January 12th, 2010 § 0
Here’s the original layouts I did for ÍMARK (The Association of Icelandic Marketers) last year. This is a grid based design with neatly defined call to action features on the front page and a content heavy footer. I was pleased with the outcome and especially the use of typography and warm and inviting color scheme.
Please note that Seth Godin has nothing to do with ÍMARK or any events held by the association.
Frontpage view
Single news page view
Single event page view
December 31st, 2009 § 0
This morning I was pointed to TrendsSpotting’s fantastic presentation on social media trend predictions for 2010. In it social media trends are forecasted in 140 characters or less by the likes of Mashable’s Pete Cashmore, David Armano, Chris Brogan and Seth Godin.
Click here to view the full post on the Trendspotting blog.
December 21st, 2009 § 0
Yeah, so…the blog is back up after a little downtime. My domain expired and for some reason my renewal kept getting rejected.
This whole thing kinda made me lose my momentum but hopefully I’ll get back to full force blogging mode over the holiday’s. Expect some quality music, more yummy design showcase’s and some thoughtful musings on social media.
Until then I’ll leave with this picture of my youngest, Veigar Lár.
December 15th, 2009 § 0
This is the second post in a series of (of what looks to be) many on my favorite songs of 2009. Click here to visit my first post in this series : Best songs of 2009 : part 1
Luke Temple and friends in Here We Go Magic
Here are the next 5 of my favorite songs of the year:
Here We Go Magic – Fangala
A catchy, shuffling little song from the eponymous debut album by Here We Go Magic, which is the project of singer/songwriter Luke Temple.
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The Dodos – Fables
I first heard this song when I saw the Dodos play at Roskilde Festival this summer and the melody in it got permanently stuck in my head right away. It’s by far one of my favorites of the year.
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God Help the Girl – Musicians, Please Take Heed
A late addition to the list. I just heard this song this week and it got me hooked instantly. As you might have guessed by listening to this song, God Help The Girl is a new project by Belle And Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch.
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Lenka – Trouble Is a Friend
Yeah, I know this one is a bit mainstream but it’s catchy as hell. I’m sucker for songs like these and this one gets me every time. Some sugar sweet pop is good for everyone every once in a while.
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Hermigervill – Starlight
Wiz kid Hermigervill released one of the best albums of ‘09 in Iceland. On it he takes some classic Icelandic pop and rock hits and turns them into glorious 60’s style moog and hip-hop style nuggets. “Starlight” is my absolute favorite track from the album.
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December 14th, 2009 § 0
2007 seems like a long time ago. That year will probably be forever know in Iceland as the year capitalism went berserk and drove the country into medieval recession. One of the companies, who’s star shone the brightest that year, was the infamous FL Group.
I was lucky enough to get to design the company’s site. It was a fun and ambitious project and the result is one of my best designs. Sadly, the site’s presence online was short as, soon after going live, FL Group changed it’s name to Stoðir and published a new corporate website in the process.
December 13th, 2009 § 0
Designing the Actavis corporate website is by far the biggest, longest and most extensive web project I have worked on. Just designing the navigation took almost a week. All in all I think I design somewhere around 200 – 250 individual pages, info-graphics and special information features. One of the best projects I’ve worked on.
December 13th, 2009 § 0
First, if you don’t know what a meme is, here’s the Wikipedia definition:
meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with “cream”)
The term “Internet meme” refers to a catchphrase or concept that spreads rapidly from person to person via the Internet, largely through Internet-based email, blogs, forums, Internet-based social networking sites and Internet-based instant messaging. The term derives from the original concept of memes, although it has come to refer to a much more narrowly defined category of cultural information. Examples include Rickrolling, lolcats, “Leave Britney Alone”, Keyboard Cat, and “All your base are belong to us”.
Hopefully that should pretty much cover it. But if you’re still wondering what this meme thing is all about I suggest you sign up for a Tumblr account and start following meme trend setters like The Duty, Julia Segal, 9gag and The Daily What.
You should also visit my viral and meme repository on Tumblr.
1. Garfield Minus Garfield
This one is a classic. It is simply about removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips to further highlight the hilariously dull life of Mr. Jon Arbuckle.
Visit : http://garfieldminusgarfield.net
2. Worship Satan and do drugs
I guess you have to have a special kind of humor to find this funny but I think it’s hilarious. This meme is an answer to another meme where people write poetic thoughts and existential quotes on mundane stock photos. The Internet is all about disruption and here it is in it’s finest form.
3. This is why you’re fat
This is why you’re fat is one of my favorite blogs of ‘09. An ode to “junk food porn”, it features reader submitted images of the most monstrous and unhealthy food available. The blogs popularity is such that it has now been made into a book featuring galleries, local favorites, recipes and stories from the dishes’ creators.
A burger topped with five slices of bacon, four slices of cheese, two fried eggs, mayo, lettuce, tomato, and onion between two grilled cheese sandwiches.
4. Star Wars
I’m a Star Wars fan (the first 3 films only) and I love every kind of Star Wars themed spoof and imagery. There are countless Star Wars themed memes floating around the information highway and I try to do my best to collect the most interesting ones on my Tumblr blog.
5. Photobombing
There was that creepy squirrel that kept popping up on peoples photos, a fat kid running, Tiger Woods with his “don’t tell” gesture and of course, Urlesque’s Meme of The Year, interrupting Kanye West. Photobombing is fun and anyone with access to a simple photo editor and a decent sense of humor can chip in.
What are your favorite Internet memes?
December 6th, 2009 § 1
These are the original website layouts for home improvement super store EGG. Recession has all but forced the store out of business and it is now only and outlet somewhere with one employee. Nevertheless, though my shiny, dark, minimalistic designs lived a short life online, I thoroughly enjoyed making them.
December 6th, 2009 § 2
These are the original layouts I did for Icelandic investment company Askar Capital while at Eskill. Clean, minimal, typographical grid based design never fails.
