Drawn Here (and There): Non-Format

Kjell Ekhorn (Oslo, Norway) and Jon Forss (Minneapolis, Minnesota) have worked together as the creative direction and communication design team Non-Format since 2000. Their influential work spans art direction, design, illustration, and custom typography for arts and culture, music industry, fashion, and advertising clients. Well-known for their design of publications, Non-Format has art-directed the independent music monthly The Wire; Varoom, a journal of illustration and made images; Greg Lynn Form, a survey of the contemporary architects work; and Very Elle, a special edition of the Paris-based fashion magazine. The recipients of numerous prizes, including a New York Art Directors Gold, two Tokyo Type Director Club Prizes, and a British D&AD Yellow Pencil award, their bestselling hardback monograph Non-Format Love Song was published by Die Gestalten Verlag in 2007, and is now in its second printing.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• walkerartcenter
• nonformat
• design

[AudiLoverAlexandra]

how did u made it soo long and can fit in youtube??

[walkerartcenter]

@AudiLoverAlexandra Non-profit users can upload longer form content.

[Princeofemos]

how the fuck did i get here from metal core >·>

[BlackBile13]

Weird hearing this guy's soft voice after an hour of harsh Boyd Rice industrial.

[gadionson1]

got you

[Kurtledge]

This guy reminds me of Mike Yanagita from the movie Fargo...He's even talking about the Twin Cities.

[JaZzA136]

Does anyone actually watch the whole thing?

[ThatYouInMe]

@timpedersen The idea is to work together so we need to decide what we are going to design together. Why don't you have a look at my work and see if you get ideas for a joint project? You can also tell me what it is you work on and I'll try to reflect on common aspects. Thank you for writing.

[timpedersen]

@ThatYouInMe I'm in Los Angeles - what are you planning to design?

[Violetcopo]

wow, its an HOUR LONG! wow, i cant believe youtube lets u make a long video! but its 2 long 2 watch it ALLLLLL!!!!!!!