I am Ragnar Freyr, a designer from Reykjavík, Iceland. I have been working on the intersection of traditional graphic design and digital/interaction design for over 20 years.

I was born on the 26th of July, 1980 and have been making websites, graphics and publications with varying levels of success since 1995. I started my own design studio practice in 2001 and still run it to this day. Sometimes dormantly on the side, sometimes full-time.

I graduated from the Icelandic Academy of Arts in 2005 as a graphic designer and again in 2009 as an art and design teacher. I believe in simplicity and the principles of thoughtful minimalism in both life and design.

Available for very select projects.

Clients and projects

Having worked for Fortune 500 corporations and small start-ups alike I now prefer to work closely with companies on the smaller end of the spectrum. Apps I have designed have reached top rankings on the international App Store and my posters have been featured in books and exhibited across the globe.

Internship and jobs

Unfortunately I am not offering work or intern positions at the moment. Feel free to email me your portfolio and say hi at r@ragnarfreyr.com at any time though.

On the internet

Dribbble:

/ragnarfreyr

Behance:

/ragnarfreyr

Instagram:

@ragnarfreyr

Twitter:

@ragnarfreyr

Goodreads:

/ragnarfreyr

Exhibitions

2018:

9. PLASTER, International festival of graphic design - CSW - Torun, Poland

2017:

Against Live Shipment - Florentine Gallery - Tel Aviv, Israel

2017:

61° Studio: Northern Design - Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, Alaska

2016:

Soirée Graphique Nº9 - KOMET - Bern, Switzerland

2015:

Tribute to the Love Letter - MUSCOM - The Hague, Netherlands

2015:

co2 poster biennial - Western Colorado Center for the Arts - Grand Junction, Colorado

2014:

Fegursta orðið - Culture House - Reykjavík, Iceland

2014:

Furðulegt háttalag hönnuða - Borgarleikhúsið - Reykjavík, Iceland

2013:

Ficciones Typografika - Garage Gallery - Minneapolis, USA

2013:

Hringrás - TastySpace - Las Vegas

2013:

Hringrás - Kaffi Mokka - Reykjavík, Iceland

2012:

Taktabrot, Breakbeat.is - Reykjavík, Iceland

2011:

Randscharf | On the cutting edge - Frankfurt, Germany

2010:

FÍT 2010 / Grafísk hönnun á Íslandi - IÐA, Reykjavík

2009:

Á bak við Reykjavík - Kron, Reykjavík

2008:

To Gaza With Love - Mori gallery. Sidney, Australia

2007:

Love your Earth - 100% Design Tokyo - Tokyo

2007:

Love your Earth - Seoul Deign week - Seoul

2006:

These Boots Were Made - Kringlan, Reykjavík

2003:

Tekko // Future Beautiful - Toronto

2003:

Tekko // Future Beautiful - Singapore

2002:

Form Island - Malmö, Sweden

Recently

Now:

CDO at Quest Portal.

2019:

Associate Professor at Iceland University of the Arts.

2019:

Launched Vegan Iceland app.

2018:

Full-time freelance.

2017:

Creative Director at WuXi NextCODE.

2016:

Game & Product designer at Digon Games.

2014:

Co-founder of Tvinna.

2010:

Digital designer at CCP.

2009:

Product designer at gogoyoko.

Featured in

Nature Logo by Counter-Print
Soirée Graphique Magazine by Soirée Graphique.
Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips
CAN Magazine Issue #2 by DI-CA
Desktop Magazine Issue #304 by Desktop
Animal Logo by Counter-Print
Inspire Issue 45 by Iggesund
List í 365 daga (Art365) by Art365.is
Computer Arts February 2011 (#184) by Computer Arts
IdN v19n3: The Line Issue by IdN
LogoLounge Master Library by LogoLounge
How to Use Type by Lindsey Marshall and Lester Meachem
Taktabrot by Breakbeat.is
Randscharf - on the Cutting Edge - Design in Island by Gestalten
I Love Type Series (vol.3): I Love Bodoni by Victionary
For a Good Cause by Cactus Design, Index Book
Creative Grab Bag by Ethan Bodnar, HOW Publishing
ADC*E 18th Awards Annual, 2009
Basic Logos by Index Book
MyOwnBusinessCard by Marc Praquin, Design and Design
Flashback by Victionary
Colour Mania by Victionary
100% European Graphic Design Portfolio by Page One Publishing
Tres Logos by Gestalten Verlag
Young European Graphic Designers by Daab
Graphic Designology 300 by LaVie
Color & Layout by HarperCollins
ADC*E 17th Awards Annual, 2008
A Tribute to Celebrities by Index Book
Around Europe Logos by Index Book
ADC*E 16th Awards Annual, 2007
Page Issue 08.06
Around Europe Publisher by Index Book
NordicYoungBlood by Bleed, Gestalten Verlag
Around Europe Promotion by Index Book
ADC*E 15th Awards Annual 2006
Re:Think, Re:Design, Re:Construct, HOW Publishing
Tekko // Future Beautiful by Tekko
FÍT 2008 / Gráa bókin by FÍT

Side projects

Tvinna.is
Vegan Iceland
Taktabrot
Reading List

Contact

Álfheimar 70
104 Reykjavík, Iceland
r@ragnarfreyr.com
(+354) 868 7751