designing with a fucking conscience.

Right now I'm in the middle of writing my dissertation. Turns out I'm trying to write a freakin' graphic design bible. The subject is "Designing with a Conscience: A guide to the modern role of the graphic designer, and the impact of design in our society". It's so broad by now I'm starting to freak out I'll ever be able to tie the pieces togehter. My head screams "danger, danger!" - this is what our tutors warned us about back in 2nd year. Crap. I've only got 10 more days. Crap. I guess what I'm trying to prove with this essay is that design matters. Designers are not only superficial and self-obsorbed superstars that uses design as some kind of masturbating activity. what we produce doesn't only end up in the trash. It matters. Being a designer is just like any profession, like doctors or bus drivers. And depending on how good you are as a designer, how conscious you are about your decisions, the more powerful are your designs in our society.

thank you, burim!

Wow! I received an awesome gift in the mail today from my housemate Rushe's boyfriend Burim - a dinosaur! Not a whole, live one, but as good as it gets - a fossil stone of a dinosaur's bone. I'm so... wow, like a child on Christmas Eve. If it's impossible to tell what kind of dinosaur it belonged to some milions of years ago, I hereby announce that it's a bone of the mysterious carnivarus Stingosaurus! Thanks a lot, Burim! By far the coolest birthday gift ever.

learning to love you more.

I stumbled across this website - Lerning To Love You More, which is a series of 70 assignments on how to make you love yourself more. Everything from making grown-up sized baby-cloths, to describing your ideal government. I just found it extremely charming and I think I might try doing some of the tasks. Have a look here.

wake up, freak out - then get a grip.

Another movie that I found very inspirational. It reaminds me a little about my Black Hole animation, but done much better and with way more content (not saying that Black Hole sucks. I'm damn proud of it). But this video is really worth checking out and think about.

almost.

A very lovely little movie I found while I surfed on Vimeo. Super-cute and brutally tragic at the same time.

sagostunden.

As a kid I was freaked out by these intros that used to run on the tv, especially Sagostunden (the one with the flying carpet). The dragon and that grey little creature is so freaky-looking, damn it! Maybe now, when I'm almost 23 and a graphic designer, I'm old enough and have the right knowledge, to appreciate the visual qualities they pocess. Check them out!

portfolio.

I prepared a pdf portfolio for my end of semester tutorial, which turned out looking like shit. So I threw all my work into this little movie, with the wicked soundtrack of Detektivbyrån. So... enjoy!

bruce lee.

dude! that is so unreal!

new look.

I've updated the Stingosaurus website with a completely new look, new projects and a full library of my sketchbooks. Have a look!

what is a black hole?

what is a black hole? from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.
The final black hole animation. Puh! Another project accomplished.

the mad scientist.

black hole experiments.

a black hole from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

another black hole from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

i love science from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

evil teacher? from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

what is a black hole? from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

evil teacher?

A first experiment of the evil teacher who is being sucked into a black hole in my upcoming animation. Does she look evil enough? (Don't bother answering this, it will only affend my mother if you do, she's the model and an actual teacher).

how will Chocolate die?

This is Chocolate. He's a very bad dog. The worst kind. Humping every bitch he can see, and still gets away with it because his eyes are sweet like candy. I really hate him, and I'm so sick of having him in my room. I decided he doesn't even deserve a good life in a new house, so the best thing would be to put an end to his life. Let the little bastard go to sleep permanently. The problem is just that he's made of fabric, so an injection wouldn't be of any help really... I have some ideas of how he could be erased from this world, but I need your help - you who are reading this! Please cast your vote on your favourite execution method, or suggest a new one if you have a better idea.

Way to die, number 1; "Joan of Arc style" - placed upon our barbeque grill in the garden and burnt alive.

Way to die, number 2; "Jamie Oliver style" - marinated in an indonesian sause, rolled in bread crumbles and cooked in a frying pan.

Way to die, number 3; "Lambi style" - chained to a railway track and beheaded by a slow ScotRail train.

Way to die, number 4; "Hostel style" - tied to a chair acompanied by a murderous person with a scalpel.