How I Write

I’m usually concise. But I like to discuss diverse concepts, and I’ll admit that I’m always working on my grammar and general writing skills, as I tend to write the way I’m thinking through things. That being said writing is something that anyone can learn to do, and potentially get good at I believe, including me. I also try to find different ways of writing out things.

I not only like typing out ideas, but often writing them out on paper as well, especially as typography. this challenges me to process simple concepts on a deeper level, especially Biblical concepts because often my design centers around concise phases. Sometimes I don’t know whether its best for me to write things out or have them digital so I can always have them with me (this is part of the reason I share my designs on my Instagram).

Since I got my first MacBook I started using the speech to type feature to get my ideas out of my head on to paper and then I’d edit the text from there. This ensures I don’t forget phrases as I type, and I avoid recording everything as audio. I don’t always “type” this way but it can definitely help.

Sometimes writing helps me get my thoughts down, other times it feels like I have to write things out differently than how I think through them, which can be frustrating since it sometimes feels as though I have to change my voice in certain instances. Other times I actually appreciate the challenge to structure my ideas, because it better ensures that I communicate my ideas more effectively. Writing is interesting because sometimes it feels much more structured than speaking in general. Even if I have a structured list of topics to talk though because I don’t really improvise as much, and I only want to write in complete, perfect sentences and can’t stray away from an idea within a written paragraph.

I write in way that tends to reflect how I think through things. I have a lot going on in my head and different thoughts string together in a way that probably wouldn’t make sense to others if typed out directly so writing also forces me to focus as well, which I think is a good thing at this point.

Writing, and the design that sometimes comes with it is definitely a certain kind of art form, not that it belongs in an art museum in every case, but that it deserves to be seen as creative and unique. Writing can inspire, and help anyone learn. There will always be more to write about.