Image thinkers.

I am an image thinker.

Something I found out today. Something that's going to make the start of our new project at school a bit harder then I'd like it to be.

Image thinkers don't get to the solution the logical way, by walking over the path via the steps you are taught to take. Image thinkers see the solution to a problem, and start working form there. They see the end product, after that they see how they'll be able to get there. (of course, after this, it goes way deeper, but to give you an idea of what I'm talking about here)

But that's not a bad thing, is it? I hear you thinking. No, it isn't. It's just another way of seeing the world and working with the problems you are given.
But for the project I have to make now, I've come across the fact that sometimes, it can be a problem. Sometimes, you have to walk the path you are taught to take. Sometimes you have to go past all those steps to do it 'right'. When thinking of a concept, for example.

For this project, I have to come up with an idea for a magazine with a theme or a target group for which/whom there is no magazine, yet. I have to be able to explain everything behind my idea. Why I chose the target group, why I chose the theme, what I want to tell the audience, what I want to achieve by making this magazine. All very nice, but not as easy as it may sound.

Because I found out I first think of what I want my magazine to look like. From that I start thinking how I could get to this point, what theme would fit this idea. I have been told by my teacher today, that this is not the way to go.

I had a part of my concept going strong, but there were a few gaps I couldn't seem to fill. So she told me to start from the beginning again. Start answering questions, so the idea will stand tall. But at the question of what I want to tell people, what I want to bring into the universe, I blank out. When I try to think of something, every single time, I end up with an idea of what the magazine could look like and try and fill it up from there.

Not sure how to get out of that, to be honest with you. What I can tell you is that it is quite annoying. I just want to have an idea and get started and make something already. Hopefully I will get some closure this week. Not sure how long I can keep this vicious circle going.

Any image thinkers out there who overcame this problem? If so, please share, I need it.

Have a nice life,
Xoxo
Winnie.

Music. II

Oh well hello there!
It has been a while (again, oops) and what better to come back with then with a Musical post?

Because there is some music I want to talk about. (All the links to the songs I mention will be at the bottom of the post.)

NEW MUSE! omg. I'll get to that later.

First:

As I told you in my last post, I went to London in February (and omg, was James McAvoy amazing in The Ruling Class. Dear god. Nothing but love.) During this trip I really, really got into Arctic Monkeys album Suck it and See. I listened to it on the bus taking us from the airport to the city that is London and I realized how amazing it is. Such a great album to have in your ears when approaching your favorite city in the world. My biggest discovery off off this album is Black Treacle. What a song, what a song.

Then there is Kanye West. Ooooh, Kanye West. What a month it has been for him. First, I discovered Nick Jonas' version of Only One (true love, just listen), which made me listen to the original again. I quite like it, let's be honest here. Listened to it a lot, switching from Nick to Kanye. Then All Day came out (And yes, what a performance at the Brit Awards). Ooooh dear do I love that one. Amazing. Has had quite a few listenes. Wow, Kanye, give me a full album already, thank you very much.
A bit longer ago I discovered My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and I haven't really stopped that obsession. What an album, that is. Glorious.

Next to that, I finally Shazammed a song used in a Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Fall Tour episode (EP.05) and I am so happy I did. It's TV on the Radio's Staring at the Sun. This song just makes every moment so, so happy and good. It really inspires me to vlog my time at Pinkpop and vacation with friends and edit it together with this song underneath it. So great. I also found Youth Lagoon's 17 this way (EP.03). Another great, great song to put underneath an edit to add instant emotion.

And, last but not least, Muse. MUSE.
Muse released the first song from their new upcoming album Drones yesterday: Psycho. It's so great. All I could think, all the way through, was How amazing would this be, played live. So much energy, so much guitar, so much love. I feel like it isn't amazingly different and new for Muse, it kind of reminded me of some other Muse songs, that I can't completely place just yet but I don't care one bit. It's the first song they bring out. Who know's what else is yet to come? And even if it isn't completely different and changing, I would still love it, because it will probably still be amazing. So excited for the album to come out. And maybe, even more, so excited to finally see Muse live this year at Pinkpop Festival.

And that's it, really. That's what I've been excessively listening to in the last while. Scroll down to find links to all the songs named above on Spotify.

Have a nice life,
Xoxo
Winnie.

Suck it and See 
Black Treacle
Only One
Only One (Nick Jonas version) ~Soundcloud~
All Day
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS-2013 FALL TOUR DOCU SERIES-EP.05
MACKLOMORE & RYAN LEWIS-2013 FALL TOUR DOCU SERIES-EP.03
Staring at the Sun
17
Psycho ~YouTube~