About Kim Ellefsen

This website represents the private ramblings of Kim Andreas Ellefsen, graphic designer, webdeveloper and new media artist currently located in San Francisco attending school at the Academy of Art University. Originally from Oslo, Norway, but is now seeking new adventures on the other side of the atlantic.

This will be where I document my work, so I can use this when approaching new customers and or employers. Which means that this is not a blog, it is more like an online resumé and portfolio.

The page will be updated on a whim, in random timeframes, and with just as bad english as this. I made this simple web so that I with time can expand and add sections as my world evolves, and new inspiring stuff comes along, so expect so see some changes from one time to another.

Design

Design is where my true focus lies. With a mild obsession with typography and grid based design, I thrive on creating beautifully minimal layouts that blend striking color choices with palpable readability. All wrapped up in an intuitive layout.

I don’t just design things that look pretty, however. Everything I design is geared towards telling a story. Whether that story be who your company is and what it does, or the story the user is about to make by following the paths of your web application.

Experience

I have studied Graphic Design for two years at Norges Kreative Fagskole in Oslo, of which I graduated spring 2008. I started KANE Media on April 1st 2006, and have since worked more or less as a freelance webdeveloper and designer. Ever since I got involved in the world of design, my interesst has just kept growing, and I now enjoy every day to the fullest designing everything from websites, to user interfaces and printed media.