I have a journal! Here’s a look into my design for a journal/notebook.
I created a special mural, using words around a biblical scripture. Jeremiah 29:11.
Background
It’s something that I’ve been able to do.
I’m one of those who would use a flip book (jotter’s pad). However, I also enjoy journals with those ring bound pages to flip!
I decided to turn to other forms that I enjoy using: turning the page to lay for a new spread. Just like reading a book there’s this new possibility in the next blank page.
process
When I listen to recordings; I often like to start with what is being said. Then; I note the author, the history, or the source it comes from.
understanding what reasoning they have. It can be the view that the speaker has taken & what’s true of the experience,
It helps me to get a context, the background. In their discipline, they give importance to the subject, or hear why it’s relevant to them. Lastly; link it up to the last thing that is said. There’s always time to wonder at what I’ve written down. Phrases do come together and once I read them, I remember the context that they were written in. Next; I hope to draw links between an idea and the phrase. If there’s a line or an acronym contained in the phrase, I’d want to seek out the original source or context. As I mentioned before, my goal is to write in such a way that I would be able to make reason of it. Thinking creatively, I’d apply my own thought, referring to the phrases from the spoken recording. I hear good things from other’s experiences of how they create by way of discussions, panel talks and Q&A. as best as I can recall.
It can be time sensitive- to get me motivated to the task I’m assigned for. It can be an engaging topic where it’s calling for some response: by the time that I write something down, I’m most probably halfway to the end of a thought process.
I find where I am with it. It could be a last line I hear on record, the tone of voice, the pause- words may sprout off from just one word that was used.
I kept in mind the previous blog posts I’ve written about art and making reviews of created pieces. This journal is here to go back to.
To capture words and the images, it’s so valuable to have notebook that helps you put ideas to page. I have designed a notebook with 80 plain pages, designed to be a journal.
