Bjarmi Bergþórsson

Sagnahefð (Storytelling tradition) is a website that communicates Icelandic folklore—an important cultural heritage of the Icelandic nation—from bound book to the artificial digital world.

With digital technology, artists can open space for the interplay of animation, text and audio which amplifies the experience of the user. In this project, the main focus is folklore stories from Rangárþing and Bláskógabyggð; areas that are close to the hometown of the designer.

The stories have not been illustrated before, but by breathing life into them in this way, it is possible that the stories will continue to be preserved in the memory of new Icelanders.