Department of Design

Type archived: a visual journey through typographic history

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Piecing pages: on working in fragments: Asefeh Tayebani, ...

Department of Design

Caps Lock: how Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and...

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Graduation of the Iceland University of the Arts 2026 in Harpa - follow live streaming

18 June 2026
Department of Design

Hildur Lára Sveinsdóttir

The Icelandic manuscripts are a living collaborative project of designers over the centuries They have been reworked many times, modified and repaired, all to us...

Hildur Lára Sveinsdóttir · 2026
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All Mixed Up

It is often believed that misunderstanding is a flaw in communication, when in fact it is often the misunderstanding that drives communication forward and...

Birna Rún Kolbeinsdóttir · 2026
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SI 90

The work is based on a study of Icelandic bottom marks from the herring years, where fonts and markings were used to identify barrels in herring processing..

Birna Lára Guðmundsdóttir · 2026
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The Invisible String

The project focuses on the home as an invisible thread that connects generations, habits and cultural heritage The home is not only a place but a museum...

Emilía Rós Elíasdóttir · 2026
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Gunnar Karl Thoroddsen

What will future advertising look like? In an age of personalized advertising and growing digital surveillance, the line between privacy and marketing content is becoming increasingly blurred..

Gunnar Karl Thoroddsen · 2026
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Closeness Through Written Words

In contemporary times, messages are short, sent instantly and in haste My project is about seeing the value of slowing down...

Hildur Högna Annudóttir · 2026