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Posts by Rasmus Pettersson

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I made my first movie poster. #graphicDesign

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I'm ashamed to say I did! I shall immediately read The Raven five times in a row to make up for it.

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Shoot, I forgot your bday – happy birthday! I hope you feel better soon!

2 months ago 1 0 1 0

You're a master.

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Finishing up covers for print by making the entire jacket can be very satisfying. I really like making an image wrap around the entire spread. #bookdesign

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My cover for the Swedish edition of Samatha Harvey's »Orbital« #bookcover #graphicdesign #coverdesign #bookdesign

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My cover for the Swedish edition of »The Grass Is Singing« by Doris Lessing, published by Modernista #bookdesign #coverdesign #bookcover #graphicdesign

7 months ago 3 1 0 0

Boy oh boy was Bring her back a fantastic movie. I can't wait to see what the Philippou brothers do next, and what a year this is shaping up to be for horror. And I haven't even seen Weapons yet.

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About georgism, with Lars Doucet (in English) Vad tror du? · Episode

Our conversation with @larsiusprime.bsky.social is now up on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6SQ3... We talk about georgism, what is it and why do we need it?

9 months ago 3 1 0 0

I'm afraid not, I'm sorry!

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Thank you Tanner, much appreciated!

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‘The soul becomes dyed
with the colour of its thoughts.’

My cover for the Swedish edition of Marcus Aurelius Meditations, published by Modernista. #graphicdesign #bookdesign #coverdesign #stoicism

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Recorded a podcast conversation/interview with
@larsiusprime.bsky.social on georgism (in English) yesterday evening, really interesting stuff. Should be available to listen to in a few weeks.

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Superfina!

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My cover for "Kärleksdikter" (lit. "Love poems"), a collection of poems by Petrarch. Published by Modernista. #graphicdesign #coverdesign #bookcover

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Thanks!

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My cover for the Swedish edition of The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins. Typeset by me an illustrated Jana Lenzová (just like the original). #bookdesign #coverdesign #bookcover #graphicdesign

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I went on: "People capable of liking some paintings or prints or whatever can rarely do so without knowing something about the artist.

Again, the situation is social rather than scientific. Any work of art is half of a conversation between two human beings, and it helps a lot to
know who is talking at you. Does he or she have a reputation for seriousness, for religiosity, for suffering, for concupiscence, for rebellion, for sincerity, for jokes?

"There are virtually no respected paintings made by persons about whom we know zilch. We can even surmise quite a bit about the lives of whoever did the paintings in the caverns underneath Lascaux, France.

"I dare to suggest that no picture can attract serious attention without a particular sort of human being attached to it in the viewer's mind.
If you are unwilling to claim credit for your pictures, and to say why you hoped others might find them worth examining, there goes the ball game.

"Pictures are famous for their humanness, and not for their pictureness."

I went on: "People capable of liking some paintings or prints or whatever can rarely do so without knowing something about the artist. Again, the situation is social rather than scientific. Any work of art is half of a conversation between two human beings, and it helps a lot to know who is talking at you. Does he or she have a reputation for seriousness, for religiosity, for suffering, for concupiscence, for rebellion, for sincerity, for jokes? "There are virtually no respected paintings made by persons about whom we know zilch. We can even surmise quite a bit about the lives of whoever did the paintings in the caverns underneath Lascaux, France. "I dare to suggest that no picture can attract serious attention without a particular sort of human being attached to it in the viewer's mind. If you are unwilling to claim credit for your pictures, and to say why you hoped others might find them worth examining, there goes the ball game. "Pictures are famous for their humanness, and not for their pictureness."

"Pictures are famous for their humanness, not for their pictureness."

Kurt Vonnegut discussion of art in his 1997 novel Timequake offers one explanation why people might find AI creations unsatisfying.

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Modernista Katalog Höst 2025 by Modernista Group - Issuu

I just published the Modernista fall catalogue, with rougly 22 covers by me issuu.com/modernistabo...

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My cover for the Swedish edition of Paradise Lost by John Milton, published by Modernista #graphicdesign #bookdesign #coverdesign

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Rejected cover design for Orwell's 1984. #bookdesign #graphicdesign #coverdesign

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I've only realized in like the last few years or so what a fantastic history of design Poland seem to have. There are so many increadible Polish designers from the 20th century.

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It's not, like, gonna help you become better at After Effects or whatever, but it'll situate you in the history of design and provide mental tools on how to think about design. And it will make you more excited to be a designer.

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If I could give one advice to young designers today it'd be to read more design theory by the great designers (and artists) from the past.

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I'm once again reminded of how much Bob Gill's – and more specifically his book Unspecial Effects for Graphic designers – outlook on design has influenced me.

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We should both create blogs and follow each other and then never post anything ever, it will be great

1 year ago 1 0 1 0

The Ballard ones are so so SO good

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I nurture a dream of one day writing a book on design, but I fear that will never happen (because I'm too lazy, distracted, stressed etc). Maybe I should start smaller with a... blog, or whatever the cool kids use these days? Substack? Would anyone be interested in reading that?

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There's a bit of truth to that, but in general I disagree. I think creativity is a skill that can be controlled, albeit imperfectly. And when you work in a creative field your profession pretty much requires you to manage your creativity.

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Like, I want to analyze what went wrong and what I did (if anything) that suddenly made things work again, but I fear there's no method to the madness. But surely there has to be SOMETHING. Or am I doomed to reapeat this cycle over and over again?

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