Hagelström Design helps companies and organisations to sthrenghten and evolve their brand identity and visual communication.

Methods and Services
The finalized and produced outcome might be informationdesign, websitedesign, companypresentations, logos & letterhead, invitations, books, annual reports, and visual communication. Sometimes consulting only. One speciality is patterndesign. Methods used in the process are analysis, strategy, concept, design and production.

History
The studio was founded in 1994 by Karin Hagelström, MFA Graphic Design, art director in Stockholm, Sweden. With a background in television/productioncompanies and experience from advertising agencies the own firm became the main occupation in 1998. The current companyname was established in 2001.

Bibliography
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Publisher/Author: André Konrad, Germany,

title: "SCANGRAFIK - 30 days of Scandinavian Graphic Design", date of release: (February 2010) Upcoming in spring 2011 with new publisher. Read more about Scangrafik...
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Publisher/Author: Pie Books, Tokyo, Japan,

title: "Patterns in graphics",
date of release: February of 2010 in Japan

Read more about Pie Books...
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Publisher/Author: Zeixs Verlag, Germany,
title: "Exiting World of Patterns",
date of release: November 11th 2009.
ISBN 978-3-939998-39-6
ISBN 978-3-939998-40-2
Read more about the book and Zeixs Verlag...
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The company Hagelstrom Design has previously been covered in several designissues by Arvinius Förlag:

Publisher/Author: Arvinius Förlag, Sweden,
title: 
"SWEGD2", published in October of 2006,
ISBN 978-91-85213-26-9


"SWEGD", published in 2004,
ISBN 978-91-97441-30-8

"Frilansboken"
Read more about Arvinius Förlag...
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Products and exhibitions
Aside from Karin Hagelström´s regular art direction/graphic design business one speciality has been patterndesigns combined with products. The products have been sold at DesignTorget in Sweden and shown at numerous Formex Fair Trade shows. Some products has also been shown at Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair. The productrange will in the future be marketed under a different website.

Member of
www.shecreatives.se  [board member]
www.hg103.se
IC - www.illustratorcentrum.se [board member]
The Association of Swedish
Illustrators 
and Graphic Designers
The Swedish Craft Center – Konsthantverkscentrum K.H.V.C.