Pick Me Up 2012

Last weekend I went to Pick Me Up, a graphic art and illustration exhibition at Somerset House in London. This is the third year I've gone to this show, I really recommend it if you are interested in contemporary art and design. Although this year I felt like there were actually too many exhibitors, there were too many artists and styles on show. The work would greatly benefit from not being so crammed, and the visitors wouldn't lose interest at the end. However, I still enjoyed the exhibition, and there were some real gems in there...

Like the work of English illustrator Paul X Johnson! Paul's work was my favourite of the show. His paintings are so cool, they have an elegant retro feel to them and a sense of narrative that makes me wonder what their story is.

Another talented very artist exhibiting was Riikka Sormunen, both Josefine and I loved her work.

This photo doesn't do it justice, but the details in her paintings were just incredible!

In one room there was a "Drawathon", where people of all ages could draw their troubles away, so sweet!

I also liked these simplistic woodcut prints, by Matthew Hawkins...

and these footballers portraits by Jim Spencer.

This piece by Anthony Burrill made me laugh because I think that's quite a common though among exhibition goers.

This flamingo piece by Sweetoof would look very cool in a kitschy home!

Lastly I'd like to share with you this piece by Andy Smith, it's fitting right now and I'll reveal why soon!

5 x Easter Ideas

Easter is soon upon us, yay! Easter for me means warmer weather, chocolate and yummy devilled eggs to eat. Another thing I associate it with is "pyssel" which means crafting or making things with your hands. It's such a nice thing to do with your family, when I have kids I'm gonna force them to craft with me all the time :)

Here are five cool Easter ideas, enjoy!

1. Last year I made these Easter Fortune Eggs, they were a huge hit with my friends!

2. Beautiful Easter lunch spread by Donal Skehan. I especially like the look of that Chocolate Crater Cake.

3. Wicked Surprise Marbled Egg tutorial by Kimberly Cun.

4. How cute are these bread rolls? I imagine the bunnies wouldn't be too hard to do. Images from Maman Blog.

5. Super cool egg decorating idea; sticking temporary tattoos on hard-boiled eggs! From Tattly blog.

Wedding Invitations

This week I'm gonna start designing our wedding invitations, exciting! Personally I adore invites that are a little bit different but still look romantic and sweet. Here are some beautiful ones that I'm inspired by, which one is your favourite?

1. Birds, flowers and good-looking type from The Wedding Chicks.

2. Elegant with cute butterfly detail from Hey Look.

3. Hand-drawn calligraphy and beautiful rustic illustration by Allie Ruth Design.

4. Sweet flowers from Green Wedding Shoes.

5. Elegant and classic in black and white from Ruffled blog.

6. Modern and fun graphic style found via Design Work Life.

7. Nature-inspired invite and tags via Hey Look.

8. Romantic and vintage-inspired from Love and Lavender.

Spring Feelings

Spring is my favourite season. It brings such joy and hope after the long, dark winter and I always feel happy and excited when the days start to get longer and the mild air fills with lovely smells of flowers and spring bonfires.

This spring I am going to:

• Train for a 10k run in July
• Design and send out our wedding invitations
• Keep working with my company towards a Lisa Edoff Design product launch
• Show James' parents Sweden
• Drink wine in the park

What are your spring plans?

Robyn Comics

Some of you might have seen some of my Robyn comics before, but I got a request to post the full series so here they are! This project is my favourite from what I did at university. We were asked to create a unique cd cover for a single, I chose Robyn's "Konichiwa Bitches" and designed the cover as a fold-out comic book. The lyrics of the song became the story of the comic. The illustrations are collages of hand-drawn elements mixed with graphic pen and watercolour.