last helsinki update...

...for a while. back to Oslo for a three week getaway. finally some relaxation after intense project work kicking my ass day after day. don't get me wrong it`s good fun, but its hard fun.

but still no project update? why? it turns out there is some corporate things preventing me.
but hey...keep it casual.
as casual as... color and light.... few days away from getting a new camera so still cameraphone.
but on friday night took some random picts as usual. result above.

random post it jokes in a time where jokes are more then welcome to lighten the mood.
does anybody understand the one to the right?

it turnes out this animal has travelled around TAIK during the last couple of days. keep finding it at new places...wonder who does it?

got to show this...student art work, Katharina Moebus: Everyday, interrupted.
this is really impressive, 3 days of building it.

BUT! what i will show from my presentation (when pictures arrive) is the prestentation room we buildt with the help of TAIK`s movie production department....legendary.

now relax and get ready for travell...stoked`n happy about it.

the last hours...

...of the "planned" deadline is closing in on me/my group.
(not the real deadline but an early one to give us a day to relax before presentation)
so i`m still posting things with no reference to cruise ships at all.

i found this dog and realised it needed a home. she has no name yet.
but will get one this weekend...she`s friendly and really good at the "sit" trick.


when exploring TAIK you find new rooms and hidden stuff every day. today i found this.
not entirely sure what it is so i asked around. i found it in the film/movie/tv production area.

it turned out if was a (obviusly) very popular Finnish actor. if you ask me?
this is kinda creepy. i wonder if he know about this...

once again...some people say the toilet is a good place to think about things.
and the urge to write it on the wall seems to by too tempting for many people.

translation(with google translator):
"is probably a rare dungeon place to nail college"
i think i will have to ask a finn and will post a better translation later.

now i need sleep, 5 hours untill i got to wake up and ....work on the project of course.

last week of a project...

is ofte a pain. not enough sleep. a lot of pressure. a bit of stress and the finish line sight...
therefor i will not post anything about my project on this blog. not today at least.

i posted this picture insted(above). found on a bridge in Pasila, Helsinki.
Pasila is not known for its colors. so finding this on the way home was a nothing but a joy.
i don`t know anything about the person who put it up or why...but thank you.

staying on the bright side of things. emergency exits useally don`t look this positive.
in case of fire i would be happy to follow that cuddly koala anywhere. (found at TAIK)

yes, and there was snow in Helsinki again until ....well it started raining again. today.
(taken on the way home from school, dark going to school, dark going home, sweet deal!)

looking into old photos...

i found this old sticker picture. don`t really remember where its from. or when i took it.
but then i notised the web adress in the corner.

http://www.goodindeed.org/

i thought this page has probably been here for ages.
the people who created it has probably forgotten all about it. there was a link to a blog.

http://blog.goodindeed.org/

last update 3 desember 2008(the blogger lives in oslo, so i guess thats where i found the sticker) and the blogger has some intresting projects going on. check it out!

the projects remind me of some experiments we had in sosial interaction her in helsinki earlier this year. where we tried to create sosial interaction in public spaces where there normally only is hasty transportation. (like the train terminal, on a buss and tram`s)

with books like this, spread over the floor, we tried getting them to stop, read and write their thoughts or a message to other people.

tried getting people to take this bear around town...show it helsinki.
some people actually did.

getting people to draw flowers in front of a shopping mall with chalk. great respons.
but reading the Good Indeed blog i feel like trying again. creating tools for interaction within the public spaces around us.

because everybody has something to say. but why always on toilet walls?

a short helsinki story

friday night, no big plans or ambitions.

finding a disturbing cardboard commercial in a window while walking to town

halfway, me and Danny founds this guy drumming on all kind of stuff in the streets, he had some extra "drum sticks" so we joined in...suddenly there was a crowd, people dancing and taking pictures. some finnish guy was saying something we didn`t understand and started filming us. well, filming me and Danny. the drum guy suddenly started shouting:
"they are filming you!!! you are nothing!! nothing!" and took our drumsticks (actually we gave them back, he had no legs...) good fun while it lasted. we left him and he continiued playing.
got no pictures, wish i did...

erottaja bar, stickers, that face is all over town...wonder who makes them?
some more beer...good music
messing with a fashion magasine, making funny faces
walking home realising christmas is getting close...

going through some old photos from my phonecamera...think its from berlin.
just another dude with something to say and felt a bathroom wall was the perfect media.

treasurehunting...

still treasurehunting around helsinki. found another one(love)...

casual thursday...

in the middle of working 13 to 03 with project i felt like a casual update.
so (above) my contribution to the kipsari toilet at school...

and found another part of the trasure hunt (below) and can you ask for a better way to start the day....feel(ing)good in helsinki

back to work...

like the idea...

[][][][] / "Sigur ros - Gong" / Eric Lerner from Eric Lerner on Vimeo.

...of communication through colors.
and great music: Sigur Rós

found this during a small break from my project work.
now back to workin... with the Bjørg mixTAPE vol.1 going in the background.

and we are back again...

angry karate chop at laptop
breake dance move around the problem
happy dance when things work out
then the big...taadaaaa!!!
(just hope it doesn`t crash tomorrow...)

then try to remember: "always backup...!"

the challange of...

...concept design.(found this quote to explain)
how far can you go? how do you argument, when the facts you base your arguments on are not real but only premonitions of a future you are currently creating?

one of the challanges me and my team face in the following days. final presentation 15 desember.
the countdown is not going any slower lately. but!! on 16th desember i`m going back to norway, back to Bjørg.
feel(ing pretty damn)good about that. a countdown i`m pretty stoked about.

yes and lets not forget the fact that my computer has invited some viruses in and they are creating some minor problems. trying to fix it before they create major problems.
like crashing most of my importante programs.(oh wait it`s happening already...) fun fun fun!

found this today...

earlier this year we had a course in presentation techniques and my groups topic was, keep in mind the topic had been chosen because it was impossible, landmines. this was just for practise, but i realised while trying to sell someone a redesign of landmines.
i will never ever design weapons.

but this just makes me feel a lot better about the term "designer"...

When Walmart asked electronics manufacturers to produce a product that would reduce environmental impact, HP was up for the challenge. And the result was a winning solution that reduced packaging materials by 97%.




thinking outside the box, who actually said there had to be a box?
(Bag materials is made of 100% recycled material. )

(heavy) sunday philosophising...

just watched Zeitgeist. Addendum.
and suddenly you feel like rethinking some of your ways of living. the way i make choises and in the end what i want to do as a designer...

... industrial designer, Jacque Fresco. He has worked nearly his entire life to create the tools needed to assist a design of the world which could eventually eradicate war, poverty, crime, social stratification and corruption...

you cannot watch this without starting thinking about the way you make choises, what you base your decisions on. this relates back to my current project...

our project about Silja Line`s future cruise ships focuses on to main issues.
Eco responsibility and cruise culture( a.k.a drinking culture) the culture of the consumer.
the culture of our time.

realising that when given the possibility to change something you are given a big resposibility.
taking on a big responsibility while addressing what seems to be small details.
making the most of it. and i feel exited about the following two weeks. motivated and inspired.
and a bit overwhelmed...

a personal touch...

on information. Kipsari, one of the the school cafeteria were tired of people taking to much food and then throwing away the food. so they made this sign.



Nori, my flat mate, wanted us to eat dinner together last sunday. this is how he made it happen.
needless to say i showed up. he might not be big, but he is japanese and don`t they all know kung-fu? but at least he did say please...

and ending with my view outside of school today...rainbows are nice.

coming soon...me and danny having a one hour design challange, we are making a lamp
i got double sided tape and he`s got an old lamp. stay tuned...

just because it makes you feelgood...

Minilogue - Animals from ljudbilden on Vimeo.


enjoi.

street(art)smart...

still raining outide...
a good reason to stay inside, work a on the project and go through old material (found this picture that i think has an exelent point.). also download some new music to put
on my new: "crazy creative zen portable party stone plus"

tried not having a music player, useally have one at all times, and it was not fun.
i`m a music addict. who doesn`t need a soundtrack to everyday situations?

ending with this, only in finland would you find Mumi streetart...

rain days...

the snow was struggeling against a couple of rainy days and is now loosing.
it was nice while it lasted...but i still felt like walking around town today.


and i`m glad i did...found some treasures in the streets.

facination of...

...interactive dancefloor. like a lavalamp stealing your attention for an emberrasing long time.

...honest people, if you got something to say, dont sugar coat it.

...shiny chrome things.

...simple eveyday things that are ugly but still facinating if you look closely.
(that is...if you have worked 8 hours on a presentation and then look)

information signs.
ending with a short reminder to not forget "man`s best friend"
(ledar hund = the seeing eye dog) he might not be as important as the blind man(synskadade), but at least he got mentioned this time...

treasure hunting...

looking for hidden surprices from Bjørg (my girlfriend). one of my favourit past times.
once this snowstorm blows over i`m going out to look for more...hope it doesn`t last too long.
because i can`t wait...who doesn`t like a good treasure hunt?

and then there was snow...

mother nature has teased helsinki with a little snow for a while now.
on sunday she decided to give us the full treatment. needless to say the
people in Helsinki was not ready...

arabia in snowstorm...with one stoked French guy, Pierre, who played in the snow all the way home that day. we all felt like children. good times.

and its still snowing...a lot!

what is a laptop...

...without power supply? a piece of plastic...

for a about a week my laptop has been a little useless.
actually totally useless.
On the Silja Line i forgot my power adapter in the cabin. big mistake.
After four trips to "lost and found" i realised my loss and purchased one of those
universal monsters. ..it`s HUGE!!

so now i`m back in full power and bringing some updates from Helsinki.

ps: some friends of mine have started their world tour, including feelgood member
Henning Fjeldheim. this is their blog:

http://www.kilroyblogs.com/kidza
safe travell guys!!

...

all day every day...

i want to thank...

...the people making our surroundings much more interesting.
thank you...

politically correct?

this seat is reserved to invalids("One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.")
and the elderly...but am i the only one who thinks it`s got a negative vibe going?

stockholm...

visuals...

saturday bowling in...

black light?...in helsinki it`s called "Disco Bowling"...more like "Rave bowling" if you ask me.