June 29th, 2008
I’ll be away for a while
Having some surgery done, back in August. Have a great summer everybody!
June 20th, 2008
PJ Harvey in the Opera
Ah! Front seats at the PJ Harvey concerts in the Opera in Oslo! One of the best concerts I’ve been to ever.
So I thought, it is time for a new list:
(Unordered) List of Favourite Concerts Ever:
- Slayer, Rockefeller
- PJ Harvey, The Norwegian Opera
- Lambchop, Studentersamfundet
- Joanna Newsom, Rockefeller
- Chicago Tentet, Blå
- Neurosis, Studentersamfundet
- Sonic Youth, All Tomorrow’s Parties
- Sepultura, Roskilde
- Melt-Banana, John Dee
- Reverened Horton Heat, John Dee
- Metallica, Valle Hovin
- The Flaming Lips, Roskilde
- Stooges, All Tomorrow’s Parties
- The Mars Volta, Sentrum Scene
- Dinosaur Jr, All Tomorrow’s Parties
- Rage Against the Machine, Roskilde
- Earth, Garage
- Deftones, Roskilde
- Neil Young, Roskilde
- My Dying Bride, Quart
- Tool, Øya
- Nine Inch Nails, Øya
- Dog & Sky, Trondheim
- Cadillac, Avant Garden
- Lullaby League, Blue Garden
June 12th, 2008
Sneak peak of cover in print
Once again I feel lucky and honored to work with Lasse Marhaug, this time for his upcoming solo album “The Orange Dome Chronicles”, a 7″ fold-out vinyl. Printed on uncoated paper with gold and black, and orange vinyl (!) – the artwork is all manual: Cut-and paste collage, type set in letraset, hand-built kaleidoscope through which photos were taken. And: Are rocks.
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“The Orange Dome Chronicles” vinyl-cover
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May 29th, 2008
Jazkamer video
This video for Jazkamer was shot as still frames using a digital SLR, by me in Tokyo at the start of this year. Turned out quite nice…and appropriate.
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Jazkamer video from Club Urga, Tokyo, 2008
Flash video
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May 19th, 2008
Works in “1000 music graphics”
I’m very happy to be published with several works (1349 cover, Seid cover, Jazkamer logo, Thorns website, Sonu website and Thorns website) in the book “1000 music graphics” in the company of many very talented designers.
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1000 music graphics
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May 13th, 2008
Back from OFFF
Had a great time in Lisbon during OFFF festival, great talks by Natzke, Joshua Davis, Karlssonwilker inc, Hi-res!, Group94 and Fallon (among others). Super seafood, nice people, beautiful women and great city. Other highlights included Aaron Koblin | Minivegas | Alex Trochut | Manuel Lima
April 28th, 2008
Works in book
Two works featured in the latest Web Design Index book: Kong Tiki Record and no magazine. Other Norwegian companies featured in the book includes Sigarett and Yokoland
Kong Tiki website in WDI
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Also, I was happy to see that my website for Oslo International Film Festival was nominated at the “Visuelt” contest this weekend.
March 25th, 2008
Some awards
Some awards at “Sterk Reklame” competition: art direction of “Films from the South” identity, co-designer on profile for “Kloss” (identity animations) and co-designer on flash website for “Canal Digital”.
March 12th, 2008
Øya 2008 banners
This year festival’s profile is inspired by comic-aestethics, and was just screaming to be be animated. The banner concept is a page in a comic with several panels, and the banner going from panel to panel within this page. The number of panels in the banner is automaticly generated by the number of artists in combination with format for the banner (10 formats in total). The bandlist is continually updated through cms, which is then instantly being updated on all banners that are placed on different websites. The artwork is being put together randomly on stage to create the slides and the great variation that comes with it. The illustrations are, like the artist-list, being contiunally updated through cms as the profile and printed posters change until the start of the festival.
Banner art direction by me. Flash by Ivar™. Profile by Are Kleivan.
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Øya 2008 banners
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March 12th, 2008
I’m a simple man. This made me laugh.
I love the early stuff of Metallica, and though my enthusiasm was slowly decreasing with the “…and Justice for All” album, it is still a record I’ve listened to - and like - very much. Finding this video f**king with the song on YouTube just made my day. Watch it here.
March 5th, 2008
Jazkamer cover
After one year in the print Jazkamer is out with their stunning new grindcore album “Art Breaker”. I did the cd cover and photos.
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“Art Breaker” cd-cover
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February 12th, 2008
Japan: Concerts
Went to Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto) for 7 days to document concerts of Jazkamer and Sten Sandel Trio. Took lots of pictures, and shot material for a new Jazkamer music video.
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Japan concerts pictures
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February 12th, 2008
7 days of Japan
Some keywords from the trip:
Spacefood. Yummy triangle rice cakes. Looking for Scarlett in Hyatt Hotel. Perfect tempura. Cool toilets. Hair fixation. Neon extravaganza. Noise. Foot massage heaven. New heights of sushi excellence. Cute girls. Drinking with Jim O’Rourke. Sake is dangerous. Great concert with Jojo of Hijokaidan. Weird tv-shows. Really. Calpis is super. Missing Anja. Nature/temple/park retreat. Best bathing experience ever (Onsen). Friendly and polite people. Feeling safe. New Tokyo Porter bag. More camera equipment. Jazkamer and Sten Sandell Trio rocks. Real Wasabi. High speed trains. Gyoza. Asahi. Sayonara!
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Japan pictures
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February 12th, 2008
Japan: Talented design students
Went to a design exhibition in Tokyo, Japan - meny talented students, a lot more interesting than most of the design student exhibitions I’ve been to in Norway. Thanks again to Megumi Hirai (hughug_3 at hotmail.com) for her nice book!
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Talented design students
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January 20th, 2008
“Damn good cup of coffee”
I stopped by this place by chance today, and it is no doubt the best espresso you can get in Oslo. It is probably one of the best cups of espresso I’ve had ever. It even beats Jonni™ homemade cup of espresso (my previous favourite). Check out Tim Wendelboe coffee.
January 19th, 2008
TWD businesscards
Almost forgot about this one. Business cards for This Way Design printed last year. Have a look.
TWD businesscards
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January 14th, 2008
Moonfog vinyl releases
January 4th, 2008
Drinking with the gurus
Not every day you can enjoy the company of Earth’s Flash gurus. From Flash on the Beach 2007.
From left: Erik Natzke, Branden Hall, me, Joshua Davis. Photo by C.S. Pelsor.
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December 12th, 2007
15 favorite metal albums…like, ever
One more list I’m working on (not ordered yet this one either):
“15 favorite metal albums…like, ever”
Cathedral - Forest of equilibrium
Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
Thorns - Thorns
Anathema - The Silent Enigma
At the Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
My Dying Bride - As the Flower Withers
Sepultura - Arise
Paradise Lose - Shades of God
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Breach - Kollapse
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Deftones - Adrenaline
Korn - Korn
Voivod - Nothingface
Perhaps sometime later I’ll admit that I really like Guns N’ Roses - “Appetite for Destruction”, but never got into either Iron Maiden, Kiss or AC/DC - but that is talking about Rock and not Metal (as my good friend Snorre would say, in his sarcastic tone saying the word “Rock”).
I also want to add that the best track of the 80s, whatever genre, is Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights”, and that’s not debateable.
December 12th, 2007
If you see her, say hello
I see a lot of people as I make the rounds
And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town
And I’ve never gotten used to it, I’ve just learned to turn it off
Either I’m too sensitive or else I’m gettin’ soft.
December 7th, 2007
Yay! 3rd place at foos tournament
Huzza! 3rd place at doubles foos tournament (with Trond). Team-Monkeyball-Darkside can stay at home though. Congrats to Brendan and Tore for the 1st place!
November 22nd, 2007
HK here I come
Off to Hong Kong, see you in a week! I’m back. Amazing food (dim sum, sushi, pizza (!) and thai), great hikes to the islands outside, and camera shopping (now the proud owner of a Nikon D300). Pushed the food-boundries hard, and came back happy.
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Hong Kong pictures
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November 18th, 2007
Best albums of 2000-until-today, first sketch
Ok, first sketch for a new list: “Best albums of 2000-until-today” (not yet ordered list):
Radiohead “Kid A”
Scott Walker “The Drift”
Joanna Newsom “YS”
PJ Harvey “Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea”
Taraf de Haïdouks “Musique des Tziganes de Roumanie”
Quasimoto “The Unseen”
Interpol “Turn on the Bright Lights”
Sonic Youth “Murray Street”
Thorns “Thorns”
Björk “Vespertine”
Breach “Kollapse”
November 15th, 2007
Oslo Filmfestival 07 website
Website for Oslo Filmfestival 07. Poster by Halvor Bodin. Trailer by Svein Kvamme. Lots of good movies.
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Oslo Filmfestival 07 website
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November 2nd, 2007
One-question-interview #2
Q: And, in the end, the love you take is equal to what?
A: The love you make.
October 23rd, 2007
Wonderful Iceland
Company trip to Iceland = heavy drinking in beutiful scenery (perfect combination).
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Iceland gallery
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October 2nd, 2007
“Films from the south” filmfestival
Design of identity for this year’s “Films from the south” fimfestival in Oslo, Norway.The job includes movie trailer, website , posters, festial newspaper, catalogue, tickets, cards, baloons etc etc. First batch of pictures published today, more to come!
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Films from the south
14 18 22 pictures
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October 2nd, 2007
Two works in book
Two works featured in Web Design Index 9: Lorenzo Mariani and Thorns LTD
Loreno Mariani website in WDI 9
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October 2nd, 2007
Menues for Graffi
Color-coded menues (lunch/dinner) for restaurant Graffi.
Graffi menues
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