I’m just having fun with the titles at this point. I decided from now on I’m going to stay away from numbering the post titles because it gets a bit boring. I just hope y’all get the references.
Anywho, here’s another batch of some graffiti I’ve found across Athens, plus a gif of highway art for your viewing pleasure!
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I’ve been wanting to step up my typography game. I went to college for illustration, and 95% of my professors taught us to stay away from typography in our art. We were free to experiment with type if we wanted, but it wasn’t recommended. So most of us never did.
I love graphic design and typography and have always had a huge interest in fonts, but I also enjoyed learning about illustration and how to further enhance my skills so I went to school for that. There was a weird superiority competitive aura between the fine art students, illustration students, and graphic design students, and for whatever reason the school found it wasn’t necessary for any of those three majors to interweave, we unfortunately weren’t given the option to learn more and experiment with fine arts or graphic design. I really wanted to learn more about type, and the one class we were required to take that “taught” typography was just crap, if I could be honest.
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I’m not fashion obsessive, and I never know what’s trending. I’m pretty oblivious to what’s going on in the fashion world. I honestly still wear clothes that I bought ten+ years ago. With that said, I do check out some fashion blogs time to time.
Maybe talking about style as opposed to fashion is the better term to use. I don’t think I have a specific style, and I don’t think a specific style attracts me. I pick and choose what I like which inspires me to make and customize everything I own or want to own. As long as it’s fun and comfortable, I’m happy.
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The past five years have been a big deal for older bands reuniting, and I’ve been lucky to have attended quite a number of shows I would have never imagined would happen. As a music lover, and especially a lover of the 90’s, it’s been an exciting bunch of years for my beloved 90’s bands resurrecting.
Here are some bands I’ve had the pleasure of seeing.
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So I believe everyone has a right to their own opinion on art. Duh. Everyone has a different aesthetic that attracts them. Not everyone enjoys the same art. I can say this many different ways and they will always be true obvious statements.
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For months now, I’ve been obsessing over houses – the combination of the structures and colors. I’m starting to think that my future home is going to be real wild. It’s going to consist of color blocks. I’m really loving color blocks.
I’ve been especially obsessing over pink houses. The construction of Greek houses and apartments are much different than what you’d see in America. Seeing them painted pink makes them even more interesting. A lot of the apartment buildings here are either an orangey-peach or peachy-pink. They’re all very peachy.
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I took a trip yesterday with my uncle and the baby to visit his parents. They don’t live too far away – they’re still in Athens. Like, “suburban” Athens. Suburbia in Greece is so much different than what you would imagine. Not even close to the cookie-cutter image you may be thinking of.
But anyway, I haven’t been to that house in eleven years.
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I’ve been bouncing around between family member’s homes, so I apologize for the lack of posts. This week I’ve been staying with my uncle and his family. They have an 8 month year old son, so I’m sure you could imagine how our days have been. Hectic and occupied, if you really can’t imagine. Aside from that, the weather is working its way to an unbearable scorching level – and to think we’re not even near mid-summer.
Since my last Love Notes post, I’ve been coming across a whole lot of interesting graffiti that I’ve been photographing, so I have quite a bit to share in the few batches of Love Notes posts.
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I’m slowly figuring out the main characteristics that make this country strong in every way that is not financial, hah. Because their financial state is so weak, they successfully make up for it everywhere else.
Being anywhere long enough, you can spot the daily customs that make up a specific place. When you hear about Greece, most of these characteristics are brought up quite a bit, and they’re spoken about so much because they’re true.
Here’s some validation featuring photos.
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