27 January 2012 // Filed under commando group + concept design + design + sketches + unpublished
We are currently working on the visual profile for photographer MonaMonaMona. Mona is a playful, edgy and colourful photographer and one of the few in Norway with expertice in 3D-photography. Here are som sketches for the design that she didn’t choose. Stay tuned to see how her real profile turns out!
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20 January 2012 // Filed under analogue + commando group + concept design + oldies but goodies + sketches + unpublished
These characters were created for a pitch to make mascots for the World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo.
We mixed elements from the norwegian heritage with the childish joy of playing in snow, as well as adding a hint of kawaii. We started with the basic shape of the snow ball, and explored how it could produce endless combinations of characters. Focusing on an eco-friendly approach, we wanted the mascots to be sustainable and of good quality materials, like wool and wood. In keeping with the playful nature of snow, we turned off our computers and concentrated on making dummies by hand. This resulted in no digital sketches, only a bunch of small snowmen characters. When our proposal got rejected, they ended up in a shoe box for a year, but the norwegian winter inspired us to set them free for you to see.
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6 January 2012 // Filed under analogue + illustration + sketches
Happy New Year! Still hung over after the holidays? If you’re feeling blue, go for green! In today’s perfume review in D2 Magazine, Bjørn explains why smelling absinthe a.k.a. “The Green Fairy”, is the choice if you want to embrace gloominess and get miserable in style.
Above: Happy in the haze of a drunken hour. An attempt to make an equation showing that a green gnome and a bottle of absinthe, equals a green fairy.
Above: A crack at calligraphy “under influence” .
Above: The final illustration, picturing wormwood as the poet’s ink.
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22 December 2011 // Filed under commando group
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16 December 2011 // Filed under analogue + commando group + illustration
This is what Bjørn Brochmann wishes to see under the tree this year. Read about it in todays D2 Magazine or here.
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13 December 2011 // Filed under commando group + design + illustration
Classic tailoring with a twist: So sharp that you’d better watch out for paper cuts when tying a Windsor. For D2′s article on the French high-end shirt maker Charvet, we sharpened our scalpels to make these cutting edge paper illustrations. To see the Wing, Round, Spread and Button-down, click here.
Ready for assembly
Buttons down
Made to measure
Opening spread for article in D2 magazine
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2 December 2011 // Filed under analogue + commando group
Dette er julekalenderen hos Commando Group i år. Man får en sjokolade og en vits, vi kaller det bare tvits.
Mari og Katinka har også en egen onelinerkalender, en ny julevits hver dag helt fram til julaften.
Vi har dessuten en intern kalender, der vi presenterer noen av de beste sitatene fra året som gikk.
Her kan dere se hva vi jobbet med når Bjørn kom med den uttalelsen.
God førjulstid!
Sorry to our english speaking friends. #NOR We wish you all a happy pre-Christmas time!
:: Share or discuss :: 2011-12-02 :: Mari
18 November 2011 // Filed under commando group + illustration + sketches + unpublished
Some unhappy leaves that didn’t make it for todays article on autumn perfumes in D2 Magazine. Brooklyn based CB I Hate Perfume’s, has hit the comfort zone with Burning Leaves and M3 November. Go check them out, and cuddle up in front of the fireplace.
Below, the final illustration. CB’s perfume M3 November pays homage to “Moominland Midwinter” written by Tove Jansson. It therefore felt appropriate to quote her ”Autumn Song” with the following line: “I’m looking for something we once had and maybe lost.”
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15 November 2011 // Filed under commando group + design
Mette Møller’s brand new store at Grünerløkka in Oslo. A nice place to find something new for your autumn wardrobe. Signage by us.
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4 November 2011 // Filed under analogue + commando group + illustration + sketches + unpublished
The visual evidence of Bjørn and Alf Marius Opsahl’s hipster search in New York is covering five spreads in todays D2 Magazine. Here are the illustrations and some unpublished sketches. For those of you who read Norwegian: Go and by the magazine, and read Alf’s text, it’s quite funny.
1 comment :: Share or discuss :: 2011-11-04 :: maria
