Saturday, January 30, 2010

name day.


In Scandinavia we have this thing called "Name day" which nearly noone celebrates, but is basically the celebration of names which has been given a day in the calendar. Today I celebrate my camera...

Friday, January 29, 2010

whale cemetery.


Just remembered seeing these images on tv this morning of a whale cemetery in Greenland. I'm such a sucker for big animals (not just dinosaurs) and all kinds of whales has always been close to my heart. This footage is just so cool. Imagine a nose bone of 4 meters! Damn, I wish I had the guts to learn how to dive when I see this. (By the way, ignore the German dude in this clip if you don't speak BrĂ¼no, the whale stuff is at the end of it all).

soviet vintage.


My mother brought a bunch of hardcover books from her school for me to recycle into fancy pancy sketchbooks. I really liked this one, a book of facts about Soviet - "the world's biggest country". It raises important questions such as "are women and men equal?" and "does people go to church?". I wonder if I was even alive when kids used this book in the schools...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

sketchbook update.






The sketchbook addiction followed me to Sweden. Here are the latest creations. The bottom two are part of a super-awesome collaboration with my textile printing friend Mikaela. If anyone feel like purchasing any of the sketchbooks I've made, you totally can. I'll sort out some kind of web shop soon, but for now you can just email me and let me know which sketchbook(s) you are interested in.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

amazing horse, amazing friends.


Have been listening to this song all day to not miss everyone too much. The last couple of days have been filled with crazy fun with my amazing friends from far and beyond. I love you guys and thank you so much for giving me the best birthday party ever. I hope I'll see you all soon.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

type psychology.


I got myself a type- psychoanalysis from Pentagram. According to their expert (who sounds a lot like Stefan Sagmeister) I am New Alphabet, an almost illegible typeface designed by Dutch designer Wim Crowel in 1967; "If you are a statement maker (and when that statement makes perfect sense to you it is immaterial if it makes no sense to anyone else) then New Alphabet is your type". Haha, so I am hard to read and doesn't make much sense. Perfect! You can take the test yourself here. Link found via Form Fifty Five.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

winter.






Winter. I don't like it. It's cold, it's messy, it's too long. Three years in the UK and I completely forgot about winter-itchy skin and cracked lips, about the mornings of "holly fuck! Is it really THAT cold?!" and watching the sun rise and set in the matter of just a few hours. Sure, there's nice things too. Like today, when I found this amazing little trail just a block from my house. I can't believe I haven't been walking this way before. It's almost like discovering Narnia in your backyard.

Monday, January 11, 2010

new habits.


The new year started with a new habit; waking up dead early and going for walks in the snow with me mum. It prevents being a slacker and sleeping all day, plus it's good with a little excercise and quality time with the parent. I recommend it, even though it makes me slow like a freakin' zombie for the rest of the day.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

poladroid.





I've just discovered this awesome new program that allows you to transform your ordinary photographs into polaroids. It's a lot of fun and works just like a real polaroid where you see the photograph being developed. You can download Poladroid for free.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

i blame coco.


I Blame Coco for putting this song on repeat in my head all day. I love the laurel wreath she's wearing in the video by the way. It looks awesome, I want one too! I wonder if you need to be an Olympic winner up to get one...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

lykke li.


My new favourite; Lykke Li. She's been around for a while, but it took me some life experience to like what she's doing. Now I adore her music. She's so full of energy and youth you just can't help but to love her childish voice and simple songs. The girl's a freakin' genius! Check out her album Youth Novels.

Monday, January 4, 2010

i'm as mad as hell and i'm not gonna take this anymore.


Loving this clip. It's one of my favourites. Play this and then we can start 2010.