22 Mar 2011

Need To Get Organised


I'm not a neat freak, honest gov. But I do like everything to be in its place, it's a weird mix really because I'm not really like this at home, it seems more to be when I venture out. Lining napkins up, straightening flyers up, even putting chairs at a table straight. What the heck is up with me? If you saw my room you would probably think I'm a right fibber but this is the way it is.

When it comes to my work, uni or personal I have became a major perfectionist. For anyone that uses any of the design programmes, my favourite tool by far is the tracking button! This is fine, I consider it a healthy obsession, I spend hours and hours moving around anchor points and text to get everything just right. Then the next day I discover it can still be improved more. Please say there's more of us out there?

I found these images above, by Swedish design company Kontor Kontur. They sum up how I feel perfectly. This comes in the light of me ordering my books by size, I just wish I could have done it by colour too!
Top of my book pile

17 comments:

  1. I'm just crazy about these color-based sets! I have my mind set on giving one a try, photographic-wise, but don't seem to find the perfect items . . yet!


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  2. ooh lovely images,& I have to say i'm the same, my room looks like its been burgled, by I find myself even arranging things on shelves in shops so they are neat! hahah glad i'm not alone x

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  3. I'm geeking out at these pictures, neat and orderly is everything I love...and everything I fail to be!

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  4. you are not alone. most of the time, i'm an organized chaos but there will be moments when i start putting order to things. they're like episodes that kick in anytime. sometimes, i find it weird myself.

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  5. I organise my wardrobe by colours, it is so satisfying! I think it's great to be neat, that way I feel my life is more organised and in control. great post, it makes me smile

    xo

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  6. Organizing is very therapeutic to me, at least. I don't understand how people can feel zen surrounded by crap strewn all over the place lol.

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  7. Great shots. I thought at first they were yours. Yes I like everything to be neat too. Xxxx

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  8. haha these are brilliant makes me want to go neaten up all my bits and pieces!
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  9. I tend to go to extremes with neatness. But I still like to be organised, if that makes sense? Even when things seem messy, I still know exactly where everything is. Those colour coordinated layouts are eye candy for me. Gotta love the Swedish!

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  10. I am definitely like that too, my desk has to be in perfect shape before i can get any work done!

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  11. This pleases me a lot. & Eric Gill totally made a font named Bunyan (which is my 2nd name) & he did the sign for a shop where I live, so I can almost forget the child/sister rape for his lovely typography!

    Organizing things by colour is one of the most soothing things to do. I just got a load of thread to do this with & spent 2 very quiet hours trying to get the spectrum just right. Good luck with the books!

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  12. wow i love these pics and colors!!funny idea:)

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  13. thank you for your comment
    brilliant post
    love the colours in this
    my docs make my feet look massive, but i like them too much to not wear them












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  14. I am utterly smitten by these photos-these kits are made for the obsessive compulsives out there haha:)

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  15. Mat! It's Adele. Have you been on this blog? http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/

    I think you would like it judging from this post.

    xxxx

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  16. Gosh, I'm a right nerd for stationary! x

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  17. It takes a whole day for me to organize my room but less than 5 minutes to clutter it when I start painting, and then it goes on like that for days...it's such a routine, I must be doing. Cyclical.

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