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Dóra Ísleifsdóttir
Halldóra Guðrún Ísleifsdóttir (born 28 July 1970), nicknamed Dóra, is an Icelandic Visual communication designer, artist, and design activist. Work Dóra was program director of Visual communication design at thIceland University of the Arts formerly Iceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture from 2006 to 2012, where she authored the MA in Design served as program director from 2012 to 2017, and was professor in Visual communication there from 2012, where she was establisheMæna a magazine about Visual communication in Iceland, and was the magazine's editor from 2009 until 2014, and on the editorial board until 2017. She was an associate professor in Visual communication at KMD, University of Bergen, Norway since 2017, and became professor in early 2019. At KMD she is editor of Ymt magazine. Her Artistic research focuses on Discursive design and Metadesign through Editorial design and publishing, and includes co-editorship / Editorial board membershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band have termed ''Vonlenska''. They have released seven studio albums and five EPs since their formation. History 1997–1998: ''Von'' and ''Von brigði'' Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavík in January 1994. The band's name means Victory Rose. They took their name from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós, who was born a few days before the band was formed. They soon signed a record deal with the local Sugarcubes-owned record label Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Þór Birgisson
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes. According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. ''Jón'' is derived from the name Johannes (English John) with the original meaning being ''God (Yahweh) is gracious''. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur. People with the name ''Jón'' Kings * Jón I of Sweden Others * Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist * Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop * Jón Árnason (author), Icelandic author * Jón Loftur Árnason, Icelandic chess player * Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós) * Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop * Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian * Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic politician * Jón Helgason (poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon
Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon (born 5 June 1955) is an Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...ic artist and professor at the Iceland Academy of the Arts' Department of Architecture and Design. References Place of birth missing (living people) 1955 births Living people Gudmundur Oddur Magnusson {{Iceland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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