This week was a hard one!

I worked on tight deadlines every day due to some projects delivery dates. On Thursday afternoon I was in a meeting with my Art Director, and I just told her: I'm so tired, this week was so intense! and she agreed with me, how couldn't she! We worked so hard every day! Although I finished the week and I felt grateful. I was exhausted but happy and proud with everything we have done and achieved this week. So I decided to go back to an old practice I used to do, "writing a week grateful list", just five things one for each day.

So here are five things I'm grateful for this last week!

For the weather. We had great days of sun in London
For my team at work.
For all my new students this week at skillshare
For learning again to be grateful
For Being able to share this with you.

I invite you to do the same, look back and write five things that you are grateful for this last week!

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This week I finished the course Graphic Design for Good - Design a Personal Manifesto by Agatha Vieira. And by the end of the class, I designed a self-manifesto of five Ideas and goals that I wanted to do and achieve. And one, in particular, got stuck in my head, and it was "Design more for myself." I became a designer because I loved Graphic DesignDesign. And I wanted to Design my T-shirts, posters, everything. Although when you start working, you ended up doing that for someone in exchange for money. Which is more than ok, and again I'm pretty grateful for being able to do that for a living. However, we need to design for ourselves in exchange for joy and pleasure.

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Design a 3D Typography Poster this is by far my course with more students 131! I so happy and surprised, and I love that technique used in the class. You can apply it to many other graphic design projects.

Have a look if you didn't do the course already!

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How long should your naps be? - Sara C. Mednick

I loved this piece's illustration style, and all the science about sleep is fantastic! And who doesn't like a Sunday afternoon nap!

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This week I've remembered this talk that I listened to from Ji lee at Creative Mornings in NYC. When I saw the date that uploaded, I was scared! It is from 2013! Almost a decade passed since the first time I listened to that talk. Well, it is so great that I've heard it again, and it kept inspiring me. Here's the link

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I love Fonts. Who doesn't? So I will start sharing my favourites fonts and fonts that I find online. Yes! Font of the Week!

Pillow lava

It is just something else! It's so electric, organic so full of details! This font will capture everyone's attention! Trust me!

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I love Casey Neistat, and I found music with an edit of his quotes. I love to listen to it! Powerful words, powerful man, powerful beats. Please have a listening trust me (Link)

I like the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. I used to listen to it every day. Still, I won't lie since they moved it exclusively to Spotify, I stopped listening to it so much. I felt youtube was more accessible or something. Although this week, I've listened to the episode with Neil deGrasse Tyson. And it was terrific, funny, informative, insightful, from Aliens to education birds drinking water from a bottle. So if you need a Podcast to listen to this week, be sure to check this one!

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I recommend everything that Tim Ferris says Writes, recommends and shares. Yes, I'm a Tim Ferris Fan Boy! I'm reading his book Tools of Titans. And he managed to get a hundred of my indols, from sport, music, to film directors in one book! I couldn't recommend it more. I loved the 4 hour work week! And this one it's probably the most comprehensive book on my shelf, and it doesn't scare me at all!

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Weekly Instagram account to check!

Roy Veldkamp

I follow him for a while now, and I love his 3d Design.

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Design studio to check this week!

Lobo.cx

My first job in Design q and Animation was at Lobo! At Lobo, I developed my core skills and made friends for life! So Yea, check them! They are amazing! I thank them for everything I have known until today.

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I know it's cheesy, but I won't lie! I follow a few inspirational quotes accounts on Instagram, and sometimes it helps me. It inspires me to take action. Other times I just read them and think "great quote", and I do nothing. Although I still love a good quote!

So here's the first quote of the week.

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That's it! I wish you a great week ahead, friend!

Much Love, Keep learning!

Let's connect on: Instagram, dribble, Twitter.

Marcos Silva

Designer & Animator

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