Inspired by the artwork of a detective video game.
This month's journal design theme was inspired by the casual detective game: Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. The game was too short, but enjoyable enough for me to recreate some of the artwork in my personal journal.
I used calendar stamps, stamp ink, archival ink pens, watercolor markers, and a water brush. I also used a pencil and eraser for my initial sketch.
NOTE: While the pages are like those who setup their Bullet Journals (BuJo), I use this journal more as a memory keeper/diary. The BuJo-inspired pages encourage me to make note of the good things in life, even on the worst days.
In case it's helpful, below are the topics covered in this post:
Calendar Overview Pages
I was inspired by the casual detective game: Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. I recently played the game and enjoyed the voice acting, humor, and artwork.
For these pages, I included three main characters, an angry 'customer' holding a sign, and a bag of salami. I will not share the character names as it will spoil the game if you decide to play it.
The calendar overview is where I note important dates I want to document in my journal.
The larger calendar fills much of both pages. I note events such as birthdays, appointments, and holidays within the appropriate block that represents a day in the month. During the month, I will make a short note of something that happened.
On the right, I will note the best and worst things to happen during the month. While I write a line of text highlighting one good thing about that day on my highlights page, I believed it was important to document the bade things as well. It will allow me to reflect on the past and press on with the future.
I also have a mini calendar for next month and another box where I'll note next month's events coming soon. I like being able to visually see ahead to things I may need to be aware of before those days come.
Productivity-related notes like to-do lists are managed in a separate and more simplistic Bullet Journal.
Hobbies and Dogs' Pages
I included another three characters from the game for these pages. The human-like character surrounded by money and dollar signs represents the culprit before s/he is known to the player.
My hobbies & dogs are tracked across a two-page spread. While many journal enthusiasts track their habits, tracking my favorite hobbies reminds me to dedicate time for fun. The hobbies I track are:
arts + crafts,
writing, and
gaming.
For my dogs, I track the following:
when they go for a joy ride,
when they go for a good walk,
when I've cared for their coat with a brush, leave-in shampoo, or bath,
when they received teeth care with brush chews or teeth brushing, and
when they get to relax with a picnic in the park.
I especially wanted to track my puppy's training progress. We will focus on mastering several skills.
Highlights and Mood Pages
There were a couple more characters and several objects I included on the final pages. Since a romance brewed in the storyline (my apologies for this mini spoiler), I decided to sketch hearts for my mood tracker page.
If you play the game, I recommend reading the first page of the sci-fi book. It is dumb and funny at the same time. I would not mind if the developers released a few more pages or included a sequel in the next rendition of this game. (I hope they have more Duck Detective content for the future!)
Every night, I write a line of text highlighting one good thing about that day on my highlights page (left). I will write about a simple thing that made me happy.
Even on the worst days, I try to think about a highlight of that day to write down. This page is intentionally left blank since I will fill it in throughout the month.
I treat my mood tracker page (right) as a coloring page of sorts. Each night, I will normally color-in a part of an image (or shape) that represents my overall mood for that day: awesome, okay, sick, or bad/sad.
What's Next?
Why not decorate your journal pages in honor of your current favorite video game? It would be a creative way to remember a game you enjoyed!
Have you set up your journal design? Comment below to share what theme you went with and what materials you used to create it.
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Simply Jelly Jam
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