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Katinka — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:32:11 +0000

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!

All You Need is Snow

Katinka — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:14:01 +0000

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.

Happy holidays

nico — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:19:21 +0000

All I Want for Christmas is Blue

Katinka — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:05:01 +0000

This is what Bjørn Brochmann wishes to see under the tree this year. Read about it in todays D2 Magazine or here.

White-Collar Origami

bjorn — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:32:59 +0000

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

O julekalender med din glede og barnlige tvits

Mari — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:20:37 +0000

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!

Leafovers

bjorn — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:04:59 +0000

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.”

A Definite Sign of Autumn

Katinka — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:31:27 +0000

Mette Møller’s brand new store at Grünerløkka in Oslo. A nice place to find something new for your autumn wardrobe. Signage by us.

Origin of the Species

maria — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:42:43 +0000

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.

Smartass Phones

maria — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:31:13 +0000

We were commissioned by our old friends at SMFB, Carl-Erik Conforto and Stig Bjølbakk, to work with them on an advertising concept for Tele2′s smartphone campaign. These little fellows emerged out of the shapes in Tele2′s own design manual, and we immediately fell in love with them. The print and television campaign is out now. The animated film is made by Toxic, and if we are lucky there will be more to come.