds and maybe finding some last minute stuff for this coming week presentations. Pink Tentacle, one of my favorite blogs that always surprise me with something quirky introduce me to Mr Shohei Otomo – a Japanese manga artist. Shohei’s ballpoint drawings rock! A Geisha playing […]
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I'm a Leo
August has already passed and maybe it’s a little bit late for me to share my horoscope. But since I like it I’ll share it anyway. My birthday is the 20th of August and that makes me a Leo. I just loved this portrait found on FFFFound of a Leo and couldn’t find a better […]
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Hey! It's almost five'o clock and it's friday. Watch this one and go home happy!
Here’s a four minutes and thirty three seconds long video that continuous on my previous post subject. Let’s be humble about the fact that nature has allowed us all to be in control of this planet. Found this one on a young Swedish ‘Berghs’ students blog. – Thank you and congratulation by the way!
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When I get old…shoot me…into outer space
Ever since I was a small boy I’ve dreamed of going into outer space and beyond. This video showcases the Ultra Deep Field first discovered by the Hubble telescope in 2003. It’s a four minutes and seventeen seconds long video that will change your perspective on human life, our way of living and our home […]
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Lighting up graffiti
In Paris, France there’s a guy named Aïssa Logerot. He makes all sorts of cool industrial design objects. The thing that got me hooked though was this outstanding LED spray can called halo. The photo says it all. I want one. For what I don’t know but that’s generally how I feel about cool objects […]
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The checklist that will save our world and maybe your brand too!
Brands all over the world – Google, IBM, Nike, BMW, Porsche, Starbucks, Coca Cola & Levi Straus, they all say the think about sustainability. What about your brand? Sustainability is a beautiful word, especially in terms of how it affects brands. The true meaning of it is ‘the capacity to endure’ and that’s more or […]
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Here's a flashmob I wish I'd known about
On Sergels Torg in central Stockholm yesterday. Swedish street dance company Bounce tribute Michael Jackson with this flash mob to Beat It. Found the beauty over at The Girls of Florida.
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Here is the brief – Create a freakin’ cool installation that makes people understand that Audi is the shit!
The 1937 Auto Union Streamliner and R8 V10 on their way to heaven. That is the solution. Gerry Judah knows how to make people go wow. His 44 tonne, 32 meter high installation outside the entry of the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed ties the Audi’s heritage together with their present in an excellent way. […]
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Stage diving big balls that generate sound makes me smile
Spotted this wonderful video showcasing a series of round balls that generate different sounds as the audience bounce them around. It’s a great ‘stunt’ performed by Intellijel in collaboration with Danjel Van Tijn at the Siggraph 2009. Give people something fun and innovative to interact with and they’ll do just that. Listen to the audience […]
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TEDx Stockholm and Richard Gatarski's crowd sourcing experiment
Mark this weekend in your calendars. TEDx is coming to Sweden and it’s thanks to Teo Härén & Fredrik Härén and Henrik Ahlén who’ve been the driving forces behind getting TEDx here. The first event is beeing held north of Stockholm with about 40 people attending the party and I’m honored to be one of […]
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I adore a good wine. I love a great design. When these two collide I'm lost in the explosion!
The Matsu’s wine triology, ‘El Pícaro’, ‘El Recio’ and ‘El Viejo’ Today on TheDieline I ran into the company ‘Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists’. Vintae is Spanish based company that specialize in top of the range and luxury wines. Not only do they have a great wine portfolio. Together with Spanish agency Moruba, they’ve designed some […]
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Please help Mr John Caswell
I personally love the little things that makes life more fun. This light switch from designer John Caswell would ad more fun to an otherwise dead object. The only problem is that it’s not in production and John is currently looking for a manufacturer. So, if you know or are one. Build it! As many […]
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On my way home from 6 days on Lanai, Hawaii that changed my life
Me interacting with Mr Dolphin, his friends and family. I have spent the last 6 days on Lanai, Hawaii together with a good friend. We’ve been down here attending Tibco’s yearly conference. He as an employee and me as a guest. The optimum setup for me as I’ve focused more on exploring the island than […]
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In order to create something timeless you’ve gotta set Megagoals.
The Lamborghini Miura – A timeless car What makes an object timeless? Why in some cases do we all end up liking something so much so it rises from being just another thing to instead becoming culture? Certain designs and certain objects has that little extra, they’re like an open fire – we can’t stop […]
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This weekend go shopping!
For quite some time now I’ve been thinking about serving you all my favorite style tip. Don’t know why I haven’t taken the time but here we go. There’s a blog out there called the Sartorialist. What began as a way for Scott Schuman to share photos of people that he saw on the streets […]
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Just came home from Barcelona but wish I was in Great Britain
The British Royal Mail has released a set of stamps featuring British design classics. Great Britain is a wonderful country indeed. Don’t you agree? Getting a post card with one of these ‘licked’ to it would definitely put a smile on my face for the rest of the day. Thanks SwissMiss for the find!
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Objectify, my kind of movie
I love Industrial design. I love gadgets. I love communication. If this movie lives up to my expectations – then I’ll love the Objectify movie too. Hey. If you’re as eager as me. Sign up to the newsletter on the Objectify movie site.
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A lovely print campaign from IWC and Jung von Matt
Oh how I’d love to be in the room when the Creative Directors Daniel Frericks and Götz Ulmer pitch their idea to a 140 year old watch brand. This is a business where people stick by the rules. Big ass photography where the product is the hero. All ads look more or less the same. […]
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Thinking of visualizing things at your next event?
Then why not be inspired by Jeep. I first spotted this about a year ago. Today when I saw it again I searched my blog. But since I hadn’t posted anything on it – here it is. This is quite an amazing way to use water to create visual effects. A computer controls how water […]
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I'm officially a sucker for cars. And that's why I just have…
…to post this video of the new Porsche Panamera. Officially released today. Interesting also from a marketing perspective. Porsche have never released something like this before. Porsche Panamera Picked it up from Luxury Insider, founded by two guys I met at a marketing event in Monte Carlo a couple of years ago.
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I don't know why, when and where…
…but I’ll definitely end up using this photo as the basis for a future campaign. It has something powerful yet calm over it. Found it at http://ffffound.com as usual.
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Ocarina shows why it's not about having MMS in your iPhone
When the iPhone was launched people were judging the new mobile by its content. Well, by now I think most people has understood that what’s in there from start is not the thing, its what creative people will do with the technology that matter. The new application Ocarina, the second iPhone application from Silicon Valley […]
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Visualization makes things easy to understand
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There is advertising that makes you go 'wow' and there is advertising that makes you 'noo'
This wonderful piece made for The Red Cross and found on FFFFound definetely make me go wow. I’ve seen it before but then today it passed by my eyes when image browsing. To me this is a great idea executed in the smartest way. Wonderful thinking when it comes to integrating the logo inside the […]
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A beautiful problem dressed in Pantone colors
Rubriks Cube. A classic problem here portraited with pantone colors. Nice. Found at FFFFound.
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A poster that I like
Yahoo Pipes. A great tool. Right now I’m finalising my design RSS feed project where I’m putting more than 80 design blogs into a pipe and then after some filtering I can keep track of all 80. Sweet. Then as I tried it out today, out came a poster from a blog called DesignNotes. I […]
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Damn we're small
This image was taken by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. At the time the image was taken, Earth was 142 million kilometers from Mars, giving the HiRISE image a scale of 142 kilometers (88 miles) per pixel, an Earth diameter of about 90 pixels and a moon diameter of 24 pixels. It’s a makes […]
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Peter Jaworowski and Fonterutoli makes life easier
Saturday. It’s half past ten and I’m working an idea for one of my new clients. The concept is pretty finished and I have this idea about how the art direction should be. As I browsed my feeds I found Peter Jaworowski from Bialystok, Poland. Peter is this great retouch, illustrator, master ‘photoshopper’. Spot on. […]
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50 movie posters that will bring you back in time
I was 12 years old. My mother and father couldn’t stop me from watching. The birds, a classic Alfred Hitchcock movie that sends chills along my spine. The Smashing Magazine has gathered 50 beautiful movie posters that brings you back in time and on top of that inspires you. Get over there and enjoy
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The Tap'd communication package makes you believe (almost)
Tap’d water is this new tapped water on bottle from New York. It’s basically water straight from the tap, poured into a wonderfully designed bottle and sold on the streets in NY. The people behind this product must be marketing geniuses. Read this statement taken from their website: “New Yorkers are known for having great […]
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Art Lebedev Studio innovates
Fuck the rain. A creation by Artemy Lebedev founder of the design agency Art Lebedev Studio. I first noticed these guys back in 2004 when I used the Ardeæ folding chairs, one of Arts own creations, as a mood image for a BRIO pitch. I found myself loving the broad variety of projects found […]
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I’m 100% digital. Notes however, stay 50% analog
Until now I’ve been a fan of the Moleskine notebooks. However, this Action Book from Behance Outfitters made me click buy now. Now I can’t wait to get 10 of these in my snail mail box. The Action Book is part of a concept called Action Method. The pages are made of 80lb Premium Blend […]
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It's not only a Whale. It's the Right Whale.
Nature. What a thing huh. Found this wonderful image of The Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) curiosly swimming around Brian Skerry armed with his camera. And yes. The name of the Whale is actually The Right Whale. National Geographic got the full story. When it comes to whales, the usual photo is a tail whipping through the […]
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2009 The year of the positive communication
Following my earlier post today I just gotta tell you about a gut feeling I have. It’s about positivism, happiness, being nice to one another, spreading the love. For a couple of years now newspaper have reported more and more on peoples misery. TV channels has been all about putting 4 people on the […]
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Agent Provocateur knows how to tease
Let me make this clear from the beginning. It’s not the product that made me write about the shopping experience. But, I’ll admit that I found the shopping experience because of the product. I’m a fan of usability. What doesn’t work…doesn’t work. However, I’m also a fan of dramatization and communication. This site by Agent […]
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Ever wondered why you drink?
Look no further. Here’s a nice little flick found on Swissmiss that explains why we drink in quite a creative and illustratious way. I especially like the combination of the boring voice, jumps in thought and the wrap up. The video itself also brought Current to my attention. A kind of Digg clone. Looks promising. […]
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Pixel art has become a vintage technology
There was a time when I hated pixel art. It was around 2000 when there wasn’t any need for creating websites with pixel graphics. It mostly felt stupid and took for ages to create something that looked stunning. Some years later adidas used the pixel art above created by Eboy (the Yoda of Pixel art) […]
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Let me introduce OwaikeO
T his is starting to become a habit. Every now and then I find an artist, designer, photographer etc that just blows me away. I crave for a project that gives me the opportunity to call these guys up and work with them. OwaikeO is such a guy. His real name is Ahmed Al-Refaie, he’s 21 […]
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How to innovate a album cover using typography
That’s exactly what Funki Porcini’s has done when they have designed the cover for their new album Fast Asleep ILoveTypography served and I recieved.
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BMW innovates
Nothing impresses me like a company that has found out exactly what they should do to build their brand and then sticks to the formula. I don’t drive a BMW but I must say these guys from Germany are not far from making me into a customer. Their brand has been closely connected with innovation […]
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Let me introduce Vladimir Gvozdev and BibliOdyssey
Sometimes you just end up spending time on a site much like when you enter a library. You feel good, spend quite some time eyeing the shelfs for something good to read. Visiting BibliOdyssey makes me feel just like that. Today I spent about 25 minutes just eye gazing the beautiful “historical” illustrations on the […]
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I don't speak Japanese, but I do speak innovation
Don’t know what I was looking for when I bounced into a page about customized scooters. Check them out at Pinc Tentacle.
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Hitler vs Chaplin
I spent yesterday looking through tons of ads, some good and some bad when I was doing my job in the jury for Guldeken, a local advertising competition in the south of sweden. However, the best print ad wasn’t to be found among the contenders. That one was sitting on the desktop of fellow jury […]
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Just when people learned reflection
Great communication is made by people who go their own way. And what’s cool with this latest ad-campaign by Apple for the new iTouch is that they do exactly that. When everyone around the world go crazy for drop-shadows and reflections (much inspired by Apple) these guys led by Steve Jobs turn 180° and introduce […]
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Old + New = Innovation
I just love it when people grab old ideas and turn them into new. At first glance I thought it was an ad for Fritz Hansen and though WOW. But it’s just (I love it) a great poster by Blue Art Studio for you to hang on your wall. Got it through Notcot.
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Typographic interactivity
Tina “Swissmiss” Roth Eisenberg got some great posts in her blog. This video about a book called ABCD by Marion Bataille was no exception. I’m buying it today.
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The White Glove Tracking project turns Michael Jackson into a viral
Today I got a link from Ya-sin, leading me to a YouTube movie where Michael Jackson performs Billie Jean…with a HUGE white glove. This is social networking at it’s best. On May 4th, 2007, the White Glove Tracking team asked internet users to help isolate Michael Jackson’s white glove in all 10,060 frames of his […]
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Mr Sagmeister innovates the blog format
I posted earlier on Stefan Sagmeisters new book Things I’ve learned in my life so far. Now he has followed up the book with a website/blog where he’s asking everyone to contribute. It’s a smart and innovative way to create an integration with the book idea but also to invite everyone to continue the story. […]
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Found on FFFOUND before manipulation
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YouTube wishes Happy Valentine with cute logo
This is nice. I visited Google, Apple and other sites that usually do this, but was disappointed to see that YouTube was the only one that kept the loving spirit going. If you have other Valentine logos let me know.
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He's hot that Banksy! But how Internet makes this art accessible to all of us is even hotter!
You all have heard of Banksy I’m sure. The other day I found some movies of him(them?) making art in Palestine. This is so cool. Imagine how hard it would be for a commercial TV station to get hold of Banksy and get him in front of camera. And how hard wouldn’t it be for […]
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A good selection of the best Super Bowl 2008 ads
Super Bowl is one of the greatest TV events of the year and this makes it the “oh how I wanna put my TVC on Super Bowl” shit for brand directors. However, the TVC’s that actually get on there is a selection of the greatest and the worst since money rules, not quality. Tom Cole […]
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It's 28 years ago but he still makes me smile.
I just happened to see one today when I was surfing the web. And I got all warmer. He’s timeless!
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Isn't this a cool girl
We were looking for cool things on YouTube the other day in the agency. This movie with a puppet girl in oversized format controlled by a large group of people turned up. It’s beautiful and innovative.
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Of course I want a thinner one
When, when can I get it…
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Lego ad that makes you wanna play
This is simplicity at it’s best. Jung von Matt in Germany shows how much you can do with very little. My only concern would be that this actually makes +30 year old kids wanna buy lego rather than 10 year old ones. However…the 30 year olds are the ones that pay 🙂 Source: Adsoftheworld.com
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Timeless industrial design
When I was younger I used to race the bike. At the time I didn’t really know why…but now I do. Wonderful products huh! Source: FFFound
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Kosta Boda is ‘In love with art glass'
Ah, I know. Some of you think we only do digital over at Foreign. Here’s a little something to prove different. Kosta Boda, one of the leading and oldest glasshouses in the world asked us to develop an idea for print placements in glossy magazines and larger outdoor billboards to follow up last years success. […]
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A WWF billboard I wish I did
Isn’t this a beauty from WWF? Wouldn’t work in Sweden though…we’re covered in darkness and misty clouds.
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Google celebrates the 25th birthday of Internet
On January 1, it was exactly 25 years since the precursor to the internet, ARPANET, switched over to TCP/IP. Pingdom brought to my attention that Google celebrated by changing their logo. The cablers in the logo read “2008”. But added to that they’ve placed a almost not visible easter egg. It reads SYN SYN/ ACK […]
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This is a nice animated Video
Too tired to write something. So press play and enjoy 🙂 Found it at Pink Tentacle
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Last tip of 2007
Looking forward to another year filled with tips, links, ideas, images, new stuff and new friends. Happy New Year!
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Identify yourselves
Cool thoughts on new typeface by Jonathan Looman Found this one at Ytlig
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Hans Lindström portraits the ICA scandal
In Sweden, the leading food-chain ICA has been caught with their pants down while repackaging old meat and selling it to consumers. Swedish Illustrator Hans Lindström throws some gas on the fire. And I’m glad stand by and watch it burn.
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How to innovate a champagne cellar
I like wine. I like whisky. I like champagne. Now I’m in love with storage of the liquids as well. Found this wonderful new champagne “cellar” over at Goldarths, one of my favorite luxury blogs. It’s made by Veuve Clicquot and is called Vertical Limit. It is a champagne cellar designed by Porsche Design Studio. […]
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Björk – The Innovation Girl
The girl from Island – Björk, obviously has the right touch. Through the years every now end then Björk turns up in new videos and movies. Although you might think this and that about her music you must agree that she is always ahead of the crowd when it comes to creativity and innovation. Here […]
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Send your doodles online
The Moleskine Project is this artist oriented website made to help both good and ”not so good” artists to promote their work and ideas. The main idea for the project is that everyone has an equal right to participate. No one is more equal than the other. Being artists themselves, the people behind the Moleskine […]
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The success of Virgin obviously not based on luck
Great entrepreneurs have always inspired me. And Richard Branson is definitely on my top 10 list. That’s why I wasn’t surprised when Lars, one of our Art Directors at Foreign, tipped me about this new safety video Virgin America has produced. They’ve teamed up with world class illustrators and created a brand new way of […]
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An innovative christmas gift for friends who enjoy wine
Etienne Meneau has designed this beautiful innovative wine decanter. They’re 65 cm high! Fill these with some cool liquid fluids and you’ll have yourselves a nice sculpture. Standing, lying on the side, up side down glued to something. Possibilities are endless. Video Anything to do with communication? Sure do. It’s innovative and innovations spread themselves […]
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Prisoners rock the pants of Michel Jackson
If you haven’t seen this wonderful movie from the Phillipines. Then do. It will ROCK your pants of. These guys are 1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! Note that the Video has 9,171,772 viewings! Someone release them NOW!
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Ship Ohoy, here comes the street brands.
When brands out there stay on firm ground, street and surfing companies takes branding to the high seas. In Amsterdam street G-Star Raw brand has built a boat that travels the canals of the Dutch capital. More on the G-Star Raw ferry on Dezeen My favorite though is Quiksilvers The Crossing. I remember when I […]
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Same same but different as Gabor Palotai and Grey Tel Aviv creates.
Everything has been done. In 2005 Designer Gabor Palotai came up with an awarded poster for the exhibition Estonia at the Sjöhistoriska museum in Sweden. Now, 2 years later Jonathan Stirin and Ben Sever, both employees at Grey Tel Aviv has come up with a set of ads for Greenpeace. The resemblance is striking, but […]
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Blossa Julglögg. It sure looks nice, but what the hell is?
Packaging design like this makes me proud of Swedish traditions. Every year as christmas approaches Swedes drink Julglögg. It is sort of a gathering where you meet up with old friends and eat Lussebullar and drink Julglögg. The Julglögg is a kind of spirit that is filled with sweet stuff. You buy it, warm it […]
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Wow, let’s interact with Elle MacPhersons intimate underwear
Elle MacPherson made people blush during the New York Fashion Week this year. Behind the solution is a company called Freeset. They have developed a really cool interactive visual system that tracks full body movements in real time. Humanlocator as it is called allows consumers to actively participate in and interact with advertising. At the […]
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Dieter Rams 10 commandments on good design
Good morning. Before you get into your daily routines. Sit back and relax and read Dieter Rams 10 commandments on good design: 01. Good design is innovative 02. Good design makes a product useful 03. Good design is aesthetic 04. Good design helps a product to be understood 05. Good design is unobtrusive 06. Good […]
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I wanna go to Canada
A beautiful posters from back then. It makes you wanna go, doesn’t it? Fetched from FFFOUND
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I Miss .Gif
Saturday morning. About to head downtown for a strole with my youngest daughter Linn. Just before leaving I browsed some RSS feeds in Netvibes. Ended up on admiring these lowtech animated .gif on FFFound. .Gif is almost extinct nowadays so stuff like this make me remember 1996 when everything was about compressing, web-safe colors & […]
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I'm in to skiing…and now I'm into Indigo
Since I was 2.5 years old one of my true natures has been snow and things you do on top of it. The last couple of years has been about to much work and to little skiing and snowboarding. Indigo is a new line of skis + accessories handmade in Germany If I can get […]