Bio

Bio

Born 1942

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Doctor of Technology, Lund University, Sweden, 1997

Master of Business Administration, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, 1968

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Professor of Communication Design at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, 2009

Professor in design at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, 2006–

Managing Director of Designlab A/S, 1984–

Editor and publisher of Tools Design Journal, 1984–1988

Editor and publisher of Mobilia Design Magazine, 1974–1984

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Recipient of several prizes and grants

Honorary member of Estonian Association of Designers

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Keynote speaker and chair at international conferences

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Author of several books on design including:

Brandbook, Branding / Følelser / Fornuft (Brandbook, Branding / Feelings / Reason), Copenhagen 2008

Wayshowing, A Guide to Environmental Signage, Baden CH 2005

Collapsibles, A Design Album of Space-Saving Objects, London 2001

Marks of Excellence, The History and Taxonomy of Trademarks, London 1997

Svar på 10 spørgsmål om design af visuel identitet (Answer to 10 Questions About Design of Visual Identity), Copenhagen 1998

Godt nok er ikke nok (Good Enough is Not Enough), Copenhagen 1992

Design att leva med (Design for Life), Copenhagen 1986