IN THE FUTURE N' STUFF

I want to travel. See the world, get lost in a place far, far away. I want to smell new smells, talk to people who don't know English. Have conversations that matter with someone I probably never will meet again, but always keep in my heart.

I want to have a great apartment with white, wooden walls and a smeg-fridge. With art everywhere and clean surfaces.

I want to make a baby's room, even though I am not having any kids just yet. I'll put the huge Donald poster up there, and some Winnie the Pooh-cards. The stuff I keep saving for no reason but this.

I want a loft that is filled with lights where I can work and design and be creative, like any other cliché graphic designer. It needs huge windows, a lot of daylight and an iMac.

I want to actually live my life and not snap and tweet it. I would like to enjoy the moments I have with the people surrounding me and photograph them. Then I want to create lots of albums filled with memories, so we can look back when we're old and both laugh and cry over the amazing times we had together.



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STEAL

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: «It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.»

– JIM JARMUSCH

MMMM MEETS AHHHH

I got it all from these two boards on Pinterest.

DESIGNERFRIENDS

As a graphic designer, I am constantly on the lookout for inspiration. There is so much awesome work out there, and some a lot closer than other. Right now I am obsessed with a couple of great pieces, made by some designers I actually know, you might even call them friends. Have a look!

Aleksander Karlsen

Chris Nygaard

Christer Dahlslett

Jarle Grindhaug (no link to this work, Jarle is a photographer)

Kristina Klafstad

TINTYPES

The second I saw these photos, I just sat there and thought "WOW!" They are tintype portraits, created by Michael Schindler. He has a tintype-store in San Francisco called Photobooth where he photographs people and creates the images on tintype-plates.

"I prepare each tintype plate by hand and make a single exposure of each person (occasionally two, if I make a mistake). The tintype is processed immediately so the subject can walk out the door with it about 15 minutes later", he writes on his Béhance page. To me it is something about the eyes, they seem so real! (And how many times have I written "tintype" now?!)

More of Michael Shindler's work here!

INK

Carne Griffiths

EZO Florent Font

Florian Nicolle

Russ Mills

Viktor Miller-Gausa

Some illustration-inspiration. I just love mixed media like this; ink, paint, drawing and digital all together. I would love to be able to create great stuff like this, well done people! :P

I am moving back to Norway today, after 10 months in England.

THE PERFECTIONIST

Coca-Cola, "The Perfectionist" from Variable on Vimeo.

"I've always told my kids; you do the job right the first time – or don't even do it at all." Enjoy the film and have a beautiful day!

WALLPAPER

Rik Oostenbroek

David Mascha

Carlos Lerma

Leroi3

Sebastian Andaur

Hassan Loukal

These are some of the recent wallpapers I have used. Inspirational wallpapers is something I find very important and helpful in creative processes. It also makes me smile from just opening the laptop because of the brilliant work some people manage to create. Which one is your favorite?