soundtrack: Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On

Where to start, right?

First there was the email. And it was a Yes. I am moving back to Holland in August.
Then it was final project presentations and graduation. More flowers and bubbly.

After five years I think it’s become time to close this blog and start something new. I’m thinking a place to document my type design studies and work. I’ll let you know. But first – summer holiday. Have a good one!

Black coffee in a grey city.

soundtrack: Jem – Stay Now

Somehow almost no pictures in the camera, so I will tell you: Four days walking around my other city. One nerve-wracking interview. Meeting dear old friends. Meeting some newer friends again. Some resolution. One cute cat. Rainy/Sunny Amsterdam. Closed typography bookshop. One kilo of Gouda to bring home. (But I could have just stayed…)

soundtrack: Sara Bareilles – Vegas (live)

Great workshop; I learned lots of new technical stuff and got a good start for my thesis project (so expect a lot of type pics!).

Flight tickets in my pocket, the song suits my mood. It’s all about doing crazy things sometimes, right?

soundtrack: Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard

Home workspace organized and ready to go. Couple more things to the inspiration/ motivation wall, perhaps. I’m hoping that staring at the t]m specimen poster every day will work some magic.

2010 -  No need for additional new years promises really; I have the index cards. Except for the  g r a d u a t i o n card. And the a p p l i c a t i o n s card. This quote makes me think, though:  You must bring something to the school before you can carry even more away as you leave it. Then again, it’s not up to me. My work is to try.

soundtrack: Amanda Jenssen – Another Christmas

Lots of rest and big wishes for the new year!

My dutch best friend was here this weekend, oh how good to see her!

I decided to throw the thesis plan in the trash; why not do a proper graduation project, not just a portfolio + some arbitrary research? Which could mean a type project. (And some text about the process.)

I had a teacher who said to put down your top five goals on index cards and to everyday write down one tiny step that you have done to achieve the goal. According to the rules of my teacher, if after two weeks you have done nothing then you have to throw away the index card as it is something you must not really want. (…)

Right.

article on Karel Martens (of Werkplaats Typografie)
typewriter typefaces

soundtrack: Sia – I go to Sleep

Apologies for the under the weather post(s). It’s the travel bug/missing friends/no sunlight combination. Also I’ve found out that not working on any designs of my own is making me quite insufferable. But I’ll have more time for my own stuff soon.

I turned in my BA thesis plan this week. What I would need is a life plan, though. Business studies, WT, t&m or what next? I see some pro con lists and frantic portfolio making in my near future.

P.S. The mystery postcard sender tells there are no clues to give. The debatable scariness of Helsinki is for him to find out, I think…

soundtrack: fink – see it all

(Yes it’s always gray in Finland.)

November is the longest month. Lately I’ve been missing the Sea, and you know, wondering why I came back at all…

Blue morning light and my first Christmas ornament. I thought a postcard from Bremen would surely be from J. but no, it’s another mystery! What a coincidence, perhaps they met?

A friend is writing Nano and asked me for a writing prompt of ten words. You may use them too (or learn some Finnish):
punajuuri beetroot, pussittava baggy, nahkea leathery (or clammy?), surma death, nokoset nap, oivaltaa realize, turilas Tootletubs, uskollinen faithful, murjotus scowl, silmukka loop

The amazing Home project.

P.S. I am lost for new music lately, what are you listening?