Department of Design

Staff run

Stafrún is a new font for runes in digital form. This project was born with the question: What if runes had been allowed to develop unhindered?...

Karolína Olsen Einarsdóttir · 2026
Department of Design

You know my name is Jonna Jónborg Sigurðardóttir ĐAR You know my name is Jonna Jónborg Sigurðardóttir

You know my name is Jonna Jónborg Sigurðardóttir is a book based on the works of my mother, the artist Jonna Jónborg Sigurðardóttir. The goal was to...

Kolfinna Frigg Sigurðardóttir · 2026
Department of Design

Between Two Worlds/ Between Two Cultures

I grew up around Colombian Wayuu bags Later in life I discovered Icelandic patterns and symbols. The Wayuu patterns, called kanaas, and...

Laura Alejandra Salinas Moreno · 2026
Department of Design

Theater photographs Vignir

When the scenes are drawn and the actors take the stage, you can watch through the lens of Sigurhan Vignir, who memorably captured...

María Vignir · 2026
Department of Design

Electric skin

Rafskinna was an innovative electric „book“ that appeared annually in a storefront in the center of Reykjavík in the middle of the twentieth century, where advertisements were automatically scrolled...

Rannveig Þóra Karlsdóttir · 2026
Department of Design

Intuition

Intuition is your inner voice. The whispering stream of the subconscious that speaks as the mind falls silent Man's way of seeing into himself,...

Rán Sigurjónsdóttir · 2026
Department of Design

Design and implementation of new special Icelandic letters ÉTT Design and implementation of new unique Icelandic letters

The alphabet is so ingrained in our lives that we rarely pause to reflect on its design or origin. The Icelandic language has...

Ronja Úríður Kristleifsdóttir · 2026
Department of Design

The Hula of Time

The Hula of Time is a book in which each symbol represents 5,300 years, the entire history of human civilizationThe Earth is 4.54 billion years old. The book...

Róbert Helgi Engilbertsson · 2026
Department of Design

Never throw away a lucky three

Luck can have a big impact on how your life plays out In 1987, Icelanders finally had the opportunity to try luck...

Soffía Sól Andrésdóttir · 2026
Department of Design

ResPress

ResPress is a digital tool that examines the relationship between resolution, readability and digital typography The project asks how much information a letter needs to hold...

Stefán Daði Karelsson · 2026