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Christopher Hjort (born 15 December 1958) is a Norwegian typographer and graphical designer. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, Type design, and modifying type Glyphs Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety The term graphic design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation In 1990, Hjort and three colleagues founded Gazette, which has grown into one of Norway's largest professional companies in the fields of graphical design, web design, modern typography, information, and corporate communication more generally. Web page design is a process of conceptualization planning modeling and execution of Electronic media content delivery via Internet in the form Corporate communications is defined as communication which goes to all staff At Gazette, Hjort has been co-founder, co-owner and advisor, and currently leads the graphical design group. He has also been actively involved in developing the company's Gazette Bok publishing group, which serves as an outlet for various publishing ideas that evolve through Gazette's different business connections. Through Hjort's connections and initiative, Disney artist Don Rosa used Gazette Bok for publishing his The Pertwillaby Papers and The Adventures of Captain Kentucky books. Keno Don Hugo Rosa (often just called Don Rosa) (born June 29, 1951) is a comic book writer and illustrator best known for his stories about Scrooge The Pertwillaby Papers is an adventure Comic drawn by the famous Donald Duck artist Don Rosa The Pertwillaby Papers is an adventure Comic drawn by the famous Donald Duck artist Don Rosa

Hjort is also a rock historian who regularly writes record reviews and artist profiles in various music magazines. In 2000, together with American rock music researcher Doug Hinman, he published Jeff's Book, an acclaimed annotated chronology of Jeff Beck's career, followed in 2007 by Strange Brew: Eric Clapton and the British Blues Boom 1965–1970. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer These books have also been edited, designed and layouted by Hjort.

Hjort has also worked as a semi-professional guitarist, and toured and recorded two albums with Bygg Band, Norway's first cajun and zydeco group. See also [[Cajun]] Cajun music, an emblematic Music of Louisiana, is rooted in the Ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of The band's second album was recorded in Crowley, Louisiana, in 1984, together with cajun and zydeco legends Link Davis Jr. (sax), Michael Doucet (fiddle), and Cleveland Chenier (rub board). Michael Doucet (born 1951 is a Cajun Fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil Hjort's interests include gøbbing (exchanging ideas with members of a think tank) and collecting guitars and rock memorabilia. A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such

References

Christopher Hjort and Doug Hinman (2000): Jeff's Book: A Chronology of Jeff Beck's Career, 1965–1980: From the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock (Rock'n'Roll Research Press, ISBN 0-9641005-3-3; 256 pages, sold out)

Christopher Hjort (2007): Strange Brew: Eric Clapton and the British Blues Boom 1965–1970 (Jawbone Press, ISBN 978-1-906002-00-8; 288 pages, more than a hundred photos)

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