Smekkleysa (Bad taste) / essay


Smekkleysa is an essay which looks at the early graphic design of the Icelandic production company 'Bad Taste'.
Smekkleysa is an unusual company, born of the 80's. It is a non-profit company, producing music, poetry, books
among many other forms of creative expression. It's aim is to remain true to creativity rather than commercialism
and it has influenced the attitudes of the next generation of artists, musicians and designers in Iceland.

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A postcard which raised enough money to produce the fisrt Sugar Cubes single.

 

Cover of the first Sugar Cubes single.

 

A installation/poster for one of the many happenings hosted by Smekkleysa.