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Profile Jens Karlsson is a Swede living in New York City. He is Creative Director and partner of Your Majesty, a digital advertising agency. Studied Information & Advertising in Sweden, then continued to Hyperisland School of Design. Founded an Interactive agency at the age of 17, and another one at age 27, dedicating his career to creating work for a great number of various brands and purposes. Has won awards like: One Show, Communication Arts, Webby Awards, Flash Forward, Cannes Lions, HOW, D&AD and The New York Festivals.

Specialties Interactive Design Branding Concepting Sequence Design Directing Photography Print Design Illustration Animation

CV Experience YOUR MAJESTY, Creative Director, New York City, March 2007-, www.your-majesty.com BIG SPACESHIP, Design Director, Brooklyn, August 2004 - March 2007, www.bigspaceship.com IDIOGROUP, Creative Director, Stockholm/New York City, December 2002 -, www.idiogroup.com DNA STUDIO, Art Director, Beverly Hills, August 2002 - February 2004, www.dnastudio.com CHAPTER3, Freelance Art Director, Sweden/ Los Angeles/ New York, August 2001 - July 2002, www.chapter3.net KIOKEN, Senior Designer, New York, July 2000 - August 2001, Forum(a)gadgetopia NISCH INTERAKTIV, Art Director & Partner, Kalmar, April 1998 - June 1999 1 TRAPPA UPP, Intern, Stockholm, April 1998 - June 1999 MEDIA ACCESS, Intern, Bellingham, February 1997 - May 1997 Education Hyperisland School of Design, Design & Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, 1999 - 2001, www.hyperisland.se Billings Career Center, Graphic Arts, MT, USA, 1998 Lars Kaggskolan, Media Communication: Information & Advertising, Kalmar, Sweden, 1996 - 1999 Awards 2009 UrbanDaddy, The Webby Awards - Lifestyle - Finalist 2009 TurboChef, How International Design Annual - Merit 2008 TurboChef, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Outstanding Website 2008 TurboChef, Pixel Awards - Commerce - Nominee 2008 TurboChef, 2009 Graphis Design Annual - Gold 2008 TurboChef, 14th Annual Communicator Awards - Video or Motion Graphics - Winner 2008 TurboChef, 14th Annual Communicator Awards - Visual Appeal - Winner 2008 TurboChef, The FWA - Site of the Day 2008 TurboChef, FITC - Visual Design - Finalist 2008 TurboChef, FITC - Advertisement - Finalist 2008 TurboChef, The Webby Awards - Consumer Electronics - Honoree 2008 Level Vodka, Creativity 38 - Gold 2008 Adweek, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Magazine Standard of Excellence 2008 Adweek, Pixel Awards - Magazine - Nominee 2008 Adweek, 14th Annual Communicator Awards - Magazine - Award of Distinction 2008 HBO Voyeur, London International Awards Gold - Best Use of Animation 2008 HBO Voyeur, London International Awards Grand Prize - Digital Media 2008 HBO Voyeur, London International Awards Gold – Online Branded Content 2008 HBO Voyeur, London International Awards Gold – Integrated Media 2008 HBO Voyeur, One Show Entertainment - Online Videos - Silver 2008 HBO Voyeur, Emmys Global Media Awards - Outstanding Advertising - Winner 2008 HBO Voyeur, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - TV Standard of Excellence 2008 HBO Voyeur, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Entertainment Standard of Excellence 2008 HBO Voyeur, One Show - Websites Corporate Image - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, Red Dot Award - Communication Design - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, Cannes Lion - Cyber: Websites & Microsites - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, Cannes Lion - Promo: Best Integrated Promotional Campaign - Grand Prix 2008 HBO Voyeur, Cannes Lion - Promo: Best Use of Digital Media in a Promotional Campaign - Silver 2008 HBO Voyeur, Cannes Lion - Integrated Film - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, Promax | BDA 2008 - nominee 2008 HBO Voyeur, STEP Inside Design Annual 2008 - included 2008 HBO Voyeur, 14th Annual Communicator Awards - TV - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, 14th Annual Communicator Awards - Video or Motion Graphics - Silver 2008 HBO Voyeur, D&AD - Integrated - Yellow Pencil 2008 HBO Voyeur, Clio Awards - Consumer-targeted Site - Gold 2008 HBO Voyeur, Clio Awards - Video/Moving Image - Silver 2008 HBO Voyeur, The Webby Awards - Television - Winner 2008 HBO Voyeur, New York Festivals - Best use of rich media - Gold World Medal 2008 HBO Voyeur, Design Week Awards 2008 - Digital Design - Commercial - Winner 2008 HBO Voyeur, HOW Magazine's Interactive Design Annual - Consumer Website - Outstanding Award 2007 HBO Voyeur, The FWA - Site of the Year - Nominee 2007 HBO Voyeur, Pixel Awards - TV - Winner 2007 HBO Voyeur, Pixel Awards - Best in Show - Runner-up 2007 HBO Voyeur, Adobe 2007 MAX Awards - Video - Winner 2007 HBO Voyeur, The FWA - Site of the Month 2007 HBO Voyeur, The FWA - Site of the Day 2007 Ford Flex*, The FWA - Site of the Day 2007 The Hollywood Reporter*, The One Show - Publication - Silver 2007 Nike Air, W3 Awards - Video/Motion Graphics - Gold 2007 Nike Air, Flash Forward Boston - Commerce - Winner 2007 Nike Air, Communication Arts Interactive Annual 13 - Advertising - Winner 2007 Nike Air, D&AD - Websites and Animation - Nomination 2007 Nike Air, D&AD - Motion Graphics - Nomination 2007 Nike Air, The Webby Awards - Sports - Honoree 2007 Nike Air, One Show Interactive - Business to Consumer - Bronze 2007 Nike Air, Future Marketing Awards - Best Branded Environment - Winner 2007 Nike Air, New York Festivals - Recreation/Sporting Goods - Gold World Medal 2007 Nike Air, New York Festivals - Best Consumer-Targeted Website - Gold World Medal 2006 Nike Air, Adobe 2006 MAX Awards - Advertising and Branding - Finalist 2006 Nike Air, Adobe Flash 10th Anniversary - Significant Website of 2006 2006 Nike Air, Pixel Awards - Animation - Winner 2006 Nike Air, Pixel Awards - Sports - Winner 2006 Nike Air, Pixel Awards - Best in Show - Runner-up 2006 Nike Air, The FWA - 10 years of Flash - The most influential sites of 2006 - Shortlist 2006 Nike Air, The FWA - Site of the Month 2006 Pulse, The FWA - Site of the Day 2006 TBS Dept. of Humor Analysis, Cannes Cyber Lion - Gold Lion - Travel, Entertainment and Leisure 2006 TBS Dept. of Humor Analysis, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Best of Show 2006 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, Flash Film Festival - Navigation - Winner 2006 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, HOW MagazineÂ’s 2006 Design Annual - Consumer Websites - Merit 2006 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, PRINT Magazine's 2006 Digital Design Annual - Noteworthy 2006 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, The Webby Awards - Art - Winner 2006 Underworld Evolution, FITC - 3D - Winner 2006 Underworld Evolution, FITC - Game - Winner 2006 Underworld Evolution, Cannes Cyber Lion - Game - Bronze Lion 2006 Underworld Evolution, Adobe - significant website of the last 10 years 2005 Underworld Evolution, The FWA - Site of the Day 2005 Dark Water, The FWA - Site of the Day 2005 China United Intl.*, Cannes Cyber Lion - Financial Services - Short-listed 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, The Davey Awards - Gold 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, HOW Magazine Interactive Design Annual - Merit Award 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, Moluvs Pick Award - Web Design 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, Macromedia Site of the Day 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, STEP Best of the Web Design Annual 2005 MoMA - Contemporary Voices, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Standard of Excellence Award 2005 Alfie*, Davey Awards - Silver 2005 Alfie*, Webby Awards - Webby Worthy 2005 Alfie*, FITC - Finalist 2005 Alfie*, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Outstanding Website Award 2005 Alfie*, STEP Best of Web Design Annual - Entertainment 2005 Alfie*, SXSW Web Awards - Standard of Excellence Award 2005 Batman Begins, Creativity 35 Design Annual - In-Book 2005 Batman Begins, Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Outstanding Website Award 2005 Batman Begins, Davey Awards - Gold 2003 Exposé 1 - Excellence Award in Visual Effects 2003 Chapter3.net (v2000), Vertigo Software - Website of The Month 2003 Chapter3.net (v2000), 3Dtotal.com - Website of The Month 2002 Infinity Series, 3dCafé - Platinum Award 2002 Infinity Series, KotaPress - Gold Award 2001 Sony Web Motion, Tokyo, Japan - Silver Award 2001 New Masters of Photoshop (book), DT&G Magazine, Best Book of 2001 2001 Infinity Series, 3D Festival Awards - Best Still - Nominee 2000 Guldeken, Sweden - Rookie of The Year - Nominee 2000 Lottorna.se, Webbspelen, Sweden - Best Non Commercial - Gold 1999 Asian/European Classroom, Berlin, Germany - Asian/European FoundationÂ’s Intl. Film & Website Competition - Winner * = offline Magazines 2009 Departures Magazine - Your Majesty Interview 2009 Arena Homme+ - Feature on Your Majesty 2008 OMMA Magazine - Advisor 2007 Computer Arts - 50 most ground breaking illustrators, Featured 2007 Adobe Newsletter, USA - TurboChef, Featured 2006 Creative Review, UK - Feature on Underworld Evolution 2006 Digital Abstracts, Riga, Latvia - Interview 2005 Computer Arts Magazine, UK - Big Spaceship feature covering Batman Begins 2004 Computer Arts Projects - Featured 2003 Pixel Conscious, CA, USA - Interview 2003 Computer Arts Magazine - 9 Page Tutorial on Abstract Art 2003 .NET Magazine, London, UK - Artist of The Month feature 2003 Bombay Sapphire, Washington DC, USA - Featured 2003 WWW Internet Magazine, Warzawa, Poland - 5 page artwork feature 2003 Art Space, CreativePublic.com, USA - Artis of The Month 2002 IdN Magazine, Hong Kong, China - Spread Design, Helvetica Issue 2002 Digital Abstracts, Riga, Latvia - Interview 2002 Digit Magazine, London, UK - Interview 2002 PAGE Magazine, Berlin, Germany - Feature and Interview 2002 Nervousroom Magazine - Interview 2002 Pixel Catalyst - Interview 2002 IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications magazine - Cover Design, Feature and Interview 2002 .NET Magazine - Mousepad Design and Feature 2002 Create Online, London, UK - Interview and Showcase 2002 Design Graphics Magazine, Australia - Feature and Cover 2002 Magnify Magazine, Sweden - Featured 2002 Egorush, Manchester, UK - Featured 2002 Unseen Magazine - Featured 2001 Create Online, London, UK - Exposure 2001 DV Magazine, London, UK - Featured 2001 Computer Arts Magazine, UK - Gallery Feature 2001 Cap&Design, Stockholm, Sweden - Featured 2001 Paletten, Stockholm, Sweden - Featured 2001 Shift Magazine, Toronto, Canada - Featured 2001 ID Magazine, USA - Snowboard Design, Featured 2001 Zoo Magazine - Featured 2001 Computer Graphics World, USA - Featured 2001 AIGA online, USA - Feature on Hyperisland Student work 2001 The Horusproject - Featured 2001 Surfstation, Luxembourg - Interview 2001 Resumé, Stockholm, Sweden - Featured 2001 Curb Control Magazine, USA - Interview and Feature 2001 Mindfunc Magazine, Sweden - Interview 2001 Visual 4 Us Magazine, Finland - Interview 2001 B33JAY, USA - Interview 2001 Pixel Mixer, Germany - Interview 2001 Exego - Interview Books 2006 Tres Logos, by Robert Klanten - Featured 2004 Fontmonster Book - Featured 2004 Typography Workbook, by Timothy Samara - Featured 2003 EXPOSÉ 1, by Ballistic Publishing - Featured 2003 How To Do Everything with Photoshop 8, CA, USA - Tutorial and Artwork 2003 Worldwide Designers, France - Featured 2003 SIXIS Background Book - Featured 2003 MH 2 Metalheart is Movement, by Anders F Rönnblom & Andreas Lindholm - Featured 2002 SWE, by Martin Johansson - Featured 2002 Inertia 800x600, by Peter Hamza - Featured 2002 Analogue Dreams, by Derek Schumate - Featured 2002 Internetboken 2002 - Featured 2002 55º North, by Patrick Sundqvist - Featured 2001 New Masters of Photoshop, by Jens Karlsson et.al. - Author 2001 Metalheart, by Anders F Rönnblom & Andreas Lindholm - Featured 2001 Web Design Index, 2nd Edition - Featured 2001 Fresh Styles For Webdesigners, by Susan Nixon - Featured 2001 Digital Exposure, by Dimensional Illustrators Inc. - Featured 2001 Futuristis Guide to The Web, by Chun Chi Wang - Featured 2001 Flash: Art, Design & Function, by Mighty Assembly - Featured 2001 72dpi, by Robert Klanten - Featured Jury 2010 The FWA Site of the Year - Jury 2009 Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Jury 2009 The FWA Site of the Year - Jury 2008 Web Marketing Association (WMA) WebAwards - Jury 2008 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury 2007 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury 2006 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury 2005 Print Magazine, New York City - Digital Design Annual - Jury 2005 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury 2004 FITC, Worldwide - Annual Awards Show - Jury 2004 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury 2003 May 1st Reboot, Global - International Relaunch of Web Sites - Jury Lectures/Workshops 2008 Hyperisland School of Design, Lecture 2006 Adobe Web Seminars, New York, USA 2006 OFFF, Barcelona, Spain - Rich Media Entertainment 2006 FITC, Toronto, Canada - Rich Media Entertainment 2003 BD4D, San Fransisco, USA - Chapter3 showcase 2002 OFFF, Barcelona, Spain - Digital Abstract Design and Art - James Widegren & Jens Karlsson - Workshop 2002 Media Programme, Kalmar, Sweden - James Widegren & Jens Karlsson - Lecture 2000 Project40, Karlskrona, Sweden - Participant Exhibitions 2008 Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark 2008 Visual Collaborative, Miami, USA 2004 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden 2004 UseAgain Exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium Misc. Accolades 2004 Design Taxi - Chapter3.net, Site of The Day 2004 Lounge72 - Calendar feature (Oct) 2002 Art of Greg Martin - Chapter3.net, Site of The Month 2002 Liminal Response - Featured Artist 2002 Creative Boost - Artist of The Month 2001 Media Inspiration - Artist of The Month 2001 Domusweb - Chapter3.net, Site of The Week 2001 Freshfroot - Chapter3.net, Site of The Week 2001 Cinema4D - Featured Artist 2000 Linkdup - Desktop Imperium, Site of The Month

Acknowledgement Special thanks Mother, Father, Brother, Niece, Grandma, Aunt. James Widegren, Vinh Kha, Frida Brinktell, Tony Högkvist, Klas Jonsson, Gösta Sporrong,. Leif Nilsson, Ingela Fyreskär, Lars Henell. Gene Na, Dan Ravine, Peter Kang. Tomas Persson, Patrick Sundqvist, Peter Reid, Chandler Owen, Paul Szypula, Erik Jarlsson. Matt Mejia, John Gheur, Marc Klein, Craig Kanarick, Jimmy Chen, Andreas Lindholm, Syd Mead, Attik, Why Not Associates. Peter Karlsson, Emil Lanne. Thanks Daniel Säl Persson, Mikael Åberg, Jens Arner, Tony Lee, Joshua Davis, Toke Nygaard, Michael Schmidt, Jimmy Popuu, Jason Ruddy, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Johan Ramström, Patrick Magnusson, Tobias Magnusson, Demian Sellfors, Jason McVearry, Chris Lea, Jacob Cohen, Kaya Sorhaindo, Jakob Daschek, Miika Saksi, Kim Granlund, Robert Holzer, Steve Nishimoto, Anthony Bianchi, Shawn Pucknell, Patrick Gardner, Tony Sajdak, Tim Sajdak, Åke Brattberg, Thomas Brodahl, Mike Sheppard, Christian Olsson, Hannes Ottahal, Tobias Löfgren, Henrik Karlsson, David Erixon, Roger Sjögren, Kalle Everland, Joost Korngold, Ash Bolland, Philipp Koerber, Anders Schroeder, Bradley Grosh, Nathan Flood, Mike Young, Tom Muller, Brian Lovell, Chris Gibbin, Colin Smith, Dean Di Simone, Michael Kennedy, Vicki Atkinson, Rachel Shaw, Kate Stevens, Yoshihiro Narimoto, Rasmus Blaesbjerg, Simona Lo, Jimmy Walker, Magnus Löwing, Shant Persegian, Brandon Edwards, Brandon Savoy, Sean Foyle, Noah Conopask, Anh Tuan Pham, Klara Kjellberg, Simon Dixon, Gustaf Mabrouk, Klara K, Jason Prohaska, Karen Monahan, Dexter Cruz, Frank Campanella, Dave Chau, Michael Dillingham, Brian Stegall, Robert Grober, Christina Stanley, Andrew Payne, Jamie Kosoy, Dima Farer, Ed Looram, Christian Johansson, Matt Lipson, Karen Dahlstrom, Suzanne Molinaro, Garrett Nantz, Randy Goldberg, Dave Rosen, Vida James, Sarah Grant, Hakan Isik, Andrew Wendling, Joshua Hirsch, Tai U, Ron Thompson, Dan Federman, Michael Lebowitz, Tyson Damman, Patrick Marckesano, Mariana Bukvic, Catherine Pattersson, Stephen Stadler, Barbara Kopeloff, Christine Yu, Hanna Lundgren, Rasmus Wängelin, Martin Klausen, George Murray, Jared Marr, Jonathan Pettersson, Johan Gustavsson, Cathy Davenport, Joel Szymanski, Stephen Hodde, Krissy Weisman, Iliya Fridman, Dan Johnson, Caleb Johnston, Drew Horton, Pablo Marques, Antonio Marcone, Folkert Goerter, Patrick Sarkissian, James Baker, Scott Arnason, Nathan Fadden.

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