My name is Soeren Aarlev and this is my blog. I'm originally from Denmark, but moved to London in 2006 and currently work as a professional Web Designer for a small agency in the South East. I'm always on the look out for new exciting projects, so if you have something in mind, drop me a line.

Animal Farm

August 7, 2009

This was my entry for the book cover design competition over at Design Forums

Animal Farm George Orwell

India Photos

June 8, 2009

I think I was a bit too optimistic when I said I was going to post pictures during my recent trip to India, but I finally got around to sorting through all my photos. Unfortunately I didn’t bring an SLR camera so the quality is not top notch. I’m quite happy with how some of them turned out though. Here are some of my favorite ones.

Tea Picker in Munnar, Kerala, India
Mechanic in Madgoa, Goa, India
Dead Dog Kudle Beach, Karnataka, India
Man with stick, Goa, India
Couple in Gokarna, Karnataka, India
Carrots, Munnar, Kerala, India
Three Guys in Gokarna Village, Karnataka, IndiaLady on the street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFishing nets near Varkala, Kerala, India
Sunrise on Kudle Beach, Karnataka, India
Sunset on Palolem Beach, Goa, India
Shri Meenakshi Temple Complex, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Man plucking red Bananas in a village in Kerala, India

Badlands

May 22, 2009

My entry for the Movie Poster design contest over at Design Forums. The brief of the contest was to design a poster for the (fictional) upcoming Quentin Tarantino re-make of “Badlands”

Badlands Movie Poster Design

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India Holiday

March 24, 2009

I will be leaving for a five week trip to India on the 4th of April and will be returning on the 7th of May. So I will not be able to reply to any queries during this timeframe. I’m going travel around the Kerala region in Southern India for a while and then hopefully make my way slowly up to Mumbai. It’s supposed to be an amazing place, so I can’t wait. And hopefully I’ll be able to upload some pictures here during my trip.

Wordpress Theme

January 25, 2009

Corporate Wordpress Theme
I’ve just finished the design for a new Wordpress Theme that I’m working on. I’m planning on releasing this shortly as a free Theme. It will be released with a few different color schemes for more flexibility, and I’m hoping to implement a random header image option as well. This Theme is kept in a corporate style, and I was thinking it could be used for an Architectural firm, Estate Agent, or a similar type of business.

Click Here for a preview of the Design.

Featured on CSS Mania

January 9, 2009

Featured on CSS ManiaA big thanks to the guys over at CSS Mania for featuring sorenaarlev.com. It’s always nice to get some recognition. And there’s some amazing designs on there so it’s an honour for me to be listed alongside such great talent.

New Dawn

January 1, 2009

New Dawn Movie PosterI decided to participate in the design contest over at Psdtuts. The brief was to create a movie poster design for a fictional Science Fiction movie called “New Dawn – Extinction is not an option”, and write a short interpretation of your submission.

“A race of hyper intelligent creatures from a distant solar system have infiltrated society. They are conquering earth by implanting android microchips into the minds of human beings, slowly turning the human race against themselves.”

View the full poster here

Portfolio Redesign

December 27, 2008

Since we’re rapidly approaching the New Year, I decided it was time for a redesign of my portfolio site and a fresh new look for 2009. I wanted something that was lighter, easier for me to update, and I also wanted the addition of a blog. For these reasons I chose to implement the popular Wordpress platform into the site.

I’ve gone for a very clean and minimalistic design this time to let the content stand out as much as possible. I’ll be adding more to the portfolio section in the near future as well as keeping this blog updated with stuff I’m currently working on.

Hope you like the new site.

Happy New Year!

Flickr

  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Muang Ngoi, Laos
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • Angkor Wat, Cambodia