Grafill – Norwegian Organisation for Visual Communication - represents 1 400 professional members and students in the areas of graphic design, illustration, animation, cartoons and interactive design.
AimsGrafill aims to look after the members professional, economical, juridical and social interests, aswell as to raise the quality of the professions and their ethical values and strengthen the education in these professions.
AMG - authorized member of Grafill - is a protected title for Grafill members with full membership.
Events & CompetitionsGrafill arranges Visuelt, the largest yearly event within Visual Communication in the Nordic Countries. Visuelt is an annual event for the creative industry in Norway and consists of a competition, seminars, prize award show, party and exhibition. The aim of the event is to inspire and function as a meeting point for the industry. International speakers come to talk about various aspects of design and the creative industry. The Visuelt competition is held annually and gives tribute to the professionals working with visual communication in Norway. The aim of the competition is to promote innovation, bring further professional competence and present the best work done by creative professionals in Norway. The main categories are: Graphic design, Illustration, Interactive Design and Moving Image. Visuelt has gradually grown to become the most important competition for designers and illustrators in Norway.
Grafill also arranges the annual competition The most beautiful books of the Year, the annual series of events called Billedlig Talt, which focuses on picture books and illustrated books for children and adults, and publish the Magazine «SNITT» which is Norway’s most important magazine for Visual Communication.
Organizational StructureGrafill consists of the administration in Oslo, nine local branches, five groups representing various kinds of professions within the organisation - these arrange various events, exhibitions and competitions, separately or together.
The chairman of the Grafill Board is Wanda Grimsgaard, and Martin Biehl is the manager at the Grafill Office.
AddressGrafill
Skovveien 20 (entrance in President Harbitz gate)
0257 Oslo, Norway
Telefon + 47 22 12 82 00
Faks +47 22 12 82 01
grafill@grafill.no
www.grafill.no
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