It has almost become a tradition at Bleed to be a part of the Los Logos books from Gestalten Verlag. While other books we are represented in comes and goes, Los logos have been going for 5 years now.

Like its predecessors, this fifth edition in the Los Logos series offers a definitive overview of current developments and advancements in logo design with the high-quality selection of up-to-the-minute work that readers have come to expect.

Get it here.

Bleed has recently re-branded estate agents ihus. ihus is known to stand out and be unconventional in an otherwise fairly conservative industry and the new visual identity is no exception, says Annika Mørch strategy manager at Bleed. ihus were the first to have a casual dress code at viewings and a modern and informal style. This in combination with professional and quality-driven processes has made them very successful. Market leaders in east as well as central Oslo, and expanding steadily in west Oslo, the new identity is sure to further strengthen their position in the marketplace.

Erik Hedberg, senior designer at Bleed, talks about the idea behind the new visual identity: We wanted to create something new in the property business and feel we have achieved this through a timeless graphic expression; which reflects ihus spirit and core. Inspiration is taken from physical areas and constructions. We were also inspired by interiors and what makes each home personal.

To re-design and modernize our branding was a strategic decision, that is aimed at giving us a competitive advantage not only when it comes to attracting new customers, but also the best estate agents and franchisees. We are very pleased with how Bleed solved the challenge and we look forward to see all 12 offices change their appearance, says Fredrik Sanne, CEO at ihus.

The Beyond Risør conference 2010 with the annual theme “Beyond light” just took place this summer, and we have already shown you the website and the interactive installation that we have created for it. Last but not least, here are the printed media, which all have slick black covers with a colorful shiny circle in the middle. We combined their visual identity with artistic thinking and new technology – a nice experimental approach. We hope you like the result!

Go With The Flø is a unique international festival that took place in June on the island Flø located in Norway.

The exhibition and live music is a cooperation between Hugo Opdal, Paul Stolper, Moods of Norway and Apparatjik. Artists participating was Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Peter Blake, Susie Hamilton, John Dove/Molly White, Keith Coventry and Apparatjik.

Apparatjik is a music collective formed by Magne Furuholmen (A-ha), Guy Berryman (Coldplay), Jonas Bjerre (MeW) og Martin Terefe. They released their album We Are Here on iTunes 15. of June.

Bleed designed the posters for all the artist and partied.

Having worked on it since September we´re happy to see the launch of the new IHUS identity. As the estate agents roll out their revamped branding, we´ll keep posting more of the work  - watch this space!

Bleed.no was awarded silver at Visuelt 2010 and bronze in the European Design Awards. We also got an nomination for the National Theater identity and our own redesign!

All in all a good year, with 5 different awards, but miles away from our record last year with 16 awards national and international. We are happy:)

For one of our favorite clients The  National Theater in Oslo, Bleed made the visuals for The Ibsen Festival 2010. Collaborating with our good friend and photographer Knut Bry, making illustrations capturing Ibsen´s capacity for drama and humor. Everybody loves a jumping guy!

We made an artwork for the theater play Ibsenmaskin. The German director Sebastian Hartmann is combining several plays of Ibsen to an Ibsen potpourri which will be shown at the Ibsenfestivalen 2010 in Oslo.

Asking: Is there really such a thing as a perfect logo? Bleed was invited to participate in the current issues of Computer Arts Projects challenge.

We trusted our brand to three creatives, and asked them to redesign the Computer Arts Project logo. – CAP

Check out the result in the current issue.

UK-based Computer Arts Projects is the successful monthly spin-off of Computer Arts magazine. Each issue gives you an in-depth guide to a different creative subject.

When having a busy time with exciting clients, new offices and art-projects, it is hard to have time for our own identity and website. After not changing much for 6 years, we finally update. We say goodbye to our old logo and website (we knew you well) and start up with something different.

The first step is the website, making our mission statement and creative output clearer. We start simple and will update furiously.

There is still some work missing in the portfolio and some bits and pieces to be updated. Stay tuned for the launching of the main identity and other exciting updates on this site.

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