Weekly Design Recap 23

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Things I’m working on

The flag for La Peninsular is in a bit of a break and I’m currently working on defining the colour palette, to make it less pastel-y and more vibrant. A new catch-up meeting should happen soon.

I finally got the Naturalia signs printed and they look pretty. The store sent me a photo and it’s all I have right now but next week I’ll pay a visit and take photos myself so I can add them to the portfolio.

Also, my business cards came in! I am in love with Moo’s customer service and how beautiful they look. Ordered a 100 and I believe I’ll be very picky when it comes to whom am I going to give them to.

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Things I’ve enjoyed

The fourth season of Bojack Horseman came in strong and it’s interesting how the most not necessarily relevant but poignant shows nowadays are animated; not that South Park hasn’t evolved favourably or that The Simpsons aren’t doing great stuff after 25 years, but Bojack along Rick & Morty and Steven’s Universe are deep, funny, philosophical and relatable.

I found a Wii in mint-condition for 35 € —a steal— since I got all these games for it but no way of playing them; for the last five days I’ve been downloading homebrew and playing the shit out of Metroid Prime Trilogy and Wii Sports, without neglecting my Switch too much. It’s been a reminder of how badly game interfaces have aged and that’s particularly true with old Gamecube games.[/text-with-icon][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-remove” color=”Accent-Color”]

Things I’m struggling with

A sudden cold that made my throat and joints aching. Also, it’s too early to be wearing coats and scarves. Short summers are the worst.[/text-with-icon][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-book” color=”Accent-Color”]

Things I’ve learnt

The current storm season is not over yet and the numbers thrown by hurricanes Harvey and Irma are hard to fathom. I doubt one can easily imagine the amount of water that was dropped in Houston and even as a hurricane veteran myself I can’t quite picture it. One of my regular Youtube channels, It’s Okay to Be Smart helped in the matter I can’t not share this.

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Things I’m listening to

One of the things that stay with me as a video game fan is the music that plays along the experience, and I develop strong emotional links to the stories and games I spend hours and hours with. One of the games that has impacted me the most is Journey, in a big part thanks to the soundtrack by Austin Wintory. There’s a new title with music by the same author and I haven’t played it yet as it is on Playstation, but I should have listened to it before because it’s absolutely glorious.

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