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Curious about Al Murphy? Read the interview in Urban Graphic here!

Each year since 1886, the Swedish Tourist Association (STF) has published an annual book with different themes to inspire Swedes and international travelers to visit Sweden. After 128 books STF has decided that the 2013 book was the last yearbook to be published. They have now released an anthology including selected pieces from each decennium with illustrations by Dennis Eriksson.

In 1983 the Swiss watch maker Swatch revolutionised the market with their playful and affordable plastic watches. They have ever since been collaborated with many artists. On the 20th March 2014, two limited edition watches The Flowerhead and Nature Man will be launch, designed by Olaf Hajek. Only 888 pieces of the new collection are available.

Marcus Oakley has collaborated with Japanese brand Afternoon Tea to create a bag collection in vibrant colors. Want one for yourself? The bags are available here.

“Legends from the Ancient North” are five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic vision in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Reading them brings us as close as we will ever get to the magical worlds of the Vikings and the origins of their twentieth-century counterpart: Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Cover illustrations by Petra Börner for Penguin Books.

Read the behind the scenes interview with Petra Börner and the art director Isabelle de Cat here.

Can Zlatan Ibrahimovic become the best football player in the world? In the February issue the Swedish men’s magazine Café explain why PSG could be the winner of Champions League this spring. Illustrations by Dennis Eriksson.

3 years of the multi-award winning brewery Omnipollo was celabrated with the limited edition India Pale Ale GONE. All the bottles were sold out in one day!!! Yes, you should definately keep an eye out for Omnipollo the next time you go to a bar or restaurant or even Systembolaget. Nebuchadnezzar, an imperial IPA, was awarded a gold medal and Best of Show at the Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival 2012. The pale ale Mazarin was awarded gold at the same festival 2013. A glass designed by A-B-C was created for use when drinking Leon. Logotypes and graphic design by Karl Grandin of Vår.

Eva Hjelte illustrated the 2014 Trend report for the latest issue of AnnaBelle. Grab this Swiss fashion magazine to get an insight on how to catch the streetstyle photographer’s attention.

Need to add some color to a dull wall somewhere? No worries, Sac Magiques screen and block prints are available here, all in variating editions. Though the ‘Parp’ prints are in the strictest sense not an edition as each one is unique. The ink has been applied extremely thickly to achieve a sloppy almost painterly effect and the prints take 3 months to dry. Ain’t that something?

Dennis Eriksson‘s party cards are here!
The table place cards for kids’ birthday parties as well as theme parties, corporate parties and other festivities.
Available in Woo Shop at Hökens gata 8, Stockholm and soon on woo-shop.se.

For the yearly International animation festival KLIK!, Sue Doeksen made two mobiles inspired by Cartoon Modern – a style of animation that evolved in the 50′s as a reaction to the sweet and soft animation world of Walt Disney. She made two Intergalactic space mobiles also using 50′s design shapes and patterns. The mobiles are over 6 meters large!

The Sweptaways are 20 women singing choir pop songs, dressed in colour coordinated costumes. The Stockholm-based choir was formed in 2003 and has collaborated with numerous artists.

The choir have now released a The Sweptaways Song Book! A book full of the groups’ song texts, notes and pictures from the 10 years of singing together. Book design and illustrations by Tyra von Zweigbergk.

The Sweptaways Song Book is available at Woo Shop on Hökens gata 8 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Publishing company: Ooh Aah Records & Publishing.

Are you hiding your beloved pulp literature behind classy and intellectual novels? Can you find these guilty pleasures in Gustav Dejert‘s illustration for the Norwegian Dagens Nærlingsliv?

Cut the crap! Throw away your old plastic cutting board – The Marcus Oakley wooden cutting boards are now available in new motives with two legendary bands. Choose between The Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac, or be wild and crazy and get them both!
Available at Woo Shop on Hökens gata 8 in Stockholm, Sweden or online at woo-shop.se.

Did you know that hitting the snooze button actually makes you more sleepy. Break your bad habit by playing Unsnooze Yourself, the Philips’ campaign for the Philips Wake-Up Light. Download the app at iTunes and compete with your friends. All illustrations by Al Murphy.

Agency: Deportivo

Did you miss out on Mia Nilsson’s children’s book “Hugo: elak, blodtörstig och jättefarlig?”. The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter listed this title as one of 9 children’s book (3-6 years) to buy!

Sue Doeksen was asked to illustrate six posters for internal use at Liseberg amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden. The purpose of the posters were to present their new visual identity and brand platform to the staff of Liseberg.

Agency: Happy F&B

Taschens new title “Illustration Now! Fashion” is packed with fashion illustrations from all over the world. Annelie Carlström is contributing with two spreads of her charcoal artwork.

Choosing high school can be difficult. The city of Stockholm has dedicated a whole website only for the purpose of giving information about the educations. Vår was commissioned to create a dozen of playful characters to guide the teenagers and their parents through all the choices.

Agency: Brand Emotional Response Group

Eva Hjelte illustrated the new “Lehrlingskampagne” for the wide spread drug store DM drogerie markt.