Recognizing my Work’s Value
As a designer, it is often hard to draw the line between work and pleasure. Much of what I do isn't as strenuous as other types of work.
A Night we were never Able to Re-Create
I don't remember a lot of days that feel like this one. I remember it as a clear cut. Before it lies the past, after it, a new
I’m in a Friend’s Music Video
Back when I first started seeing my boyfriend, a kind friend of mine had the plan to make a music video for her singer-songwriter project ÄNSI. I was
Art on Monday 12 | EU Elections
Austria's political system is currently burning down to the ground, while many of us Austrians celebrate what's happening. Just days before the EU elections, the right-winged political party
The Highest Gay Holiday: Eurovision Song Contest 2019
As a child, I remember my best friend from elementary school throwing a birthday party on the same day as the Eurovision Song Contest. In this year, Austria
Art on Monday 11 | Design Month Graz
In Graz there's currently the design month going on. For this occasion I actually wrote two articles for the locale magazine Futter, you can check out below if
The Best (and Craziest) Songs from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
One of my favorite TV shows I always like to advise other people on watching is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. It's a Dramedy show (more on the side of comedy)
Quick Thought Tuesday | Depression
For the longest time, I thought I knew what being depressed feels like. Turns out I had no idea until the beginning of the year, after coming home
Fixing Dumb Inspirational Quotes 4
When I started collecting dumb Tinder bios (for fixing them up), I also started collecting new dumb inspirational quotes. The last weeks my blog has become a little
Why I stopped writing for VICE
Last year, when I started to become more and more bored of solely working in advertising, I had the idea to take my writing to a professional level.
40 Days Without Mary Jane
Please read the important Disclaimer at the end of this post - thank you! If you live in a Catholic country, you're probably aware that it is Lent (fasting
Music Monday 11 | Music to Break up to
For some reason, I have always found a weird kind of beauty in the sad things in life. When I see a photo such as the title photo
Goodbye Berlin, Hello Sadness.
Back when I went to middle school I was bullied a lot. For a long time, I thought it was my fault because I was weird and abnormal.
Art on Monday 10 | Oil
While I focused on spray paint art for the last year, I wanted to try oil again. So, I made this small painting. Thanks for checking it out! Ben
It would be much easier if this blog were anonymous – and boring.
Since starting this blog, I have always had it connected to my Facebook account. I didn't care about the couple of readers I knew in real life. However,
Music Monday 11 | New Rammstein Shock Video
So, I'm a little late for the hype over Rammstein's new single and also a little too late for a Music Monday - but what else is new?
I have been fatshamed and this is my response.
Some details of this story were changed to ensure anonymity. The situation you are about to read is told the way I remember it. Out of nowhere, you told me
Fixing Dumb Tinder Bios
For this week's blog, I thought I wanted to have fun and do what I like to do the most when on the internet: Being a troll. One
Art on Monday 9 | Veschvesch
For this Art on Monday post, I want to share videos by a friend and Motion Designer based in Berlin, Vera Schmid aka VeschVesch. To me, the beauty of
Trying to have my tonsils removed while trying not to lose my mind over the health care system
As you may or may not know, I have had a lot of problems with my tonsils since I've been diagnosed with Diabetes Type I. Over the course
Art on Monday 8 | Mutboard & Vogel
I have recently had the chance to design an alternative cover for Austria's first and only design magazine, Mutboard & Vogel. I wanna show you guys my design
‘Lost&Found – People Edition’ at a huge carnival party without a working phone.
We were sitting in the tram and laughing about how a friend thought she had ordered an Ukulele off of Wish but actually just ordered a Ukulele strap
What Advice would you Give your Child-Self? | Quick Thought Tuesday 9
I've recently thought about what advice I'd give my child-self if I had the chance to? I'm guessing life is so complicated that I don't know how I'd