Hi! My name is Vidar and I design and develop websites for a living. This is my portfolio, blog and sandbox.
I currently work at Isobar Norge as a Creative Developer, in addition to my own company. My main work interest is usability in visual communication. This site shows some of my works, and also serves as a sandbox to test new technologies in web development.
You can check out some of my works below, or use the navigation menu at the top. Feel free to drop me a line at vidar@kvien.com, you can also add me at Twitter or LinkedIn
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About
Here’s a short summary: I was born in 1983 in a beautiful valley called Valdres, situated right between east and west Norway. I grew up here, and after moving around the country to study Graphic Design I ended up in Drammen, half an hour from Oslo. I spend my time here working at Buskerud University College as a web developer, and I also get to work with marketing and graphic design. And because I love to teach, I hold lectures and work with students at the bachelor course in Visual Communications whenever I get the chance.
My carreer in web development started in 1997 after getting annoyed with WYSIWYG-programs not being pixel-perfect, so I got started on coding HTML. I am mostly self taught. My first professional assignment was in 2002 at a local agency, and in 2005 I founded my own company which I still run part-time. Besides work I love to hit the gym, hang out with friends and watch movies, explore photography, travel to get inspiration, and much more. Many hours are spent with my sketchbook.
Selected works
hibu.no
Buskerud University College, Norway. Year: 2010
Large site with 3000+ pages, 300k pageviews every month. Last redesign in 2010. The school is located at three campuses, and has 17 bachelor and 14 master programs. Information architecture is vital.
danceogfitness.no
Client: Danceogfitness, Norway. Year: 2010
A portal for all your fitness and dance needs. The aim is to collect everything from teaching fitness instructors, equipment and music, to fitness travel and classes. Features online booking through Grepa CMS.
addis.no
Client: GT Consulting, US/Norway. Year: 2007
Addis is a diagnostic tool for drug problems. The site handles registrations for courses in the diagnostic tool based on my own CMS. It also features a section where the sertified can sign in to download tools.
hibustudent.no
Buskerud University College, Norway. Year: 2009
Student paper at Buskerud University College. Features an online market place built with PHP and MySQL.
dinvisjon.no
Buskerud University College, Norway. Year: 2010
What is your vision of the future? We invited everyone to a competition to write the best vision, and the winner got an iPad. You can also take a quiz to see which studies could be the right ones for you.
HiBu Facebook
Buskerud University College, Norway. Year: 2010
Ask a student at Buskerud University College about studies and being a student. Developed as a Facebook application which allows applicants to send questions directly to students.