Things I have learned in my life so far -

Be who you are

genphlet — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:08:04 -0700

Using sparklers and a long exposure shutter on a tripod, I created a short and simple saying which represents how easy it is to be honest about your personality with everyone you meet. The short syllabled words offer a simple solution to social awkwardness.

Put colour in your life

Renzetti S. — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:27:31 -0700

Stay Productive

Leon Makari — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:02:32 -0700

Come On

mboxall — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:42:37 -0700

Enjoy the Little Things

Verity Lewis — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:18:26 -0700

"Feed your brain"

Monica Giunchi — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:59:50 -0700

I have chosen this sentence because my hometown is known as “the red, the greedy, the learned”, the last two denominations are because of its enormous food culture that originated there and because it hosts the oldest university in Europe. Therefore I decided to combine tha last two aspects, food and culture, in the belief that culture is precious food for our brain and body, that gives shapes to the flat and that generates new ideas. I have formed the text with green beans and ketchup in the first part of the sentence, while for the word “brain”, to represent culture, I have cut out the words out of an indipendent cinema leaflet.

Fortune Isn't Fortunate

RobAshley — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:01:05 -0700

Part of a University Project - 3D Typography. A simple thing I’ve learnt - that having a fortune won’t always make you fortunate.

Put milk in first

Jcope — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:55:23 -0700

I decided to take a light hearted view on this brief, and dealt with something I do every day: make instant coffee. Putting milk in first stops the coffee from burning.

Pea Happy

jamesmidwinter — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:47:50 -0700

I like to be happy, and I like a good pun, pea happy kids!

I have learnt to look at the positive side of everything, there will always be one.

Sam.Blackmore — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:22:19 -0700

This piece mingles both typography and photography. I wanted to create a piece that shows how I think on the positive side of everything. The photograph depicts a pint glass hall full, not half empty. The type aims to imitate the head of the drink, and acts as a small reminder to the person drinking the beverage.

I am in control.

RoseElizabeth — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:48:13 -0700

This phrase has always be true in my life, no matter what mood I’m in or where I am, I know if I want to change it I have the power to. It’s not always easy, sometimes it’s extremely hard, but just knowing I can change it is powerful to me.
I created the phrase using 4 sets of lights, meaning I was in control of which section was on or off, creating complete control over the piece.

long journeys suck without an ipod

joecarter — Sun, 06 May 2012 11:02:31 -0700

Ever been on a long, solitary journey and forgotten your iPod? I have and it SUCKS.

"Freedom is Only Temporary"

kathrynep — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:28:40 -0700

A temporary typographic message only seen from certain angles. Cut out from card replicating prison bars, when the message is seen it shows gaps within the bars.

Sometimes people forget, don't let people take your work for granted.

Joe Kozak — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:29:32 -0700

Brush your teeth twice a day

Kieran Wayne — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:38:13 -0700

Books can inspire

Louise Kelly — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:51:49 -0700

For me I have always found it difficult to sit down and read books, this is manly due to being dyslexic. But in the past few years I have found how inspiring and enlightening books can be. .

Was du nicht willst, das man dir tu', das füg' auch keinem anderen zu.

sarelsi — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:31:00 -0700

School is like tattoos, they attend your hole life.

nevs94 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:26:22 -0700

school art project

Früh anfangen lohnt sich

berlin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:23:32 -0700

art project lk humboldtgymnasium

REWIND

pierredelort — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:16:35 -0700

We can’t go back. Life is tomorrow !

You are your own limit

flashflood — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:52:01 -0800

This note spent years taped to the bottom of my monitor. The day the tape finally gave way, I took this photo of the note in my hand.

Best, flood

Jump through the problem

daisuke338 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:20:50 -0800

Jump through the problem

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Un Poco de Fortuna verdad

chiclosito10 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:14:22 -0800

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Everything is Possible

lee — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:28:21 -0800

Twenty-two sealed boxes. One question

cycle — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:47 -0800

Twenty-two sealed boxes. One question.

Lejog

Life after death.

cycle — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:49:30 -0800

Life after death.

Lejog

Move into the slow lane.

cycle — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:28:05 -0800

Move into the slow lane.
Lejog

Nature is indifferent to my goals and priorities.

alexfreemandesign — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:20:41 -0800

Poker de Perros

dianita1287 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:54 -0800

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keep life simple

miaow — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:51:18 -0800

The sentence is actually my arm hair, because I think my arm hair is the simplest part of my body. So, keep life simple.

Be tough and flexible.

makiko — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:06:30 -0800

This piece is made by almost 4000 straws and each of those diffuses the light altogether. When you stand right in front of this piece you see the words ‘BE TOUGH’ that are at the bottom of the straws through their holes. But as the angle shifts to the sides, ‘BE TOUGH’ fades and the straw type ‘Be Flexible’ starts being seen.

This effect also reflects the concept of the words ‘Be Tough & Be Flexible.’ Dimensions: 58?×16?.”

Things Are Not Always As They Seem

mikebrown1111 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:47:27 -0800

Perseverance shines through

Sherony Lock — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:50:31 -0800

I made this by manipulating blue tack into the letterforms – a long process which took a lot of perseverance.

All Acts Are Motivated By Self-Interest

badgerkins — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:56:44 -0800

All Acts Are Motivated By Self-Interest

Nothing Is New

chris.helingoe — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:50:40 -0800

I always waste too much time

JonathanHill — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:42:09 -0800

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Como aumentar los senos naturalmente

fasinol27 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:11:21 -0800

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There is a light that never goes out.

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:44:37 -0800

BY MARK CATLEY. This is a songt title and lyric from the well known english pop band, The Smiths. I have used it here to express my love for my father, paul charles catley, who passed away earlier this year. music is a shared passion. I have been wanting to create something to honour my dad ever since he died. This was the perfect way.

"Imagine, if I this whole time, has been excatly where I´m dreaming of"

Lisarts — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:53 -0800

Como Aumentar Los senos

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Piel mas Blanca

formulamarzeus — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:55:20 -0700

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Como quitar espinillas

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Work will expand the total time you have to achieve it

Pablo Marfa — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:30:26 -0700

Work always takes up the total ammount of time you destinate to it. You perfectly could do lots of work in much less time than what you think so, as I’ve done for this particular piece, taking me less than a minute to achieve my communicative goal.

Change Point Of View About Problems Provide Many Solutions

My happydesign — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:22:35 -0700

Change point of view about problems provide many solutions.

Children give the best feedback

Mariteam — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:55:00 -0700

Live each day of your life to the fullest, because you never know when it will end

JaziiBhoo — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:31:46 -0700

Live each day of your life to the fullest, because you never know which day will last

JaziiBhoo — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:30:35 -0700

Natural talent can only carry you so far so you must work hard with everything you do

lstark1992 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:07:27 -0700

Every day above ground is a good day

sesteele23 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:08:30 -0700

People tell you what you want to hear.

koaks4 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:00:01 -0700

This is a picture that says “Everything you want, right now.” I chose it because people feel the need to tell you what they think you want to hear even if it is a lie.

Maturity is a huge success in life

JamesLong 1 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:59:35 -0700

Adversity causes some men to break, and others to break records.

Jordan — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:39:34 -0700

When opportunity knocks, answer the door.

tyler012 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:30:51 -0700

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

gmouty4 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:11:50 -0700

You are the only one responsible for your actions

jknipp55 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:17:53 -0700

never forget to smile, something so simple can mean so much

angelmaria — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:07:38 -0700

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Accept the things you cannot change.

Christina R — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:07:34 -0700

You can’t change some things you don’t like in your life ,but you have to move foward anyway.

people who act fake can never live honestly.

ben12rellim — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:59:01 -0700

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When someone says you can't, it is another reason to prove them wrong.

maria_ — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:47:05 -0700

Strive to be the best you can be.

arich94 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:55:45 -0700

Don't dwell on the bad things in life; be happy.

thandley — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:48:24 -0700

I chose a picture of my cat, Tripod. He was hit by a car and had to have one of his legs amputated. He is one of the happiest creatures I know.

Blood is Thicker then Water.

TRErnst — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:38:36 -0700

You have to know sadness to be happy.

Alex M — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:29:05 -0700

Be comfortable with who YOU are because at the end of the day YOU face YOURSELF!!

KristinaH94 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:02:00 -0700

Life is too short to be unhappy

trottalong — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:26:58 -0700

The things that I learned in my life so far is that it's too short

Cydni — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:26:48 -0700

For every accident there is a test. The test is called life.

btb942012 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:58:43 -0700

Make the most of what you have.

cmouty — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:45:21 -0700

The eyes are the window of the soul.

theking5133 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:06:04 -0700

A picture of my baby cousin.
Another picture of my little brother and I as kids.

There is always something to be learned from other religions, despite your beliefs.

Izzygirl — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:18:13 -0700

While I am Agnostic, I have learned to be tolerant of others’ religions. Through my tolerance, I have heard many interesting quotes from all different religions.
I feel the best quote I’ve heard, though not from a religious text, was, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike you Christ.” If this quote is applied to all religions, you now have the reason why I choose not to associate with any religion.
Personally, if I absolutely had to follow any religion, it would be Buddhism; they’re such calm, welcoming, happy people.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

crocknight — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:10:21 -0700

playing putt putt with my family on vacation

A small smile can change the world.

Cassandra — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:50:04 -0700

That’s me holding my baby cousin, Dixon.

There is no such word as impossible.

NathanFrock — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:40:54 -0700

You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Don't overlook the little things.

aweick — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:00:15 -0700

I have learned that family will always have your back.

dgruenwald — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:50:00 -0700

The simplest things can provide the most pleasure in life.

tkalsey — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:04:57 -0700

La Jolla, CA from above…majestic, natural beauty.

Lounging with the puppy.

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marzeus — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:42:51 -0700

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Celulitis nunca mas

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Mejora tu Vision

marzeus — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:31:29 -0700

Mejora tu vision

You have a right to be happy

bradtipp — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:09:53 -0700

Genieße dein Leben ständig, du bist länger tot als lebendig.

Joos — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:04:22 -0700

The feelings of flowers.

Dreamer — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:51:28 -0700

Art in school with flowers.

Freundschaft: "So etwas wie Liebe mit Verstand!"

Angell06 — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:50:40 -0700

Don't worry be happy

Joos — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:35:41 -0700

This quote is part of a school project on typography:
The English translation of the quote is: …….

If you love, you should let it go!

manoelandreis — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:55:31 -0700

Sometimes it’s not right to keep trying, it can make people go away.

Just "BE" & let the life get unfolded. Just be in love, sex, life, work, heal, stress

nirmal — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:43:06 -0700

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Prayer changes things.

jayanthi — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:20:07 -0700

Cleansing, Toning and Meditating are essential for inner harmony.

jayanthi — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:12 -0700

Never believe crocodile tears

jayanthi — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:30:28 -0700

Eyes meet. Life is extra rich.

jads007 — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:37:43 -0700

Two people. One set of eyes.

exit this way

johanito — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:01:00 -0700

only exit

YOU ELECTRIFY MY LIFE

rcar1 — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:49:45 -0700

You can make anything say something...

Tom Glendenning — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:39:42 -0700

I have a sign on my wall which says ‘Language’.

I also have a blog…

bring-your-mind-home.tumblr.com

I’ve been Tom Glendenning

Stay classy, The World.

Throwing Snowballs

Tom Glendenning — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:43:54 -0700

I made this last Winter for fun. It also helped burn off Xmas dinner!

check out my blog for other examples of my work…

Bring-your-mind-home.tumblr.com

Thanks, you are amazing.

Tom

Be Kind.

Red_Humpy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:30:13 -0700

I saved a broken A-Z spinning letter kid’s toy for five years because I couldn’t bear to waste the wooden blocks. A letter was painted on one side of the block, and a word that described the letter was on the back. I took apart the toy, removed the broken top rod, and turned the toy into my desktop reminder to Be Kind.

"Coffee Stains"

MarkHossain — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:56:51 -0700

Wanted to construct a typeface that represents ‘Coffee’
and for me a cup of coffee always leave stains and this
mark making led me to do a typeface

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Losing my religion made me a stronger person

CSGRAPHI — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:39:20 -0800

The words ‘losing my religion’ cut out of bread and then nailed to wood to represent that I had lost faith in my religion. But when I lost this faith it made me stronger as a person.

Simon

Simon Sek — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:39:58 -0800

This garden belongs to me !

Gluttony

Simon Sek — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:10:18 -0800

Just having fun with peanut butter, Nutella and French bread… Bon appétit !

Typography (ruined) saved my life

Simon Sek — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:08:00 -0800

Just having fun with an adhesive tape, a cutter and my table during the maths lesson.

the easiest things seem even more complicated the older you get.

gruen — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:55:36 -0800

Yes, Go for it.

mary_smudde — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:43:06 -0800

Based off Daniel Eatock’s “No” and “I” lists, hand-painted typography spelling out my yes, no maybe, and I want lists. I found it to be liberating and romantic, spelling out my thoughts onto a surface that is transparent and can be implemented into most environments with little or no altering.

God is there.

saraanne — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:09:58 -0800

God is there. Of only that I am certain. He is guiding. He loves. He speaks. Pray.

All of my good ideas are battles.

adamnk — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:18:53 -0800

My phrase was “All of my good ideas are battles.” My solution was to spray paint over 1,500 little plastic toy army men and apply them to a glass window. The installation went up at 136 West 21st Street and remained up for three weeks.

Mastery does not strike in an Instant

Ayinde School Without Wall — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:08:40 -0700

Fruit Is The Most Relaxing Food You Could Ever Eat :')

Amberwalls — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:25:32 -0700

I Only Love You If You Buy Me Designer Brands :)

Amberwalls — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:31:00 -0700

Im extremely in love with designer brands! The images I posted above is all the designers I really adore. And everyone that I knows me, know that I am all about DESIGNER BRANDS. Therefore, I only love you if you buy me designer brands :) !!!

I Love My Long Legs

kordaye — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:10:00 -0700

"I'm my only competition."

ChristianaHammond — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:34:05 -0700

The Worst Form of Inequality is To Try Make an Unequal Equal

Sophie_04 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:38:34 -0700

Don't Lose Your Childhood Wonder

shamona — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:59:48 -0700

Cut paper diorama retooled in After Effects.

CCTV is Watching Over Me

darren_markham — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:13:50 -0700

Anything Can Happen

pedro93 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:07:16 -0700

Happiness is Hidden in a Handbag

gemma0101 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:05:24 -0700

Innocence is the Most Fragile Thing in Existence

Moshimo — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:01:06 -0700

This is something I did for a college project. The two character were drawn and coloured by hand and then scanned in. The actual text was made by making the letters in clay, breaking, photographing them and lastly editing the contrast on photoshop.

I'm Not Short, I'm Perfect

xiomarawalls — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:26:43 -0700

Different people can look at the same thing and see something different.

Sam Walls — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:52:13 -0700

Ls - made by Matthew

Matthew TB- Walls — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:30 -0700

This was for an assignment but I twisted up some stuff on photoshop and I go these. Hope you enjoy! - Made by Me :) Okaaaaay - some of them didn’t work but there is hope!If Ms. Leiken hasn’t deleted my folder “Matthew Baldwin CGS10 blah blah blah” you can check it out there :)

Today is Tomorrow's Yesterday!!

robertloo — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:39:55 -0700

Live As If You'll Die Tomorrow

hmf0406 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:43:55 -0700

Party All Night Sleep All Day

abournigal — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:04:30 -0700

Money isnt important

deweil walls — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:19:54 -0700

Mind Games (Reverse Psychology)

mustafajones — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:31:08 -0700

Everyone love a good reverse psychology to use for their advantage.

Love is Vanity

mustafajones — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:28:36 -0700

Love of self is always good. But when do we take it to far?

"It's not what you look like that matters, it's what you see."- Henry David Thoreau

janacurry — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:27:13 -0700

I represented the quote by looking at it in my point of view and how it relates to me as well as other girls. When people look at me or girls in general they look at what your wearing, if your pretty/attractive, if your thin/ healthy, and basically judge you by what you look like instead of really seeing who you are as a person. My design consists of different elements of what people look at which shouldn’t matter. I used fruits, vegetables, and diet and other pills to represent the thin and healthy aspect, make-up, designer shoes, and jewelry for the “It’s not what you look like that matters.” And for the “it’s what you see” I used a head shot picture of myself with a banner of the part of the quote to represent myself and what people should really be seeing which is just me.

que has aprendido de tu vida (what have you learned in your life?)

isad2 — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:39:20 -0700

FINAL proyect, second semester of design from mexico
Installation, inspired by the work of stefan Sagmeister

Technology is Not a Substitute for Friendship

hillyoung — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:32:45 -0700

Dont let it end like this, tell them i said something

Daniel garcia — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:22:16 -0700

Dream As If You'll Live Forever

hmf0406 — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:14:29 -0700

Hotel Pool Scented Cologne

samshepherd — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:17:43 -0700

Enjoy your cigarette. I hope you choke.

AudHutch — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:15:18 -0700

Inspired by song lyrics.

Love can make or break you.

kmustakas — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:21:48 -0700

Do what inspires you. -Rosalind

kmustakas — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:17:59 -0700

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

jmontbrun — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:11:43 -0700

All you have to do is dream

abournigal — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:02:12 -0700

Surfing Internet

nilofa — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:07:35 -0700

I like to read many types of blog. I can learn so many knowledges from there.

Art is ****

ioliver8 — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:28:13 -0700

Print Work

robjn — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:53:23 -0700

A set of print works from www.robjn.com

DEcember

sdharsha — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:37:41 -0700

These are typograhy experiments composed with scrap metal .

All You Need Is Love

hmf0406 — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:26:24 -0700

Oh darlin', stand by me.

AllyTays — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:19:33 -0700

The words were made out of wood that I painted and my boyfriends construction tools. We combine my artistic side with his structured side to make words that reflect our personalities.

Every trip must end.

AudHutch — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:15:05 -0700

Different Languages, Different Typographies!

Chafsar — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:35:35 -0700

Only You Know Your Own Reality

hillyoung — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:59:35 -0700

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

jmontbrun — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:43:51 -0700

Environmental typography.

thepureandsimpletruth

Daniel garcia — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:56:16 -0700

To You It Is Junk. To Me It Is Art.

AudHutch — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:56:59 -0700

This is a collection of my stuff. I separated it by color and told a short story about the things I collect.

Finding my voice of type: "The harder the life, the sweeter the song".

samshepherd — Mon, 17 May 2010 06:47:51 -0700

Different Day but still the Same Shit

ioliver8 — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:38:17 -0700

Everyday you make the same poop.

I will not play with it

Manele — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:04:04 -0700

Since You've Been Gone

bryanwho — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:49:27 -0700

Don't Leave Home Without It

bryanwho — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:16:26 -0700

Clean Up After Your Self

D. Lynn — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:04:58 -0700

Always Mean What You Say

D. Lynn — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:43:14 -0700

Everyday items spell out a simple truth, far too often forgotten.

YOU CAN ONLY WORK FOR PEOPLE THAT YOU LIKE.

adesi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:21:54 -0700

When your heart is full of affection, Love will always know the right direction

adesi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:20:09 -0700

Behind Closed Doors are Comforting Experiences

adesi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:18:31 -0700

What I think of myself is more important than what others think of me.

Audity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0700

My perception of what other people ‘might’ think about me is rarely based on reality.

Performance/Embroidery

Adele — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:24:44 -0700

This image comes from a body of work that I titled, “The Places that Scare Me.” It has to do with the disappointment and hurt of a broken relationship.

There's always a new day somewhere

wordboner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:30:03 -0700

Chapter Three: Hope

I can't stop failing in love with you.

wordboner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:18:19 -0700

Chapter two: Love

Everybody wants to change the world but nobody wants to change.

wordboner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:02:35 -0700

Chapter One: Knowledge

AGGRESSIVE OSMOSIS

Lajos Major — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:22:23 -0800

This letter-fetish project - a cooperation of Dorottya Vékony and Lajos Major - is built on typography.
The creative team of [s=eee] was a great help in the creation of the letters.

"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."

borislavdizain — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:56 -0800

I designed a postcard based on typography using a quote from Pablo Picasso.

My best stories always involve a failure.

wesgott — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:52 -0800

A stop motion animation made at SVA in 2009.

Variety is the Spice of Life

sarakaupps — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:55 -0800

Variety makes a routine life interesting and fun.

Avoiding things doesn't help

Jinah Min — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:44:52 -0800

Avoiding things doesn’t help. / It will come back to you anyway.
Circulation of Clock.
A canvas clock that reminds you the sentence every 12 hour period.

What a view, Abatan River down below.

amjvistal — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:28:12 -0800

Heavens and nature meet
In this villa that you seek
Not in countries faraway
But, just a few minutes from Maribojoc Bay.

(A view from Abatan River Villa, Upper Lincod, Maribojoc, Bohol, Philippines.)

I am a little unwell.

Angie1213 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:53 -0800

I am a little unwell…… but ice cream can always makes me feel better.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20920996@N03/4412019041/

Rather hurt than feel nothing

djemyoudjel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:09:03 -0800

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different

Christy Nelson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:38:58 -0800

Dont Run You Are Safe

naturlich — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:19:37 -0800

Paint

Night, Take Me Away Tonight

naturlich — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:16:22 -0800

Drawn

Don't Feel Like Feeling Anymore

naturlich — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:10:11 -0800

Made with oat.

Math is beautiful

Visheshk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:19:33 -0800

… and Universal.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

Always Be Prepared

TDabner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:29:01 -0800

We must always be prepared for what lies ahead and approach all situations with confidence and a positive attitude, no matter what the outcome may be.

Take a completely new way to work each morning. Break out of fixed routines.

IrishBog — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:28:31 -0800

So much of our lives we spend repeating tasks. When I look back over what I’ve done in the past month, what do I remember? Usually only that which was unusual. Everything else melds together and I feel like I’ve lost time. Do things in different ways, create variety in that which is routine.

He is part of me. I am a part of him.

jads007 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:06:39 -0800

Beautiful raw work from my child when he was around 10. Children are not restricted in their creativity. Cherish the child inside of you.

We see the world, not as it is, but as we are

AJ3001 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:13:45 -0800

A jug stares into the abyss, only to have the abyss stare into the jug

"Love is always the answer"

Christy Nelson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:32:30 -0800

My Parents Are Human

lydiar — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:17:05 -0800

A musing on the everyday mornings we all have as adults and thinking about the moment you realized your parents were human.

All I ask for is love health and music

jupastoriza — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:30:29 -0800

Letters made of different textures around my house.

"Why do you fear It?"

jdbetancur — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:10:02 -0800

T H I N K ? thinkjdb.blogspot.com

Type is not fun anymore

mmalou — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:30:36 -0800

Life Is Full Of Surprises

loreza — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:06:28 -0800

When The Chips Are Down

Luisana — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:14:49 -0800

Love Peace Rock & Roll

cochito — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:46:27 -0800

COME, my tan-faced children!

Coniaric — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:50:04 -0800

happiness is a warm gun

coochiebanga — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:47 -0800

LEARN HOW TO CRY BEFORE YOU SMILE

doi_inthajak@hotmail.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:42:45 -0800

Beauty, Real Beauty, ends where an intellectual Expression begins.

Anoosha — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:35:58 -0800

Beauty, Real Beauty, ends where an intellectual Expression begins. O.Wilde

Human VS. Nature Equals Celebration

loreza — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:08:00 -0800

Branding is needy, vain and inevitable

Coniaric — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:24:28 -0800

Rain Will Bring Down CO2

Luisana — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:07:44 -0800

"Kill the structure of music"

jdbetancur — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:59:45 -0800

To Succeed, Rise. To impose, revolutionize. To be heard, kill the structure of music.

fresh baby food = fit baby

coochiebanga — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:23:05 -0800

plea for your life tool

coochiebanga — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:13:53 -0800

Dream as if you will live forever

cochito — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:29:55 -0800

Live is sweet and fun!

Analog lives in a digital world

djemyoudjel — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:20:15 -0800

Sick Fake Luck No Idea

mmalou — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:02:19 -0800

Contemplating how society views me won't change its opinion.

davidwhitepond — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:54:11 -0800

Contemplating how society views me wont change its opinion.

Nothing is set in stone

KPos — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:17:00 -0800

http://www.vimeo.com/8808544

real time motion grafics

ak83 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:01:58 -0800

realtime creating a map of movement through space by tracking red lights attached to the body / and projected back onto again …

built with open frameworks

this will be draft of my first photo manipulation trials

franklin0034 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:03:31 -0800

this is the before picture Ill upload the finished product later on

A man can only look back so much, before he begins, to walk in circles.

dukekilgore — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:48:03 -0800

Van Gogh, the line between insanity and visionary.

Everything in life sings and cries

lmuthura — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:32:49 -0800

Change secretes change

lmuthura — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:29:56 -0800

As I do, things happen; Things don't always happen because I do

lmuthura — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:25:28 -0800

Do not expect results because you are doing.
Just do.
Everything else will fall into place because you do

Thoughts materialize

Alekstana — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:28:39 -0800

The best way to keep a secret is by not telling anyone.

hernandez.reina — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:17:45 -0800

All of Us Have Our Individual Thoughts We Just Happen to be Thinking the Same Thing

Michael B. Walls — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:52:11 -0800

Majorities Can Be Selfish

RonConCocaCola — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:37:20 -0800

Surprise by breaking the rules!

michaelz — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:47:33 -0800

Thinking outside the box, leaving predicted or predictable paths and ways of thinking provides the chance for creative solutions. Sometimes this requires to break rules. Rules - not principles. Principles stay in place and allow to continue life without any harm - by broken rules - for example.

The 2D barcode says: “Surprise by breaking the rules! Following rules produces predictable results - NICE! Breaking rules produces unpredictable resluts - SURPRISE!

The 2D barcode creator was found under http://goqr.me/

Beauty is Cancerous

justinkowalczuk — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:18:14 -0800

Design/Concept/Manipulation by, Justin Kowalczuk
Photography by, Mandy Kostiuk

Note: The third image is normally turned 90 degrees CW, but for proper upload specifications I had to turn the entire image to it’s side.

To Be Great You Must Fail

Design Work — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:23:46 -0800

To Be Great You Must (first) Fail

Everyone is Needy

jddesign — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:18:46 -0800

Learn From Mistakes

jddesign — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:11:58 -0800

Good Friends Will Always Be There

jddesign — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:10:53 -0800

Matt: Good Friends Will Always Be There

There is Always Time To Be Successful

JDeangelis — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:57:27 -0800

Jason: There is Always Time To Be Successful

Know No Limits

JDeangelis — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:51:35 -0800

Know No Limits

FEAR IS BUT AN OBSTACLE

JDeangelis — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:37:48 -0800

FEAR IS BUT AN OBSTACLE, combines images of fears people may have into a typographical poster spelling… fear is but an obstacle.

A smile is usually the right start.

alexandra stefanakova — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:59:26 -0800

all type is made of ephemeral materials … lasting for a short time … as like smile

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.

Sanguaze — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:35:58 -0800

As one says, you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink. Though something in life may be good for you, it does not mean that one will always choose to do whats right, and rather what satisfies them or is the easier route out.

Frienship Comes In Different Colors And Sizes!

EverettLee1995 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:40 -0800

texting is the new calling

Danyelle Walls — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:24:58 -0800

Dedication is the key to success!!

LyndaSww — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:18 -0800

Everyman or women for himself

India g. Walls — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:31:28 -0800

Kindness has a ripple effect

annelisetrafford — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:01:34 -0800

Too Much In Life Is Learned The Hard Way

Alex_Walls — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:17:54 -0800

Hollywood is anywhere

bogol di berg — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:49:09 -0800

In June 2009 I interviewed crime novelist Michael Connelly for Tel Aviv’s “The City” newspaper in Israel. as a rock journalist, I usually add my own photography works to my subjects. some of them are abstract. this time i tried to reflect Connelly’s writing style and the way he sees Hollywood in his mystery books. I have never heard of THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR at that time…

everything is not food.

adriee1 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:03:18 -0800

freckles make me happy.

rubyslipper — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:50:58 -0800

Procrastination is a bad proclamation.

Gabrielle Walls — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:32:54 -0800

Thing a I have learned in my life... Pain makes you stronger.

shelby.gueory — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:07 -0800

Reach for the Stars

taischroeder — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:58:10 -0800

Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.

arimsa — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:48:36 -0800

Friendship Comes In Different Colors & Sizes

EverettLee1995 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:35:05 -0800

Friendship Comes In Different Colors & Sizes

Football Brings Us Together

bradendsmith49 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:31:50 -0800

Every Sunday in football season I see people of all ages, races, and genders out wearing the jerseys of their favorite players and teams. This is one thing we all have in a common and brings us together.

Love is Lucid

K.Sallay — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:54:54 -0800

love is clear
it it “clearly” seen thru the glass

Making my bed gives me clarity

rbosco — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:54:00 -0800

Knowing two languages is like having two personalities

Thipchat — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:38:41 -0800

CHANGING THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD IS LIBERATING

Jules Tardy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:20:19 -0800

CHANGING THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD IS LIBERATING, 1st Semester Assignement, SVA 2009

Trust No One.

darrenrenee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:28:48 -0800

Throughout my life, I have learned that the only person I can trust truly is myself and ONLY myself.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

This is the designer quote project.

apedersen1 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:22:21 -0800

In this project we were to choose a quote from a famous designer and illustrate it using both the hierarchy of type and some imagery. I chose the quote “Obsessions make my life worse and my work better.” By Stefan Sagmeister. We had the option of using whatever imagery we had access to, including photographs and stock images but i took an approach I hadn’t taken before and illustrated the image by hand then scanned and manipulated each piece on the computer. Lots of fun, will definitely remember this process for future works! And thanks Sagmeister for such a great quote to describe my life perfectly!

Things that other people have learnt in their lives don't necessarily apply to you.

elena_tognoli — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:16:54 -0800

LOVE IN THE CLUB, ALWAYS.

claire_is_missing — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:44 -0800

Invisability is not an option any more.

claire_is_missing — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:42 -0800

21 forever

claire_is_missing — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:03:21 -0800

There are flowers on my desk!

Maux — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:43:32 -0800

…imaginations during the study…

WHITE

noura — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:28 -0800

The transgression of white

fighting off enlightenment

noura — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:52 -0800

My concept merely tries to question the source of words and ideas that people try to impose on others, which bring about the thought of prejudice and the deep, blood red negativities that come with it. In the world today we are surrounded by hundreds of yellow lines that shine at us ever so strikingly, hitting us from several angles. However this youth of today shields it’s self away from this light; folds within its self, and hides its eyes with the giant hands that are made up of the very same light that is hitting it. It fears this sharp light for it might change it. However no matter how hard it fights, it gets hit hard melting it away into a pool of oblivion, making this person bond on a level that they never wanted to be a part of.

In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words.

anthonysmith — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:54:33 -0800

“In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.”

Such is Life

Khaula — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:52:40 -0800

but we keep believing anyway...

maria — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:12:58 -0800

I am forever 21. You can too if you choose to be.

ceezee — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:03:30 -0700

What do you do with a ton of left over office paper? crush them up, stick them on the wall and make typography. I made this when I felt sad when I realized I was no longer youg… the world of advertising tells us we are passe once we are old. Youth is all in the mind and we each have the choice how we view our life. I’m forever 21.

I Have Learned That With Result Comes Reason

xxxxxn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:57:05 -0700

Meaning, everything that happens, has a reason behind it. We don’t forget our keys at home, because we simply forgot our keys, we forgot our keys because going back we realize we also forgot to print out that report do today…things happen for a reason, it’s how it works

service

nikedunksb — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:29:53 -0700

Religion is for people who have poor imagination

mish — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:40:17 -0700

bad things walk holding hands with good things

aftengdur — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:52:48 -0700

products have become containers for stories and designers are storytellers now.

cemhas — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:58:36 -0700

My 2Skin

Diana Silva — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:48:36 -0700

As far as I’m concerned live is made of good and bad memories, and every one is in your brain for ever and ever, some times the brain blocks the bad memories, which helps; but this does not happen always. To help my brain I made seven little sculptures, like a therapy. Not just to put out the bad memories, but to remember in the same way the good ones or the neutral memories. What stays in my memory are good travels, new relationships, important occurrence’s, old boyfriends, bizarre things… One is simply mix of past, present and “future” memories. I use latex (second skin) to pack old little objects, words or images. To categorise my memories, like part of myself. The human body is so delicate, so sensitive and not just psychologically but physically too. I have the idea of protecting myself. I constructed a shirt, my second skin made in baby pink thin latex sheet. Covert with little latex scales, a second skin similar to the snakes. With very long sleeves, giving the image of the old skin, not falling like happiness with the serpents, but connected along the arms. I think this is not just old skin but has engraved memories too. Protection in this case, is not really simple or innocent, but still reminds us of seduction. Seduction and temptation are connotations reminding us of many legends, histories and enchanted tales about serpents or dragons. In the end of this experience takes me to the most beautiful tale from the old Testament were God give to the humankind the sensations, the power to fill, to think, to Love and to create .

Graphic Design

brunastellar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:35:32 -0700

Editorial design

365 days

khaosan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:11:25 -0700

http://www.365.thorstengross.com

Constructs in a controlled society

JenniferLeighWright — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:46:27 -0700

I generally have worked photographing and designing advertisments surrounding gender constructs in mainstream society. I also enjoy experimenting with creating my own “controlled situations/environments” and documenting them photographically. Recently I began my first graphic design class and have been working with font, which has been difficult given the fact that I solve problems through the use of photography, but I have been finding new ways to express my concepts through experimentation with font.

Philosophy

jamiezvirzdin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:45:33 -0700

A collage of pictures as a pinball machine depicting Life is a Game

smichlin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:05:12 -0700

a collage of pictures of games played on this planet. Life is a game is spelled out in game pieces and it is in the shape of a pinball machine.

Change is the Only Constant.

Stefani Teresa — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:26:27 -0700

In my comparitively few years in life I’ve already learned that things will change, sooner or later - some things for the better, and some for the worse. Sometimes it’s hard, but adapting to change is a necessity of life.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

MIXED ASSEMBLAGES http://www.flickr.com/photos/dqhl/sets/72157608263399323

posnerich — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:43:36 -0700

I am a professional jaywalker between the visual, literary and performing arts.

Selected quote by Stefan

svaerengrafik — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:59:04 -0700

good morning

maxime Lemoyne — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:36:46 -0700

For my girlfriend still sleeping !

Embarrassment is a temporary feeling

ckohanik — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:02:21 -0700

This is the video companion to http://www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com/sentence/photography/embarrass…

Unfortunately because flipping through the book is a far different experience than viewing images, I created this video so that it could recreate the same effect described in with the stills. This is so that you don’t need to have the flip book to enjoy the experience of embarrassment.

Embarrassment is a temporary feeling

ckohanik — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:50:12 -0700

There is an entire spectrum of feeling that can accompany the idea of being embarrassed. The idea I came up with was to take the most extreme form of embarrassment possible: nudity. It truly became best way to accompany the statement as nudity, while embarrassing, is only as embarrassing for as long as you are in fact nude. Then the concept was pushed that much farther when it was thought about more than just one person being nude, and what it would be like if there were a group of people in the nude, which would create a various degree of embarrassment both for the people in the pictures, and a stronger embarrassment for the audience as well. Thus a sequence of pictures was taken, in the idea that it would evolve into a flip book, which would start with a group of people in the nude with only each other to be embarrassed with, and after flipping through the book, the image sequence would show them slowly putting their clothes on, until finally they were no longer nude, and in effect, no longer embarrassed.

Christmas Print for Linkscraft

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:33:38 -0700

Just for linkscraft the print only from :
http://www.linkscraft.co.uk

All you need is Love

anakinmarin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:24:21 -0700

Today is my second week in NYC. I left my comfortable life and wife in Charlotte, NC in order to pursue my dream of living and growing as a visual artist/designer in NYC. My wife Catalina will join me in late November… so knowing that we were going to be apart from each other, we had a photo session and wore the LO-VE tees (we hand made them the night before), to never forget that ALL WE NEED IS LOVE. Photo credits go to our friend www.cheyenneschultz.com

I hate falsehood but truth is elusive

Lebel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:14:33 -0700

The project was executed during a week seminar last summer with Stephan Sagmeister in Perce, Québec. I use the local setting, a very touristic town, to elaborate on the contrast between truth and falsehood. I build a fake hanging sign, out of cardboard boxes representing the “Rocher Percé”, a gigantic rock formation which stands in front of the town. The card boards were found in the surrounding stores and souvenir shops dumpsters. It talks about how concepts and imagery often stand between us and the real thing and how in the end, it only lives in our memory. It’s an experience I have when travelling, it’s very hard to get a sense of the place as your seeing all that you see threw tourist eyes and it’s difficult to escape from that. But then at the end all your left with is an impression and pictures, again the real thing is escaping you.

& Then it sprouted.

softboard — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:07:43 -0700

a work when i was in &Then, a Mumbai based experimental design firm. this was one of the self branding explorations that i did for them.

it feels so good

chizen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:02:30 -0700

We must recycle!

arturpasiek — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:56:25 -0700

We must recycle otherwise we will extinct! simple. One can not treat planet as a bin bag.

Pleace take a shower of silence

Samira — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:39:20 -0700

nothing lasts forever

rachael90 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:12:05 -0700

nothing lasts forever

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HannahBloomfield — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:29:00 -0700

good

gelle23 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:52:20 -0700

Blogging

farazakan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:33:58 -0700

Message in the Morning

Samira — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:22:06 -0700

one jam message i hope

BlackBlock

Samira — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:42:52 -0700

Pull out the BlackBlock

Flea markets can be a great source of inspiration.

tamulewicz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:40:03 -0700

Flea markets can be a great source of inspiration.

Look after your body

tamulewicz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:36:09 -0700

Look after your body (self - respect is at basis of good design).

To Amour, take off your armour ...

HannahBloomfield — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:07:58 -0700

I will never be able to organize all of my thoughts & all of the things I accumulate.

Anonlymus — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:56:59 -0700

& finding parallels btwn them will have to suffice.

Don't rely on good intentions.

nails — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:18:43 -0700

The first idea is usually the best.

Enno — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:48:47 -0700

A wisdom shared by most people who need to come up with ideas (which probably includes: everyone). Especially design processes could be so much faster - and cheaper if this simple rule would be respected more – I guess …

You're never too old to believe in Magic

MichaelGageCosta — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:42:27 -0700

My goal was to create a photo series that expressed my belief in the preservation of imagination, joy, and that irreplaceable sense of childhood wonder.

CODEX

s-eee — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:17:56 -0700

this is bad when one thing becomes two

tamulewicz — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:11:21 -0700

this is bad when one thing becomes two - movie worth £3!

Obsessions Are Useful Professionally And Inane Privately

Frozo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:53:21 -0700

In my country there’s a phrase that literally translated to english would be: “It’s to the divine button”. It’s more used by older generations than nowadays. It sounds unreal, unclear, and weird; but it also does in spanish. They use it to say “it’s in vain”. We like to laugh about it because no ones really knows what or who is this “divine button”. A use case would be: “I went to buy new shoes to the divine button because I didn’t find my size!” It’s so funny. In private life gluing thousands of buttons on a wall, is really, to the “divine button”, or inane, but professionally it was very inspiring and decorating. Beforehand, I wanted to do a tribute to this old and strange saying by doing something with buttons, and I thought that the meaning of this maxim matched well so I took the chance, and made it in my room! To our grand parents and parents! Cheers!…

Dog Beds

peytonsawyer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:52:49 -0700

There are dog beds, and then there are dog beds. But I saw your luxury dog bed and I thought that this was going to be a perfect one for my high-strung princess. She doesn’t like sleeping on the dog bed we got for her, but likes to snuggle up under my covers!When I got her this pet bed, she instantly took a fondness to it. Her eyes said something like, “this is more like it!” Now, I don’t have to share my bed with her!

Always be curious.

jennypenny — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:03 -0700

Always trust your gut

jennypenny — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:58:29 -0700

There's no place like home

sarahjessica — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:56:43 -0700

Today is your day

sarahjessica — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:47:22 -0700

Photographed in an alleyway in central Melbourne

dhartman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:05:16 -0700

I took these photos about five years ago in Melbourne somewhere near Little Bourke Street (the Chinatown end). I’ve no idea if the works are still there.

A drawing a day keeps the doctor away.

debdeb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:27:58 -0700

I wont to share with the world things i have wrote that i liearned and are in my life

shana_789 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:47:28 -0700

Just another boring cliché

Schopenhauer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:39:07 -0700

Through it’s appearance in high profile blogs, books, magazines and media, we are expected to hold the technique of creating typography from objects as cutting edge, intelligent design – to gasp in it’s complexity and glory. Putting aside the fact that it is not hard to do – somewhere along the ride, many creatives have failed to understand that this technique is not an idea. It’s an execution.

www.elliottburford.com

Home Sweet Home

André Duarte Coelho — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:44:39 -0700

La decadencia es consecuencia de mi existencia

catalana_de_tipos — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:01:52 -0700

Let Madness Be Your Culture

catalana_de_tipos — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:54:02 -0700

ALLEN KEY TYPEFACE

johnnyd — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:42:02 -0700

A tool of hexagonal cross-section used to create an allen typeface

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

'G' from lights

johnnyd — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:25:06 -0700

letter ‘G’ from my name using lights, inspired from my collaboration with Why Not Associates, London, 2004

When I was sure my heart would break in two and I would most certainly die, I didn't.

shell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:38:53 -0700

The quote on the page is from Sarah McLachlan’s song “the Answer”, the photo was taken from the internet someplace. I composed this page to put in my scrapbook I had originally selected for my baby; which then turned into a place to keep all the thoughts and feelings surrounding our multiple miscarriages. This page was to be the last in the book. Sadly, it is not.

You have to walk alone.

catharina — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:47:24 -0700

An unstable , narrow bridge, only one person at the time can cross the wild river.

Hearts’ shadow can reflect us from inside, our emotions, and one of them is LOVE..

Noof — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:18:56 -0700

Our shadows can reflect us from outside..they can just reflect our bodies, but our hearts’ shadows can reflect us from inside..they can reflect our motions…and 1 of them is LOVE….love u all…

Never Be Afraid To Show Who You Really Are

Demongrl7 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:03:37 -0700

Never Be Afraid To Show Who You Really Are, this quote meant a lot to me because i used to be afraid to dress up like, say, a fairy…now i know there are lots of people who do this, sometimes on a weekly basis, i know that im not alone in this weirdness called ‘cosplay’ but feel im a part of a great big family and i don’t feel afraid to wear what i want in front of other people. x

I Am Not That Good

alexiskaneshiro — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:47:59 -0700

It shouldn’t be discouraging to know that there will always be someone better.

It's not what we have, it's whom we have

MelissaWasHere — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:08:31 -0700

As much odd shit as I own, the one thing I never discount is a real human relationship.

never trust anyone...theyre always plotting

Krispy Good — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:27:43 -0700

My Peers Inspire Me!

NadiaBadia — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:54:38 -0700

My friend Andrew made this little installation and I decided to take pictures of it before I never saw it again.

70s Baby

NadiaBadia — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:52:36 -0700

A time era displayed in an experimental typographic way.

The world is indeed comic... But the joke is on mankind! ~HP Lovecraft

MetaL L — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:07:17 -0700

This quote I mostly used some photography & digital manipulation on Photoshop as well as some typography to make a couple of humorous scenes with this quote

Everything is a dance and typography is the sheet music

soopoo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:09:07 -0700

I saw these guys painting the bus stops on the road and they were so rhythmical and natural and so nonchalant too, one guy was talking on the phone as he painted the letters with one hand!

reality is lies and balderdash and i am glad that i have no grasp of it whatsoever

joshuawright18 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:46:06 -0700

A short version of a quote from the film “the adventures of baron munchausen” by terry gilliam. i chose to work with this quote because reality can weigh you down with so many bad things, and in a way it’s vital to get away from reality and immerse yourself in a your own fantasy world

The Golden Rule: O Wisdom ! O Precious Pearl !

a_piper_too — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:36:04 -0700

The Golden Rule: O Wisdom ! O Precious Pearl ! The “Golden Rule is first found in the Old Testament: Leviticus 19.17-18: “Do not bear a grudge against anyone, but settle your differences, so that you will not commit a sin. Do not take revenge on anyone, or continue to hate - but love your neighbour as you love yourself….”

The Old Testament Book of Proverbs tells us what is is that “The Lord (God) Hates”:
“a proud look, lies, killing, wicked plans, evil deeds, false witness, and troublemakers” (See Proverbs 6.16-19). The Prophet Micah, in his Old Testament message has this to say:

The Lord has told us what is good. What God requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God (Micah 6.8).

Wisdom is described in the Old Testament Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and we ignore this at our peril.

This expression of the Golden Rule is common to Jews, Christians and Muslims. And in fact, is common to all religions, and is variously expressed:

“Do not do to others that which you would hate yourself”. “Do unto others as you would for yourself”. “Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you”: “Do unto all as you would wish to have done unto you”: “Reject for others that what you would reject for yourself” etc. etc: “love your neighbour as you love yourself”.

This important message is central to the message of the New Testament’s Jesus: “Love your neighbour as you love yourself (Luke 10.27). Do this and you will live (Luke 10.28). Loving your neighbour as you love yourself IS loving the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength (Luke10.27-28). Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you. Give to others, and God will give to you (Luke 6.37)”.

Lest we forget.

You can't pray a lie. But religion is not the main thing. It is your humanity.

a_piper_too — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:53:02 -0700

“The focus of life is not religion. Religion is a tool to focus humanity. It is a way to read the world, but it is not the main thing. It is your efforts in life; your humanity. It’s OK whoever you are; focus on humanity.”

I have extracted the above from the wisdom contained in “MUSLIMS AUSTRALIA” issue number 7, dated March 2009, as published by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils ( see www.afic.com.au ).

You can view the full text of what I have published and entitled “Grand Perspectives” at http://community.africanloft.com/_Grand-Perspectives/blog/254281/4392.ht… . This post concludes (also quoting from “Muslims Australia”):

“All human beings are equal. Enjoin what is good; struggle against the vices. Violence against women finds no roots in religion”. In the matter of modesty, “All are at liberty to decide for themselves their individual comfort levels and the choice of their dressing. A justly balanced community bears witness to the truth. A logical fruit of a merciful attitude is to love”…. Therefore, love All, for “A true believer is always prepared, after meeting the needs of family, to assist other people in need.” Amen ! Action ! Praise God !

There really is no division between us: “All people are created equal members of one human family”.

And whenever, or wherever we cannot love, we must, at the very least, respect, and do no harm.

Music Is The Wine That Fills The Cup Of Silence

EmilyHarvey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:38:43 -0700

My project for college at the moment is to come up with a quote that represents something I have learnt in my life. My task was to develop ideas and to finish with an upload on this website. So here it is. ‘Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence’

Expect the unexpected [even if if it is a haircut]

Sgt. Johnson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:18:33 -0700

i have learnt that there are many suprises in life some are OK and some are bad but most of them are infact good.

Vinyl is Better

davidmarques — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:56:08 -0700

Just testing “things i have learned in my life”

One Love cannot beget hate; there is no hate in love; hate melts in the arms of Love.

a_piper_too — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:32:10 -0700

My work of Love for Love named therefore “Peace and Harmony”, encapsulates the essential and elemental concepts required for harmonious living together as “One”: Loving All - of the uniquely created strands of the “whole” body of creation - and of human, sexual beings - equally and fruitfully admixed both male and female “inside”.

My ” www.wound-wisdom.tk ” website and all that has flowed from it in the name of the “Golden Rule of Love” demonstrates that “love cannot beget hate; there is no hate in love; and hate melts in the arms of Love.

Details to interpret the “Peace and Harmony” picture puzzle and the “Universal ‘Man’ ” inspirational poem which flowed from it may be viewed at the “.tk” website. Also, a description of “The Tree” shown (the largest and most ancient living thing I have ever seen). The pic of “a piper” is of a much younger me.

I’m now also known as “piper 02” and “a piper too” at ” www.africanloft.com ” and ” www.nigeriavillagesquare.com ” respectively, having joined both of these as a “One World” citizen”. Thanks to the modern wonders of the internet, I have found a number of friends there (also), which demonstrates that “we are all the same under the skin” - “equally created”.

the word is "evolucion" in english would be evolution

mapaula — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:26:22 -0700

i was trying to represent evolution beacuse the letters changed accodring to the places I put them, i fisrt put the letters on a lagoon, after a while they were soaked and deformed, then i hung them on a tree, giving a look as if they where melting down.

designing makes me happy

r.y.e. — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:32:47 -0700

Designing makes our day :).

The more I learn, the less I know.

spirithealer — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:37:25 -0700

I am a seeker of knowledge. I find that as I expose my mind to vastly different ideologies, my own ideas of life on this planet seem petty and insignificant in comparison. In short, the more I learn, the less I KNOW.
www.soulpancake.com

You can find inspiration in everything

Dima Boulad — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:01:36 -0700

You dont have to go very far to find the best ideas

Life is a choice

Erika Giroux — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:07:26 -0700

In life, you can either chose to control things or to let the world control you. Living your life is a choice.

Be greedy for design

Erika Giroux — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:59:38 -0700

Be curious and never forget to love what you do.

We all need someone

Erika Giroux — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:58:18 -0700

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every 6 months.

chinuaze — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:15:41 -0700

If you don't try, you will never know.

joannazawadzka — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:36:20 -0700

A stitch in time saves nine

anniebags — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:54:23 -0700

BE YOURSELF ~Judy Garland

kady — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:26:34 -0700

Autumn Love

Tizzle — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:58:32 -0700

Leaves. Love. Short enough?

Remember to be cool. note to self

loopylocks — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:29:11 -0700

Written in 2007 by my son when he was six. I keep this note on our fridge as a personal reminder. It always makes me stop and smile. It is one of my favourite treasures.

Take the long way home

Gabrielle Matte — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:36:04 -0700

vivre le moment présent sans penser au résultat final

Sport is the best medicine to get my head free

Schmetterling — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:18:04 -0700

Struggling with complexity may lead to simplicity

fleicap — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:04:07 -0700

Struggling with complexity may lead to simplicity

My bitrhday

Jerome — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:42:01 -0700

I was spending my birthday alone. I wasn’t doing well so I did that…

You can survive on a diet of Guinness and bananas!

Bananaman — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:16:57 -0700

What you get out is directly proportionate to what you put in.

glittermouse — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:45:44 -0700

music links the moments of my life

hielasangre — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:43:34 -0700

there’s a whole soundtrack connecting my memories in such unexpected ways

life is a promise. you must keep it.

hupomeno — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:41:13 -0700

back of a novel describing what life is.

Don't Design For Money Design For The Design

My happydesign — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:45:27 -0700

Never allow that your unique motivation to take a project should be the money.

Nowadays I do not have “employment”, all the designs that I do are done for me and for my passion for the design. It is true that nobody was paying a cent to myself for doing this design for example, but it makes me very happy to know that I can contribute to this project with my design.

¡That your design makes to you happy!

Eternity Only Comes Once A Week

mattmanos — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:07:50 -0700

Eternity Only Comes Once A Week. If life repeated weekly would birth be celebrated once a week? Would we never stop celebrating?

Death Comes Unnoticed As Our Disappearance Is Realized

mattmanos — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:12 -0700

Death Comes Unnoticed As Our Disappearance Is Realized

The unreal can only judge us in our mind

mattmanos — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:50:52 -0700

The Unreal Can Only Judge Us In Our Mind. Those that do not exist can not have an actual effect on our day to day life. We must not let the unreal worries and thoughts of potential trouble take hold of us.

being loved of course.

tayrose — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:33:25 -0700

From “Habits” by Nikki Giovanni.

"love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation" Khalil Gibran

pebbles — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:31:24 -0700

What looks REAL is just FAKE.

brian_lsf — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:00:54 -0700

Don’t believe everything you see.

The ‘REAL’ is a digital 3d rendering and the ‘FAKE’ is a real printout on 11x17

It is always nice to be back home.

hardgraft — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:51:53 -0700

Never Say Never.

Annandra — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:15:28 -0800

Don't judge people according to their appearance

Peter Chmela — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:08:23 -0800

Beauty inspires me

ruxandraduru — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:38:18 -0800

Nature, which I find beautiful, often inspires me in my design and illustration work.

It doesn't matter what one says but what one does

Marlên — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:00:30 -0800

There is no way to draw anything wrong

Eivind Stoud Platou — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:38:41 -0800

I read about this artist in a magazine. When he was a kid, his parents told him there was no way to draw anything wrong. I think that’s a great thing to teach your kids.

if table tennis was easy, it would be called football

Maria V. — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:14:16 -0800

Chocolate is fattening but makes me very happy.

red_eyes — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:07:05 -0800

Through the love to chocolate, I already earned a lot of nasty looks. One day, I sat in the store of my mother, uncontrolled eating a schoco pudding. Suddenly a customer appeared in front of me. She looked at my wide opened mouth, letting a big spoon in, then at the rest of my body, to return to my eyes, with a dispraising expression in her eyes. Because I was adjusted to such looks, I didn’t mind and continued eating my pudding. At the end, I tried, to get the rest out of the bottom from the beaker. In doing so, I must have looked so greedy and at the same time helpless, that she started to laugh loudly. She said:
“Sometimes you simply have such moments, haven’t you?”
“Well, if it only would be ‘moments’… Believe me, I love it and I simply need it.”
After the customer paid, she wished me, to enjoy my meal and went smiling away. The initial displeasure, which changed to humor, was as new for me, that I will never forget this moment.

censorship is shit

Neverman — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:59:21 -0800

How did I come to that conclusion? My passion for movies showed me, how destructive censorship is. Again and again the German censorship ruins work. Films and film footage are cut at most, which itself is bad enough already, because if literature and art is cut, too, we would have the second coming of the Third Reich.

Why are movies cut, even if they had been produced for adults? I‘m talking about horror films. There are not many films, which haven´t been cut prior to publishing on the German market. Why? Those films were made for adults only, so why the hell are they being censored? German law clearly states that those movies have to be censored due to their youth-endangering content. But adults are not teenagers or kids. They are adults, which means they can process the content of those films. If they don’t want to see brutal films, they don´t have to. But as I saw SEED or SAW, I sadly had to realize that it had been censored terribly. The FSK (voluntary self-control) is not oblivious to the fact, that they dismember and sometimes even destroy a work. The director wants to convey a message to the audience! Censorship destroys these messages in films like NATURAL BORN KILLERS, or CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST! It´s like scribbling around in somebody´s paintings just because you dislike his work. Unfortunately, not only violence is censored, but sometimes whole dialogues are cut out of a movie. This is primarily done to cut the length of that film shorter and secondly, to protect political themes. ONG BAK for example has been deprived of all political dialogues, because they are considered “internal affairs”. Censorship should be banned!

It´s bad enough that I am deprived my rights of enjoying a film but does television have to be censored, too? Television has a strong manipulative power. Documentaries about “killer-games” are the most present example for that. They sometimes not only state wrong facts, but they re-cut film footage in ways so that they can be interpreted as evidence that all gamers are potential mass-murderers and killers. I call those fake or pseudo-documentaries, because they don´t handle the issue with objectivity. Also some political statements or interviews are being censored, for example an interview done with Vladimir Putin, concerning the Caucasus Frontier. In this Interview, Putin doesn´t express much of an affection for the United States. He doesn´t talk very nice about America but he only wanted to show his point of view. He also criticized the Nations, who sided with the USA. Germany played along with that game of showing Russia up. Well, wouldn´t it be awkward, if people at home sitting in front of their TV suddenly start to think about what is right or wrong or even develop an intelligence of their own? Only after heavy debates we were allowed to see the whole uncut interview.

Censorship destroys and manipulates. What have we become?

The people you love are not replaceable

Mummi — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:32:34 -0800

Every way I go seems to be the right one

Sophia P. — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:11:47 -0800

Talking is pointless if trust is missing

Steffi — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:03:09 -0800

I know that I don't know.

Fridolin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:08:45 -0800

I will continue to do what I like

L-Princess — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:30:10 -0800

This is the most important I learned.
Till I was 14 I´ve done everything the others wanted from me until the moment I didn´t had the energy to do it anymore. I began to question everything my family told me to do. I´m doing this since then.
Like this I got the idea to make my hobby as a job.
This sentence means a lot to me even if it seems very simple.
It means “you have fun with everything you do”. You got less stress yourself.
It´s my attitude towards life.

Blood is not thicker than water

Mina — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:15:14 -0800

If I think about what I learned in my life up until now, then the first thing that comes to my mind is the sentence “blood is not thicker than water”.
Those who think family is everything and can‘t be replaced by anything else are living far from reality and should renew their world view. Families aren‘t always the same. A family doesn‘t only give you the feeling of security, safety and not being alone. Quite the contrary! It can hurt you, abandon you, make you sick and even destroy you.
A family doesn‘t always stick together, it can also fall apart, as it was in my case. Indirectly I don‘t have anybody of my family. Of course the rest of them are still alive, but there‘s no contact anymore. They have no place for me and have pushed me aside.
I am an abandoned cat. That‘s what I felt like when I became conscious of the fact that I no longer had a place in this family. I didn‘t fit into their view of the world, I was different from them. I had read many books, was introverted and thought a lot. I was pretty much living in my own world. And I devoted myself to drawing, wore clothes they thought of as obnoxious, listened to japanese music and started learning this language, which the weren‘t able to comprehend.
In their eyes I was an embarrassment , crazy and downright abnormal. My granny once said I was too complicated. She always asked why I couldn‘t be like the rest of them, why I couldn‘t listen to normal music and why I shouldn‘t rather learn English instead of Japanese. So what? Back then I never knew an answer to this. Today, being twenty-years-old I know it. Because I want to live the way I want it. A few years ago I also thought nobody could replace my family, even though they treated me like rubbish. I didn‘t only feel like an abandoned cat, no, I really felt like waste, small and insignificant, being left on it‘s own. What was I worth anyway if I had been discarded like this?I was hurt deeply but kept on smiling, no matter how much they hurt me. Back then this smile was fake, but today it‘s for real. Never again do I want to look vulnerable. I got dull and didn‘t let anything approach me, that‘s what I thought but on the inside it was different. On the inside I was just a kid not wanting to be waste or an abandoned cat. That‘s when I made a decision I still don‘t regret.
A new life had to begin. I left my family and the past behind.
When I was sitting in the train, moving away from my family, I became melancholic even though I was excited. The closer I got to my new home, the more I felt like I never lived with my mother and my brothers. As if I never felt the quarreling. Insecurity overcame me in my new home.
I became anxious. What if they dislike me here, too? If I took the wrong path? Is there anything left to lose? My fears didn‘t come true in the end.
I arrived at a school where everyone was a tad different and even the tutors were all but what one would have expected. I always had problems finding new friends, but it was different here. I still wonder how I found this many friends, everyone supporting me all the way through. In the course of time my friends became my family.
They weren‘t able to replace my mother nor the rest, but they became like a completely new family to me. Not a perfect one, but all I could wish for up to now. If you‘d ask me to decide between my friends, whom I dearly love, or the rest of my family I‘d always pick my friends, no matter what might be up ahead. Some might find it heartless to say something like this and that everyone deserves a second chance but I don‘t think so. I gave them more than just a second chance and they always threw it away deceiving me. Now they have to live with it.
If I hadn‘t known better, I‘d say it was all just a nightmare and that I must have fallen asleep on that train journey back then, but that‘s not the case. So today I look back with a sad smile, trying to write a story named „blood is not thicker than water.“

I believe in my inner strength

Nicole Arndt — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:15:08 -0800

If I didn´t believe in my inner strength, I would be sitting in a wheelchair.
The doctors have given me a 50 % chance. Everything had seemed fine, until I attended the final examination. There they told me that my condition was deteriorating. I was struck by lightning. That I wouldn’t and couldn’t believe. They ordered me to bed to rest. And they canceled my therapy sessions.
Two weeks later, I could leave hospital already. But the next day I had to go back because my white blood cells were reducing significantly. The doctors told me I mustn’t become ill during the next days or it could become very bad and I would have to stay in the hospital. Of course I worried very much about my health during the next few months. When I was back at home I could only move with a walking frame. The simplest things I could only do with my mother’s help.
Two day´s after I left hospital my mother left me and my bother alone for a short time. I was in the living room and he was playing in the bedroom. Everything was normal till I heard him scream. By reflex, I jumped up and ran to him.
Soon after this was my mother’s birthday. I wanted to surprise her with my ability to walk again so I didn’t tell her until then. On her birthday, despite some pain, I stood up in front of her without walking frames. I knew I’d been right to trust in myself to walk alone again.

I think before I talk

Johannes — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:02:15 -0800

So far in my life I met plenty of people who talk nothing but nonsense. If they are asked a question by a teacher, a family member or a friend they dont only answer wrong but talk at random. Lets take a simple example: the teacher asks: »What makes an ant so special?« The pupil answers: »Well, I once trod down one«. In such a case I dont know what to think about! Especially if the answer is neither right nor funny.
I myself dont mind if people interrupt their explanation by stops to find a half-way reasonable answer. If a person answers with: »I dont know« or »I have no idea« or even shrugs his shoulders its ok for me.
But people who use to talk at random without thinking before or give an answer to a question that simply was not asked I cant follow.
Of course there are also people talking round something and you cant get them. Furthermore I met people talking hindleg off a donkey and the content is borring. Sometimes you are asking yourself: and what else… or what is the sense of it? Especially when these people end without a point.

So I ask all that people, please take my advice: think before you talk.
Johannes

One minute of anger equals sixty seconds of lost happyness.

Carathis — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:01:38 -0800

Harassment is nothing personal

Nils — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:39:46 -0800

During my schooltime, they often rearranged the classes, and every time you could observe the same spectacle of clique formation and the coronation of a new victim. And every time the choice fell on me, they harassed me and pushed me around. Until that was, the day they recognized my ability to draw and every time they stopped their behavior towards me… going on to choose a new victim. If these people really had a problem with my personalitiy, they would have gone on with the harrassment.
I started thinking about what their real motives could be, what drives their childish sadism and my conculsion was: It’s the school system, which has no interest in the personal will; and they adopted this attitude (consciously or unconsciously) to compense their anger. It’s the never-ending dump atmosphere of a schoolday which accelerates this aggresive behavior, like the realisation of being buried alive.
It’s maybe also the experience they gained from home; when their parents punished them, because they break rules. It’s the awarness that their parents are captured in a similiar system, which drags its inmates even more then the schoolsystem, so: school isn’t out forever. It’s the fact that it is easier to destroy something, instead of building it up… especially when the target is someone who didn’t belong to any group and has little selfesteem. Their harrassment is directed through prejudices, and not through the core of one’s personality.
Thats why harassment is nothing personal. Of course it bothers me; but I’m also glad about it, because through this I almost immediately see what kind of people are around. Of course I can’t see the core of them, but I see who is a squaller, who a follower and who is a thinking person.
Nils

Walk Away If You Can.

Susie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:15:22 -0800

Never take anything for granted

Jessica Brasil — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:41:39 -0800

A problem most creatives face, doing work for money or your portfolio.

Rob Hopkins aka 45degrees — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:17:38 -0800

el oh vee ee

Mark Pernice — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:20:05 -0800

Ehh, this isn’t so much a sentence but one very often used word in design. Am I breaking the rules? I thought I’d share it. Hand lettered, graphite, digital.

wish, dream, visualize

sanneke — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:09:16 -0800

life is about choices.

Felixxx — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:30:35 -0800

Because life IS about choices!

It is impossible to merely forgive and forget.

daisybea12 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:38:42 -0800

The title of this piece is “It is impossible to merely forgive and forget.” The reason that I chose to title this picture as such is because I sincerely feel so. When I look back on my life, although not very long at all so far, I feel as if I have faced a plethora of experiences with retribution. Losing friends, family, toys. Losing other people’s toys, jewelry, phones, etc. I mean to be honest, all of these events call for some form of retribution. We as people simply do not view them as such. To kind of make sense of this nonsensical ranting, I mean to say that it is impossible to just forget about experiences and move on. These events are what make you who you are. That is why I chose to display this picture. It shows that although the Daisy is still blossoming as thriving and continuing on, it has left some petals behind. Some might view that as loss. It is something far beyond that. It shows growth, knowledge, life, and success. It shows something that I personally thrive for in all aspects of my being. Survival. Continuing on although something had to be left behind, and not merely disposing of your past. Remembrance. Retribution.

Misfortune was my God.

Sunkyoung Kim — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:11:16 -0800

Think big ver.2

Hyeona — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:55:00 -0800

Think big ver.2

Sleeping is the best medicine

Moon Kyung mi — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:16:53 -0800

mobile, drowsiness, sleeping, and healing…
(sometimes) skipping works. But I believe, sleeping is the best medicine in the universe.

Winner takes all

syroom57 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:48:23 -0800

thanks *

try!

tjrjr — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:47:33 -0800

try harder

Untitled Experiments 2

paulrook — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:47:17 -0800

Untitled words from my practice of experimentations with tyopgraphy

Profundities, not facts.

jiyoung — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:02:30 -0800

SIM...

s-eee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:59:26 -0800

I am not afraid

illadelfresh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:24:51 -0800

"The whole world reminds me of music, and the music reminds me i'm free" - unknown

illadelfresh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:08:30 -0800

This quote is from a song I can’t remember who sings. One day it will come back to me, and I will update this. HAHA

I need to fall deeply in love the way I have for Music, or maybe Music is all I need

illadelfresh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:50:56 -0800

My painting I sold.. very true words straight from the heart

light

ixeris — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:44:04 -0800

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

min jeong seon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:26:49 -0800

everything will be OK! :)

Resa — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:51:43 -0800

You kill time, time kills you

Youngmin Kim — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:25:55 -0800

Life is snap!

kittyjhl — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:54:42 -0800

My life is collection of every snapshots.

There is no time to waste...

angelik — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:00:42 -0800

This came as a way to put a little pressure to myself when I feel like I can sit around and wait for things to happen. Sometimes it is scary but it is necessary to get into action, there is no time to waste because the clock keeps ticking…

Wait 4 you.

muffkib — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:47:37 -0800

Because of falling for you there’s nothing else I can do.
for you still waiting for you.

POST-IT

s-eee — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:02:25 -0800

I cannot be the best, I can only be me.

onpointphife — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:09:32 -0800

Do what you want.

hyojinan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:51:29 -0800

Whatever you want..

The real me.

sunim Lee — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:28:19 -0800

The real me.

Life is just like a blink.

AN HYUNGEUN — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:11:24 -0800

Everything in my life changes.

Nothing lasts forever.

color

found — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:17:40 -0800

Fall tree

found — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:16:18 -0800

Hurt Me

asasqq — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:48:55 -0800

Hurt Me. Pliz.

"Yes, I am Not"

Black-Hard Artstudio — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:03:58 -0800

the world.

Bora Yoo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:13 -0800

I just have only the bunch of coins left, after my travel.

even each coins are different and the race is unfamiliar though,

human’s life is very same in whole world.

Believe It!

lisamraz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:13:59 -0800

No Pain, No Gain.

sun-min Lee — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:19:04 -0800

No pain, no gain!! hahaha….

Better than Raw

Burzum — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:11:43 -0800

Better than Raw

Must have festival!

Hong eunhee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:48:17 -0800

just be strong

lee seung eon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:56:07 -0800

I'm designer

Na Sang Uk — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:27:43 -0800

Na Sang Uk

keep your own way

Jeong-ahn Park — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:16:23 -0800

keep your own way

Enjoy

narae Kang — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:27:04 -0800

True Communication

seokhoonchoi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:21:14 -0800

Intoxicating liquor makes us to communicate truly.

More haste, Less speed.

jinhee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:16:38 -0800

Think big

Hyeona — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:00:42 -0800

hasn’t finished yet.
i would like to continue to work it out.

Don't panic

lee na young — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:40:32 -0800

모두들 사랑한다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 우리 패닉하지말자
i love you, KMU VCD so much
we won’t panic

Believe right now.

icedtea — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:31:09 -0800

I and my people have recorded our every moment by photo-stickers. We all think and know it means the strongest belief about our love and life.

keep changing

gooduj — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:05:10 -0800

these are my stuffs, or things around me which are look like alphabet. taked a photo of each object, and reconstructed them. moai and the monster clay feature are made by me.

Love is not getting, but giving.

Choi Jung Won — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:17:59 -0800

Everything which live have right to live

Shin-HaeJung — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:03:18 -0800

Actually this is not English. This is Korean, so I think most people don’t understand this. It means ‘Everything which live have right to live.’ (I’m not sure this is correct.)

Happiness is a warm puppy

Kim Hyun Jeong — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:56:45 -0800

I have boundless power.

Kim-hyesoo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:58:07 -0800

fire!

LIFE IS LOVE.

KangSoYoun — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:35:33 -0800

happy dinner

Sawing is not as difficult as reaping.

Kong Eun-ju — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:25:45 -0800

Sawing is not as difficult as raping - Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Everything is up to me.

jaeseok lee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:09:21 -0800

When i was suffer from the hardship,
I used to think about my parents and these sentence.
Everything is up to me.to me..to me….

size doesn't matter

chojin1657 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:22:39 -0800

doesn’t matter

Everyone has an agenda, EXEPT ME!

Kim ju hyuck — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:29:38 -0800

n,n /

Love is all we need.

Jihyun Suh — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:27:36 -0800

not food…kk

look both sides of everything.

Leebori — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:36:38 -0800

look both sides of everything.

leebori.blogspot.com

Early bird catches the warm.

launatic — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:07:11 -0800

we love that

tjrjr — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:43:17 -0800

that could be anything!

Brain, hand and heart. That's all I need to create.

Jiwon Jun — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:26:12 -0800

I wanted to push the boundaries of my typography

paulrook — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:50:23 -0800

Uni Project. Experimenting with a non-digital format.

Man proposes, God disposes.

Ryunghwa Rhee — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:42:02 -0800

I made it with a pretzel. I think what I have to do is just to do my best and to wait god’s disposal. I believe I can do my best!

Seize the day , Carpe diem

Hyunju Ryu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:46:43 -0800

Waiting doesn't solve everything

Youngmin Kim — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:22:58 -0800

Waiting doing nothing is what jerks do
If you want something get it for yourself…

Throw away stupidity of past.

pgp2006 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:13:15 -0800

The world is just awesome.

Jimin You — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:10:18 -0800

I Think I Can

Kyung Lee — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:25:16 -0800

It's good to be crazy.

scadi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:54:07 -0800

Being into something - or addicted to - is quite a good thing, I think. Even you are so crazy about something that you can’t do anything.

Unititled Experiments

paulrook — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:16:24 -0800

This year as a designer I am working in a non-digital format i want to explore the boundaries that typography has to offer using all kinds of elements to achieve different results

Berlin, I Love You But You Bring Me Down

elle noir — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:10:02 -0800

Time to Move

Todo lo sólido se desvanece en el aire. All that is solid melts into air.

jjjolll — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:35:41 -0800

All that is solid…is a site specific project performed at the garden of the Polyforum Siqueiros Museum. The quote “All that is solid melts into air.” was traced with breadcrumb on the grass so the birds could gradually eat it.
http://todolosolido.info
http://flickr.com/photos/allthatissolid

Alot of effort is put into making things look effortless

hodgey1989 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:36:41 -0800

Sometimes don't follows the rules

SerraGlia — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:27:44 -0800

Think the opposite!
http://www.serraglia.com/dont

you are beautiful, but you are empty. one could not die for you

RB — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:11:34 -0800

If everything is bold, then nothing is bold.

jalehafshar — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:04:44 -0700

My jewelry drawer.

I am guilty.

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.

SFooArty — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:56:08 -0700

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.

Joyful Teddy bears | Veseli Medvjedici

Marko Jovanovac — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:01:49 -0700

A poster for play “Joyful Teddy bears” or “Veseli Medvjedici” in Croatian. This was a poster for Children Theatre of Branko Mihaljević in Osijek.

The idea was to make a sweet poster for Kids. Typography is bade of sugar, and Teddy bears are Haribo candy. This poster was selected for “0708 - exhibition of Croatian Design”

Joyful Garden | Vesela Avlija

Marko Jovanovac — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:56:08 -0700

A poster for play “Joyful Garden” or “Vesela Avlija” in Croatian. It was done in collaboration with photographer Saša Imprić. The poster was commissioned by Children Theatre of Branko Mihaljević in Osijek, Croatia.

For more works and info, visit: www.markojovanovac.com

Follow your folly now

gerhard — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:04:58 -0700

This summer my wife and I made a dream come true and cycled from Vancouver down to San Francisco. One evening in a small town we found a beer called “Fat Tire”. What a gorgeous name for a beer if you´re cycling the coast. Back in germany I tried to get “Fat Tire” delivered to my home town. Unfortunately it’s impossible. But what I found out was that there is an unbelievable brand beyond the beer. It’s called “New Belgium” and the claim is “Follow your folly”. Whow! This means so much more to me than “Find your way” or something stupid like this I had in my mind when I though about designing a sentence out of google maps icons while I was planning my bicycle trip. Thanks to “New Belgium” for the inspiration, their funny website (which I look at almost every day) and of course the beer.
Anyway I like any kind of maps. They’re telling stories about adventures. They make me go out and find out.

The world is a beautiful place

wadswa03 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:24:17 -0700

Sun set at Bethells Beach, with a young girl bending in the shallows

You have to live life to the fullest.

wadswa03 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:20:31 -0700

Young girl jumping on the Beach at Sunset

Listen. Millions of babies are killed by abortion daily crying - "help us live"

roxy009 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:44:17 -0700

Life is precious… Babies are precious… Yet, millions of babies are being killed without a choice. Many scared and uninformed women are choosing to end their pregnancies. God gives us life; so who are we to end it? These tiny helpless babies are crying for the opportunity to live. By purchasing our products you are not only helping them live; but spreading the word to the whole world that babies do have a voice: they are screaming ” help us live”. All profits will be donated to our local Pro-life organizations: Respect Life and Heartbeat of Miami. Questions? email us: helpuslive@bellsouth.net Comments? share them @ helpuslive.blogspot.com/

International Fusion Calendar Exhibition

hain001 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:02:26 -0700

It just is.

zenusharma — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:49:16 -0700

Make mistakes

MarcoRaaphorst — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:51:17 -0700

Make mistakes

I Can.

John_Transue — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:20:38 -0700

I can.

Great Minds Do Not Think Alike

John_Transue — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:04:38 -0700

Great minds are individual and seldom appreciated.

Always ask for more

moreismore — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:37:46 -0700

This typography has been created with jocktraps, this display is inspired by Felix Gonzales torres.
You can download the A4 printable font for free here: http://moreismore.free.fr/IMAGES/jf.rar
Feel free to use it…

To eat Snask has made me a better person.

Snask — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:23:38 -0700

Seeing what's - ahead...

7X7 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:51:58 -0700

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle” - George Orwell.

http://www.sevenby7.com/eyespy/eyes.html

Solutions are elusive things...

7X7 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:48:27 -0700

“Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping…”

http://www.sevenby7.com/solutions/

Your parents are your friends

Ang.n.Steph — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:03:46 -0700

As you get older you realize that your parents are just normal people, they love you, and they’ve only ever wanted the best for you…

Take a Step Back, Everything looks different.

Kimmy.xx — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:09:52 -0700

Though Life can seem like a blur sometimes..don't let it pass you by

SusannaD — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:20:55 -0700

Though life can be chaotic, enjoy it and smile, it’s the only one you have!

Letting go is the greatest Freedom of all

SusannaD — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:09:31 -0700

Love is not a choice

jabel6 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:59:12 -0700

Behind every closed door lies a new experience

Brandon Boucher — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:54:29 -0700

I am Never Broken

amy_G — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:54:12 -0700

Dreams May Become Reality If You Believe In Yourself

Dana — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:51:12 -0700

no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself, you can achieve all you goals and make your dreams come true

The only one holding you back is yourself.

Daniela — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:55:31 -0700

I wanted to make it look as through ‘yourself’ was a puppet to ‘you’. Illustrating that you are a puppet to only yourself.
I’m still trying to figure all this out, and I’ll probably continue playing with it from this day on. Hopefully I can stop holding myself back and break out of my shell and create something amazing.

That which is broken is not easily fixed

asilke1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:41 -0700

A visual commentary on the consequential nature of human existence.

Don't Talk About It, Be About It

cnaths — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:38:10 -0700

Someone once said this to me and it really stuck. Maybe it’s because an influential person in my childhood always talked about what was going to happen, but never did anything to reach that end. I think it’s more than just achievement or being true to your word; it’s about gaining respect, it’s about humility and seeing yourself for who you really are.

birch brothers, everyday

katiegray — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:58:36 -0700

absolute heart! and uncertainty

katiegray — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:49:11 -0700

do things for no reason and find the true reason later (it is not fabricated or on purpose) / it is not for what for and it doesn’t matter why the true reason you will find is hidden in your try.

Keep your heart funky

NAIT_ericbrown — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:52 -0700

I have learned to follow my own beat of my heart. And those beats are the ones that I learned as a child sitting in front of my parents record player blasting out funky beats.

Life lessons come from strange places.

Becca Saunders — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:42:23 -0700

Life lessons so often do come from the places we least expect them to.

Nature has no choice.

lynel@vl.videotron.ca — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:21:30 -0700

A fractured concrete sidewlak piece, where nature had no choice but take back its place.
It was created summer 08, during a great workshop week with Stefan Sagmeister, in Percé, Québec.

Love not looked for is the love that shall be found.

Boogmeister — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:52:05 -0700

Just to prove that wherever you are, whatever you are doing, whoever you are with, you can find love. The subtlety of the words is to back up the statement…its not something you are looking for.

consumption is a waste of time.

leslie_cotton — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:31:48 -0700

Quando a vida te der 1000 motivos para chorar, mostre a ela que tem 1001 para sorrir!

bellinha_cmjf — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:48:29 -0700

Do It Without Thinking Of Critics

jvallee — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:52:39 -0700

Created as part of a workshop directed by Stefan Sagmeister that took place in Percé, Gaspésie.

We believe that expression should not be fade by the fear of being criticized by others. To illustrate this maxim, we created some large scale types by using only white cloths,
paper and thread on natural landscapes as background.

www.jvallee.com
www.karimzariffa.com

Young love (home is where the art is) falls hard.

Dennin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:01:04 -0700

Home is where the heart is safe and sacure unbound by boundries patient and pure
Hope is the heart muscle beating from birth and connecting us all here living on earth
Love is the foundation unconditioned and universal hand-made with honesty basic and beautiful
Life is the land of family and friends before all beginnings and after all ends

love is in the air

snooz3r — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:02:55 -0700

nature always finds its way

snooz3r — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:01:31 -0700

Challenge Hierarchies

Gerard Doolan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:10:56 -0700

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Be Glad

Gerard Doolan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:09:17 -0700

St James’ Park, London

Money Does Not Inspire

Gerard Doolan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:08:06 -0700

The Beverley Hills Hotel, LA

teenage minds

lisamraz — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:16:52 -0700

Passion is more important than talent

princeofegypt — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:14:51 -0700

HOMME LESS

maria videl — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:47:56 -0700

all made with little pieces of glass…all from car crashes picked out from the streets of mexico city. No more home, no more homme…homme less.

Solitude is luxury if it's voluntary

elle noir — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:49:34 -0700

Pictures were taken on a rooftop in Malmo, Sweden

smiling is free

sanneke — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:07:07 -0700

Happiness is real only when shared

suyog — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:30:26 -0700

It was only recently that I got to see the movie “Into the Wild” and know about Christopher McCandless’ life. This was the sentence that he wrote in his diary during his last few days in Alaska probably realizing the need for humans to be connected. The sentence struck a chord in my mind since it has been a learning for me too. Sharing one’s happiness does indeed make the world a beautiful place to live in. The photographs are taken from a small town in India. The joy of sharing a dive and going for a swim in their birthday suits is written all over the faces.

choose a path, take risks, have guts, make mistakes and dare to grow

sanneke — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:58:53 -0700

WISDOM

ronoboy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:39:09 -0700

a smile on your face makes the lion and his owner happy

gagabor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:42:17 -0700

wrong choice

gagabor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:07:28 -0700

never take things for granted

hidetomo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:12 -0700

To believe, I don't need to understand

princeofegypt — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:05:27 -0700

I only appreciate that which is semi-permanent

adrianwills — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:15 -0700

After seeing Stefan speak at Semi-Permanent alongside a wide range of very inspiring speakers, I came to this realization as Stefan wrapped up his speech. I had to get out my phone and make a note of it as I think it summed up the day, the event, my thoughts on his speech and something I’ve learnt very accurately.

unconventional, clean, perfectionist

momoscope — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:54:31 -0700

The Future is as unknown as the past

ph7labs — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:10:45 -0700

Digital Illustration - Pencil, Ink, Illustrator and Photoshop.
2008

Don't be afraid to ask for help.

Jean-François Poliquin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:45:48 -0700

Me yeah

xocholate — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:27:12 -0700

Each word has its own meaning behind it.

Me: just like a clothes clipper, i’m always on edge. Like to take risk and adventurous, then suddenly i found myself hanging for my own life. I gotta say, i’m my own worst enemy.

Yeah: I learnt to perceive yeah in different angle. I think the word “yeah” actually holds a phrase together into such a strong statement.

I thought life was a line. I now know it's a grid.

valery — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:22:38 -0700

EVERY AQUISITION WEIGHS ME DOWN

marie_loic — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:48:05 -0700

This is a project during a master class at Percé (Québec) with Stefan Sagmeister. I had three days for create this image.

Little Pickers Need Big Knickers

Helen Wilkinson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:10:48 -0700

Food is one of my greatest sources of pleasure. Sometimes I over-indulge …

Mistakes are the beginning of discovery.

Julie Royer — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:50:10 -0700

Each mistake can lead to a new story.

A one armed man deals cards slowly

the equestrian — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:16:46 -0700

Anything marked down to "Free" is ok.

the equestrian — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:11:46 -0700

If we could read each others minds we'd all sleep with loaded guns

the equestrian — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:03:59 -0700

The first answer is almost always the right answer.

natasha — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:29:47 -0700

Exists with my other contribution: http://www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com/sentence/photography/first-alw…

I will never forget the words he says.

It really is.....that easy.

carolann85 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:18:16 -0700

where are we.

I believe in God only I spell it nature - Quote by Frank Lloyd Wright

adrienp@hotmail.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:11:05 -0700

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

frostignarr — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:04:15 -0700

A replica of one of sagmeister´s most famous posters.

Hope.

Kaobear — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:48:47 -0700

This is my son Connor. He has, as of yet, an undiagnosed physical and intellectual developmental disorder.

I see that picture, I see hope. I see happiness.

Love Is Enough.

Kaobear — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:44:34 -0700

Love Is Enough For All of Us.

Learn to read between the lines

annemieke teresa van twuijver — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:11:01 -0700

I am an art school student at Dogtime/Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands). After the last exams before the summer break, my teachers wrote in my report that they were confident, and I quote, ‘That I will make a good work one day in the future’. When that made me cry, they told me that they love my work, that they think I sure have talent and and that my report was, and I quote again, ‘Something to be quite jealous of.’ From that day on I tell myself to read between the lines. That white space is like non-verbal communication with different rules and different messages. In between the lines ‘You suck’ actually means ’ You are great’. Maybe we should forget about the lines all together and just go for the blancs. Voids can be nurturing when you want them to.

Honesty Can Solve Any Problem

Star_Spider — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:52:09 -0700

Honesty Can Solve Any Problem is created on the Tenori-On. The clean simplicity of the technology shows us the mathematical truth of the universe where as the chaotic sounds and random movements represent humanities flawed voices that speak in half truths. But flawed or not it is still part of the same system as the rest of it, so we do have the tools, it is just a matter of using them.

www.alternaterealityevents.com
http://arexistence.blogspot.com

Peace is not only relative to war

Christian D — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:54:39 -0700

I'll do it my way

zeebee — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:14:23 -0700

As I am totally resistant to any form of educational programm, I had and have to do it my way.

Life is a beach and every tide brings a fresh shore-line.

soopoo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:27:47 -0700

These pictures are made with stuff found on the beach, The allegory with life is that everything and everyone is just mere flotsam and jetsam on the shore-line of life. The tide goes in and out twice a day and its ’ all change’ every time. I love the beach and the changing shore-line where ever I go in the world, but this beach and place is special, its the beach near Kirkibost Pier on Great Bernera on the Isle of lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

An original Breadley

Zelluloid — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:35:17 -0700

That early morning my friend Matthias and me decided to go on a ride…It was healthy and safe!

dont judge.

lisamraz — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:28:43 -0700

Where do you find solace and healing in life?

RevRuth — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:49:57 -0700

Nature has always provided me with a place to escape and re-group. As a pastor, I also seek to immerse myself in the creative juices of God.

The longest journey starts with a first step.

startblog-f — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:01:10 -0700

I ran all of these letters into the Berlin cityscape. About 135 km in 7 stages, all well documented with lots of photos on www.startblog-f.de (you can find a high resolution file of the sentence there). And, of course, it all started with a first step…

Cut it out!

hans.suter — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:54:36 -0700

a short inscription

I'm not a cynic, I just have an attachment to truth.

owen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:20:56 -0700

I took this revealing self portrait using the naked light of a Phillips 65 watt light bulb and the glow from the screen of an iMac computer. The flash gave me temporary blindness and lot of sparkly images in front of my eyes.

You will notice the heavy lines around my eyes - home-made truth for modern man.

Nothing makes me happier than being outside !

Sweetanima — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:06:45 -0700

Today I figured out nothing makes me happier than being outside, away from the computer, away from all worries…with every breath I take trouble is exhaled and vanishes into the forrest around me ….

moving through the city by bicycle makes my life better

raumschneiderin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:07:32 -0700

me

antfilm — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:30:46 -0700

X - a matter of relative importance

nobabe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:39:58 -0700

X - a matter of relative importance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nobabe/sets/72157602241088254/

I LOVE margit

nobabe — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:04:02 -0700

window & mirrow selfportrait - vienna - austria - june08

BITTE LUST BITTE

nobabe — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:47:19 -0700

bitte lust bitte [PLEASE LUST PLEASE]

I also try to learn about life through the experiences of others.

janed — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:28:24 -0700

I’m an artist who relies on the images and words—the verified existence and experience—of others. My “maxim” series, which includes tangents on “lessons,” “war and piece” and “love,” is a part of my work that expresses what I want to share about what I’ve learned about life. I select especially appropriate photographs taken by and of unknown individuals and inscribe them with carefully selected quotes from the famous.

try to finish your sentences with a question mark or a call sign

di sain — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:09:19 -0700

it is important to learn not only to ask questions “?” but to get the feeling for the right timing, the right words, to ask the right people and so on.
so, if you succeeded in doing this and you are about to exchange some shared mental models then don´t hesitate to strongly advice people with a ”!”

There are too many rotten family ties in this fast food world today. Nothing lasts.

Sweetanima — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:41:02 -0700

I was shocked to see that a family threw wedding pictures of their ancestors away & wonder what happened that they did not care about those precious memories of old times. Lack of respect ? Lack of love between grandparents and the family ? Why are there so many families who are broken and hateful within ?

wilderness is the soul of the earth

loicTas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:43:52 -0700

tannin stained creek in Tasmania

some things are amazing

loicTas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:58 -0700

don't take yourself too seriously

loicTas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:25:05 -0700

an old friend being silly in a museum in Alaska

Dancing makes me feel good.

Bandwagonjumper — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:37:38 -0700

Moving your body to music is good for the soul. It’s definitely cheaper than therapy.

~When Marooned~Try Again~

-----sabrina lynn---------- — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:54:07 -0700

Stranded Boat

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

reduce appropiately

Heiko — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:38:17 -0700

Things I should have done in my life (so far)

Splitintoone — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:36:58 -0700

Things I should have done in my life (so far)
out now! - (not yet) - (possibly never)

The answers you seek cannot be found at the bottom of a bottle.

makepeace — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:01 -0700

the off season

ivanastankovic030984 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:39:30 -0700

Sometimes it's hard being a dude.

memeshift — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:01:44 -0700

Sometimes, I never know exactly what I’m feeling. Other times I might be lucky enough to know exactly what it is, but am totally inept at articulating it, let alone express it.

nice cook ethan

ethan Y Park — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:29:01 -0700

Self promotion myself.

Nice cook ethan!

The Delicious Truth

Jess118 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:10:57 -0700

Life Lesson project for Design and Arts College, Christchurch, New Zealand

HOME CAN BE MORE THAN ONE PLACE.

milimetar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:58:07 -0700

In today’s nomadic society, home is rarely just one place to people. We often move more than once in a lifetime. According to an old saying, there’s no place like home. But, more than one place can feel like home if we let it. A cold place can be home as well, which is illustrated in the first image. Magnified snow crystals make the word home. The rest of the images are “home-made”.

Sometimes I think too much.

gavin_roberts200 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:39:29 -0700

by Gavin Roberts

dream

ineke watt — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:05:37 -0700

dream

Life is also a delicious square of chocolate

delphine_baborier — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:22:05 -0700

Hey, I’m french graphist and I realized a poster fully in chocolate, with mussels cardboard pen. Because Life is also a delicious square of chocolate.

Everything works out in the end.

mayorcj — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:13:22 -0700

Choose not to collect it! Choose to click it instead!

soopoo — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:05:35 -0700

I saw this cute wee stoat from the USSR at a stall in the meadows festival in Edinburgh and decided not to buy it because I don’t want to end up with a flat full of stuff like Mrs Havisham, so i started my new flat, (2 dimensional) collection of ornaments with this photo of him/her.

Someday we might make the list.

Matt Dutra — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:51:56 -0700

There's always two sides to every story.

Matt Dutra — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:42:44 -0700

Direct portraits

jramire — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:51:23 -0700

Portraits of old people from around my country, people that represents the tradition and the culture.

Your Dream will always defeat Reality if You give it a chance

nextstage.de — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:20:56 -0700

quote by Stanislaw Lem…everything is possible and just limited by my imagination. a rule which guided me through my studies. Lem is a great thinker, who’s novels and short stories give me lot of inspiration. The letters are cut out of potatoes, a project I did at the academy to get a feeling for the anatomy of our western alphabet.

before MSN, I learned ICQ

starrycat — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:31:20 -0700

anyone still using icq??

Even in tragedy, keep going

rebecca.well — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:03:37 -0700

You Can't Always Please Everyone!

afair005 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:03:24 -0700

Disappointment

sounbunze — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:01:30 -0700

Disappointment is worse than anger.

Hot Shoes Hurt

Ptowngirl1 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:00:30 -0700

Children Have the Biggest Dreams

mrica001 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:59:59 -0700

NOBODY cannot live without somebody......

Kellykting — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:01:50 -0700

…even when it is a particular somebody.

don't close your eyes. you'll see better.

metkcom — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:41:00 -0700

Nature is as beautiful as a Mcdonald's cup.

jriddim — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:12:44 -0700

After 24 years of living right next to a small park, I have always been familiar with nature and of course the litter that people poison it with… I always wondered why people can not respect their environment. So one day I spent 3 hours picking up litter, and used it to arrange letters across a dirt cliff for extremely easy viewing. I then found the garbage removed one day later.

We're goners.

Stereotype — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:42:00 -0700

One day we won’t be here anymore.

make an Identity;see for yourself;never stop exploring

ethan Y Park — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:25:18 -0700

This poster series were Busan short film festival 2004 exhibition, ‘Like a star’.

sometimes I do stupid things for great

nextstage.de — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:52:33 -0700

me do this for real

there is more than one right answer

denise mill — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:27:59 -0700

students were given one hour to create the letters for the lesson “there is more than one right answer”

A little colour goes a long way

Gub — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:46:10 -0700

thinking about e´ternity makes me crazy

engenhart — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:03:17 -0700

Years ago I cutted my logo out of a huge plasic-grass blanket. Since then I lived with it and my e started to live with me. Probably it will be more visible than me after I have to stop working as a designer in the future. I travell with this wonderful letter around my life (hey it flew with me 6 times till now ;-) and I can see it everywhere… It is so naive but on the same side so intense. We do have time on this planet to say something naive or complex. Sometimes the easy way could be understood by a lot more people than written or communicated in a complex way. It is all about the context. The context makes something wonderful, lovable, beautiful, and recognizable. And the context is invisible. There are eternal uncountable contexts in this world. And I am happy to know that designing is a matter of specifying contexts between identities and any form you develop. My »e« is only a »e« made out of grass but also a form of life that starts talking through others.

If you like it, someone else will too.

nitzan — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:13:17 -0700

I was once called to give a talk in a music college in Israel, to give tips about making music more sell-able and being more available to be signed.

I replied saying that any pieace of music(given the proper aesthetics are in place) could be signed and subsequently sold.

I was , in return politely taken off the talk.

I have given the matter some thought and wondered if I have gone too far.

I didnt think about this until reading the book and wanting to contribute to the site.

thinking about this now just made me realize that this was the right thing to do.

who am I to tunnel someone else’s creative flow, just because i release other people’s music.

I mean, I was myself told many times to change my harsh stand on what i believe in and in a way, the fact that i didnt , shaped my creativenss(not only the musical one) to what it it today.

Whatever you like, and believe in wholeheartedly , will have room in the world, period.

don’t listen to anyone, but yourself!

explore nature

elidupuis — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:08:08 -0700

pretty self-explanatory. original sentence was “get out of town and explore nature”. decided to simplify it in the end.

inspired by seeing sagmeister speak the night before a weekend trip out of town (to jasper, canada).

FREEDUMB?

systemoferror — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:39:30 -0700

don't. miss. one. single. second.

carrieford — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:53:07 -0700

Money alone sets all the world in motion.

lil — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:18:23 -0700

Money alone sets all the world in motion.

Democracy vs Dictatorship

hemantanant — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:07:20 -0700

Let go.

Lyndall Coburn — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:04:18 -0700

There is always light at the end of a dark path.

ghsweet — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:39:25 -0700

D&AD submission, Fuse Brief set By Neville Brody.

Rockmetalchick — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:35:46 -0700

I have learnt to work within a creative team while responding to this brief.
Each issue of Fuse Magazine featured a theme. The design for the font was inspired by the theme re-construction. The 4th picture spells out the word Fuse, with yellow squares within the page layout.

Take a closer look at everything

GavinT — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:51:35 -0700

My eyesight is failing at short range. I stare at a monitor all day everyday from a distance of about 1-2ft. I realised I have trouble seeing things close up, like when I tried to remove a splinter from my daughters finger. I need to exercise my eyes - for the sake of my vision and for the sake of seeing the world in a more holistic way. Bigger is not always better.

I love being a designer

ethan Y Park — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:24:54 -0700

All I leaned in my life that is ‘I love being a designer.’

Therefore, I am.

BOYFRIENDS ARE FOR CHRISTMAS - A SNOWBOARD IS FOR LIFE!

debdeb — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:27:59 -0700

simplicity often works best

nextstage.de — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:09:12 -0700

…

In order to move on we must first let go

richardyoung71 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:35:58 -0700

To look past what is there and see what you can make from it.

someofmywork — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:58:15 -0700

After a day spent looking around for nice things to film, I found this view right under my nose, from my own balcony. A view I see every day and now see as quite banal. But with a certain approach and sprinkle of something extra, turned it into something magical.

vive les fous

elle noir — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:12:35 -0700

There’s no way to craziness. Craziness is the way.

Don't worry about things you can't change

marek — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:35:43 -0700

Love is always a little rough around the edges

b1 — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:36:28 -0700

Perspective

anthony Stonehouse — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:04 -0700

I’ve lived in four countries and travelled to a few more. Each has given me a new perspective on the world and I believe helped to open my mind on many issues and understand there are hundreds of new ways of looking at things.

I am made of 100,000,000,000,000 robots that don't give a damn about me.

ANON — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:48:19 -0700

self love is not selfish

diablito — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:16:51 -0700

think your choices through.

Olonzo Maccadamia — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:48 -0700

A picture I took in Hammersmith a couple of years ago. No photoshopery involved, I promise.

Nature taught me today, never give up on your children.

catharina — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:57:05 -0700

Birds in my backyard, mother is feeding her last kiddo, all of her children already flew out of the nest, this one was a bit retarded i guess, but she did’nt gave up. And he is gone too now.

Different people look at things differently.

aima — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:28:02 -0700

It's not the finishing point, but the act of travelling which is important.

vrungel — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:49:41 -0700

Sometimes, it's just that the apple is out of reach.

ingridf — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:40:49 -0700

The things that are most tempting sometimes are only appealing because you know you can’t have them. Not because of their value or the actual pleasure they would give you.

rasters

jaeger — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:01:35 -0700

raster work with vector some rasters by http://www.gestalten.com/. printouts on overhead slides, framed. each pair of them gives an interresting morree effect …
(with Georg Kettele)

http://dasblattwerk.net/2008/02/11/call-for-raster-projects/

Wolfgang Sch(l)üssel

jaeger — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:16:30 -0700

For an exhibition in my hometwon Graz (AT) i did a typographic wallwork. The picture shows the former austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (“Schweigekanzler”) written in hand made ink letters.

German Text:
“Wolfgang Schüssel, im Ascii Schlüssel”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Sch%C3%BCssel
http://matthias-jaeger.net/

Öl, Öl

jaeger — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:08:11 -0700

“Öl, Öl!”, brüllte ich immer noch und machte dann Bewegungen wie Öl das aus dem Boden schießt.

hand made typography

Whenever I'm down I call my friend the clown

catharina — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:18:07 -0700

Thomas and Quint, a filmer and a musician sometimes work together. When they are all fed up and tired of working they come up with this….

You have to start somewhere.

marykathryn — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:49:33 -0700

You just have to try.

marykathryn — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:44:43 -0700

Time may pass faster than we think

matiss — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:16:35 -0700

few weeks ago, incidentally I found a match on my desk, everything else was a chain reaction

Every designers ultimatum.

45degrees — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:29:14 -0700

I was talking with a designer friend one day, catching up on our new lives - we had both left the same agency a while back. He asked how my freelancing was going, I said good, informed him of my current project and he proceeded to ask if he could see it. Feeling guilty I said, “It’s nothing you would want to see, nothing that will be seen in my porfolio…EVER” He quickly and understandable said “Ahhh, for the bank, not the book.”

That phrase stuck in my head for weeks, ideas of how to illustrate it’s relevance in my life, and from what I have found, most designers lives. This is my solution. :)

Never Stop Trying

bethy — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:48:28 -0700

My son asked me this question. As much as my jaded and cynical side wanted to tell them that the good guys don’t win, this is what I want him to believe. And this is what I want to believe too …
fonts: verdana, 4990810
image from http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml

Children do not understand that you are flawed.

anonymousiv — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:14:15 -0700

What we don’t know yet but learn eventually.

He won't put up with it forever.

heatherashley — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:24:39 -0700

always look down

simonvillet — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:02:28 -0700

It is a long road we travel, but with good company the miles go by on their own.

Petey — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:33:59 -0700

It is a long road we travel, but with good company the miles go by on their own.

Happiness is always temporary.

Lyndall Coburn — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:30:00 -0700

New York subway map; or at least my impression of it.

aima — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:25:13 -0700

Advice and critique are great, but enjoy your work. You are the magic that is art.

cubistglamour — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:04:46 -0700

Ugly can be beautiful.

aima — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:58:13 -0700

It's a beautiful day

Calie Anderson — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:06:31 -0700

Just a "truth" that occurred to me one day...

FroG — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:31:54 -0700

Men are ‘eye-centric’, hence all the ‘gentlemen’s clubs’. Women are ‘ear-centric’. They like to talk and listen. Also, how do you think all these ugly guys are with these gorgeous women? Money? Only partially true.

Minimalism is using everything you need, but nothing that you don't.

nick mun — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:36:07 -0700

I've learned you can't help whom you love, or why you love them

Jessica_Michele888 — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:18:32 -0700

After a long hard damaged relationship that I just ended…I learned many life lessons beyond my years…

we're not barbies, we have nothing to lose.

nadiazoe — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:17:55 -0700

i’m always desperate to change something about myself and hair is easy to change. nothings permanent.

Learn to Love to Dance.

simonvillet — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:13:56 -0700

you CAN chase helicopters with kites

simonvillet — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:07:39 -0700

You CAN chase helicopters with kites. Dancing with bears is the dangerous one.

Part of a series I am currently working on.

Sometimes you need to see differently in order to appreciate more.

Smahtani — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:01:59 -0700

Living in the city is repetitive after a while- but after developing these fisheye double exposure photos I took while walking around one day, I began to see new beauty in things I got so used to seeing everyday.

At what point do we finally lose our soul?

Petey — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:07:23 -0700

At what point do we finally lose our soul? Perhaps it is when we stop believing in miracles.

The best medicine that we can take is forgiveness.

Petey — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:48:55 -0700

The best medicine that we can take is forgiveness. It is also the most difficult to swallow.

Dive Deeper

Calie Anderson — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:40:16 -0700

The “Dive Deeper” mantra has been on my mind a lot. For me, it tells me to push further with my work, even when I think I might be done.

Its a work of very lonely person.

Nataša — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:33:30 -0700

poster for exhibition

ivanastankovic030984 — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:05:31 -0700

poster for exhibition of calligraphy.

Me, with my letter.

ivanastankovic030984 — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:21:38 -0700

The combination of my calligraphy, typographical letter (name of letter is Escape) and
photography (self portrait). Everything look like self- presentation.

there is hope

inspired03 — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:07:39 -0700

there is hope, even for ash to be meaningful :P

Family was worth fighting for.

missk — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:18:01 -0700

New England. Membership has it's privileges....

missk — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:14:28 -0700

She made me love her....

missk — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:09:46 -0700

Children keep you honest

missk — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:07:43 -0700

I like surprises.

bluretina — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:37:40 -0700

http://bluemagenta.blogspot.com

I Promise to......make a difference

claire — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:19:25 -0700

I Promise to…
Initially for use by students in The Department of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth as a Summer Skills class.

Group has been designed to enable you to create something based on a promise that you have made to yourself.
For example:
I promise to keep a sketchbook full of ideas (evidence on Flickr)
I promise to learn how to make a website (screen grabs)
I promise to take a photo everyday whilst standing upside down…

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ipromiseto/

I have learnt how to customise

claire — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:55:23 -0700

selection from my sketchbook

Hearts with Scaffolding

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:38:42 -0700

It’s only love and love is a good thing, most of the time.

Drawing by my nine year old, M, which he calls Hearts with Scaffolding.

To be interesting, be interested.

habit47 — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:07:11 -0700

I'm so scared to lose I'd rather not play the game at all.

ANON_must_be_so_rich — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:48 -0700

I’m so scared of losing I’d rather not try at all. I stand by as other people strive to climb higher, be better. I’m so scared of failing I’m here writing sentences and exscuses for my ineptness.

Al Gore has a point.

mybrandedlife — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:51:39 -0700

Manbearpig is real. And he’s gonna get you.

The wind in your hair, or the width in your wallet?

habit47 — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:48:29 -0700

Rebelling against a system makes just you part of it.

mybrandedlife — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:44:21 -0700

Going against something makes it more real.

The only reality that means anything is right now.

mybrandedlife — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:41:00 -0700

Your future depends on what you do with your present. Put your head down and get on with it.

The Moon is wherever you want to find it.

habit47 — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:20:43 -0700

The mind will go where the body at first can’t follow. Press onwards. Reach upwards.

Let's start an epidemic.

rabena_vfranco — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:10:11 -0700

i was browsing the web and i found this picture. i think the caption says it all… cheers!!!

Dreams are abstract

hanif kureshi — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:32:33 -0700

Feel the beat.

Veri — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:34:14 -0700

something just won't come easily..

freakabis — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:22:03 -0700

b strongr

No matter how bad my day goes, cats never fail to make me smile.

knufflebunneh — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:29:03 -0700

Who cares if there is a spoiled brat by your side if you are truly in love?

sauwai — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:54:47 -0700

If you really love someone, would you push him to his best? Or would you let him feel very comfortable around you (which means no complains, no pressure, just let him be himself)? I am the lazy one, so naturally I pick the second approach. So far, it worked well with my life.

(not yet, but soon) Heroes Will Live Again.

Seagull — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:38:34 -0700

Only a genius polar bear can save us from global warming.

hemantanant — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:47:30 -0700

Superheros wanted.

I don't have time to think about the things I hate.

hemantanant — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:43:24 -0700

I’ve wasted a lot of time being angry about things. Only if I had spent that much time and passion doing things I love.

Chinese Wisdom: Happiness is a choice.

sauwai — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:53:44 -0700

I went to a friend’s wedding banquet and got a small box of chocolate as a party favor. I was staring at the double happiness icon on the box. Then, I was staring it sideways. Guess what I saw. I saw the English word “Choice”. I doubt it was happened by design. But what a great reminder: Being happy is a choice! And being married is an end result of two happy choices.

Note: Double happiness is a symbol of Chinese weddings.

Always prooofread your work

nick mun — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:33:31 -0700

we CAN hold the sun

rabena_vfranco — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:54:07 -0700

a beautiful picture i happen to scan through the web.. enjoy y’all

fat equals flavour

nick mun — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:18:33 -0700

The ugly can be everywhere

Christian D — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:40:22 -0700

fuck

njmaillet — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:06:07 -0700

There is zero evidence for the existence of a supernatural being

Mammal — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:33:46 -0700

This work was inspired by the following quote by Dan Dennett:

“The Old Testament Jehovah is definitely a sort of divine man (not a woman), who sees with eyes and hears with ears – and talks and acts in real time (God waited to see what Job would do, and then he spoke to him). Many contemporary Christians, Jews and Muslims insist that God, or Allah, being omniscient, has no need for anything like sense organs, and, being eternal, does not act in real time. This is puzzling, since many of them continue to pray to God, to hope that God will answer their prayers tomorrow, to express gratitude to God for creating the universe, and to use such locutions as ‘what God intends us to do’ and ‘God have mercy’, acts that seem to be in flat contradiction to their insistence that their God is not at all anthropomorphic.”

(it didn´t rain when we made it)

www.madebymammals.com

Together Everyone Achieving More

jane — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:45 -0700

TEAM is a little art/music collective in Montreal. Parc Angrignon is a large park west of the city. We tried to get the squirrels and seagulls to join us, but they didn’t stay for the photo.

Money and Happiness do grow together, for a little while.

vernworldwide — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:30:40 -0700

Really, you can only get so happy in life. As you get wealthier, happiness departs in a search more wealth.

Everything Repeats

vernworldwide — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:27:15 -0700

Everything repeats, but not in a karma-tastic way. We grow up learning to repeat behavior that we see. Abused become the abusers, rich stay rich, etc… This sign hopefully forces any viewer to recognize this human default we have and think about how they can change it in themselves.

Find Something to Give a Damn About

vernworldwide — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:21:37 -0700

Apathy is overrated.

There is no need to make everyone like you.

noahkai — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:58:19 -0700

I had a difficult time in high school, I thought I could make everyone be my friend but I found out the hard way that it would not happen. So I learned that there is no reason to get everyone to like me, as long as I had a few friends who liked me for who I am then that’s better than trying to be everyone’s friend.

try harder to save your marriage

sbead — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:52:09 -0700

-Money Is Worthless-

-----sabrina lynn---------- — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:02:36 -0700

money house

Lonely is not the same as alone

rorythegirl — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:33:14 -0700

Runners are born.

gumey — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:11:13 -0700

Even if the coffee is hot, a cup of coffe still armless

Christian D — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:53:12 -0700

Every song has a story to it's creation

iandoj — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:08:34 -0700

Part one of the brief was to research our given song (Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks) and produce a broadsheet on an aspect of the song. I chose to focus on how Ray Davies’ songwriting was quintessentially “English” and really rather nostalgic from a by-gone era.
Part two of the brief was to make a type-led installation piece taking a quote from the song. I chose the line “People so busy, makes me feel dizzy,” which conveys Davies’ dismay at the ever-increasing hustle and bustle of the modern space age sixties, and scrawled it in black on a white curved cardboard structure which gets narrower the further into the piece you walk - to induce feelings of claustrophobia.

Animals Make Me Happy - Sabrina and Cowboy - by James Gustavson

-----sabrina lynn---------- — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:54:29 -0700

Water Colour
Silentjames.com

iPlantDesign

color_soho — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:00:41 -0700

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

The grass is greenest right where I'm standing. Really!

txmtxm — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:12:39 -0700

It’s what I’ve learned. Many haven’t.

Fear can destroy you, if you let it.

Terry Caber — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0700

Fear is a strange thing, that often makes us do strange things. Fear lets us be willing to compromise for the sake of satisfying one condition or another. Sometimes fear becomes so great it can make us crazy. The right amount of fear however, can be a great motivational tool.

smiling helps

MlleCuirBrut — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:30:08 -0700

In life and driving, slow into the curves and accelerate out of them.

lavidalibre — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:08:03 -0700

Cover whom you love. The heart always wins.

nathan_locksley — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:50:18 -0700

Ueberzeuge dich selbst davon.

PhilippRudler — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:03:20 -0700

I always wanted to know what all the people talking about when they talk about New York. So I had to go to New York to get my own impression of it. Now I’m here doin’ an internship. (If you can’t translate the sentence please use a German dictionary or if you want to the internet. Thank you. If you are part of Sagmeister Inc. please ask your boss politely for help translating it.)

the best things are intangible.

mymindsplitopen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:09:20 -0700

looking closely gives you a new perspective.

mymindsplitopen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:08:19 -0700

you are never too old to have a stuffed animal.

mymindsplitopen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:05:37 -0700

wise wit

edubink — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:46:24 -0700

everyone is doing everyone a favor and no one is saying please
by: edubink

Just because something is true, that does not give you the right to say it.

fran — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:31:02 -0700

Just be nice - you will never wake up and say ,"Darn, I wish I had been meaner."

fran — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:27 -0700

...Children make you young

Biffylady — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:18:40 -0700

This is my granddaughter, Alicia, and my 80 yr old dad, Joseph, taking a nap together.

to make art makes you happier

SerraGlia — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:31:07 -0700

Observing the surrounds from different points of view can change the perception of the reality.
Among the endless possible points of view, we can find the one more near to the beauty:
that is to make art.

Why should everybody “make art?”
To seek for “the beautiful” in the daily things it undoubtedly helps us to…
live better.

“To make art” is an essential element to be a creative person:
a creative person is also more happy.

Today
I’m happy

What I have learned is that even the badest first sight does not mather

Heinz — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:41:54 -0700

We rented a hotelroom in venice, italy for 300 Euros per night, and when i looked out the window, i just saw a white and old wall, and i was very angry (that for that price), than I looked down, and this was my second sight……

Save your money - buy the cheap shoes.

dquarry — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:04:29 -0700

Page from a mini booklet that Jack handed in as a student project during one of the final 5 years of study at Academie Minerva in Groningen the Netherlands.

untrue.

bluelily — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:13:01 -0700

untrue.

Being able to love is more important than being loved.

joko — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:03:57 -0700

Noticing how much I love my best friends made me very happy. Noticing that I don’t love somebody enough made me very sad.

Life is a mountain

khaosan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:43:13 -0700

You are always faced with a new (different) experience after (finally) unpacking that last box.

ericaanne — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:43:40 -0700

Be kind to all animals.

zoo_valdes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:01:23 -0700

Family comes 1st.

zoo_valdes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:57:07 -0700

I have learned that pregnancy is not always easy.

jodyangel — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:51:10 -0700

As a new RN in the Labor and Delivery floor; I’ve learned that life sometimes comes before its ready. And that it doesn’t always end up the way you think. That sometimes there is nothing you can do..but love.

My Attitude, My Choice (and I'm choosing happy)

bethy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:07:06 -0700

What I’ve learned and what I’m trying to teach my kids.

Blank paper is scary

michaelscaife — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:32:07 -0700

Life is not a game - it's a dance

FatBaldingAccountint — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:23:38 -0700

In life a man first: Wants hair, then trims hair and finally is hair.

LGXART — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:41:28 -0700

a plucking pain

Religion asks the questions that humanity yearns for and provides itself with the answers it wants.

LGXART — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:47:48 -0700

The Aim Of Design Is To Define Space

Lufthonza — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:30:37 -0700

Der Zwerg reinigt die Kittel

Lufthonza — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:24:09 -0700

The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.

LGXART — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:20:26 -0700

lgxart

Life is pretty but twisted.

Jantz — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:12:11 -0700

GUYS ALWAYS WANT TO BE BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GUY, WHILE GIRLS SIMPLY WANT OTHER GIRLS TO BE WORSE THAN THEMSELVES.

Philipp Friedrich — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:08:47 -0700

MIGHT BE ONLY MY PERCEPTION OF GENDER RELATIONS/DIFFERENCES…

Hey moron! If your $26 shirt has Armani written across the chest, we all know it's because you can't afford the real thing.

TommyMac — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:05:24 -0700

You’re embarrassing yourself, stop it! And take it easy on the hair gel too Steven Segal!

Generally speaking, it is always better to use too much toilet paper than not quite enough.

TommyMac — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:53:18 -0700

Ten times out of ten, I’d rather have a clogged toilet than shit on my thumb.

We have all the time in the world.

playdog — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:34:11 -0700

At a point I percieved that life is eternal. Oh, my. This is reassuring and exhausting at the same time. That’s when I really understood that I can get away with it for as long as I like. And yet there’s no way i can avoid the things i have to face.

The Designers Struggle: Acrylic Painting

boxgrafik — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:55:10 -0700

The Designers Struggle
Acrylic Painting(scanned)

To be a good designer you need an open mind, vision, strength and the tools…

www.boxgrafik.com

Design is sport.

ps — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:39:56 -0700

Design is political

ps — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:18:27 -0700

Learn From The Little Buddha(s) In Your Life

hibiscusroto — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:21:26 -0700

Being fully engaged in the present moment comes naturally for a child. My son is helping me to re-learn this skill.

Amo-te

Joana Monteiro — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:38:06 -0700

AMO-TE is the portuguese word for I LOVE YOU.
Many portuguese believe it’s easier to say I LOVE YOU rather than AMO-TE and they’re right.
AMO-TE is much stronger and heavier. Like a punch in the heart.
It could never be used as it is in English or French: “I would love to
go to New York”, “J’aime beaucoup les crêpes”.
It is much too powerful.
Maybe that’s why it’s so beautiful.
And then the written word. I love every letter in it and the way they link together. M between A and O. The balance of TE. The horizontal line broken by the ascending T.
And the spoken word… It’s beautiful when you say “amo-te”, and then you don’t say anything else, because you can’t. And I love its sound.
And the sound of the rest of the silence.

Keep your friends close

gumey — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:17:53 -0700

…and your enemies closer.

If it is honest, it is real.

Seagull — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:26:16 -0700

Imagination is honest. Love is real.

this building makes me very happy

tsuinami — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:48:29 -0700

it’s not easy to escape the constant pressure of wanting personal success and just really feel something.

Design is hard work.

artfatale — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:18:23 -0700

Listen.

carefulmistake — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:03:54 -0700

Shit happens.

d-ro — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:42:57 -0700

Drawing from my past experiences and the humor often necessary to get through
them, I created a movie using photographic stills with minimal sound.

Save your work.

gumey — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:43:01 -0700

(command + s)

certe notti non accadono mai

betti — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:49:09 -0700

There are times when I feel sad about having no ideas.

artfatale — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:18:38 -0700

Never Settle for anything.

wello — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:48:41 -0700

Reducing yourself helps thinking clearly.

artfatale — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:55:06 -0700

It's Not A Contest.

AmyMiranda — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:47:11 -0700

It’s Not a Contest.

It's Not A Contest.

AmyMiranda — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:14:37 -0700

It’s Not A Contest.
What else is there to say? Sometimes life gets just a little too competitive. People, A little too self important. An homage to the veritable Rat Race.

This Sucks

naauao — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:59:03 -0700

Typography with straws. We went for the obvious pun. Not exactly the most positive message, but it makes us laugh.

And for future reference, you can get an autographed picture of Gary Coleman for $10.

RESPECT

jFern — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:39:43 -0700

Liberating your mind feels wonderful.

mats — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:48:49 -0700

“What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.”
-Christopher Hitchens

I am responsible for my own happiness.

Bandwagonjumper — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:27:43 -0700

I used to pull faces at people who said stuff like this but it’s turned out to be true.

Laziness Is Too Easy

thejames.ramsay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:43:10 -0700

All too often i find myself fighting off the temptations that come from leading an easy life. I have to do what matters, not just what feels normal. In order to produce my best work, i first have to believe that i can do so without distraction.

COMPARISONS ARE HORRIBLE – VERGLEICHE SIND SCHEUSSLICH

Good Hannibal — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:40:42 -0700

I came across this sentence in “The Darma Bums” by J. Kerouac. Actually it’s supposed to be a quotation by Cervantes.

This too shall pass, because it's never as bad as it seems.

Kerry and Helena — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:11:08 -0700

You should try to be the change you want to see in the world.

Kerry and Helena — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:09 -0700

A Mahatma Gandhi quote.

Start from scratch, and retain the joy and enthusiasm. Never mind the cynics.

taniamailangkay — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:54:41 -0700

When up against a problem solving something, it’s a good idea to approach it differently—but most importantly—with the same enthusiasm and interest as if it was your first attempt.

For best display images should have a a ratio of 4:3

MiSc — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:15:49 -0700

You can change the order of your files by dragging and dropping them in place.

MiSc — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:14:11 -0700

Upload Your Work.

MiSc — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:12:21 -0700

To think, create, share, inspire, and connect—is what drives me!

timeless — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:09:24 -0700

Family is important.

timeless — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:06:08 -0700

Take more acid!

morimori — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:22:48 -0700

I want you to understand me.

JL — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:20:14 -0700

This is an ongoing art project about understanding and communicating by using emotions as a universal language.

To put it simply- we all crave understanding. This is my attempt to connect to someone- anyone- in hopes that maybe there is something in my life they can relate to and vice versa.

For more information or to participate
blog: iwantyoutounderstandme.blogspot.com
or http://www.2sirwithlove.com/Jill_Lin.html#17
or contact me at iwantyoutounderstandme@gmail.com

Hornall Anderson plays with type

javas Lehn — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:17:17 -0700

We saw Stefan Sagmeister at the University of Washington and
decided to have a little fun of our own.

The development of the project may be complex, but the end result should be simple.

timeless — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:15:11 -0700

Learn. 24/7.

aapo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:18:04 -0700

You are NOT as fat as you imagine!

Lijana — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:54:20 -0700

Beauty can be found anywhere.

Julie Africk — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:11 -0700

Gary, Indiana. “Industrial Sculpture” with Lake Michigan in the distance.

You can tear a building down but you can't erase the memory.

mcween — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:31:45 -0700

two sides to life

Aaron — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:35:18 -0700

i had an idea to show the two sides of my life the finished side (the side on the left) and the dark un complete side of my life the fiture (the right side)

the truth hurts, but only if you let it.

MrDavies — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:29:26 -0700

Sometimes the truth hurt as much as the lies.

there are many problems

Maux — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:35:14 -0700

There’s many people who have a lots of problems and they wants that the other people resolves their problems but…it’s impossible! The big number of keys around the sentence represents the chaos in the mind when this is full of problems.

When i lose my self control...

Maux — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:22:59 -0700

This composition is intentionally poor and ugly. I use an old piece of wood and the pieces of an old keyboard. The solitude of this plain composition underline the unconfortable sense that we feel when we lose our selfcontrol.

A book is a book like an stone Exist milllllliiioooonnnnssss of them!

AndersonSnow — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:14:36 -0700

but in this milllliiiooonnnsss of stons exist also diamonds

sometimes it's better to receive

jeffhaack — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:14:22 -0700

This is a film I received as a Christmas present from my two young children in ‘07. Filmed, edited and scored entirely on their own, using discarded wooden stacking blocks in the shape of people, it definitely made for the best Christmas gift I have received.

Share the good things

Tony Pinto — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:45:39 -0700

Hide & Seek

Asli — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:39:45 -0700

I am attracted to ordinary.

What I find intolerable about someone mirrors what I can't stand about myself

jeancorrelli — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:04:41 -0700

The first always hurts the most.

natasha — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:06:46 -0700

Drink Milk Everyday

nerdrocks — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:33:40 -0700

A passing car, unexpected, could be as great a miracle as the slow lightening of the day.

Andrea Padova — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:55:24 -0700

Beauty depends on our capability of being able to be surprised by something we already know. Andrea Padova

one love is not enough

paolov — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:25:17 -0700

britain was so empty

paolov — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:15:36 -0700

the only thing i can be sure of is that i can't be sure of anything.

Verena Gremmer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:39:10 -0700

Don't put off your happy life.

Linzie — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:45:37 -0700

waiting will only make you sad.

innocence: is rare

merl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:10:04 -0700

The more years go by the more I realize how messed up the world is… How free we really arent? How innocence is so rare? How are future leaders are being lead down a horrible path? How much I wish I could be like a child.. carefree

love without abandon

merl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:32:07 -0700

Sometimes love is hard and messy.

Pain is Love, Pain is Hate, Pain is Growth

NormanRockwell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:30:28 -0700

we are called to be light in the darkness

merl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:02:18 -0700

14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” [c] Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

philippians 2:14-18

Love Can Flower From Anything..

misspurps420 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:52:12 -0700

In my life so far. I’ve learned that love can sprout from hate, that love can flower under the hardest circumstances and that it is beautiful, no matter how ugly the roots.

If what you do does not resonate with you, it is not really going to matter to anyone

Leah K — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:45:20 -0700

Words are powerful.

stace041319 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:47:30 -0700

The weapon we have is LOVE.

stace041319 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:10:01 -0700

If you're not crashing, you're not trying.

Trtate — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:35:26 -0700

I’ve been skating for 10+ years and that sentence is always something that pushes me to try new things (unfortunately it made me try that hill). I’ve been able to apply it to many other things than skateboarding. You can’t be afraid to fall. If you are crashing it’s a sign you are pushing your limits and expanding your capabilities in whatever you are doing.

Kids make mini-vans interesting!

charlesrc — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:35:08 -0700

This was inspired by my girls recent addition of plastic colored eggs to our mini-van. Its amazing how when left alone kids can take the sometimes dull routine of everyday and make it something beautiful.

Smile.

dogfacedboy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:50:54 -0700

Smile, always. The world will smile back at you.
:)

Home is where the people you love are

mad-moiselle — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:23:39 -0700

start the day off happy

Aline — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:37:56 -0700

Some places are not as interesting as they look

Aline — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:25:47 -0700

and how can you fly with just one wing?

anna.milani — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:35:30 -0700

I think that we all are so incomplete…

Yes

jules — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:56:38 -0800

Yes is best.

Say Yes

jules — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:48:39 -0800

I often find that having an attitude toward a yes works out well
this is in honor of Stefan’s bananas!

I'll most likely never run for any office.

beendeleted — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:11:51 -0800

some popular themes that appear in the majority of my work.

Too much is always better than not enough.

Jimbodacious — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:35:32 -0800

I LOVE LA

takashikawashima — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:06:08 -0800

“I LOVE LA” is a photo series of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, infamously the freeway with the most traffic in the US.

Life is Unpredictable

nerdrocks — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:01:32 -0800

junks from my office table

KoolAid Boy will always smile for you!

jess926 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:34:39 -0800

Feeling foreign humbles me.

nickieglasses — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:37:33 -0800

When traveling to foreign countries I am less influenced by my surroundings. Everything around me at restaurants and on subways becomes white noise. I’m not listening in. I can’t understand it. Because of it, I feel more focused.

Nature taught me patience

raechul — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:51:10 -0800

Everyone should take time to watch the leaves turn brown.

Creativity Starts Here

huubkoch — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:09:18 -0800

Creativity Starts Here. It is never a thing of the past.

I will never see any of these people again in my life

thomleyda — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:44:50 -0800

DO it NOW

studiomaqs — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:48:53 -0800

Be As You Are

huubkoch — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:49:45 -0800

We all have strengths and weaknesses. If you cannot improve the latter, take up the first. Some people are specialists, while others are generalists. If you can join these forces, nothing will stop you! If you can’t, nothing can stop you, either! Just be who you are until the end.

That love can come to us in ways we never expected it to...

kfjbooks3 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:06:08 -0800

The Christmas Wish book is not a Christmas story but one that will encourage and lift up your spirits any time of the year. This wonderful story of faith and courage, will let you know that if you allow it to, love can come to you in ways you never expected. Even though the main character in this book has many traumatic things happen to her, she still holds fast to the belief that love conquers all and, for her, it does…you can read more about this story and others at www.kfjbooks.com :>

People only like buttons, if they're free.

beendeleted — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:50:31 -0800

Take your medication.

kaotic_goodness — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:26:28 -0800

If you get a child you lose your own inner one

345 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:17:40 -0800

the picture perfectly describes how i feel about this
sorry, it’s not my own work.. i’ll work on putting up something made by me..

Circumstances are like traffic lights; they change eventually.

niblockd — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:36:08 -0800

Reality is just too big for imgination!

Fritz Gonsalves — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:18:46 -0800

This particular pic was clicked using a KB10 carera on my road trip down to GOA. On my left is Tarkarli river and on moy right is the Arabian sea. The place is called SAMGAMESHWAR, meaning a melting pot, a meeting point!

I think, this kind of thing is too simple, yet too big for imgination!

Don't take things too seriously

Marky — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:18:58 -0800

Take a moment, locate yourself.

eja_crepusculario — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:20:17 -0800

My response/admonition to my nomadic lifestyle and habit of getting lost in a world of my own creation.

A related thought: I recently had a realization that pieces of me are getting lost along the way, and with that realization there’s a freedom to reclaim them.

Hard goals are worth it

joechan3 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:25:24 -0800

Don't Give Up.

meat99 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:06:40 -0800

We purchased this great poster from Print Liberation when we first opened POKE NY. It was just a cool piece of typography back then. Now it is a statement and a rallying cry for our entire company. It also makes a pretty damn cool background for our latest experiment: http://www.pokenewyork.com

your life is always better than someone else's.

dolaya — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:02:04 -0800

That a published book doesn't always sell itself

kfjbooks3 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:53:53 -0800

As an author of Contemporary Christian Women’s Fiction, I use my website and my books as a way to help women worldwide develop their lives into ones that embody their goals, dreams and visions for themselves and their future.

always know where the nearest exit is.

girlx — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:42:44 -0800

Caution can be dangerous

Davin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:03:51 -0800

I've learned what's love is

emmanuellegabory — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:49:42 -0800

i've learned to see, to watch, to shoot

emmanuellegabory — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:38:53 -0800

Si' Se Puede

franci_e_crissi — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:13:38 -0800

we are from italy and we saw this in rio de janeiro.

You are beautiful

Cary — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:27:38 -0800

Saw this in Philly. Not sure if it’s art or a love letter or both, but it really touched me. We are beautiful and we need to be reminded of it.

Love is a gift

simonejo — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:25:47 -0800

We feel so entitled to love, but truly, it is a gift more than anything else. It’s out there somewhere, but it’s hard to find. When you do find it, it’s a light and a place of comfort.

It's Not What Is Right, It's What Looks Right

contactsb — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:43:36 -0800

This is the most valuable thing I’ve learned about design. In addition, it applies to so many things in life.

You can't dodge your own shadow

nayd — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:11:18 -0800

without light there is no shadow {take the bad with the good}

Don't let your work enslave you

ronnestam — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:17:56 -0800

This is an old sign from the 50’s. It’s a photo taken at a Swedish museum and the headline translates:
Don’t let your work enslave you.

True, true!

Be Brave: Monsters aren't real.

NineDeeNine — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:26:53 -0800

Sometimes I think it’s easy to create problems in our heads and avoid them, make them bigger than they are. I’ve found it’s easier just to deal. Usually things are never as horrible and scary as I’ve made them out to be in my mind. Monsters aren’t real, but they are kinda cute, aren’t they?

Be Honest. [All good lies come to an end]

NineDeeNine — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:21:26 -0800

The only thing worse than being caught in a lie, is being found in it. This picture was taken in Downtown, Seattle, Washington.

Take care of the people you love

ronnestam — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:31:47 -0800

This is a very short movie where me and my Daughter explored YouTube. After a couple of seconds we started doing faces. It reminds me every time I look at it that it’s the people you love that matters the most.

Think of them when you create and you’ll end up making a difference.

do the things that matter to you

nigel2 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:30:18 -0800

it’s really pretty simple, do you do things that matter to you or do you do things to please others? It’s not really meant to be a question but a statement about life

Free time is not for sale.

pedro.frota — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:16:37 -0800

“What if it starts early in the morning? Revolutions can be tricky, if you haven’t brushed your teeth.”

You can’t buy free time.
Your only option is to make some.

Don’t say Maybe when you really mean No.

daithi — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:06:12 -0800

Get open, like the ocean.

mats — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:14:19 -0800

Go places you’ve never been and learn to see things differently.

Don't marry a stripper.

zensmile — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:45:52 -0800

I have learned something the hard way: don’t marry a pole dancer. They are foul, neurotic, alcoholic, drug-addicted, sloths. Enjoy them in the sack, but never marry them. Keep your daughters off the pole and in school if possible.

Embrace mistakes.

boon — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:03 -0800

The time when everyone else is sleeping is often the most rewarding.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

Cough syrup doesn’t work.

benrequena — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:44:53 -0800

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

n/a

Laugh!

becky — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:32:37 -0800

This was one of the best lessons I learned in school… I was so caught up trying to make work that was meaningful that all my ideas were failing and I was having a miserable time. Finally, I realized I was taking work too seriously—I just needed to play. I created these clear plastic letterforms stuffed with teddybears and photographed the word LAUGH around Providence, RI.

Mistakes are an important part of life.

Matthew Brett — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:29:24 -0800

Plateaus are comfortable but boring and ultimately limiting.

It's hard not to act so desperate when you are.

ant00tna — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:08:33 -0800

This realization came at a time when I acted desperate for intimacy which only resulted in being even more desperate. This picture is a reminder for myself of how not to act and feel.

Sometimes believe what you read

guppy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:03:05 -0800

Dont believe everything you read, but sometimes things just make sense.

Fear is not good for your face

annamaclachlan — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:35:47 -0800

Fear causes wrinkles. On the face, not on the brain.

When recognizing your need for patience, patience will come.

matell — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:17:01 -0800

One thing that I remind myself each time I feel overwhelmed in life. It has helped me tremendously

HELP YOUR FRIENDS

Tucker — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:38:26 -0800

MY KID TOOK THE PICTURE - IT’S NOT SO EASY TO DO EVERYTHING

doing things just for fun is fun.

jlawrence — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:12:04 -0800

making collages out of old things is fun. why not.

Self-confidence produces fine results

Stefan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:05:50 -0800

Worrying Solves Nothing.

Stefan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:59:55 -0800

I am perfectly capable.

fredandlester — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:47:11 -0800

Hand-painted russian stacking dolls that form a perfectly capable family of circus freaks.

Being critical is easy.

dkinch — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:39:02 -0800

I don't need as much as I think I do.

kimiyo — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:27:22 -0800

Using everyday consumer items to reflect upon my ongoing personal evaluation of the difference between what one truly needs and that which one can do without. (*None of the images were created in photoshop.)

SOMEDAY I WILL DEFINITELY DIE

davidricart — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:53:01 -0800

After the death of a close family member I came to the realization that I am also mortal. The folder names comprise the entirety of the Jorge Luis Borges story “Las Ruinas Circulares”.

Regretting My Past Keeps Me From Moving On.

hyunjung — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:43:25 -0800

Laziness is Bad for the Soul

Kristina Critchlow — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:49:59 -0800

A description of something I have learned in my life so far using fish as a medium.

Being comfortable means I am not trying new things

ssuiter — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:15:12 -0800

Why shoot targets when you can hunt the real things? I produce my best work and grow as an individual if I step out of my comfort zone. Whether it be trying a new medium or moving to a new city, I hope to never be too comfortable.

Bored Not Boring

Nick_Ace — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:02:03 -0800

A stop motion animation celebrating the realization that I am often bored but never boring.

music by: Forefathers with Nick Ace

Wisdom is wasted on me.

nerdelite — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:01:36 -0800

I have never been receptive to advice. Wisdom, no matter it’s value, goes in one ear and out the other. I made this audio/video collage to cannibalize bad advice and find my own truth.

Crying Helps Me Understand

AreejKhan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:17 -0800

Love can make me unreasonable

heyjia55 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:28:01 -0800

I’ve learn that people can change when they’re in love. And that love can begin to take control of your emotions—it can make you follow solely with your heart instead of your mind and thus, shutting out your reasons.

The idea for this quote comes from the saying—when you’re being control by someone or something you’re being pull by the hair, you become like a puppet. To elaborate on this idea, the words are formed by pulling on hair which symbolizes the control of the mind, and words are formed by pulling on eyelashes which symbolizes the control of the vision.

Feeling Stupid is Okay

Nigelsie — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:53:58 -0800

Letters made of bent, glued, cut, and arranged feathers.

I'm most productive in the morning

stevehaslip — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:47:10 -0800

The sentence was constructed out of approximately 5000 hand cut matchsticks and alot of superglue.

Trying to Fit In, Only Gets Me Lost.

Jane Song — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:13:37 -0800

The sentence was created by a collection of antique keys and then photographed on the floor of a woodshop.

The End Is Sometimes A Beginning.

YaiJung Chang — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:08:30 -0800

“The End Is” is built out of trash into three-dimensional types and the shadow of these represent the opposite meaning,”Beginning”.

Live Curious

jbishop — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:37:02 -0800

“Live Curious” was dug into my backyard, and filled with Christmas lights.

Over Time I Get Used To Everything And Start Taking It For Granted

Stefan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:10:33 -0800

In a couple of minutes I am going to enter a sixty-ton tube that will, unlikely as it is if I just stop and think about it for a second, lift me and another two hundred people thirty thousand feet into a perfectly blue sky. Although this is rather miraculous, I take it for granted.
This is true of my work, of my relationships, of my city. I remember being on a road trip through Arizona, and as mesmerized as I initially was by the big sky and fantastical landscape, after day ten it seemed like just more red rocks to me.
I have lived in New York for seventeen years, and it’s still my favorite place in the world, but like so many of its inhabitants, I get lazy and take it for granted. So for this project we thought of designing typography created by situations we had never been in before in New York (and therefore could not possibly take for granted).

Keeping A Diary Supports Personal Development.

Stefan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:12:44 -0800

Keeping a diary supports personal development.

I have kept a diary since I was twelve years old. During my already mentioned sabbatical in the year 2000, besides the many things I completed, I also found more time for diary writing.
My handwriting has deteriorated into such a scrawl over the years, with whole sections—written down during excited periods—too difficult to decipher, that I switched from writing in handwritten journals to typing on my laptop. I do use the diary to go back and reread certain passages, to see what my thinking was, and, most importantly, to discover things I feel need changing: When I have repeatedly described a circumstance or character trait of mine that I dislike, I eventually wind up doing something about it.
Having tried separate private and business diaries for a while but finding that too fussy, I now write at least once a week into a single file.
I published part of my diary from my client-free year as a little booklet sponsored and given away by the paper company Appleton. I do have to admit this has affected my diary writing every since; a little voice whispering, Other people might read this now seems to make itself heard in my head.
My old acquaintance Richard Johnson from Singapore offered a ticket and a budget to create another sentence there. He specified no particular media; the studio was free to design a book or a newspaper or a film or…
Having lived in Hong Kong in the early nineties I was fascinated by the bamboo scaffolding in service all over Southeast Asia and wanted to utilize this technique typographically. To expedite the permit process we sent location sketches off to Singapore.
The decision to shoot a film** instead of designing a book or billboards was made in a gutsy moment simply because this was the form I knew the least about. My only previous experience with the medium stemmed from codirecting a music video for Lou Reed. Even though the results were fine, I remember the process as being incredibly anxiety-ridden. I was without a doubt the person on the set who knew the least about filmmaking. The most enduring image from that shoot for me was a catering table covered by a cheap plastic tablecloth: Every time I passed it on my way to the loo I had to resist the longing to hide underneath.

Everybody always thinks they are right.

Stefan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:23:39 -0800

We displayed the maxim “Everybody always thinks they are right” in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dundee, and Stirling. Commissioned by the Scottish-government-initiated Six Cities Design Festival, a total of six 33-foot (10-meter) white and angry monkeys were placed, in various positions, on eminent locations smack in the center of each of these cities. Illustrated by Monika Aichele in Germany and built by Sportogo in California, each monkey held a banner containing one word of the sentence, the whole sentiment only completed for a viewer visiting all cities, or through the media.

Touching someone's heart with design is desirable.

willy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:46:58 -0800