Tag: design
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paper crane
When I was growing up (younger than ten) our neighbors hosted a Japanese exchange student, who also befriended my family. She introduced me to Totoro, taught my mom how to make sushi, and she also taught me a bit of origami. The crane has always been one of my favorites, I’ve folded hundreds since that…
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yeah, yeah
I have this book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Some of the standards are in it, but so are some stories I have never heard of. Take The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, for example. It’s the story of two chickens who venture into the forest to eat nuts. *Spoilers coming.* They do some stuff, and…
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right here right now
Making something to post every day is not that hard in theory. I try to finish these pieces relatively quickly, just seeing what I can create in an allotted time. I have been playing around with timing too. It’s a new challenge every day. In the beginning, I would work on a piece during the…
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graphic design chronicles
I decided to play with string instead of drawing this one. If I may offer some advice: Prioritize mental health, play as much as you can. Enjoy your dang life!
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sit
This is a sketch for a piece I would like to finalize at some point, but I also like the look of it as it is. Sitting meditation is foundational in my life, I am very grateful to the teachers I have learned from and for the retreats in which I have participated. If I…
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I am a Strange Loop
I feel like the title kind of says it all for this one. For anyone concerned, I had a wonderful Saturday and did not spend the entirety of it clutching my ankles. Wishing health and happiness to all beings. If that isn’t enough, read Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Douglas Hofstadter knows how…
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a walk along the beach
Today I went for a walk on the beach. It was sunny, and not too hot. I watched the shorebirds and stuck my feet into the water. The air smelled like seaweed. It was a good day.
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SEND IT
Here’s a little motivational image for this Monday evening. I mentioned I’m a fan of sitting meditation. It helps me to relax my body and mind, and it allows me to know more about myself. What happens when I just stop? Like a tightly wound rope, breathing through a sitting session helps me to let…
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The Imminent Future
“Irreverence and no discipline rob your soul of light.” Rumi, The King And The Handmaiden And The Doctor It may come as no surprise that I, like many other people in the modern world, struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance. It is too easy to get wrapped up in keeping up with our fast…
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Wintersquash: An Adventure in Type Design
I’ve been wanting to create a typeface for ages. I remember in high school finding out that there was software for making fonts, but after realizing how much the software cost, I forgot about it and moved on to other things. Sometime last year I stumbled upon Glyphs and Glyphs Mini again, which was about…