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Madrid’s photo marathon

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

Jeffrey Veen – About Design

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

Iceland’s volcano timelapse

Iceland’s volcano timelapse

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

The ethical blind spot

Here in Iceland we have a pretty nifty word: siðblinda. The literal translation of siðblinda is "ethical blindness". Basically it is used to describe people who in English I would classify as either psychopaths or narcissists. The English language typically has a lot...

Us vs. Them

One of the worst things I do is when I start comparing myself to other people. I'm sure we've all been there. We look at someone else and see only what they have, and we lack. We become envious. We feel crappy about ourselves, because in the comparison, we inevitably...

All the notebooks

In Doris Lessing's excellent novel The Golden Notebook, the main character, Anna, has four different notebooks in which she writes about the different aspects of her life. She struggles with this, and in the end somehow manages to combine the four different notebooks...

Building a book, part II

Well hello! It's been a little longer than I had planned, mostly because you would not believe how many endless little details need your attention when you're publishing your own book. Meaning that - yes - my book is now out!! Also, I now have an Amazon Author Page....

Building a book for self-publishing

As many readers will know, the release of my new book, Unraveled, is imminent. "Yeah yeah," I hear you thinking, "she's been banging on about this for months" - and you will be right. [Although I don't believe I've ever used the word "imminent" before. Just saying.]...

Through the forest, but not alone

Since I started writing about all this stuff I've been writing about, I've received a number of messages and emails from people who say they can really relate. Some say that they find my posts hard to read because it mirrors their own experience in a way that is...

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