Lista Akademían
Designed some Facebook posters for a musical academy, owned by Gréta Salome. There was a lot of text so we had to keep it simple.
Designs
Have been exercising my design skills with weekly design pitches for made up companies. This one is a French eyewear company.
This one was for a beer. I was trying to make the devil look related to a hop.
Also made a quick beer label.
Draugr Prototype
Took a class at NTV on UI design. The class curriculum was designing a website (desktop and mobile) and a website. I wanted to do something different and designed a company that helps people track hauntings. And they are not shady no matter what anyone thinks.
I thought of this like a fun alternate reality game. Like The Jejune Institute. People wondering if it’s real or not.
The main website. Plus me giving myself comments (and the teacher chiming in).
Video of the mobile version of the website.
I’m very happy with the color palette. And the little hamburger icon I made, but it’s bones. ‘Cause ghosts. Made the logo too.
I was pretty casual with this project so I didn’t pick one language. It’s just a mix of Icelandic and English.
Walkthrough the app.
Logo, then log in. Then chatroom, click on profile icon. Go to your profile. Then back to chatroom. Into the database, select ghost. Read about ghost. Decide you want to add your own ghost sighting. Click New Ghost. Select photo, click Next. Select Determine Ghost Type. Check three identifying factors. Are directed back to the filter page. Weird glitch happens. You click Next. All seems fine. You press Share. Oh oh.
Hair
Did some teaser designs for the Hair musical (but just the music) that’s being put on in Iceland. These are the rejected ideas. The last one is some ideas for a logo that I’m honestly kinda obsessed with.
Super secret blog
Hi there reader.
Chances are that you are only here because I’ve been applying for graphic design jobs like crazy for the last few months. And you are one of the rare recruiters who actually is checking my portfolio and hasn’t straight out rejected my application because my resume is lacking. Thank you for being here.
I’m not good at promoting myself or even figuring out what about me is impressive to people. I’ve always thought my greatest achievement was petting a wolf. It’s time to be more prolific in my efforts to show off my abilities. So here’s a sneak peak at something I’m very excited about.
It’s the start of a branding of a fictional company. Sort of a graphic design final project. It’s not much to see now, I’ve only spent a few hours on the sketches and the first logo idea. But I’m very excited about how it’s turning out. Don’t even want to clean up this picture of the sketches. Just want to show these first steps. Over a decade ago I was told I' wasn’t suited for graphic design. I should become a fine artist instead. But I find fine arts boring, it doesn’t make my soul sing like design does. I want to make art with purpose. That’s why I went to study animation. But animation is often too much of a team effort. I like teams but of maybe 10 people at most. Anyway, not making this into a sad and long blog. I might not have a degree in graphic design but I’ve still studied it. It’s a useful skill when you are an artist and are setting up a comic book cover or designing posters for a cult movie festival.
First draft of the logo and color palette. It’s an Icelandic tea company called Gleym-mér-te, as in Forget-me-nots but it’s a pun. Forgetea-me-nots I guess. I’m going to make two branding packages. One more affable and the other more high scale. I really like this one. It’s going to take a few weeks but it’s going to look so good! Hope you like it too stranger.
Illustration
Daydreaming of having a cozy night in while living in a big enough place that can fit that dining room table.
Thinking about using this for motion design later on. When I get around to it.
Naturally 2
I’ve been busy for the last few months with the last book of the Náttúrulega’s series for Menntamálastofnun. The biology books for kids. I haven’t uploaded the illustrations from the last book I think. Here are the ones for each chapter plus the periodic table.
Let’s throw in some sketches as well. People like sketches.
Trying Blender
I’ve been wanting to try out Blender for a while. I followed the famous donut tutorial by Blender Guru and it honestly seems like something I could get used to. I especially like the sculpting and animation features.
What's up with me
Hey there, long time no write. I started working for a startup called Mussila in March 2021 and it’s been keeping me busy.
One of the things I did was give their mascot a make over. It’s been a lot of fun to get to shape the visual style of the company and they give me a lot of freedom to try out my weird ideas.
Since I started we launched a new game called WordPlay with characters designed by yours truly.
Not only that, I’ve also been making a butt load of illustrations and graphics. Here are all the blog headers I’ve been making just since fall last year. Just to show a fraction of the work.
Freelancing
Way back before the world started burning, like March 2020, I helped my friend update her website.
Garden
Reworked and improved a background I did originally for an animation pitch. And made the inside of the main characters hut while I was at it.
Who's the character?
For a little more than a month I’ve been drawing random side characters from movies and tv shows and asking people to identify them. It’s a little something to look forward to every day and has been a lot of fun to do. How many can you recognize?
Posters!
What?! It’s april already? So much stuff has happened and yet it all seems to happen within a blink of an eye.
Made a special poster for the movie Secretary for a local theater screening. Because that movie deserves more recognition damn it!
Was also invited to participate in a calendar for 2020. I’ll try to remember to let you know where you can purchase it later this year.
Then I made a t-shirt design for this very famous comedian and general nice person Jonathan Duffy.
And lastly, Design March just happened. The only show I participated in this year was for the Grapíka group. If you want to purchase a copy you have to message me or comment down below.
Not sure if I should publicly share this but here we go.*
I work part time at a liquor store. Last year before the annual gala each store made a video greeting to another store. I made the one from mine.
(*There’s no NDA or anything like that, just strict rules about advertising alcohol.)
Mermen
Cleaned up my merboys. Aren’t they cute?
Cons
So heads up everyone! Only doing two cons this year and they are both in September.
First it's Midgard. Never heard of it? Well no wonder, this is the first year it's being held. And it's happening right here in Reykjavík. It will be held in Laugardalshöllin, 15-16th of September. You can find me at the Community Row.
Then it's off to Leeds because guess what? I'll be tabling at mf Thought Bubble! Yeah! There I will be at table 146 in ComiXology Marquee. I'll be there with new merch and some old merch that I'll drop before next year. So if there is anything special you would like me to bring, please let me know.
Caricatures 2
I'm doing a lot of caricatures for people now and I don't really know where to put them on this site. But here are some of the new ones I've made.
MORE Spotify Playlists Icons!
I really like doing these. I ran out of playlists but made a few for my sister's.
And then I made a new playlist specificly so I could make another one.
Design March
If you read this blog you might already gather that I'm not very good with updates...
Anywhooo I made a game last summer with two rocking coders for our first Game Jam participation. And we won Best Visuals! Please, hold your applause!
It's free and available for download here: https://athenab.itch.io/grow-crow
Someone even reviewed it: LINK
Then, right before Christmas we were offered to participate in a video game expo of sorts. Just displaying our game along with others. It opens on March 10th at Gerðuberg (lower floor). I think it might be part of DesignMarch so it might be in the booklet.
And that's not the only DesignMarch show I'm in. ReDraw is a group show by Fyrirmynd, the association of illustrators within FÍT. ReDraw exhibits re-designed book covers of twenty already published Icelandic books, illustrated by twenty illustrators of Fyrirmynd. Just us taking a stab at designing our dream covers for our favorite Icelandic books.
That show is going to be at Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús (Tryggvagata 17, Reykjavík)
No sneak peaks of my cover because I have...not..started...on...it...quite...yet. But it will be done by the deadline on Monday.