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Make Food Not War

Katinka — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:03 +0000

We are currently working on a small visual profile for Matmisjonen.no, a food blog run by Hanne Stensvold. Matmisjonen is Norwegian for the food mission.

We wanted to focus on food as delicious and nutritious, not “lo-carb”, “lo-fat” or “raw”. This lead us to the aesthetics of scandinavian illustrations from the fifties and sixties; appetising and positive, as well as charming. We turned food and kitchen utensils into missionaries spreading the glad tidings of cooking.

The new design will be launched at the end of the month. In the meantime, here is a sneak preview on some of the sketches.

1–2–3D

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!

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

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.

Just Around the Corner

maria — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:13:05 +0000

Lost in translation: When we asked for the business cards for Norwegian Crafts to be delivered “around the corner”, we got them back with (surprise): “Round corners”.

The Dark Horse

maria — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:25:02 +0000

As you might have noticed, we have redesigned our website as well as our identity. The old horse is gone to where the grass is always green, and a new horse has taken its place. We feel that this horse truly reflects our spirit – it’s stronger, clearer and even more dedicated. We like the connotations to the chess knight – with its mobility it’s a versatile and strong piece. And of course; we do like the ambience of the dark horse! The little flip book animation is put together by our fab French intern Charlotte Lamy.

Type Couture

Mari — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:51:43 +0000

Typographic dress for the launch of new women’s magazine Alt for damene. The idea from the creative team at Kitchen was “stories that stay with you after you have finished reading”.

Sketches of various dresses and poses during art direction of the photo shoot.

Backstage

First rough sketches off the different styles were drawn in the studio at the end of the shoot.

Rune Spaans and his team commenced to do the 3D-work. Firstly, the body had to be rebuilt in 3D to get the stance right. The dress was then modeled onto the frame. To the left: The flat sketch. To the right: The draped 3D-model.

When the shape was ready, the UV-map was passed over to us so that we could start working with the text layout.

The typography was meticulously filled in.

It required a lot of testing and “alternative kerning” to get the typography exactly in the right spot. With the UV map ready, Rune could now make a render of the final dress. Here are the results.

The ads were published in a nationwide campaign that ran in magazines, newspapers and on boards .

The campaign was commissioned by the creative team Ole Henrik Stubberud, Heidi Mittun and Elin Dorum Bengtsson at Kitchen.
Foto: Massimo Leardini
Model: Kari-Anne / Team models
Hair & Make-up: Agnes Guldbrandsen/Pudder Styling: Linda Myrseth/Pudder
3D work: Rune Spaans/SuperRune (Light, render og compositing) Christer Sveen (Modeling)

Marie Claire Happiness

nico — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:50:17 +0000

Our very own Mari Grafsrønningen was selected by Italian Marie Claire to design her “receipe for happiness” in their September issue. The infographics clearly shows that more chocolate pie is required at the agency. Complimenti Mari.

The Right Stuff

nico — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:18:37 +0000

Chris Harrison is being recalled in an interview with collector Jim Fitts in the July 2011 issue of PDN Magazine. A few extracts: “‘I wasn’t aware of Chris Harrisons work, but I liked it so much that I bought a couple of prints”, “… remembers his leave behinds as being very well designed, simple and humourous”, “… website is simple, easy to get around and the works looks great”. We are very happy for our good friend from Jarra and pretty proud ourselves. Check out his visual identity and website.

Commando Group Organized Neatly

Katinka — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:37:54 +0000

While Chris took some photos for our new portfolio website, some of us started organizing all the green props. The innocent joke turned to somewhat obsessive-compulsive behaviour faster than we could control. Here is the result.

(Ps Can you spot the three horses?)

Photo: Chris Harrison