RBRT Creative

25/04/2026

At The Gates!

Yesterday was the album release for ”The Ghost of a Future Dead” by At The Gates. Glad to finally get to share my artwork and full packaging design with you in the real world. I sure hope you like it.

The wild and violently unbound night ocean rises into the cosmos. Somewhere within the unfathomable rests everything and nothing.

The birth of all things. The death of all things.

The visual concept for the album grew out of a desire to translate the emotional and psychological weight of the music and lyrical themes. Rather than illustrating the lyrics literally, the aim was to create something that carried the same sense of dread, grandeur and existential terror — a landscape of inner collapse and cosmic scale, where human suffering meets something far older, larger and impossible to comprehend. It became an attempt to give shape to fear itself, not as cliché, but as atmosphere, force and vastness.

A more in-depth presentation of the artwork and the concept will come later.

It’s a fantastic album! Play it loud!

This one is for you, Tomas! 💚🖤

Skål!

27/03/2026

NEW DESIGN WORK!

Album packaging design for "Against The Dying Of The Light" — the fifth album by Jose Gonzalez – out today!

I designed the album packaging for both LP (gatefold) and CD (digisleeve), released via City Slang (Europe) and Mute(North America).

The illustrations were created by Hannele Fernström, based on a visual concept developed together with José González. My role was to shape and translate this into a cohesive packaging system – working with typography, structure, and sequencing to create a unified visual experience across formats.

The title typography is based on an early, unfinished draft of a hand-drawn gothic typeface I’ve been developing over the past year. At the time, the font didn’t yet exist as a working typeface – each letter (with multiple variations) was manually composed and applied throughout the design, allowing for a more organic and shifting expression.

The assignment also included digital single artwork and design supervision across marketing materials, coordinating with teams in Europe and the US.

22/02/2026

I'm thrilled that the cover art for "The Ghost of a Future Dead" finally is revealed. Me and Tomas started this process late in 2023, final drafts were approved in April 2025.

We can now reveal the cover and the tracklisting for our new album “The Ghost of a Future Dead”, out on April 24th, 2026 via Century Media Records.

The artwork was created by our friend Robert Samsonowitz / www.rbrt.org and features the following tracklisting:

At The Gates - “The Ghost of a Future Dead” (42:30)

1. The Fever Mask (03:12)
2. The Dissonant Void (02:47)
3. Det Oerhörda (03:35)
4. A Ritual of Waste (03:35)
5. In Dark Distortion (03:50)
6. Of Interstellar Death (03:45)
7. Tomb of Heaven (03:53)
8. Parasitical Hive (04:34)
9. The Unfathomable (04:07)
10. The Phantom Gospel (02:44)
11. Förgängligheten (02:41)
12. Black Hole Emission (03:39)
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The album’s pre-sale have started yesterday form this location: https://atthegates.lnk.to/TheGhostofaFutureDead

For AT THE GATES band exclusive versions and other stuff visit our store here:
https://atthegates.shop

In addition to the regular CD jewelcase, Digipack CD, and regular black vinyl, there are also these limited vinyl versions of the album:

Ltd. transp. orange-red marbled LP (2500x copies, via all retailers)
Ltd. deep blood red LP (400x copies, via Swedish retailers)
Ltd. red-black haze LP (500x copies, via Nuclear Blast and all UK retailers)
Ltd. clear-black marbled LP (500x copies, via EMP)
Ltd. creamy white LP (300x copies, via Na**lm Records)
Ltd. Translucent Sea Blue LP (1000x copies, via US retailers)
Ltd. Opaque Grey LP (750x copies, via US Indie retailers)
Ltd. Translucent Black Ice LP (500x copies, via Revolver / USA)
Ltd. Apple Red LP (500x copies, via CM US Webstore and Indiemerch)
Ltd. pearlescent deep blue LP (300x copies, via At The Gates)
Ltd. transp. sun yellow LP (300x copies, via At The Gates)

Get your copy now before it's too late!!

20/02/2026

José González Visual Identity: Cohesive Marketing Guidelines For The 2025 Tours

I was approached by José González’s management to design the marketing materials and admats for his 2025 tours. This included developing comprehensive guidelines for both printed posters and digital marketing, as well as creating the official poster for José’s March US tour.

To ensure consistency, I compiled the visual identity into a brand book – a one-stop resource that provides promoters with detailed guidelines for crafting cohesive, impactful materials. This document was delivered along with design assets, including a custom wordmark logotype and illustrations.

From art direction to graphic design and illustration, every aspect was crafted to create a cohesive and striking look for the entire 2025 campaign.

20/02/2026

NEW DESIGN WORK!

Since the autumn of 2023, I’ve been working with At The Gates on the visual identity and artwork for their upcoming album The Ghost of a Future Dead.

Tomas was deeply involved in the process. He cared intensely about how the music and his lyrics translated visually, and our conversations around the concept meant a lot to me. I developed the full artwork direction, and by April 2025 the front and back cover were approved — something he was genuinely excited about.

After Tomas passed in September 2025, I had to finish the project without him. Carrying his vision forward was without question the hardest assignment of my career.

Today the first single is released.

This one is for you, Tomas.
Miss you, my friend.

Out now on all streaming platforms.
Play it loud.

20/02/2026

Lödöse Musteri – Äppelfära Label Design

As part of my ongoing partnership with, I designed the label for their latest product: Äppelfära, an apple juice infused with ginger.

The design integrates seamlessly into the previously established packaging system I created, featuring a hand-drawn illustration as the backdrop, overlaid by a color-coded square containing the product name and logo.

For this particular product, the illustration was created using a Pilot Parallel Pen with De Atramentis Document Ink.

The structured yet flexible labeling system gives each product variant a distinct identity while maintaining brand coherence throughout their entire range.

The assignment included art direction, illustration and label design. The product is available in amber-colored 33 cl bottles and clear 70 cl bottles.