Unplugged (Part 2)

Unplugged (Second part)

I must call this project Finished, for the simple reason of finishing it. Sounds terrible, trust me I know, but if I don't put an end to it, I will continue adding and subtracting stuff like the past week.
Procrastination and perfectionism are true enemies, I can't never win against them, so the only option I have: to friend them and enjoy the ride.

Can I really do this?

Constantly looking for inspiration and new ideas could be considered as idling, and it happened quite often. The problem is, as a result of, I began comparing my work with well experienced people, which worked hard for a long time to achieve such results. Sound silly but it jerks out some pessimist emotions.
Grammar and experience were the final bosses to defeat, as you might can tell English is not my native-tongue, everyday I learn something new.

A good product vs. Inertia?

Perfectionism might seen sophisticated, but in my opinion is a big roadblock, creates an enormous self-doubt bubble encapsulating one's head. Of course I still believe and feel that my story is awfully rushed, sloppy and overall clumsy (Ok yeah, I stop right here).
These feelings previously described are the barricade to get through the finish line, and all I want is to get there anyhow. Of course I think over criticism, productive or not is always welcome (I say that now, but it wasn't always like that), but the objective is to finish.
What is after? A new beginning, keep on working and take advantage of the inertia, I personally have no idea where all this is going, this is my chance to create new productive habits like perseverance, time management and creative thinking (Ah! Almost forget: life valance as well).

I really enjoyed the whole process and learned so much from it, hoping this is the key for a new door.

Read the book online clicking here!

I hope you like it, enjoy!

Unplugged (Part 1)

Unplugged (This tittle may be subject to change)

Ok, how do I start?
Everything started with a simple Skype call with a good friend of mine (another dreamer with no salvation). I know this guy before my mind can remember; and we always as kids dreamed to engage with lots of activities together, we did some, some took eleven years later drunken in a cabin playing as DJs.
While we were talking and dreaming like we've been doing for the past thirty and plus years, a new idea came along: Lets write children books.

I have no previews experience in any subject when it comes to write a book, especially for kids?
The idea itself sounds amazing ('till now I am seduced with the idea) and then the whens, hows and whats were ask. "I have no idea how, when or what, just lets do it". That's all I had.

Based on real-life limitations like time for example, I have at the moment the privilege of more time than my busiest friend in the world.
Wasted no time and I bought a book about How-To's, and reading through and emerging myself more into the book I found it extremely overwhelming and time consuming with an uncertain reward.

I decided to start one myself while I wait for my friend, and it's called "Unplugged" or at least for now.

The process is fun, ups and downs, writing and rewriting, spacing out all the time and drawing and taking part with the characters.

Its like a you are directing a movie in your head all the time.

This is a short, rushed introduction of what it would be. I have one goal: Fail as many times as possible and document everything so I can learn the most of it.

Nostalgia

Blindfolded by Nostalgia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word nostalgia is learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of νόστος (nóstos), meaning "homecoming", a Homeric word, and ἄλγος (álgos), meaning "pain, ache", and was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by Swiss mercenaries fighting away from home. Described as a medical condition—a form of melancholy—in the Early Modern period, it became an important trope in Romanticism.

Nostalgia can refer to a general interest in the past, its personalities, and events, especially the "good old days" from earlier in one's life.

The scientific literature on nostalgia usually refers to nostalgia regarding the personal life and has mainly studied the effects of nostalgia induced during the studies. Smell and touch are strong evokers of nostalgia due to the processing of these stimuli first passing through the amygdala, the emotional seat of the brain. These recollections of one's past are usually important events, people one cares about, and places where one has spent time. Music and weather can also be strong triggers of nostalgia. Nostalgic preferences, the belief that the past was better than is the present, has been linked to biases in memory.

Hearing an old song can bring back memories for a person. In order to do this, the song must have been heard at one time, and then not heard again for a long time. If it is heard throughout life, it loses its association with any specific period or experience. Listening to the song again dilutes the memory.

Fischwasser

Unofficial Borussia Gründberg logo

Borussia Gründberg

The unofficial logo

This is the original logo from a soccer club based in Styer, Austria. As a personal challenge I wanted to give it a new fresh look as part as an exercise. I don't know much about the story behind this shield, but it looks like it was designed back in the 90's. 

I gave it a fresh look with sharper edges and matte colors, also a 3D effect on the "Gründberg" banner. 

Then a single color (this is the one I like the most). If you look closely, the center circle is colored as the shield, not as the original logo that the circle's colors are opposed with the shield.

MSV Divers New T-shirt Design

MSV Divers T-shirt design