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thoms & nilsson

Clean product design ranging from bird baths to ice sculptures by Thoms & Nilsson at their site.

chevychase.se

New design studio named chevychase founded by Jojo Brännström and Jesper Runnedal.

moderskeppet.se — photoshop tutorials

Learn the basics and a couple of new tricks in photo editing and Photoshop at moderskeppet.se edited by Mattias Karlsson, journalist at Kamera & Bild. In Swedish.

sj summer competition

Campaign site for SJ’s (Swedish Railways) summer competition here. In Swedish.

new stuff from stefan gissberg

Stefan Gissberg, mentioned here before, has created the new visual identity and web site for Avaris a biotech company. Check out the site here and Stefans' portfolio site here.

new stuff from rbg6

As one of several directors/artists chosen to create content to a DVD around the SONY Bravia "bouncy ball" ad, RBG6 has created an experiment in color. Check out the clip here (don't miss their full portfolio site).
Via Groupies.

designito

Online meeting place for design students: designito.se In Swedish.

mariestad campaign site

New campaign site for the Swedish beer brand Mariestads, made by GreatWorks in co-operation with Calle&Olle.

icecream nostalgia

Summertime! Check out these classic product posters for ice cream manufacturer GB Glace. Also check out the book ”Glassnostalgi” published by Nicotext.

the caravan project

The Caravan Project is a non-profit group that wants to bring design and art back to the people. The pink and yellow caravan will tour Sweden in July 2006 displaying artwork by various artists and designers. More info here. In English

farfar lost their cannes lion

”Imagine yourself waking up the morning after you buried your employer’s Cannes Lion on some beach in Cannes. Sounds like a lot of fun until you realize you don’t remember where it was.” Watch it here.
Via Reklamfeber.

where the action is

Slick flash site for the music event ”Where the action is” here, gathering Sweden’s finest rock bands; Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters, Millencollin, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and The Hives.

infoband

Infoband™ is a soft plastic wristband for children, on which parents can write their cell phone number, so other people can help locate a lost child. infoband.se In English

iplay — new ipod magazine

The premier issue of the IDG magazine iPlay, which will focus on the iPod, will be in stores this tuesday. The website opened today. In Swedish

volvo s80 campaign site

The new Volvo S80 campaign site; sixth sense.

showroom issue 4

Issue 4 of the online advertising magazine Showroom, with lots of inspirational content, check out the pig mug on page 18-19.

pricilla gone missing

Pricilla gone missing is a point-and-click game by HyperIsland student Johan Törnkvist. Play the game here.

designista

New Swedish design shop with lots of nice products; Designista.se

saving the planet in style

O2nordic, Albaeco and Konstfack have founded a design competition with the purpose of stimulating Swedish design that contributes to a sustainable future.
The winner will receive a prize of 20 000SEK and is to be presented during Future Design Days 2006. Applications to be submitted before September 13th, 2006. Read more here.

the knife – new video

The new video for Swedish electro duo The Knife can be seen at this site.

onico

Swedish Match has launched a new, nicotine free snuff called Onico. Here’s the campaign site. In Swedish.

jellybeans

Flawless character design at Jellybeans portfolio site.

new new

Design agency New has redesigned their showcase site.

djurens rätt

The Swedish Animal Rights-organization Djurens Rätt has launched a new web portal and logo.
Via Dagens Media.

blindseeing stockholm

Quite interesting project: help German designer Oliver Popke with a design-study project this summer. Participate by filling out the form describing your favourite spot in Stockholm at Blindseeing Stockholm.

ikea work here

IKEA is looking for new talent, so they've put up this site; workhere.se In Swedish.

nordic etc

New company started by two Swedes living in Miami, with the ”ambition to bring the contemporary & simple lines of Scandinavian design to American homes at affordable prices.” Check out the site Nordicetc.com for more information.

emmas designblogg

Nice design blog called Emmas designblogg (In Swedish).

creative section

Creative Section is an meeting place for creatives. The site has been up and running a while, but in case you missed it, and since it hasn’t been posted here before: creativesection.se (In Swedish).

hamp.us

Hampus Högberg, who’s been mentioned here before, has updated his online portfolio.
Via Lounge72

pistachios.se

This video is just great! Check out the online portfolio site Pistachios.se for more great stuff by Måns Swanberg (used to work at StyleWar).

design school graduation exhibitions

'Tis the season, the design school's graduation exhibitions are here. Check out what the brand new Bachelors and Masters of Art are up to:
Konstfack May 16—28.
Forsbergs May 18—21.
Beckmans May 19—27.
Berghs May 19—21.
HDK May 20—June 4.
Art Schools:
Valand, Gothenburg May 20—June 4.
The Royal University College of Fine Arts (KKH) May 24—June 11.
Malmö Art Academy May 20—28.

stig lindberg exhibition

Designer and illustrator Stig Lindberg (1916—1982) is honoured with an exhibition at Nationalmuseum. The exibition is open May 11 — February 25. Read more here. (In Swedish)
Svenska Dagbladet-article
Dagens Nyheter-article

phat pat

PhatPat is a retouch studio working with fashion photography. Have a look at their portfolio site. Site designed by Meplusyou.

create for fun

Hyper Island student Björn Fagerholm, the guy behind 3jorn, has redesigned his showcase site called: Create For Fun.

diftype

Flashbased portfolio of Niklas Lundberg: Diftype.

monowaste

Check out the online portfolio of Micael Forsberg called Monowaste. Well worth a scroll.

610628

Some interesting products over at Roger Forslunds 610628.com

resume.se

The online edition of Resume has been redesigned. In Swedish.

swedish sneakers

Swedish sneakers by Gram.
Via Prylfreak.

don’t call me susan

Motion graphics exhibition in Stockholm, April 27: Don’t Call Me Susan.

björn borg

Redesigned site for Bjorn Borg Sports Wear by Starring.

guldägget 2006

The winners of the Swedish advertising and design awards ”Guldägget” here.
Gabor Palotai won the design award with a poster for the exhibition Estonia.

air above

Check out the online portfolio of Robert Arnesson; Airabove.com

vodafone becomes telenor

Red goes blue when mobile phone company Vodafone gets a new design profile and changes it's name to Telenor.

stadium campaign site

Smooth campaign site for Swedish sports retail company Stadium advertised all over the country; The City is Your Stadium.com
Quick glossary/guide: Herrar=Men Till Banan=To the Track Damer=Ladies. Choose ”Herrar” or ”Damer” and you’ll end up in a locker room. Combine a shirt, trousers and shoes and click the mirror.

showroom issue 3

Issue 3 of the advertising magazine Showroom is now available online. ”The Third issue of Showroom online features "Provocative Advertising". Ads fight for eyes and ears, and are produced provocative and inappropriate just to gain attention. Saatchi & Saatchi/Stockholm and Miami/Gothenburg thought they might have something to say about it.” In English.

bobster game

Check out the game for Swedish TV show Bobster, made by the guys behind IKEA Dreamkitchen; Kokokaka.

ada

ADA (Association for Design and Advertising) is a new meeting place for design and market communication in the Gothenburg Region: adasweden.se

read magazines online

The excellent site tidningar.info was mentioned here before. They have just updated the site and there are now about fifty magazines available online in PDF-format.