Depute 01.29.10

My first thought was of the wild west so I tried emulate an old western typeface.

Darwinism 01.28.10

The biological doctrine of the origin of species through descent by natural selection with variation, advocated by Charles Darwin. Using the same image idea of evolution, I gave it a design/typography twist. Starting at D, one of the earliest fonts (dated A.D. 114 Rome) to the nineties font Insignia by an amazing designer Neville Brody. Still freehand! Had a couple of small boo boo's. .

Flaxen 01.27.10

I never knew there were so many different varieties of the flax species!

Coal scuttle 01.26.10

I wanted to make the words look like an old coal scuttle :) I think the o in coal looks like a piece of coal too. . nice touch!

chop chop 01.25.10

I just realized I did not write the definition on these two! It's been a crazy couple of weeks! Anyway, chop chop was spread through chinese workers at sea and has been used in America since the 19th century. It means quick! or hurry up! I guess I just imagined the words running and piling up because they are rushed.

Dowsing rod 01.24.10

Finally I am back to it. A Dowsing rod is the name for a stick that is used to find ground water, buried metals and gemstones. The name comes from divination which means to foresee and/or be inspired by god.

My Oma 01.13.10

My grandmother passed away late on tuesday night 01.12.10 I am taking a few days off . . She was an amazing woman and lived a full and beautiful life, I will always miss her.

Circe 01.12.01

I tried to draw a little demon woman face atop the glass/R. I'm not sure you can tell that's what it is. .

Chemise 01.11.10

How perfect to have this lovely word flow like lace!

Bandy 01.10.10

Exchanging blows makes me think of boxing, so I though it would be fun to have the word look like the Everlast logo on a glove!

Attar 01.09.10

My inspiration with this word was a mix between The Vienna Secession and Cleopatra. I wanted the word to look like it was a label for a brand of essential oil during a previous era.

Aftermath 01.08.10

So my first word was Aftermath. My initial thought was of Hurricane Katrina, and then it developed into the environment. I tried to show the reaction to our actions toward each other and our planet.