Angelusnoctis - Bats inside my head

Two days ago my friends told me they had found a photo of a girl that was almost like me. I was not convinced by their words, and told them to show it. And they were right!! Here you have the photo taken from the Mera Luna galleries); if I would have been there at that moment I would have appeared in that photo almost the same than her. Even the clothes are similar to what I usually wear… (By the way, if you recognize your self in that photo write me!! You’ve got a twin in South Spain hehehe!)

Maybe I meet her this year in Hildesheim. This is the first year I’m able to go to a big gothic festival, and I’m really excited with it. I can’t wait to see some of the concerts, such as Covenant, And One, Diorama, Suicide Commando, Assemblage 23… The only annoying thing is that I have to choose between And One and Suicide Commando (And One begins just half an hour later than SC!!). Any idea? I love both of them, and they’re so different!!!

Anyway, I hope everything’s fine. I’m traveling with some friends and I expect a great weekend with great music!!

Some weeks ago searching for free photos in the internet (in the great community of http://www.sxc.hu) I found a curious one, that made me think about the design, the resources we use, and the small size of the dark electro scene.

The issue is that I found the photography of the latest CD cover for Combichrist. I was so amazed that I went to my Ipod to check that I was not confused. The photo uploaded by user ‘emsago‘, which is given free to use, was the one in the latest Combichrist CD (by the way, great CD, listening to ‘Shut Up and Swallow’ makes me dance even inside when I’m working quiet at the office!).

Immediately, I thought about all the times I have to do the same when designing for these kind of things, when I even make designs for free in my spare time just to help the scene grow a little bit with my job. For example, the poster I made in Halloween for a friend of mine, who owns a little but nice club in the city. I had to use several free images which I also took from Stock.schng, and today I’m revealing my work on this poster, and the photos that some people around the world decided to share.

As a designer, I want my works to be paid, but I think that maybe, the things I make and don’t use -beacuse finally I don’t like them- may be useful for others. I think sharing is a good way to optimize this work: sometimes my work is useful for others, and sometimes their work is useful for mine. At the end is just a big exchange of work among people from all over the world.