Andreas Markdalen
Art Direction & Design
Selected Works
Based in Milan, Italy
  Today

Senior Visual Designer:
— frog design

Founder & Art Director:
— YOUTH

Art Director:
— Saker som Inspirerar

Co-Founder & Author:
— NoLegacy
  Yesterday

Senior Creative:
— de-construct

Project supervisor:
— Hyperisland (Crew 12)

Senior Designer:
— Pod1

Graphic Designer:
— ALU S.p.A.

  Misc.

— Twitter
— LinkedIn

— Collected
— MySpace

Viale Fratelli Casiraghi 325
20099 Sesto San Giovanni
Milano, Italy

andreas.markdalen@gmail.com
Skype: andreasmarkdalen

  Biography

Multi-disciplinary Art Director and designer with 7+ years experience in design related industries. Born 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden.

BA Degree with Honours University of the Arts/LCC (London). Has worked in Bassano del Grappa, Italy and London, UK. Currently based in Milan, Italy.
 
                     


 

 

                     
  Selected works
Art Direction & Design
2005-2010
 
  

 

 

 

 

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— Vogue Italia

Vogue Italia is widely considered on of the most innovative magazines in the world of fashion. I art directed and designed their new web-site launched in time for the 2010 Milan Fashion Week.

Role:
Art Direction & Lead Design

Agency:
frog design

Build:
Simona Bariselli
Francesco Rachello

Creative Director:
Gianluca Brugnoli

Links:
— Vogue Italia


  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

— The Art Directors' Checklist

The Art Directors' Checklist poster hit the blogs earlier this year and has been featured on a number of sites since. A laidback stab at the clichés of the design world, it proved it was possible to spark a conversation despite using the trademark techniques of traditionally transparent design.


Role:
Concept and Design

Links:
— More info
— FFFFound



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

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— CLS Architetti

Completed as the first official Youth commercial project - CLS Architetti is a top shelf architecture studio based in the heart of old Milan. They work with commercial and residential projects. I art directed and designed project for a pre-launch in time for the Salone del Mobile design week in Milan. Phase 2 to come.

Role:
Art Direction, lead design and project management

Build:
Francesco Rachello

Links:
— CLS Architetti



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

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— Galleri Danart

A small and intimate art gallery in southern Sweden, Galleri Danart is an on-going project where I help out with promotional material and print direction for exhibitions, advertising and branding. More images to come.


Role:
Art Direction and graphic design

Links:
— Galleri Danart



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

— Panasonic Lumix G

A microsite created for Panasonic to promote their latest (and smallest) system camera, the Lumix G. Site allows you to learn about the product and try the new features out.

Role:
Art Director & Lead Designer

Agency:
de-construct

Credits:
James Hunt (Flash dev)



Links:
— Lumix G
— TVC



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

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— Saker som Inspirerar

A project initiated by film producer, IT entrepreneur and all-round creative mad man Johan Miderberg. We're collaborating on turning his blog on inspiration into a book of organised chaos. More pictures and info coming soon!

Role:
Art Director

Agency:
N/A

Credits:
Johan Miderberg (Founder and Creative)


Links:
— Preview/Teaser



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

— The Light Lab

Art Direction and design of graphic ID and web site for London based The Light Lab. The Light Lab create, as the name suggests, bespoke light installations and commercial lighting systems. The solution creates a sophisticated platform to show off their work online.


Role:
Art Direction & Lead Design

Agency:
de-construct

Credits:
Kamil Gottwald (Flash dev)

Links:

— The Light Lab



  
 

                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

— UNIQLO.CO.UK

Launched in 2007 the UK site for UNIQLO was their first venture into e-commerce. While working at Pod1 I art directed and led the design of the e-shop platform and led the direction for UK based campaigns and microsites.

Role:
Art Direction & Lead Design

Agency:
Pod1

Credits:
Joakim Khoury (Co-Creative)

Links:

— Uniqlo.co.uk
— YDA Awards
— NMA Site of the Week



  
 


                     
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

— Emerging Fervour

Rejected identity proposal for London based start-up Emerging Fervour, a company set up to sell fashion from up-and-coming designers online. A logotype and mark I'm happy with looking back but which was held back because we felt it didn't speak to the right audience at the time.


Role:
Art Director

Links:

— Emerging Fervour
— ID Proposal



  
 




 

                     
  Extended biography
and web links

Info and friends
 
Biography

Andreas Markdalen is a multi-disciplinary art director and designer with 7+ years experience in design related industries, working primarily with print and Interactive projects.

Born 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden. He started doing graphics around 1998 and moved to London for studies at the LCC in 2001. Has since then worked in Bassano del Grappa, Italy and London, UK. Currently based in Milan, Italy, working with Frog Design and his own company Youth. Prior to these positions he held a Senior Creative role at U.K agency de-construct working with clients like Panasonic, Adidas, Chivas Regal and Disney.

Shortlisted for the 2007 YDA Young Designer Award for his work on web-sites for UNIQLO and Matches Fashion. Previously awarded by the Royal College of Art in London, Computer Arts Magazine UK and New Media Age U.K.

Graduated from the University of the Arts in London with a B.A. Degree in Digital Media in 2004.


  Links & Respect

— ALOG
— Any Given Name
— But does it float....
— Bevel and Boss
— Dear Nike
— GatoPoder
— Manystuff
— I Heart Photograph
— Johans Ord
— Konst och Teknik
— Museum Studio & Paper
— nofound
— Ping vs. Pong
— SHOWStudio
— Tha Feed!
— The Style Press
— UOVO
— VVORK
  Friends

— Arnaud Atchimon Ake
— Darren Cummings
— Erik Dolk
— Jakob Nylund
— Joakim Khoury
— Joel Corneer
— Johan Klereby
— Johan Miderberg
— Kalle Lind
— Kamil Gottwald
— Karshan Patel
— Leigh Hibell
— Mauro Gatti
— Rickard Sund
— Thomas Gardner
— Wiktor Person
— Zaid Al-Asady
— Zoltan Csaki