Deconstructure

New project portfolio

My new project portfolio is at halvorbodin.com running on the Cargo platform and network. This is now my main site and deconstructure.com will continue to be my personal blog and evolve into something more over time. My archive of graphic design and art projects will be presented at halvorbodin.com and updated frequently.

Cargo is a web publishing (CMS) and community-building platform currently in development. It powers communities in creative fields including Education, Design, Research, and Conceptual Art. For examples, visit the Featured Websites page. Cargo evolved out of the system that runs the SpaceCollective community. The devlopers found it remarkably successful and efficient in creating visual content on the web, placing a strong emphasis on design, layout, image quality and typography. Their goal is to dramatically increase the accessibility and exposure of creative individuals on the Internet, while aspiring to build a networked context that will contribute to the culture as a whole.

Norsk Forms priser 2009

Hvert år deler Norsk Form ut tre priser: Jacob-prisen, Hedersprisen og Norsk Forms pris til unge formgivere. Torsdag 19. november annonserte Norsk Form vinnerne av Jacob-prisen, Hedersprisen og Norsk Forms pris til unge formgivere. Juryen besto i år av Linda Evensen, Knut Hjeltnes, Marie Asbjørnsen, Leif Isachsen og Halvor Bodin. Utstillingen Prisverdig! på DogA fra 19.11 til 6.12.

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2009 marks W139’s 30th anniversary

The Warmoestraat has been flooding the Netherlands with the latest in experimental, innovative art since October 1979. Since it was founded, W139 has been open non-stop for three decades. Over the last 30 years, a different designer/group each year has helped to shape the face of W139 by making the invitations/material for one year each. These designers have been asked to contribute to the anniversary by making a poster that will be hung in bus and tram shelters throughout Amsterdam from 28 October to 10 November. All posters are exhibited in W139 from 16 October to 22 November. There will be an opening at W139 30 October. Visit the project at W139.

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Atlas of Graphic Designers

Editors: Elena Stanić and Corina Lipavsky
Published by Rockport Publishers

Yet another book showcasing graphic design… I am not sure if we need this, but the curational work is quite good and the 600 pages are filled with plenty of interesting work. To name a few of the many designers involved: Non-Format, Grandpeople, Yokoland, Lesley Moore, Alex Trochut, Catalogtree, Delaware, Futro, Hort, Kokoro & Moi, Marian Bantjes, Rinzen, Sagmeister Inc., Wabisabi, Marion Mayr, Mehdi Saeedi, Oded Ezer, Toko, Halvor Bodin.

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Rock Paper Scissors – Paris reopening

Reopening 5–13 September: Group exhibition at Galerie Susan Nielsen, Paris, France (6 June to 18 July 2009). The participating artists are: Rune Olsen, LELLO//ARNELL, Elise Storsveen, Halvor Bodin, Sofie Berntsen, Cecilia Jimenez and Christian Messel. See a previous post for details.

Pictures of the World: The Global Poster

Pictures of the World: The Global Poster at Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen. October 2 2009 – January 31 2010.

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Darkness Descends in Pennsylvania

Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Richard A. and Rissa W. Grossman Gallery at Williams Visual Arts Building. From September 1–October 9, 2009.

Darkness Descends delves into the uniquely Norwegian style of neo-romanticism in contemporary art. The exhibition brings together a multi-disciplinary group of artists to explore the fascination with darkness that is inspired by mythology and a close relationship to nature. Curated by Christina Vassallo, produced by Cottelston Advisors, N.Y. More information on opening hours etc. at Lafayette College.
For more information including curator’s essay visit www.randomnumber.nu

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Rock Paper Scissors in Paris

Group exhibition at Galerie Susan Nielsen, Paris, France 6 June to 18 July 2009. + Reopening 5–13 September.
The participating artists are: Rune Olsen, LELLO//ARNELL, Elise Storsveen, Halvor Bodin, Sofie Berntsen, Cecilia Jimenez and Christian Messel.

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European Design Awards 2009

The illustration Untitled (X-Ray Vector Smart Object) for smart fortwo, received a Silver award at the European Design Awards 2009 in Zürich May 17. The category is Corporate Illustration. (No Gold in this category). The illustration was made for the book Sideways – A Smart Art Project and the 2009 Smart Calendar representing the month of May.

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Visuelt 2009

Visuelt 2009 exhibition at DogA, the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture, Oslo, 9–24 May. Complete list of winners at visuelt.org. Congratulations to all! A printed catalogue is available at the exhibition.

Gold in the category Catalogues and brochures (Design) for  Pieces of energy. From the StatoilHydro art collection. Design by Martin Kvamme & Halvor Bodin, editors: Jens R. Jenssen & Bjarne Våga. Juryens kommentar: «Massiv og imponerende kunstkatalog. Deilig påkostet produksjon, som får katalogen til å fremstå som et kunstobjekt i seg selv. En generøs bok som byr på en fantastisk kunstsamling. Bokstavelig talt en gavepakke til oppdragsgiveren.»

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