The artist presents her poster: The illustration shows a dragon ship with armed Vikings on their way from Scandinavia on adventure. It’s a retro-inspired graphic image with a simple design language that works on both key rings and posters. In the picture we see all the countries of Scandinavia and also Finland. Surely travel posters […]
The City Hall in Stockholm is one of many iconic buildings in the Swedish capital. The construction, built in National Romantic style, began in 1911 and the opening was held on Midsummer Eve in 1923. It is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet and is one of Stockholm’s major tourist attractions. In this dazzling […]
In the words of the artist: The poster depicts a happy cyclist gliding along the river. Art, birch trees and a lovely greenery line the road that winds through the Arts Campus, past the Bildmuseet and on towards Umeå’s city centre. This poster is inspired by retro bikes and green parks. I wanted to capture […]
In the words of the artist, Christina Hägerfors: This is an exciting, humorous and decorative map to help us discover the small gems in our neighbourhood. Maybe not everyone knows that there is a Picasso statue in Kristinehamn or a troll in Årjäng? With the help of this map you can find out such things […]
When the Finnish poster artist Erik Bruun (born 1926) was given the job to attract passengers to the ferry traffic between Stockholm and Helsinki/Turku he put on his thinking cap. What about the trip is so appealing? He soon realizes the answer: A day of luxury. And what could be more luxurious that the smorgasbord? […]
Denmark put a lot of poster energy into presenting itself as a beach paradise. Which of course was and is completely true. Sven Henriksen’s poster Dänemark – Das Land des Meeres (”Denmark – Land of the Sea”) shows a country where the entire population – including the children – splash in the sea. See it […]
The artist presents the poster: When visiting northern Europe I was very excited to see the midnight sun. Moreover, the atmosphere in the cities and the facial expressions of the locals were very cheerful! So, based on a mysterious and cheerful summer memory and experience in a Nordic country, I wanted to use humour to […]
The artist presents her poster: Growing up in Finland, I took many trips to Sweden by ferry. I was always astonished by the beauty of Sweden’s archipelago. In my poster I wanted to capture its rocky islands and all the tones of stunning summer sunsets in Sweden. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry […]
The artist presents her poster: I wanted my poster to be very simple, clean, and minimalist and showing a clear message: only by traveling to Sweden can you experience the uniqueness of this Scandinavian country. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world […]
A classic in the poster world. The slightly fuzzy slogan “See the Lands of the Vikings” causes us to blush a bit, but at the same time we are proud of how the Nordic countries are united. The artist Ben Blessum was born in Norway, but got his career as a painter and illustrator in […]
