The Office

The office is where I spend the majority of my time, because well, it's where I work. The office, like most Danish buildings in my experience, look very old on the outside and have insides that look practically brand new. I've got to imagine there are some strict remodeling regulations set in place in order to preserve this as many of the buildings are more than one hundred years old. The picture below is where I work, on the far right side you can see our door. The office space is actually up in the attic and snugly fits the five of us.

The co-workers!

I can't believe how nice everyone I work with is. Everyone I've met in Denmark thus far has been incredibly nice, but I think the people I work with are particularly nice and understanding with my lack of the Danish language. Aside from this they are all really talented. Each one of them is really exceptional which I think contributes to why the company is doing so well.


This is Jeppe, who likes this picture because it makes him look like David Copperfield. The white hand he is using to create this vivid illusion is a porcelain hand from an old glove factory. We got a few of these and were supposed to paint them for the Århus festival so they could be auctioned off to benefit the Red Cross. Needless to say, we didn't really get them done in time. Jeppe also took me out to dinner the one of the first nights I was here. We went to the most American place in Denmark called Mackie's. It was in teh style of T.G.I. Fridays with crap all over the walls. It was very American, but very good. I don't know if I ever thanked Jeppe properly for it, so thanks Jeppe.


This is Jo, like Jeppe, a partner in Hello Monday. Jo is super nice and they tell me she speaks Danish with a little bit of an accent though I really can't tell. I owe my survival of my first couple of weeks to Jo's kindness.


Anders is the third partner (there is one more in the US, but we'll deal with that when the time comes). Anders is the flash guru who I get to work with. He can produce at a crazy rate and works harder than most anyone I know. It's no surprise he's also quite good and I believe is responsible for the FWA winning Minus website. Also, if you didn't know, Anders is telling you: he's metal.


Finally we have Mads. Besides myself he's the only other 'employee.' Mads brings the urban flavor and is also working on motion graphics stuff which is pretty awesome. Mads also has an awesome dog which sometimes hangs out in the office. The dog always snores and is generally pretty hilarious.



These are the people I work with. All very talented and unbelievably nice. I feel like someone slipped Denmark $5 to be nice to me.