CSSconf Nordic emerged from Web Rebels, and for the 2016 edition people gathered in Oslo to attend three conferences on web technologies. I was one of two organizers for CSSconf Nordic, which was officially part of the CSSconf series of events. Read →
I used to be self-employed, and ran a business for almost 7 years. These are some favourite projects and clients from those days. This content is from an old portfolio page, and focused on getting more work specifically collaborating with developers. Read →
Job titles are hard. They seem to fail miserably at describing our skill set, the work we do — or want to be doing. I’ve been through a range of titles lately, constantly changing which words I use to explain what I do. And now… new job means new title! Read →
Web Rebels 2015 is over and I had a fabulous time in Oslo. Inspiring talks, wonderful conversations – and it was great to meet both old friends and new. On the flight back to Bergen, I was tapping away on my phone – writing down some thoughts that took the shape of this fairy tale. Read →
I’ve helped out with a logo for Stasis; a Clojure library of tools for developing static web sites. I always enjoy reading other people’s process posts, so I wanted to share how I went about designing this logo. Here is my warm-up exercise, all the ugly early versions – and my superlazy colour finding technique. Read →
My first article on Smashing Magazine! – Have you ever seen someone make creative notes at a conference and wished that your own notebook was more presentable? It’s probably much easier to do than you think. If you think sketchnoting looks fun, I have some tips to get you started. Read →
Kerning is a web typography conference in Faenza and I had an absolute blast attending this year. So, how did I end up at this conference in Italy if I used to find the topic so intimidating? Here are some thoughts on entering an unknown world and how to start feeling at home in new areas. Read →
Being creative on a daily basis – just for fun – never came easy for me as an adult. Something that has helped, is having a camera with me all the time, the possibility to edit photos with my phone – and being able to put the result out in the world at once. Read →
It took me 9 years, but it seems I have rediscovered some of the techniques I used and loved as a graphic design student. Tracing, photocopying, taking snapshots, making a mess. Read →
Notebooks. Pens. Novels. Only occasionally chocolate. But always tasks I would enjoy. I do it with everything. Saving for something special, for later, for when I am more deserving of what ever it is. Read →