Mathias Vestergaard Corp.

Creative Misfit

New York – New Life – New Look

Published on April 5th, 2011

 

I have finally managed to move to New York. After five years of visiting, going in and out, back and forth I can now finally settle in. With a green card in my hand I can stay here forever and work for whoever.

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Corporate photography 2.0

Published on January 17th, 2011

 

You know how it looks. Corporate photography. You see it in company brochures. On company websites. Usually real employees exposed in very unnatural situations. Carefully instructed by the photographer. Always very aware of the camera and the flashing studio strobes. Always smiling like lunatics – although never enough to cover up for their anxiety about the whole situation. Read more.

 

 

Undisturbed writing

Published on December 18th, 2010

 

Writing is the process of putting your thoughts onto paper. I do this all the time. I write notes. Articles. Thoughts. Ideas. E-mails. I need to share some thoughts on the subject of writing, my writing tools and how they influence the process.

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DYMO Rocks

Published on November 29th, 2010

 

Just bought an old school label-maker from DYMO.com today. Nothing more to say.

 

 

Always in the making…

Published on November 29th, 2010

 

A few things have happened. I just turned 25. I am no longer a student. I have a job. Two actually. And yet I’m about to leave it all behind.

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I have been taking a break

Published on August 25th, 2010

 

My website has been closed for more than two months now. Here is what happened.

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Facebook and me!

Published on May 26th, 2010

 

My Point Of View

Today I’ve been in Vejle – a 40 minute train ride south of Århus. I had been invited to give a short inspirational talk about myself and how I use Facebook – and to moderate a Q&A session with Facebook Denmark Account Excecutive Jan Christiansen.
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Re-launching Eventuelt

Published on May 19th, 2010

 

Mathias Vestergaard blogging on Eventuelt.org

Almost two years ago, in June 2008, I helped my good friend and co-entrepreneur Andreas Lemche launch Eventuelt.org. An online gudie to (sub)cultural events in Århus. Like my own street style project GadeMode.dk, Eventuelt.org has grown and changed considerably since then. Read more.

 

 

Pecha Kucha Århus

Published on March 3rd, 2010

 

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Yesterday I talked about my favorite subject (myself) at Pecha Kucha Night, Århus.

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Opening: Signs Of Time

Published on February 27th, 2010

 

Exhibition: Signs Of Time by Mathias Vestergaard

Yesterday I celebrated the opening of my first solo exhibition: Signs Of Time.

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I’m a “popstar”

Published on January 28th, 2010

 

Photo by Rumle Skafte

In this new book future researcher Anne-Marie Dahl and teacher at Grenaa Gymnasium Oluf Kjær Nielsen depicts an image of the new generation called The Popstar Generation.

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Doing the dream

Published on November 10th, 2009

 

Just a dream: a studio/loft in SoHo, New York...

One should be allowed to dream. My dream right now is something like this:
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Our Office

Published on September 7th, 2009

 

Mathias Vestergaard™ worldwide headquarters in Denmark

Mathias Vestergaard operates globally with administrative headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark.  Read more.

 

 

The Team

Published on August 30th, 2009

 

The Team behind Mathias Vestergaard - Lina Søgaard Nielsen, Tone Frank Dandanell and Mathias Vestergaard

During 2009 Mathias Vestergaard™ was team of three. In addition to myself, the team included two part-time assistants: Tone Frank Dandanell and Lina Søgaard Nielsen.  Read more.

 

 

Official Google Profiles

Published on July 25th, 2009

 

I always use a set of 'official press photos' to make all my online profiles easily recognizible

You can have profiles on Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook, K-forum, Younoodle and more than a million other social networking sites. I can’t even keep track of them anymore, and yet I keep creating new profiles. Now Google has created an official Google Profile-system.

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Make it big // The Whole World

Published on July 18th, 2009

 

Sonny Bravo from Johnny Revolver Men's Jewellery

I’ve had my own company for the past eight years – since I was just 17 years old. There was no master plan. It sort of just happened.

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IC4 test drive

Published on July 11th, 2009

 

No room for a notebook in the new IC4 trains

I’m a big fan of public transportation, especially trains. Thus, the implementation of the new IC4 trains in Denmark is of special interest to me. I live right next to the train service centre in Århus, so for the past four years I’ve seen the new trains parked literally next to my house. The new.. trains are gorgeous from the outside. Long and elegant with pointed noses, these trains signal speed and efficiency. Today I had my first ride with one of them. Read more.

 

 

Anti-streamlining with WriteMonkey

Published on June 22nd, 2009

 

Screenshot of the WriteMonkey user interface. Full screen and no toolbars.

In the late 1980s “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG) editors streamlined text production. You could now write, edit and layout your text in one tool. Read more.

 

 

Wikipedia

Published on June 13th, 2009

 

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We all know and love Wikipedia for its great content. Always there to assist you with relevant info about everything from nuclear weapon design to the life of James Joyce. Now there is even a wiki-page about me.

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About precision

Published on June 4th, 2009

 

My stop watcht after an eight minute presentation.

Every now and then I’m invited to give inspirational speeches about my life and my work. Recently I was invited to give a very short eight minute presentation at IT Forum Update 09 – read more about that speech here.

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99dolla forever

Published on April 14th, 2009

 

99dolla forever

The last two times I have visited New York City, I have had the pleasure of staying at 99dolla – the most remarkable bed & breakfast in the city.

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Goodbye

Published on March 22nd, 2009

 

Cooking osso buco - three hours of deliciousnes

All those years, I figured I knew what I wanted to do with my life.  I would tell myself I would save the world. Or I would become an entrepreneur. A writer. A teacher. A photographer. But no. After spending this entire weekend in the kitchen; baking, cooking and eating; I need to adjust my original plan.

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Hypertalk: digital life style

Published on March 17th, 2009

 

Poster for my talk

Today, I gave a presentation at the Århus Teknisk Skole for a class of multimedia designers. I was invited to talk about one of my favourite subjects of all times – me. I began my presentation by explaining that my ultimate goal was to save the planet and everyone on it.

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Something I do not like: actual work.

Published on February 24th, 2009

 

My students presenting an idea for a new website

Yesterday, I wrote, that I am currently teaching a class in web development. All this working and teaching is a lot of fun, but I’ve also realised how hard it is to be out there all day.

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Something I love: Teaching

Published on February 23rd, 2009

 

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This week, I will be teaching a class in web development at a school in Randers. It is an international group of Hospitality and Tourism Management students. Many of them aim for a job in the tourism industry. Of course they do not need to be overly skilled web-developers. Nonetheless, it can be helpful, to learn some basic skills related to working with websites; both technically and conceptually. And that is where I come in.

 

 

From a one-man-show to a duo or trio?

Published on February 15th, 2009

 

Mette, our assistant editor at GadeMode(tm), checking her new phone on the train

For the past year or so, I’ve been considering the idea of hiring someone to help me to get organised and focus on administrative tasks. This, in order to let me concentrate on what I do best. Yet, I never dared to actually go the distance. However, back in 2006, I realized the value of an accountant.   Read more.

 

 

Freaking Fashion Week

Published on February 4th, 2009

 

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Copenhagen Fashion Week A/W09,  has arrived.  As for yours truly, I somehow ended up at the Dansk Daily office on Højbro Plads.

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New job as my assistant

Published on January 18th, 2009

 

This grumpy man would probably not apply for a job as my assistant

I have decided to hire a part-time assistant to help me run my projects. I have no idea whether it will help me or whether it will just be more work. Since, I figured, even the best assistant will still need to learn something about my projects.

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How I love to ski!

Published on January 18th, 2009

 

Mathias skiing in Sweden, 2004

I just love skiing. In just a week from now, I’ll be racing down the snowy slopes in Les Deux Alpes. The past few weeks, I have been training like a maniac to be ready.

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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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