i planned to spend a week on faculty seminars, but (as usual something like this happens and thankgod it does) was invited to collaborate on a corporate identity project. it’s fun: we play with patterns, listen to good music and laugh a lot. oh, well, yeah, day is mostly spend in the studio, but sun caress us.

and yesterday, when i wanted some fresh air, finally went across the street and spend some money on my long-wanted project to have my own screenprinting “equipment”. next investment is surely (at least) one big screen. and hopefully talks about me having workshops on screenprinting are true and soon realized. keep fingers crossed.

note-to-self: find something that you’re good at (and continue to improve yourself) and cling onto that. it is the only way you can stay sane.

i attented mountain film festival and saw some amazing movies. i highly respect these people, i know i’ll never have the guts to do things they do. and at the moment i’m waiting for warmer days to head for mountains.

here i am, caught waiting. photo by iztok grilc

finally long-awaited job done: photo wedding book for (not so anymore) newlyweds: my sister and her husband. they got married on 13th november last year. and hopefully they get presents in the mail before easter.

i got some flyers for dum dum girls and julie christmas shows in april, organised by buba (see more info here). design is done by zoran the almighty and for body text i’m honoured he used type, i made as a faculty project. typeface is named platform because it was made for usage in timetables (train/bus) and it is available in two weights: regular and bold. metrics still needs some finishing works. if you’re interested, contact me.

i run in place

one sour day.

and the info that swedish band wildbirds & peacedrums will perform on 2nd may in ljubljana could not come more handy to finally cling to better mood. come if you have time.

i know it’ll be the best concert of 2011!

few days ago a friend asked me why do i work on weekends? weekend is suppose to be the time when you chill out, when you get much more sleep than usual, when you spend time with friends. yeah, i agree. when that is possible. but i have to or tend to do the very opposite: i get up earlier than other days cause i can make things/bake (and this weekend i’m making nuddles, keep fingers crossed) in the kitchen when everyone is still asleep. i work more efficiently because i take time just for work and not bunch of other things (and leave the house/appartment three times a day). there you go. so i finished one edition of a photo wedding book for my sister and her husband, some finish work is still left, but hopefully we send it to print in next few days.

and at the same time got two smaller projects, which i’m completely excited and grateful for.

and it’s finally spring. don’t get me wrong, i like winter, but everything at its time. and now it’s time for blossoming life and dandelion salad (yeah, you read it right. before dandelion blooms you can make salad from its leaves). a must try!! also a must: run for the mountains. up to on thursday.

had two great days, spend them in the mountains. have a little guilt problem, but the days are great, it’s been so long since sun woke me up. still on a job hunt. or the guilt will just keep getting bigger and my wallet thinner. can’t have everything, darn.

goes out to zoran pungerčar, a wunderkind, a music fanatic and THE flyer designer of 2010. he got an award at tresk (festival of music and publishing i mentioned in previous post) for flyer for wolf parade show in ljubljana in may last year.

see his work and invite him over for a cup of coffee offering him a job.

on thursday and friday we (that is BUBA) held a small stall at yearly festival of music and publishing named tresk. with digital and screenprint posters we were trying out let’s say sensitiveness of slovenian people to buy a concert poster. the earned amount was not good at all. maybe the best way is to sell them on the night of the concert (but because they are not official merch we cannnot avoid “the tax” we have to pay to the band) or selling moves to the internet. in any case we will do the latter.

so, no treats (and we’re discussing the tricks), but great company this year. and after running around for two days it was so good to run for the hill for a change yesterday. last day of the weekend: finish some work, make rough plans for coming week.

i came across this great book the other day with help of anna. it was a special day, cause anna got her master title. anna törrönen, master of art. oh, she’s way much more than just that.