Examples of Pop Culture

Obviously.

Aside from the quote being an ongoing trending joke from the movie Mean Girls, this kitschy/crafty method, for example, has has been in the spotlight for some time, too (I'm a fan).

Ms. Jackson.

#Hashtags forever.

Self Portrait in Type

Rockwell and Lavanderia get married

Wine Bottle exploration...

All of these bottle names have interesting titles, I purposefully sought out ones that have a lot of potential with their names, in my opinion, but also had branding design that could be improved upon...

…except for this one, 'Manikay,' I love this transfer technique! Each of those dots are transfer pieces, and the aboriginal art seems appropriate. 'Manikay' has a Pinot Noir, a Chardonnay, and a Merlot that I saw. All handling the design in the same way, but with different colored dots.

Taking note of the Rorschach inkblot approach...

I am leaning towards using hand lettering/script in a transfer. These label boundaries need to be broken!

Interesting tshirt designs

Block Type

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Type is in every nook and cranny!

These examples are hidden beneath benches, on the back of doors, inside of flower pots, and up above eye level. This creates a sentimental effect of endurance (or maybe it just becomes visually interesting) after wear gives it imperfections and texture. Either way, these examples come from parking lots and public places within Atlanta, and they're the kind of things that the longer you look at them the more interesting they are.

It's Common Cents

Typeface creation made of the most Common Cents around...

The penny is the most common cent tossed into a tip jar, a street-musician's instrument case, and your local restaurant's fountain. Despite having monetary value, this typeface is made up of the underdog of cents, the most left-behind and forgotten-of-all cents, but nonetheless a piece to all of our bus-stop remains and couch-cushion leftovers.

I liked the idea of creating a new value for my -- mostly -- disregarded pennies which, consequently, I had no guilt cutting up. But once I did, I found myself coveting them during the process and referring to them as 'trinkets,' which I would never have done prior to cutting them up and changing their purpose.

You can tell how much a coin has been handled through their polish and their age, and many of the pennies that I spend have outlived me. This makes them interesting pieces of our system even though they are nearly disregarded as valuable outside of piggy-banks. But now these 29 cents can have a more exciting purpose than the other pennies today.