Normal day for mankind, big day for me

Today is a big day for me. 17.7.2017 at 17:17 I am going to publish my first tiny e-book. And you can get it for free! Yes, you read that right. I am giving you my first work absolutely free. All you have to do is visit my website after 17:17. The book is about architecture, my lifelong passion, and LEGO, my re-discovered childhood desire.

Okay, that was the advertising part and now I am going to pull the curtain little bit to tell you how the process of writing book was. And I am going to show you pictures that did not make it into the final version.

I am really excited about publishing a book. I wanted to write a book for a long time. I had many ideas for topics, and actually, there are now three books in various stages of completion on my computer. Maybe I will finish some of them someday. But today, it is about my small e-book. I decided this format is great for the first try. I knew I could pull it out in a few weeks of work. And after I bought Architecture studio I got the ideal theme to try it. I won’t tell you everything about it, you have to wait few more hours for official publication, but I can tell you that the book deals with some basic architectural ideas shown from LEGO perspective. I have been working on this book for last three weeks. And I would say, the result is pretty decent for the first time.

My girlfriend and brother were my first critics, who helped me to shape the final design and I am very grateful for their comments and opinions.

Let’s look at some pictures now.

This is one of the buildings that did not make it into the final chapter. I would like to point out how I created sliding glass doors.

This model made it into the final version, just from a different angle and without my hand. You can find it in the chapter about the void.

Oooops, I left my hand there again. I made lots of cutouts of various bricks, but in the end, I did not use them. Maybe for some other book sometime.

The journey was long and painful. It is hard to be creative, but it is also exciting. And when I now see the completed work, I am proud. It is a good beginning. Maybe it will be a first step to publishing a physical book. We will see if I can do it.

Remember, 17:17. It will be there just for you.

I hope you will like it. And if you will have any feedback, I would like to hear from you. So just send me a mail or post a comment.