_Emphasis on Travel: Work continues on the latest edition of custom character sheets for Death in Space. I've decided that a 4x6 inch layout is the best format to roll with as it fits most of the EDC gear in my possession. Chasing perfection continues to be a futile effort and will only hinder this project. History tells me so.

One thing I've noticed about graphic design (and creation in general) isn't that more is more but the flavor comes from a shift away from functionality to stylization. It would be easy enough to copy material from the vanilla sheet and call it a day but the idea here is to go further with more of focus on aesthetic appeal. In doing so, the work goes through a process of rinse and repeat with the newest version improving on the last one. Design-wise, it's a sum greater than its parts.

Workflow is slowed to a crawl to achieve these means.

Although, a cluttered and complex aesthetic defeats the point of it being a travel kit. I want to avoid the minimalist approach but less is still more. I emphasize the travel part of the kit because if that's the intent it shouldn't be overly complex. That would unnecessarily pad out the timeline.

Furthermore-and I don't mean to get on my soapbox-but it's very likely that I will need to stay mobile in the next few years. Hey friend, I know the world is very scary right now but-IT'S GONNA GET WAY WORSE. You don't need to align yourself with anything politically to realize it's a fucked situation we're all in when not even the millionaires are safe. That 20 year deadline I estimated looks more like 3 right now. Funny world we live in when people are either too stupid or too proud to deny what's in front of them.

Of course, the incorrect action is to panic. The incorrect action is to be all forlorn about it. I've done both and can assure you it's a waste of your mental faculties.

Are most of the dreadful predictions poised to come true? No, our reality is far too lame for that. For all the misgivings, our timeline is very and nothing happens despite the immense suffering caused by those in power. But humans are also paradoxically good at the elimination of that suffering.

My fear, however, is that the world will exist in a perpetual state of limbo. Comatose and on life support. Never can it heal and not allowed to die.

Reminds me of Frictional Games' SOMA: the WAU doesn't have a human's understanding of life as we grasp it so the denizens of Pathos-II are kept alive by structure gel. Monotonous to say the least, but the alternatives are strogification or being dead.

This is the era of escapism...

_Where am I in all this?: Work continues. I'm getting tired and have to be up early.