Sunday, July 7, 2013

Do Not Spoil What You Have - Typography Poster Day 7

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you don't have. Poster with rainbow colorsDo not spoil what you have by desiring what you don't have. Remember that what you now have was something you hoped to have.















































Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you don't have. Remember that what you now have was something you hoped to have. I just realized I forgot to kern the word "have." I think I'll just have to ignore it and move on.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Never give up on a dream just because the of the time it will take to accomplish. The time will pass anyway. - Typography Poster Day 6

Never give up on a dream just because the of the time it will take to accomplish. The time will pass anyway.
Never give up on a dream just because the of the time it will take to accomplish. The time will pass anyway.

My hometown radio station used to play Earl Nightingale segments, he was enormously popular.

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Monster Under The Bed - Typography Poster Day 4

monster under the bed poster
























Blanket on. Too hot.
Blanket off. Too cool.
One leg out. Perfect.
What was that noise.
Need to move feet stealthily.
Dread intensifies.
Toes safe hidden out of reach.
Blanket on. Too hot...

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Humorous Animal Group Names - Typography Poster Day 3



typography poster of funny animal group names
typography poster of funny animal group names
typography poster of funny animal group names


























A herd of cows isn't as amusing as a flamboyance of flamingos. Many animals groups have interesting names and the poster has the ones I enjoyed the most. The type has curves to resemble animal stripes.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Crayon Colored Draw Outside The Lines Poster - Typography Poster Day 2

motivational poster about overcoming restrictions

























She couldn't keep her colors inside the lines so she drew new lines.

The eight colors in the typographic poster represent the colors in an 8 pack box of Crayola crayons.


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Monday, July 1, 2013

Humorous Calorie Definition Poster - Typography Poster Day 1

humorous calorie definition poster
























Calories. Tiny creatures living in your closet that sew your clothes a little bit tighter every night. This explains a lot.

This month I'm going to explore typographic posters. There will minimal, if any, illustration beyond colored backgrounds.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Decorative Details Brick and Stone - Day 1

This month's subject falls into the "They don't make them like that anymore" category. Minneapolis is a beautiful city with many lovely old buildings. A lot of the structures have special embellishments to the brick or stone and my plan is to focus on them.

detail from vintage masonry embellishment in Minneapolis Minnesota