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GOLD One part of what makes okto OKTO is helping brands thrive in the digital space. So naturally we are very excited to have been recognized by The Lovie Awards and the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, with a Gold for our work together with Klarna on their Brand Portal. The best of the European internet. We’ll take it!

Exciting news—our Creative Director Nick Christiansen has been invited to join the jury for the Miami chapter of The One Club Awards by The One Club for Creativity. So, what are you waiting for? Submit your best work and show Miami what you’ve got!

Well look at that, another familiar face. We are happy to share that our Head of Strategy Sebastian Elmblad will serve on the 100-wattaren Swedish Effectiveness Awards jury, category NGO, Charities, Society and Public Opinion. So if you want his eyes on something you've done, go ahead and submit your work.

Despite what everyone says, silver is NOT first loser. We like to think of it as mostly winner, and we're quite happy about winning silver in the Swedish Design Awards for our work together with Klarna on their Brand Portal. Svenska Designpriset

The European Internet. If there is such a thing, we are very happy to be considered part of the best. All this to say we have been nominated in The Lovie Awards for our work together with Klarna on the Klarna Brand Portal. Fun! Help us out, give us your vote for the People's Choice: https://lnkd.in/dRsRSxUg Much obliged.

OKTOxMontrose by Carnegie …or how Sweden’s new investment platform almost ended up with an NHL logo. Starting this week, new investment platform Montrose is launching their beta. Together with the Montrose team, we’ve been working for over a year to develop the new brand, name and app experience that is now opening up to the first users. Now, a client sending over the logo for the Colorado Avalanche with the note “I’m thinking something like this” is not… wrong? Whatever keeps the process moving, we say. More on this anecdote, and other interesting bits from their first year, in the Montrose Podcast. https://lnkd.in/dh2HVhsR (in Swedish) And sign up for the Montrose waitlist here: www.montrose.io

OKTOxAgteria Biotech 1%. Doesn't seem like a lot, but when you reduce the world's greenhouse gases by that much, it creates real change. To accompany Agteria Biotech's mission, we've created a progressive brand, made for the circular movement. Apparently cow farts and burps are at the very center of their product, but that isn't reflected in the identity... See it at www.agteria.com

Our voting period is about to come to a close. So if you haven't voted for our two nominees in the Swedish Design Awards, here's a humble reminder to do so. OKTOxMäklarhuset – Category Redesign – A branding project rebuilding the Mäklarhuset brand from the ground up, starting with the brand strategy and concept, moving all the way down to the visual identity, the digital experience, the physical experience and the communication concept. OKTOxKlarna – Category Website – The Klarna Brand Portal is the gateway into the world of the Klarna brand, designed as an interactive, educative and enjoyable experience. Help us out, vote here: https://lnkd.in/e8P2PRi

We are super proud to have been nominated TWICE for Svenska Designpriset – the Swedish Design Awards. Now we need your help. Please vote for OKTOxMäklarhuset (category Redesign) and OKTOxKlarna (category Website) for this year's People's Choice award. Don't forget to confirm your e-mailadress. You'll find the voting here: https://lnkd.in/e8P2PRi

It's not very nice to toot your own horn. Well, if you don't do it, then who will? Today's toot is to say that we've been nominated twice in the Swedish Design Awards: Once for our redesign/rebranding project for Mäklarhuset and another one for our digital design project to launch the new Klarna brand. A better kind of Friday. Toot!