Solid Block of Ise

I always get a big kick out of seeing Andreas mentioned in the newspapers (in Swedish). He really deserves every mention he can get, and now it seems that he’s receiving at least some mainstream-recognition.

Occasionally he gets mentioned in the smaller rags, but now Dagens Nyheter (The Daily News), one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, mentions him and what he does.

So, what does he do? Well, it’s easier to say what he doesn’t do - he’s not an austronaut, he’s not a mutant, he’s not a loud-mouthed braggart obsessed with himself, and he certainly isn’t worthy of getting mentioned.

In fact, he’s a great guy. He’s talented, he’s humble and he gives away stuff for free. The neat part is he manages to make money off of giving stuff away for nothing. His design-templates power thousands if not millions of sites all over the internet, and he encourages people to modify his work to suit their own needs. One of his templates power MY blog, albeit somewhat modified.

I got to know Andreas back in 1995 I think. Since then he’s been a good friend and a loyal comrade. Anyone who’s met him will agree with me when I say that he’s about as great a guy as it’s physically possible to be. He’s also incredibly smart, and predicted long ago that the Internet would revolutionize the way we distribute and pay for music. Sure, it took ten years for it to become a reality, but his vision is slowly but surely coming true.

Give him a visit, download his templates and/or music, and say hi.

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