This are my billboards for this brief (”Rage against the machine”). Basically it is about making people use less technology. Which I don’t really understand, surely what needs to be discussed is how we use the technology. Anyhoo. My idea was to knit organic things with steel wire and have the images speak for themselves but as it turns out knitting with steel wire isn’t as easy as it sounds. + There was difficulties photographing the steel wire things without access to a studio. But this is what it’s turned into and I actually really like it. The first one is my favourite. The other three are not as good but I intend to re shoot it and improve them.

This was the first year I actually dressed up or even celebrated Halloween. Well, except for my 18th birthday party when I dressed up as Shrek and then the police came. That was an awesome party. Anyhoo Halloween in England is a much bigger deal than Sweden. I had fun at the party but I had the most fun spending ages doing this make up.

It was a long time since I found a band that I absolutely love everything about. I know a lot of people think I am pathetic for loving alternative country/folk music but it really really is my favourite and I don’t give a shit. Their guitars reminds me so much of Ryan Adams and the albums are really really good. If you like this kind of music I peomise you will love Avett Brothers.

I’d say that today wasn’t the best day. I feel very homesick today. It’s got nothing to do with the people that are here because they are lovely. I miss Jenny tonight, I just really want to see her and talk to her. It’s so difficult to go from a summer of hanging out constantly and then I can’t see her for months. She is the easiest person in the world to just hang out with and she is the best friend in the whole world. Meerggh :(

DUDES! I have totally gone away for ages again and I am sorry. I am super busy with uni and yeah yeah whatever. Since last we have had a corporate identity brief which I enjoyed even though I feel like we had too little time to do it. And university is sometimes very frustrating. I feel like I have to prove so much and it is hard when you feel passionate about something you are doing something you feel could be potentially really good and then not get the guidance that you hope for. For example, a couple of weeks ago I was in the studio until four waiting for a tutor to come see my work and all he did was he stood in front of my screen (he didn’t even sit down) and after a few seconds said “I don’t think anything about this, ask someone else”. Ok great, thanks. I got told in the beginning of this year that I almost didn’t pass and that I have to get more tutoring this year. And I have been in the studio every day that they ask us to be there and I really try to do better, but it is hard when you feel like you have to prove much more than everybody else and I don’t know if it is me being super paranoid but I almost feel like there is an expectation that I am going to fail again. This has probably also got to do with my confidence taking a big turn in the last couple of years. But yeah, there you go. Honest blog.

In other news. I was in Newcastle last week and saw Passion Pit. It was my first concert in England, and it was nice with a break from Carlisle. I also got a pair of amazing boots from H&M that I totally love now. The things I have bought this fall are so amazing, like my new make up brushes from Sigma. They have changed my life!

I am listening a lot to the Avett Brothers and the Local Natives right now. I can’t believe I had never heard of Avett Brothers until now. It feels like they were made just for me.

And also it was my birthday on tuesday. Well, I did kinda celebrate three nights in a row. On monday night Robbie came over and I made dinner and muffins and we + Craig & Laney had birthday tequila and it was really fun. On tuesday we went to Office to hear Damian sing & play but we missed it with like 5 minutes which sucked but it was a nice night anyway and we ended up at Concrete. Then Wednesday I was not feeling good at all but made it to dinner at the indian restaurant across the streets with the girls I live with and it was aaa-mazing. And yes I did get gifts. From the girls I got MAC make up (four eyeshadows and two lipsticks) and I have tried it on and I love it. From Craig I got the Cute Overload calender and the Kanye West Glowing in the Dark book, but my favourite gift of all the gifts was the coasters with a picture of a pug wearing a nurses outfit that he gave me. It makes me so happy.

So yeah. There’s an update. Let’s try to make this blogging thing happen. Again.

So this is what I ended up with. Tomorrow I am getting help from L-Bird to take some better photos of them and then I’m gonna start working on the mailer. I have an idea for it so I am not too worried about this project right now. And oh yeah there should probably be an x in there somewhere also. CLASSIC alphabet joke.

Grace Coddington / Nour El-Refai

These two women are my favourite women right now. I watched The September Issue the other night and it was awesome. Anna Wintour was very interesting but Grace Coddington was AM-AZING. Obviously I’ve seen her styling and her photos are beautiful, and her personality made me fall in love with her. I wish I was like that. And then there is Nour. Always love Nour. Me and Deniz were listening to her radio show today and after hearing it again all I feel is - I ALSO WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE GIRLS. It is always the most important thing. The women. Important.

I don’t really know if I have understood this brief correctly but here is a photo of some of the things I’ve done the last week. Now I need to chose one and develop it into a whole typeface. If that is what we’re supposed to do? Yes? Yes. Oh wells.

Hello everybody. I am sorry about the lack of posts lately. I am 1) back in Carlisle anyhoo. We enrolled monday, got our 2) new brief yesterday and today me and Deniz went into town and I got 3) new stuff from Lush.

1. I got here last monday after having to spend the night at the airport. The first days here Alex stayed in our house and it was fun having him here. We played (the card game) Casino and for some fucking reason he won (WITH ONE POINT!) and it was the most horrible experience I’ve had since coming back (including finding a wood lice in my pasta). It is nice being back in the house with the girls again because they are awesome. Craig came back last Saturday and he is also very awesome. I just wish he would make better jokes.

2. The new brief is ‘Experimental typography’. I was not expecting to feel very inspired after the first briefing since a lot of stuff is so shit with our university this year, but Simon made a good job with presenting it. I feel like I want to make the most out of this year and mainly focus on doing stuff that I know that I can do and that I am good at doing. What I feel went wrong last year was that I tried things that I wasn’t comfortable with and I didn’t feel I got the right support from the tutors. Hopefully this will be better this year. I will post photos of how this brief is evolving.

3. So yes. Today me and Deniz went into town. I went mainly because I had to get wire, wool etc but thats not all I got. Of course that’s not all I got. I found an awesome dress that had the name MARIA written all over it. I had to get it. And then we went into Lush where they had an awesome ‘Freshers Box’ offer so I got that also. I am trying the ‘Catastrophe Cosmetic‘ after I’ve finished this blog post. I am very excited.

So yeah. I guess that is it for now. I will update more regularly from now on.

http://www.bonmagazine.com/

Bon has been my favoruite magazine for many years. And I think this fall’s issue is one of my favourite ones ever. Look how beautiful this cover is, it’s almast making me religious:

Expensive and hurt like hell. Totally worth it.

I feel like a stronger person everytime I listen to Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis

This is beautiful.

I’m having my first day of doing absolutely nothing all by myself. I was feeling a bit panicked when I woke up but I am enjoying it now. It’s nice to not wanting to do anything. I have been listening to a lot of Cat Power and Devendra Banhart. What I might do is work some on my redesign of my website, because 1) I bought my own space and name for it so I can stop stealing from Deniz 2) it needs some sprucing up. But I might also just chillax and try some new stuff with my hair.

I love this man! But even more so, I love this photo. It’s the perfect way to capture the result of a day in Stockholm with huge amounts of alcohol and then only having to pay 60kr for the bus home at 3am and having the best busdriver ever that put on Benjamin’s favourite movie (he was so excited, I fell asleep).

That being said. Waking up 1,5h later cold and on the verge to hungover realising that you have to walk the 5 minutes from the bus station to get to home and to be able to go to sleep again was so fucking horrible and it makes you question if it was even worth an awesome night out. (It was… almost).

I can’t believe how amazing Fibes oh Fibes! ft Kim WIlde - Run to you is! Seriously it was a long time since I was this excited about a song. I love it so much.

Well I can stand and wait, start a fight, climb the Empire State
I’m ready, steady, go even though you’re still miles away
I wanna, I need to, I’m gonna run to you

I’m such a sinner, you’re such a star
I’m no beginner, so set the heaven on fire
When there’s no turning back from who we are
No matter what we’re through
I’m gonna run to you

After Hellacopters decided to break up Fibes oh Fibes! are officially my favourite swedish band. Tomorrow I am buying this album. I haven’t heard it yet* but I already know that I will love it. And also look this amazing cover!

*I have now bought and listened through the album and it is aaaaaa-mazing.

This is my friend Annika and she deserves her own ‘like’-post. I love her very much. She lives in Gothenburg and I live in Uppsala so we don’t get to see each-other that much. But everytime we do it is awesome. I got on the x2000 on my way to her on friday and spent the weekend @ her new place in Kortedala. We ate, we had beer and we watched movies. As I said - it was awesome.

“…och så satsade dom allt på nummer 13”

I MISS DENIZ.

Life feels pretty good right now. Fingers crossed it will stay that way. It’s been a stressful summer/year. I shouldn’t complain though. And I am not. Because except for missing Craig I feel good. Tomorrow I am getting paid and I’m not gonna spend it all but I am defiantly buying something new and awesome. Maybe that bag from H&M. And a mabe this. Yes.

Found this amazing photo of Jenny that I took like a year ago? It is awesome. Jenny is awesome. I am awesome. And you knows it.

So… I JUST sent my referral work to England to get it marked and hopefully (hopefully? more like I don’t know what I’ll do if I don’t get passed) I will be starting 3rd year with the rest of my class. That being said, I am very happy with the result and I’ve put a lot of work into it. Here is a sneak peak (I am planning on putting everything I’ve done this summer up on my website soonish):

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So today has been an eventful day…………NOT (still the awesomest joke). Woke up and my cold was worse again. Been working on my Annual Report all day and is sending it to the UK tomorrow so that it will get there in time. And also I went to the dentist who said I had beautiful teeth but I think he was lying because he sent me to the dental hygienist to remove my calculus.

I have no plans for this week. All summer I’ve known exactly what I’m doing every single day so it’s a nice feeling not having anything to do. Although I’m sure I’ll get bored quickly. I want to go to Gothenburg but I don’t know if I’ll have the possibility yet. I really miss my friend Annika though. But I’m just going to enjoy my time for now and not worry too much about stuff. Although that’s not gonna happen. I worry all the fucking time.

This week Robbie (Robbie Scott as everyone seems to refer to him as) has been here to visit me in this beautiful beautiful country. It’s been a really nice week! On Thursday we went to my summer house together with Anneli, Jenny, Alex, Sofie and Anders. Alcohol was consumed, crayfishes were eaten and it was fun fun fun. Back in Uppsala saturday afternoon and after a shower it was on again. This time for Kristofers club @ Orange. It was also fun fun fun but today I feel rough. I am not going to drink alcohol again in a really long time. To quote Jenny (wasted at around 3am Friday) : “I am slowly dying on the inside. Yes, I am really dead now.” A photo booth picture says more than a thousands words:

WHATTT!!!!???!!! OKKKAAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

So yeah, my amazing friend Kristofer and this other cool dude called Emanuel has a club called GROW UP! or die trying and I made this poster for them. Yes I had to go through the horrible process of actually photographing a naked man’s ass. And who am I kidding, I was loving it. Since Robbie is here visting me atm we did the design together, and I think it turned out really awesome.

So if you are in Uppsala on Saturday get yourself to Orange! All the cool kids are gonna be there.

BREAKING NEWS!

I have decided not to cut my hair. What I might do though is to go even blonder. Or red. Probably not though. I was thinking brown again but I don’t know if it suits me. I usually like it for the first couple of weeks and then I start regretting it. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. (For those of you who don’t remember, THIS is what I looked like the last time I was a brunette). You know that this is probably the most important thing in my life. Ever.