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Creative Misfit

Talk: VolunteEship at CBS

Published on November 27th, 2008

 

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Embarrasing ly enough, I actually slightly misunderstood the definition of “social entrepreneurship”, but I guess it wasn’t too much of a problem, since my aim was to inspire people in general and to think about entrepreneurship in a different way. Key to my speech: Redefining and perpetuating what I do.

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Six tips for blending in, in New York City

Published on November 23rd, 2008

 

Taking a cab from JFK on a rainy night

Actually, it is not so much the fact that I want to be like everyone else, I do want to stand out in a way. I would like to end up in the position, where neither myself or anybody else perceives me as a tourist or visitor.

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The professional errand-boy

Published on November 23rd, 2008

 

On the plane to New York

I know what I want to do. I want to write a book, move to New York, drink cocktails, hang out with friends, etc. Today I discovered a new activity that I really enjoy: running errands.

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Public vs. private life

Published on November 17th, 2008

 

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On the street style website www.gademode.dk there has recently been a debate about censoring negative comments. Some contributors found us too strict, in the way that we censor too much. Read more.

 

 

My wish list, fall 2008

Published on November 3rd, 2008

 

Trend map, trend report, fall 2008 (actually these are the thing I wish for my birthday on November 27th)

So, I have a lot of wishes for my birthday on November 27th and again for Father Christmas. Here is an extensive list, including books, kitchen ware, fashion items and the quintessential hard liqour.

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Overview of High school, university papers and projects

Published on October 5th, 2008

 

Campus seen from above. Photo: Erik W. Olsson

During my time in high school I wrote a ton of assignments, however, only a select few deserve public access.

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Talk: My life in the digital world

Published on October 2nd, 2008

 

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Yesterday, on Wednesday October 1st, I gave a very short speech at a conference organized by IT Forum Midtjylland. The theme of the conference was “living in a digital world” and the other speakers included the likes of Marc Prensky and Anne Lise Kjaer.

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Sensing my own body: mindfulness

Published on September 30th, 2008

 

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In my life, projects, ideas and meetings take up a good part of my time. This is what makes my life challenging and interesting.  However, the lack of any overall schedule and the fact that almost every day I have to reinvent my life, is also what makes it rather stressful at times.

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Presentation: The making of GadeMode

Published on September 26th, 2008

 

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Today Helle and I gave a short presentation about our website GadeMode and talked about entrepreneurship at the Varde Handelskole og Handelsgymnasium. We told the story about how we started GadeMode.dk and how the project has developed up until today . Our aim was to show that everyone can do a project like this and henceforth, we encouraged the students to start their own projects.

 

 

Blogging authenticity and sponsors

Published on August 20th, 2008

 

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Ifyou have a popular blog, and someone offers you a huge amount of money to write about a product they offer, as if it was something you had stumbled upon by yourself, would you do it?

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Letter to the editor: silly season

Published on August 16th, 2008

 

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During Scout Festival 2008, I tried hard to catch the attention of the daily press. I felt (and I still feel) that Scout Festival has some really interesting elements that were worth writing about. First of all, we made history by building the first newbuilt mosque in Denmark.

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Website: Darklands Fashion Store Berlin

Published on August 15th, 2008

 

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In addition to being an album by Jesus And The Mary Chain, Darklands is also a brand new fashion store in Berlin, Germany.

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Article: Online fashion

Published on August 9th, 2008

 

Cover of Dansk Daily, 9th of August 2008

Danish fashion brands such as; Designers Remix Collection, Wood Wood, Dyrberg/Kern, Vondahe are currently launching their own online stores, but such E-business can prove to be rather tricky. The breakthrough of e-business revolutionized the way people buy electronic equipment, and e-business has made competition increasingly fixed on prices.

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Article: From Gemstones to Jewelry: Georg Jensen

Published on August 8th, 2008

 

Cover page of Dansk Daily, 8th of August 2008

The Danish jewellery industry as we know it today can be traced back to the early 19th century. Around 1904, when silversmith and sculptor Georg Jensen started his workshop in Copenhagen in, he was initially inspired by organic shapes and insects.

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Scout Festival

Published on August 4th, 2008

 

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In August 2008 , a special group of the YMCA Scouts in Denmark organized a brand new type of event. The combination of the best elements of scout camp with music/party marked the creation of Scout Festival. With some additional innovation and creativity, the Scout Festival became a complete unique experience for all participants.

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Project: GadeMode™

Published on July 29th, 2008

 

Screenshot of Gademode.dk on July 29th.

GadeMode(tm) is a photo blog o street style phontography in Denmark, founded by Helle Rohde Andersen and myself. It shows one new picture every day, highlighting the characteristics and features of the outfit. Users of the site can comment on the photos and more generally, discuss fashion and design. It is the most influential street style blog in Denmark, with more than 2.000 unique individual visitors each day.

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Project: Eventuelt.org – a new guide to Århus

Published on July 29th, 2008

 

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If you live in New York City, you know that there is always something going on somewhere and if you know the right people you will know where to go. However, in a small town like Århus, there is not that much to do and when there is finally is something new and exciting going on, you sometimes risk to miss out on it.

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About me

Published on July 20th, 2008

 

Photo of Mathias Vestergaard in a black coat with a fur collar

I guess I simply enjoy doing things. This could range from: making coffee, to meeting someone or to writing a book. As a person, I write, I teach, I develop websites and webdesign, I help people start up their new projects or even companies, I take photos, attend meetings, study, read books and magazines. Luckily, I have found a way to make a living, doing something I absolutely love.

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Facebook: making personal websites obsolete?

Published on July 17th, 2008

 

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My life is about doing what I feel like. I don’t restrict myself to one job or one past-time activity. Personally, I want my virtual online identity to reflect my life style. My identity should be a collection of the diversity of my activities. This encompasses: my cocktail reviews, my website portfolio. my pictures, my random ideas and thoughts and my resume.

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Network for Business leaders: KingsArmsNet

Published on July 14th, 2008

 

Preview of KingsArmsNet.dk

KingsArmsNet is a new and exclusive network for twenty business leaders from Denmark. They met during a leadership training program and decided to stay in touch so they could exchange valuable insights and experiences. Since it is difficult to have collegues when you ate actually in charge, KingsArmsNet also functions as a social group. Read more.

 

 

New website for me

Published on July 7th, 2008

 

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The personal website has evolved from a standard business card to an online portfolio. Some switched to blogs, whilst others moved into the online open spaces of social networks like MySpace and Facebook. My old website had become a Hemmingwayan island, perpetually isolated from the real action and consequently fragmented into numerous sub-sites for various projects.

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Personal newsletter

Published on July 1st, 2008

 

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You can follow me on my site, but why not get a personal newsletter as well?

There will be no guarantees regarding the ontent or the frequency of my updates, but if you’re interested, click on the subscribe now button.

 

 

Column: Cocktail of the week

Published on July 1st, 2008

 

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One of my recent passions include writing a weekly column about cocktails. It is a voluntary project, but also an excellent reason to get a drink on a plain tuesday afternoon. The column is published almost every week on www.eventuelt.org.

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Book-project: Fashion Theory

Published on July 1st, 2008

 

I generally stick to projects with short or very short time frames. I like to see the results quickly and to seek recognition for my accomplishments. However, during a summer holiday in Berlin 2007, I met up with Bill, a friend of mine from London.

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BA project: Cognition, Semiotics and Fashion

Published on June 5th, 2008

 

How does the mind process the perceptions of clothes and fashion? 

This paper outlines Rolands Barthes early semiologic inspired theory of fashion and discusses how this theory can be revised to fit later cognitive theories of language and semiotics.

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Corporate identity in simple Flash games

Published on May 15th, 2008

 

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Sabroe, one of the best-known designers, specialist manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality refrigeration equipment in the world, wanted to have a simple memory game on their website.

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Article: Latour, Oysters and Champagne

Published on May 1st, 2008

 

Cover of Kontekst #6

The full title of this article is “From Foucault and filter coffee to Latour, oysters and champagne” and it is my personal account of how I see voluntary work in student organizations and what I find so fascinating about it.

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Online education: Sprogbogen.dk

Published on April 30th, 2008

 

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Sprogbogen.dk is a free e-learning center, where you can practice your skills in Danish grammar, spelling etc. The site is a supplement to the book Sprogbogen.

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Taking a break form E-learning

Published on April 15th, 2008

 

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During the past seven years I’ve been doing quite a lot of projects evolving  around the concept of e-learning. Most recently, I worked with Finanssektorens Uddanelsescenter (the Educational center for financial institutions) creating small games and other activities to give the user a break from the actual learning. Read more.

 

 

Article: Student organizations and voluntary work

Published on April 1st, 2008

 

Cover of the April 2008 issue of Delfinen, #140

In the April 2008 issue of Delfinen (#140) the theme was “Social Responsibility”. Therefore, I decided to write a short text about voluntary work in student organizations. In the article, I provided my own perception on putting student work in a broader perspective and adviced the reader to try this too. Read more.