One thing that happens to me really often - and drives me crazy - is when a cool random idea comes to mind, but it's never the right time. I can't act on it immediately, so I end up completely forgetting about it. I don’t always intend to bring these ideas to life, but it would be great to have them all in one place, waiting for me to hit a boredom state and pick one at random. To fix this, I decided to add an "ideas" tag to my weblog. If any of these ideas inspire you, please send me an email and share - I’d be happy if they turned out useful for someone!

This one is about physical collections. I'm really into music, but I’ve never owned any physical media, unfortunately. Buying vinyl or CDs from abroad is difficult, especially when it comes to niche and rare releases. It’s also quite expensive, considering exchange rate differences and shipping costs. That’s why, for now, my collection is entirely digital (though all in FLAC format).

But recently, an idea came to mind (while reading Sam's post about physical music media): since I’m into drawing and design right now, it would be an incredible exercise to create alternative covers for my favorite albums, print them, and insert them into original CD cases. (Cassettes are rare and low quality, vinyl is big and expensive, but CDs are a nice middle ground. And if an artist doesn’t have any physical releases - which happens a lot with underground music - you can even make your own CDs.) It’s still tricky because I’m not sure how to ship CDs to where I live right now, so I’ll leave this idea in the “ideas” section for now.

But really, this could be such a cool personal project. I’m inspired to try it with at least a few albums. You could design covers that reflect your personal connection to an album - incorporating memories, emotions, or details from the time when it influenced or helped you the most. And since you’d be printing the covers, you could also upload them digitally in a gallery format on your website. Oh, and the back cover of the CD case! There’s so much you could add - your own album description, favorite tracks, or even little notes about why the album matters to you.

I’ll definitely do this one day!