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Grafik Mag

Magnus Vindenes Dahl — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:12:11 +0000

Oh no! One of my favourite design magazine Grafik has been put to sleep by their publishing company. Grafik has been a great source of inspiration for many years and I was sad to hear the news.

Röyksopp Senior

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:11:37 +0000

Röyksopp is, according to their own website, releasing their next album in August. "Senior" was supposed to be out already, in April to be exact, but because of a bit of fuzz with the record companies, it has been postponed.

Two Faced

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:28:07 +0000

I've been seeing lenticular prints all-over lately. On postcards, free-bees, on billboards and in window installations. Just during a short shopping spree at the west end of Oxford Street the other day, I managed to come across two stores who used lenticular prints as part of their decor. Maybe there is a future for lenticular prints after all?

Zeroperzero, Stations

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:07:58 +0000

Zeroperzero is a design duo from Seoul. Kim Ji-Hwan and Jin Sol are graphic designers and focus a lot on information design. Their probably most known work is the Railway System Maps. The idea behind the redesigned maps was to make them reflect the character of the city better.

Sneak Peak

Magnus Vindenes Dahl — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:37:18 +0000

2010 has been pretty good so far, musicwise. Cool disco cuts from Lindstrøm, Chilly synth pop from Beach House, dancy electro from Two Door Cinema Club and unpretensious pop from Ellie Goulding ++. But its only the beginning of april and there are still tons of acts to look forward to. Here are some of the things to look out for.

Holly Miranda

Magnus Vindenes Dahl — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:30 +0000

After visiting Rough Trade in London I came across this new act (to me anyways) described as beautifull and ghostly with fragile, hushed vocals and I immediately came to think of personal favourite Lykke Li. So I snatched a copy unlistened.

Pattern & Shape

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:20:27 +0000

The Strange Attractor's new collaborative project, Pattern & Shape is quite cool. The brief, given to Gavin Potenza, Driv Loo, Pete Barnett, Andrio Abero, Travis Stearns, Steve Rura and Matthieu Bessudo, was to "design a t-shirt using a geometric shape and incorporating pattern". mmmm I want I want I want.

The state of British Pop

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:39 +0000

Ellie Goulding, Delphic, Florence + The Machine and La Roux. Apparently they're all rising stars and some of the best in Pop and Indie at the moment. At least according to the Brits themselves.

The Olympics

Magnus Vindenes Dahl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:08:59 +0000

The Olympic winter games are over for this time. It was the same old story as the previous winter olympics. Norway stacked up on medals (23 total) and Great Britain slid into a single gold medal. But one thing had changed

Over and Out

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:45:15 +0000

Two of my favourite blogs have recently cut the cord. Kjefta!, an Oslo based resource for design, art and other things worth mentioning, shut down on their third birthday two weeks ago. And just before the weekend, everyone’s favourite, Grafikcache, closed his curtains.

TypoFlat

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:13:18 +0000

TypoFlat is a great resource for very cool free stuff. The site focuses mostly on type (hence the name), but also do a bit of stock vectors.

Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson

Einar Stray — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:14:23 +0000

Some bands get it. Some labels get it. Take a look at this beautiful release.

La Blogotheque

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:41 +0000

Everbody has those slow days now and again where you find yourself sitting in front of the computer with nothing to do. Flipping through the same cycle of websites over and over again, hoping to come across something new, exciting and hopefully life-changing.

Teenage Engineering

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:34 +0000

Teenage Engineering makes really (really) nice looking things from their Stockholm studio. The first thing that caught my eye was the OP-1 synth. It looks amazing, with a fun, minimalistic design, but it actually seems like a very resourceful little music box as well.

Patricia Thompson

Aleksander Vindenes Dahl — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:59 +0000

Another good photographer i wanted to post here after Kim Høltermand the other week (almost starting to look like a photography series this) is Patricia Thompson. She caught my eye with the picture above. The composition and colours in that photo really struck a cord in me.