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Svenåke Boström Collection


Photos blogged by former SND and SNDS president, Svenåke Boström.

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More stuff on the way


Robb Montgomery, Editor and CEO of visualeditors.com, at the Mac lab blogging station of the Stockholm SNDS 2007 conference and workshop (near the bar!).
Photo by Lars Pyrd who was also covering SNDS in his excellent fine art-focused Blog.

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I have arrived in Cape Town for the World Newspaper Congress, but can promise more Stockholm postings in this blog as people return home and edit their stories and photos.

I wanted to extend a special thanks to Lars Andersson for roping Peo Strindlund of Apple Europe (in Sweden!) to loan us some machines for the live event portion of the program.
Made a huge splash and now I want big screen iMac to develop on. (Sneaky Apple is . . .)

Now that Scandinavian designers and editors have seen multimedia blogging done in this completely transparent matter - they are excited to do more of it.

Flight plans take a dive

The sudden SAS Airline strike did disrupt many people’s weekend travel, but I have already heard from former SND and SNDS president, Svenåke Boström who is back in Sundsvall and promises to post up his photos shortly to the blog.

How can I post something on the SNDS Stockholm blog. I was there and have some good photos.

That’s the spirit! How about you? Doesn’t have to be photos, maps, podcast or videos. Words work just fine, too.
I’ll create a log on for you to post your thoughts or impressions of SNDS-Stockholm.

E-mail me if you need help in posting to the blog or uploading photos.

Thanks to all.

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Sunset over SNDS


After a multi-hour, multi-wine, multi-course dinner at the amazing F12 restaurant at Fredsgatan 12, a few of the organizers and speakers from Chile, Sweden, Denmark, and the states accompanied Anna on a sunset walking tour from Old Town back to the Clarion.

In the available light

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VIDEO: Gala Awards Dinner

A tip for any conference organizer anywhere - Let the Scandinavians plan the gala awards dinner. A glimpse of Chile’s Chris Edwards here enjoying the moment.
There were many moments like this.

-Robb Montgomery

Saturday on Stockholm’s archipelago


A boat cruise was the perfect airing out after the SNS conference.

Photo cruise gallery No. 1

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BFF (Well, for a couple of days)


One of the things that I like the most about this kind of meetings is the people that you get to know. In general, you can always meet two or three new people, and suddenly you have a special group to hang out with, and they become like your “Best Friends Forever”, well at least for a couple of days.

In my case, my BFF in Stockholm were two great guys from Finland: Oli and Sami. We were members of the fantastic brainstoming group “The Rest of the World” that performed in Stephanie Grace Lim’s presentation.

I got to know these guys when Stephanie was looking for wrestlers, and they seated in our table. They had that look of “The rest of the world” that we were looking for, so we waited that they finish their beers to make them them the offer to be part of the team.
The rest is history, but if you happened to laugh with our performance, you can imagine how we enjoyed planning it! It was sooo funny!

Anyway, today they´re returning home, and I hope to see them again. Oli, Sami, you made me laugh a lot, and totally you were my BFF of these days.

Daniela, of The Rest of the World’

PS. If you took pictures of our performance, please can you send them to ruz.daniela at gmail.com? Our mothers are waiting for them…and that is true!

Stephanie Grace Lim - Photo gallery


Photos by Stephanie

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Lars Anderson and new SNDS president - Anders Tapola


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Designer meeting


From left to right: Benjamin Petree, Terry Watson and Kristoffer Pasanen.

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Anders Tapola Stockholm slideshow

Photos of SNDS

Dala horse collection


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Disappointed in Stockholm

I´ve seen a good seven-and-a-half brunettes since this morning, everybody is in full attire and they´re not talkin the funny Swedish chef talk. I want my money back.

The highlight of my trip has been an actual, real live Swedish chef on TV who liquidized a Celine Dion CD and a Barbie doll and put them into jars. He also had items like paper cup fondue similarly preserved in jars. He was a nice, straight up guy, no anger. He may have been explaining himself as he gabbled in Swede talk but I hope not. A country that runs that kind of show - at the time of day Ireland usually shows Australian soap imports and lifestlye shows for people who can’t think beyond the next haircut - has a special place in my heart. I also love the oversized lamps, barely functional seating and perfect coffee.

They have a smoking ban. I think they may have had it before Ireland but we´ve been blowing trumpet about it so hard nobody knew.

Jackie Boland,
Ireland

Winining Dala Horse has been found

UPDATE+ The winning Dala Horse entry has been located and is now on display with the rest of the artistic works. Negotiations are underway to bring the collection to Boston for an exhibit.

VIDEO + Jacqueline Wu


Presenting a range of innovative and profitable ideas for new niche print products.

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VIDEO + Stephanie Grace Lim


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Interactive brainstorming with Stephanie Grace Lim


The brainstorming belt of power.

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VIDEO: Typography in Stockholm

By Lars Pryds

DALA HORSE WINNER


By Lars Pyrds

Henrik Ulrichsen and Vegar Vatn from Tønsbergs Blad, Norway, have created the new Swedish National Symbol! - or at least the best, new version of the existing one - the Dalahorse.
In Stockholm, Arne Lysne from Tønsbergs Blad recieved the ticket to Boston on behalf of the winners. Here between John Hällström, Anders Tapola and Anna Östlund.

More SNDS2007 blogging at the Lars Pryds blog

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Motto for the weekend


A good motto from the roof of the playground at Handelshooskoolan as seen from the Observatory park overlooking Radmansgatan.

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Dressed up for a party


TRAIN SPOTTING: Waiting for a train at Skanstull station we found Mil modeling the latest in party fashions. Just not the party we were headed to for the opening of SND/S.

Perhaps she was inspired by Stephanie Grace Lim’s famous hair styles?

Dig the radioactive goggles.

 

Lars Anderson - one of the SNDS organizers - leads delegates to the Bonnier House opening reception.

Where we were headed

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VIDEO Anna Östlund


The president of SND Scandinavia, Anna Östlund, models her custom-designed Dala Horse coat at the kickoff presentation at Bonnierhuset, Torsgatan 21- Bonnier House is large publishing house in Stockholm.

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The Dala Horse


The famous Dala Horse adorns the stage at Bonnier House.

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Can’t take that monkey anywhere


Stephanie Grace Lim of eBay snaps a photo of a surprising sculture installed at the entrance of the Bonnier House opening gala. The publishing house’s Dagens Industri is hosting the reception.

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142 KR from Central Station to Clarion Hotel


That’s over $20 to travel just about a kilometer from the Hotel Adlon to the Clarion Hotel.
Stick to the underground.

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VIDEO: Water taxi to Skansen

Photos of Skansen

How to get there

Ferry route

Riksdagens Hus

Private Courtyard


Entering Gamla Stan on foot from Drottnigarten, I detoured as quickly as I could from scenes of street mimes and unloading tour buses and luckily found an unmarked cobblestone pathway that led to this courtyard. I had this exquisite place to myself for 20 minutes taking pictures.

Serendipity is my friend!

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Gamla Stan


View from Stora Gramunkegrand looking north.

See on the map

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Drottninggatan


Drottninggatan

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French hot dog


This is wrong . . . on many levels.

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VIDEO: Official invitation to blog from SND/S