Category Design

Designing an agency

Entrance: Welcome to a British Gentlemen’s Club
Our advertising agency is expanding its offices next month, and discussions on how the interior design of the office should look like has been a topic of interest among many (including myself). As I’m quite allergic to Barcelona chairs and Arne Jacobsen, I’ve made my own concept boards. Here’s [...]

In love with a lamp

Where substance still rules

Inspired by friend of mine (a laid-back creative director, now who would have guessed that?), I've been thrown in to the esoteric world of hi-fi products (still the affordable end of it though). 

This world is quite the opposite of modern branding. Product quality rules and package design looks like shit. I really hope [...]

Zeitgeist

Helvetica porn

Got my Helvetica edition Moleskine today… I know it's a bit vulgar, but still…

Eye candy.

Too much work today left me with little blogging, so here's a visual treat instead: 
A 1974 Bitter CD. You don't have to be a petrolhead to love it.

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Creative starter: weekend decadence

The worse our weekdays are, the more precious our weekends become. So in recession times, brands can be more useful than ever. I'm not talking about the obvious consumption like alcoholic beverages, but a full spectrum of innovations  that make life easier and more enjoyable for city people, depending on what brand you are. Think [...]

Lego for grown-ups

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Ideas for 2009: Innovation planning

Cool milk on the go.
An innovative product beats innovative advertising, so maybe it's time for advertising planners to explore the domain of product development. 

The market of today requries a balance of fast thinking, cost efficiency and above all creativity. This is where the modern advertising agency can excel compared to brand consultants and design agencies [...]

Copy this design

I really like American prescription pill bottles. For us that don't live in the US and only see these bottles in the movies they are a symbol of something synthetic, dirty and dark. Kind of the opposite of fresh Scandinavian design.