Helping fast-moving brands bring ideas to life and tell their story.

Helping fast-moving brands bring ideas to life and tell their story.

Mads Sæløen McCausland is Norwegian designer
and art director based in Oakland, California.

Mads Sæløen McCausland is Norwegian designer and art director based in Oakland, California.

Featured Projects

Featured Projects

Rejected

Rejected

Personal Project

Personal Project

2018

2018

Challenge

Challenge

Looking for a job can be both exciting and thrilling, but also a very demotivating process. As I was applying for jobs back in 2018, the amount of rejected applications that had accumulated in my inbox finally dawned on me. I was, to put it mildly, not happy about it.

Looking for a job can be both exciting and thrilling, but also a very demotivating process. As I was applying for jobs back in 2018, the amount of rejected applications that had piled up in my inbox finally dawned on me. I was, to put it mildly, not happy about it.

Solution

Solution

Aiming to flip the script on what it would mean to get turned down, I decided to use the content of the emails as fodder for a series of posters. Instead of being discouraged from keeping going, I would now have the opportunity to sharpen my creativity and play around with shape, colour and form.

Kjøp her, hjelp der.

Kjøp her, hjelp der.

Norsk Misjonsselskap

NMS

2023

2023

Done at Fabel Media

Done at Fabel Media

Challenge

The Ask

With 52 stores nationwide, over 2000 volunteers and 25 years in business, NMS Gjenbruk is Norway's largest chain of thrift stores.

To increase awareness of the humanitarian work being made possible from the profits from the stores, The Norwegian Mission Society approached us to create a compelling and impactful marketing campaign. Our task was to showcase the transformative impact of every purchase made at NMS Gjenbruk.

Solution

The Solution

The campaign "Buy here, help there" draws a metaphorical and visual equals sign between common objects in the stores and what it could potentially mean for someone in a developing country.

The simple, yet precise message needed to be echoed in the visual language. Carefully selected objects shot in a studio setting lay the groundwork for a series of posters that challenge the typical aesthetic and message of a "informative thrift-store flyer" in a fun, engaging way.

The campaign "Buy here, help there" draws a metaphorical and visual equals sign between common objects in the stores and what it could potentially mean for someone in a developing country.

The simple, yet precise message needed to be echoed in the visual language. Carefully selected objects shot in a studio setting lay the groundwork for a series of posters that challenge the typical aesthetic and message of an "informative thrift-store flyer" in a fun, engaging way.


I'm ready to shape the next big thing. Are you?

I'm ready to shape the next big thing. Are you?

Let's create something impactful together.

Let's create something impactful together.