Blog × K.Ringstad

I have always had an interest in motion graphics, it takes me time to get better at it, it's quite extensive to learn everything, but it's fun! Loads of fun.

I'm one of the countless human beings that kind of need their daily (somewhat large) dose of music to survive. Music is where I find a lot of my inspiration, because music often pushes out visual images, but also it's just purely amazing to hear all the creativity and talent out there. 

So without further ado I present you with my 10 "top" (always too hard to choose really) tracks of the year that now has come and gone. 

10. "Hurricane" by MS MR

9. "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" by Arctic Monkeys

8. "Awake" by Tycho

7. "Mind Mischief" by Tame Impala

6. "10 am Gare du Nord" by Keaton Henson

5. "Bad Habit" by Foals

4. "Smother" by Daughter

3. "Berlin" by RY X

2. "This Is The Last Time" by The National

For the last four years I have been working as a communications advisor in Kongsvinger municipality. I had the honor of being lead of Design, web and social media. 

Today is my last day. It's a bunch of very mixed feelings. It's mostly two things, emotional and exciting.  Emotional because over four years you definitely get to know people and grow attached to people. I have had the opportunity to work with one of the best teams I bet I will ever work in. My boss has been an inspiring man to work under and has definitely had a part of pushing my boundaries and making a better professional creative than I was before. My two other colleagues in the team has worked with me on so many cool ideas and stuff and thought me the value of teamwork and pushing stuff further by it.  There's also a number of people I worked with outside that makes me proud to know, because they are so talented and awesome in their own fields - add to  that being people I will miss.  These last 4 years has been invaluable for me as a professional and as a human being. And I will definitely miss the people, my job and workplace.

I have a tendency to draw calm looking people. Now this is a self-portrait I did by hand in connection with something I'm applying for.  I love drawing, but personally feel I'm much better at drawing digitally. So after handdrawing this, I did indeed digitalize it. Of course.

For the last few years I've been meaning to pick up my camera again. Other than my black & white Instagram project, it hasn't really happen. I am after all a designer first, photographer second. So on a otherwise slow, but really nice Sunday, we headed out with our cameras, just for play. It was good.

At the dock

Where they live

Lost at sea

Scouting (Lasse)

The shot (Thea)

Happy (Lasse)

I’m a freelancer. I make a living off working with cool clients like yourself. When you contact me and are in need of my services I get very happy. This means you appreciate the quality of my work and would like me to do the same quality work for you. As a freelancer, rather as a worker in general, I strive to make the best work possible for my clients. I often go the extra mile for my clients. Just because I like to be a nice guy/girl and if I can help you, my client, just a little bit more I’m happy and you’re happy. When we make a deal and I start working for you, I expect you to have the same attitude towards me. You see, the second we make a deal I accumulate how much time I will spend on your project. I accumulate how much I will charge you. To put it simple I budget time and money. After this is done I put the project in my monthly budget. I know that I will approximately spend this much time on a project, which again tells me when I’ll send your invoice and when I can expect payment. Our project, which I put much craft and love into, is now also how I’m going to afford food and rent the next month. I understand however that sometimes things can happen and you miss the pay date. Then I’ll contact you, with a nice outgoing attitude, because I do believe you didn’t do this on purpose, maybe it simply got lost in a stack of other bills. I understand. No worries. However when I do contact you I expect to hear something like this: - Oh! I’ll fix this ASAP! I’m really sorry! I do not expect this: - I’ll do it within the next two weeks - I’ll do it when I have the time for it - Sorry, I’m on vacation for 4 months, I’ll get back to you then - I can’t really pay you as much as we agreed

And yes, these are excuses I’ve actually gotten from other clients, who I thought where as cool as you.

I love all of my clients. You give me cool new projects to work on. You let me do what I love for a living. But when I suddenly barely can afford to live, because you didn’t have the “time” or “willingness” to pay me for my work, that often brings in more money for you, I become a very sad and hungry designer.

 I'm happy, but I miss you like crazy

"Escape"