What a week. Damn, the last three days were stressful. Not so much because it actually was stressful, but - I guess - because I haven’t had a structured To-Do-List in my head. I also felt like I was just reacting to people and their demands instead of acting actively (like the last four weeks, when I just designed). And I was running from point A to point B (to get things printed, for example) without the feeling to achieve something. These weeks, in which I’m supposed to get feedback, are really the worst (and I haven’t even started with asking people for feedback yet). I’m looking forward to designing the third magazine.
But today was good. This morning, I rented a car and with the help of great friends I moved all my stuff and books (approx. 200) from the basement of my old flat to my new shared flat. It’s nice to see all the personal things again that I haven’t seen for almost two years now - because I was living out of my luggage in this time.
Afterwards, I got the the printed and bound magazine from the bookbinder, that you can see at the top. It’s so thick in comparison with the last one! Really nice. The final version has 180 pages and is printed on two different kinds of paper, coated for the normal content and glossy for the photo series; both 135 g/m2. However, the coated paper has a lot of volume, so the magazine feels a little bit lighter than you would expect from such an object.
And now, for the first time this week, I feel relaxed. Like I have time. That feels good.