#about: 08.05.23

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nmemagazine: This week saw Måneskin take a sold out The O2 London by storm. Hit the link in bio to see full and exclusive performances of the epic ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ and ‘Kool Kids’ from the show, as well as the NME review.

Måneskin via @/NMEMagazine's reels on Instagram.

*Reposted by Måneskin onto their Instagram stories.

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Are they trying to imply Brad was at Soho house too?lol because it was tommy with his bf and his friends.

aksjjskk I didn’t even think of that. who knows what the point is tbh…

[schleierkauz]

Cornelia Funke Q&A - 08.05.23

Finally, another one of these. Here are some interesting bits.

The Color of Revenge

Q: Why did Cornelia decided to write another Inkworld story after all this time?

A: She wrote a short story about Orpheus and the Inkworld came rushing back to her immediately (probably because she never really left, she says, as the Mirrorworld and the Inkworld are the same and she'd been writing Reckless). She thought about how Orpheus would definitely want revenge and there was something to explore there. At the same time, her focus shifted towards illustration and pictures rather than words. For a while she had begun to distrust (her own) words, which only changed when she wrote The Labyrinth of the Faun.

Cornelia hopes the TCoR script will be finished in June

The people who host the stream met the head of Cornelia's publisher, who recognized them due to the cover debacle. She showed them the final cover and seemed quite happy with it

During a conversation about queer representation, Cornelia says that she doesn't want to include queer characters just for brownie points as that feels very disrespectful. She has always written her characters as the story called for it and will continue to do so and that of course includes queer characters, who are all close to her heart - and there is, in fact, one in TCoR

Q: What about the release date/release date of the English version?

A: If everything goes according to plan, the German version will be published this autumn. England and America will take longer, Cornelia guesses it will be another year for TCoR to be published in English. Her daughter will translate this time, which Cornelia is excited about. She's been told that her English voice is quite different from how she writes in German and thinks that with this book, that gap will shrink significantly (since her daughter is so familiar with her style)

Reckless

Bad news regarding the TV show: apparently The Rings of Power and the Game of Thrones sequel were such a disaster that nobody wants to touch a fantasy script right now. Cornelia remains optimistic though - she will finish the book series and maybe then something will come of it. Adapting a finished series is easier, anyway

Misc.

Cornelia's granddaughter's name is Lyra Emilia after Lyra from His Dark Materials. Cornelia has been drawing and painting pictures for her

The Donkeys she left behind in America have learned a few tricks and are very happy with her former neighbour

The Green Kingdom is out and the reactions so far have been delightful: Cornelia mentions letters from 20somethings who feel reminded of their grandparents' gardens and children who feel less nervous about moving cities after reading the book. She also clarifies that the blind girl's father writes the letters for her since she apparently accidentally edited that detail out of the finished story and some people were confused

[yourfriendisdeadlol]

08.05.23

I’ve had psychiatrist appointment today, I got new meds. I am not okay. I feel so stupid because she asked me about things I should fucking know  and I literally didn’t know the answers. I haven’t told her that I’m su1c1dal as hell, life’s fun haha. There’s school again tomorrow, I haven’t finished my homework. I wish I just could just disappear and then kms without anybody noticing. 

I have therapy tomorrow and I’m genuinely so scarred, last week I told her (my therapist) about things I haven’t told anyone before, mostly about su1c1d3 etc. and I was literally shitting myself bc If she told my parents about all of that stuff I’d be so dead. She told me that she’s not going to tell my parents about it. But after one of my therapists in the past told my parents that I was sh-ing I’m so scarred to trust anyone with this kind of topics.

I want to starve myself but idk how to hide it. Last time everyone noticed it and it wasn’t fun at all :/

Now I’m laying in my bed and all I’m thinking of is about how much I want to slice those wrists of mine but then I’m having whole thought processes about how to hide it and let me tell you, I suck at hiding it.

[aceverae]

08.05.23

I’m not needed anymore. This isn’t a story of suicide but of marital failure. I’ve been married for five years and we have gone through thick and thin. But during this time and even before I was married, I have struggled intensely and internally with my own identity, success, and inspiration. I regularly feel confused about my purpose and how to best fight for my happiness, and I have a bad…

[tillzzy]

08.05.23

WWF - Visual Analysis

WWF have a wide range of campaigns, as well as a product range. The proceeds all go to the funding of the charity and causes they support. WWF also collaborate a lot with other organisations and artists which is good as this is what my project is about. Knowing they have a history and are open to collaborating supports the concept of my brief and works out really well. I want to explore the kind of illustrations WWF tends to use and also the language of their products.

Anti Poaching Campaign

Striking imagery and photography

the size labels links to the fashion industry as leopards are hunted for their fur to be used as clothing

creates an emotional response from viewers as it exposes the reality of the fashion industry

"fashion claims more victims than you think" is powerful and gets viewers to think about their choices as consumers

Wild Isles Product Range

collaboration with WWF, RSPB and artist Cherith Harrison

UK native Oak tree and Starling bird celebrated through this design

captivating and beautiful repeating illustration

vibrant colours link to the environment and natural world - harmonious colour palette from WWF branding

WWF x Jane Foster Product Range

illustrator and textile designer from Devon

bold, happy designs appealing more towards a younger audience

cute illustrations with bold colour palettes on products such as pillows, mugs and bags

I really like this simple illustration style and it is very suited to WWF's branding - something to think about when creating my own designs

solid colour and patterns - no texture

Tiger E-Card

cute repeating pattern of a tiger's face

simple shapes used to create the structure of the illustration which works really well

theme of using animal's colours as the colour palette and also for repeating designs

targeted more towards a younger audience but could also appeal to adults

Take aways

WWF uses a range of illustration styles which is amazing as I will be able to add my own personal touches to the outcome whilst ensuring their colour palette is used

Lush x WWF seems to be an idea that would work well as they tend to collaborate with other organisations already

repeating patterns and more simplistic shapes work well

all products link to a specific animal - perhaps I could create a product range with different each product being associated with a specific animal or combined with a few.

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Damiano via his Instagram feed; 10.05.23

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Måneskin at the 02, London - 08.05.23.

Some of the photos I got while at my show! I'm not the best photographer; the lights and the seats made it difficult to get any actual stage photos and also the seats made it so hard to get almost any photos of Ethan, which I'm still so sad over :(

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Thomas via his instagram stories; 09.05.23

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Damiano, Thomas, Victoria, Ethan and Måneskinofficial via their Instagram stories; 08.05.23.