I've gone on treasure hunts for as long as I can remember, and I've decided to start revealing what I've found. Here are some of my other finds from back in the days. And here is Designaddict's take on the matter. I'm using Thinglink's tagging tool to give you a better overview of the objects and … Continue reading The Great Treasure Hunt
Author: Jonas
Digital developer and a modern design connoisseur. I love my family, reading and chairs. In that order.
The DIY Bertoia side chair renovation
"If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them." - Harry Bertoia About two years ago I bought eight Harry Bertoia side chairs on a wim in Helsinki. They were in a state of disintegration but I saw the potential in renovating them. Originally they … Continue reading The DIY Bertoia side chair renovation
The 11 best movie trailers ever created
I recently saw the trailer for Howl, the story on Allen Ginsberg, and the trailer's beat and structure made me start recollecting all the great trailers that I've seen over the years. The short format has always interested me and I foresaw the coming of the <10 minute clip. I wrote my last college thesis … Continue reading The 11 best movie trailers ever created
The Daily Observation – Moving from one place to another
If I were to make a ten item list of things I strongly dislike, moving would be at number four, directly after having teeth taken out and closely followed by talking to my phone carrier helpdesk. I'm not sure whether it is the empty feeling of leaving your nest behind, the fear of breaking something … Continue reading The Daily Observation – Moving from one place to another
The 10 best documentaries you can see for free online
Over the years I've gone from being a major film buff seeing everything that moved, to being much more selective. Right now I'm stuck on documentaries. Maybe it's because I'm jaded from working in the business and not being able to watch fiction and thoroughly enjoy it or maybe there just isn't any good material … Continue reading The 10 best documentaries you can see for free online
Tag along and get creative
I'm coming up with different uses for the versatile Thinglink tagging tool. Here are some from the top of my head. Street photography Great for quickly catching the outfit of the day and the people in the image. http://www.thinglink.com/jse/embed.js#https://jonasforth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a353a-biking.jpg;49150080334168795 Product manual Mark the steps you need to go through to make it work. Great for … Continue reading Tag along and get creative
Stundars gårdsloppis
Äntligen är det dags för en ny gårdsloppis på Stundars. Det är över ett år sedan senast men vi utlovar ett rikligt utbud av antikt, design, möbler, keramik, böcker, skivor/filmer och de alltid återkommande 50 cents-lådorna. Tid och plats: Söndagen 5.9 kl. 11-17. Så här hittar du fram till gårdsloppiset. Om du har frågor tveka … Continue reading Stundars gårdsloppis
Making your images interactive
I'm testing the new Thinglink image live tagging function after a hectic summer month of marrying, investing, planning, vacationing and sailing. If you haven't gotten around to trying it out I would recommend you do so now. So what is it you say? The Thinglink tagging function allows you to tag your own images and … Continue reading Making your images interactive
My 10 all time favorite movie scenes
We all have favorite movie scenes that make us come back to a film over and over again. Here are mine. 1. The Fahrenheit 911 ending; 2. The 'Integrity' speech in Scent Of a Woman 3. The It's up to you' speech by Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison in Oliver Stone's JFK 4. The Pythons sing … Continue reading My 10 all time favorite movie scenes
Another decade, a little bit wiser
Some say that the kind of man you are at 25 tells you what you will be like for the rest of your life. Now at 30, I know that it's far from the truth. Looking back a decade I see that I accomplished some of what I planned to do and some things I … Continue reading Another decade, a little bit wiser
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 
