Birds in the Chrismas tree

This years Christmas card is filled with little birds. Cut them out, glue on a clothespeg and pinch on a twig.

Det är vi som är hemgiften

Jag var o såg humorgruppen Klungan på Södra Teatern i Stockholm förra veckan. Det är vi som är hemgiften. Fyra fluffiga skägg på scen och det är jättebra!

Maria´s tribute to Nacho.

Filled with inspiration I made a little Nacho-man!

Janette Bornmarker and Maria Raymondsdotter visits Nacho Tatjer

A couple of weeks ago, we went to see swedish/spanish illustrator Nacho Tatjer in his studio in Hägersten. It was very inspiring to see how and where he works. The whole studio is filled with his illustrations, sculptures and large paintings. He made us filter coffee and played a tune on his home-made electric guitar! You can see more of his work at: www.nachotatjer.com.

The Science Factory packed with Lasse Skarbøvik illustrations

How many meters of DNA does your body contain?
How long can you keep your balance on the skateboard? How heavy is your
brain?
The Science Factory, Vitenfabrikken, opened in 2008 in Norway.
It´s a complex, challenging and rewarding experience.
And the place is packed with great pictures from our Lasse Skarbøvik

Thomas Fröhling goes writer.

This year his debut book hits the swedish bookstores. ”Kung Steves självlysande hip hop bibel.” Steve hangs out most of the time with Henning and they aren´t exactly the coolest guys in class, but what nobody knows is that Steve is really great when it comes to rhymes. He´s going to be the new king of hip hop. ”En bländande debut!” SvD.

ANDERS WESTERBERG FOR THE OLYMPICS

Anders Westerberg has illustrated the new Royal Bank of Canada campaign, "Bundle up for the 2010 Games". The campaign runs a year and consists of life size standees, medals and floor decals throughout Canada plus web. RBC is sponsoring the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

GOLDEN BISCUITS

This is Lars Rehnbergs winning entry in the Visuelt 08 competition. Lars received the gold award in package design for these biscuit boxes. The boxes are foldable to actually form cars!

Ingela designs childrens fashion

Right now Ingela Peterson Arrhenius animal designs are available at Kappahl stores. There are t-shirts and tights for kids, especially developed to go with a complementary small book about the animals portrayed. The collection is a collaboration between Kappahl and BRIS.

Medical conditions 1

This sample image depicts health care, which is a major task for the county council of Stockholm (Landstinget). Lars Rehnberg has made all the illustrations for their 2008 report. He also came in 96th of 500 participants in the Bothnia long distance ice-skating race between Piteå and Luleå.

Medical conditions 2

Jessica Romberg did this image for New York Times on the subject When Doctors dont Know. The article deals with abdominal pains ruled out as wastebasket diagnoses.

American Illustration 26

Lasse Skarbovik has 2 of his Paintings published in American Illustration 26. No doubt the best jury-selected Illustration Annual around. The book has just been released and can be found in bookstores specialised in Art and design worldwide.

Release party for our new website

We still have screen prints left from our release party. If you couldn't make it to our show last Thursday you can come by our studio and have a look now before Christmas. We have 11 prints with an edition of 50. They cost 100 kr or all 11 for 500!

Workshop in Goa

Kenneth Andersson is one of seven Swedish childrens book illustrators who have been invited to a workshop in Goa, India between the 10th and 21st of November. The event is arranged by the Swedish Institute of Childrens Books (Svenska Barnboksinstitutet). During the workshop Swedish and Indian illustrators and authors will present their work and take part in joint projects. We are looking forward to see the result of this collaboration.

Pictures for breakfast

During October you can see Annikas Illustrations on the back of milk cartons. Arla has asked Annika to Illustrate 7 images on the theme "Dangerous and Wonderful feelings" It is images with anger, fear, jealousy, guilt, harmony, energy and love!

New wild friends for Micki

Thomas Fröhling has designed 5 animals for Micki Barnrum (Micki childrens room) It is a developing design concept aimed at strengthening the brand Micki.The design concept at present concists of three carpets, a table on wheels, a table with chairs and a rocking-zebra.

Christmasshow at Skansen

25 designers, artists and illustrators interpret the theme "Glowing"! The show is on between the 1/12 - 6/1 2008. Ingela Peterson Arrhenius, Thomas Fröhling and Pontus Wahlström are taking part.

COPYRIGHT

1. What do I purchase? When you commission a picture, you only buy the right to use it in a specific context. All other user rights and copyright belong to the Illustrator.

2. Who owns the picture? The copyright for the delivered picture always belongs to the illustrator. Negotiation with the illustrator is required if the picture is to be retained.

3. How may the picture be used? The picture can only be used in the context negotiated with the illustrator; this refers to the printed matter, the edition, circulation etc. Should something change after the agreement, the illustrator must be contacted beforehand.

4. What applies when a picture is to be re-used? When a picture is to be re-used, the illustrator must be contacted.

5. May the picture be changed? No changes can occur without the illustrators permission. This refers to cropping, retouching, digital manipulation and other methods.
6. How long is the picture under copyright? The copyright for a picture is valid for 70 years after the illustrators death. To be accepted as a piece of work, the picture needs to obtain individuality, originality and have a distinctive character of its own. This means that two people, independently of one another, shall not be able to create the same picture.

7. May I make new copies? New copies of the picture cannot be produced without the illustrators permission, regardless of whether it is produced in magazines, printed matter or as photocopies etc.

8. May the picture be transferred to digital? To transfer a picture to a digital system is the same as producing a new example. This also includes transferring a picture from a digital system to another or printing it out, the illustrator must therefore always give their permission. Nowadays, digital storage is a part of the printing process, note that the stored picture must not be used in any other context and must be removed after production.

9. What applies when buying a stock-image? When buying a stock-image, you only buy the right to use the picture within a specific context. The delivered image should always be returned intact after usage. Should the image be re-used, the illustrator must always give their permission beforehand.

The text is reproduced with permission by the Swedish Society of Illustrators.