Christmas Cards and e-mail newsletters

Christmas Cards and e-mail newsletters

Did you manage to write and send all your Christmas Cards on time this year? GREAT! And what about your e-mail newsletters? Did they all go as planned? The two tasks are, in fact, quite similar. In both cases, we have a list of adresses and a clear deadline. The core...
Be recognized with illustrations

Be recognized with illustrations

Be recognized with illustrations! Visual content is getting increasingly important on the web and in social media. We are chasing images, trying to avoid the most expensive stock photo providers. The problem with these, no matter if they are “free” or not, is that...
Seeing red

Seeing red

Seeing redSome facts about the color of the season We are almost in December – the big month of red! Other colors have been added to the Christmas palette over time. Silver and gold are close companions to all Christmas colors. However, I don’t think anyone in...
It’s only a business card…

It’s only a business card…

A few weeks ago I had a visit from a very old friend. We chatted for hours and at one point he gave me his business card. He was clearly quite proud of it. That’s nice, – I said, because I don’t want to be unsupportive, when someone has had something...
Just like a movie

Just like a movie

I have just returned from a journey to Italy where my youngest son Øyvind got married to his dear Ellen at the Norwegian Embassy in Rome. Of course, the wedding and all activities connected to it, was the main purpose and top priority of the trip. Even if it was my...
Are you ready for takeoff?

Are you ready for takeoff?

I recently hosted a local speaking gig (which almost turned into a workshop) together with my buddy, Annelie Skistad. The topic was planning and executing of marketing activities. “How does this topic have anything to do with Graphic Design and Visual...
Does your logo idea float?

Does your logo idea float?

I recently went for a short getaway with a very good friend by boat from Oslo, Norway to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. It was delightful and as always on travels I soaked up inspiration. Visiting both the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and the Royal Reception...
Someone else is using your brand! – and it’s totally OK

Someone else is using your brand! – and it’s totally OK

As a graphic designer, I make a lot of different visual pieces for people. It’s everything from tiny business cards to big things like posters and rollups. Nearly all my clients and customers are highly engaged in how the final piece will look.This is great....
How to make typographic jewelry

How to make typographic jewelry

Quotes are very much in vogue. Not just in E-books and presentations, but also on websites and especially on Social Media. What I find remarkable when people use quotes, is that they seem to forget that they are NOT setting text on an old-fashioned typewriter. They...
A greeting from the future

A greeting from the future

Welcome to the first post from YOUR BRAND VISION. Things are very busy and exciting just now, and there are a lot of marketing elements that need to have new “clothes”. Now I get to taste my own medicine, the demand for visual consistency throughout all touchpoints....