Comments on: Designing Expressive Words

By: rasha

rasha — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:31:40 +0000

thank you so much for posting these! i think they’re brilliant!! especially “lost” i like combining a great deal of emotional expressionism with type! im working on a project for graphic design which requires us to do sumthn similar …that was very inspiring!

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:52:17 +0000

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By: Karly Barrett

Karly Barrett — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:02:51 +0000

Thanks Kristarella, I hope you haven’t unsubscribed due to my lack of activity recently. I promise I have some good things brewing.

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Expressive words — kristarella.com — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:13:49 +0000

[…] a bit of fun and a thoughtful exercise, so I gave it a go. I only did four words, three of which Karly did (to see what else I could come up with) and one of my own (a dictionary.com Word of the […]

By: kristarella

kristarella — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:26:41 +0000

Totally cool!

What a great exercise.

This is the second time I’ve come across your blog and loved the post, I think I’d better subscribe.

By: Karly Barrett

Karly Barrett — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:34 +0000

Thanks Roberta. I’ve been questioning lost ever since I did it. It’s good to know that others like it.

Rachel,

I fully agree. It’s just like everything else, practicing the fundamentals will create a stronger foundation for building skills.

By: rachel

rachel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:00:51 +0000

I love these - especially bloom and magic! What a great exercise, I think it would be great for all designers to get back to the basics like this once in a while.

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By: Roberta Seldon

Roberta Seldon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:31 +0000

Lost is definitely my favorite. Bright is a good one as well.

By: Karly Barrett

Karly Barrett — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:18:08 +0000

Manuel,

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your own versions of the words. I have really enjoyed looking at everyone else’s interpretations. I was also confused about what they meant by illustration and originally ranted about it when I was first writing this post, but decided it was a tangent that didn’t need to be there, so I deleted it before I posted.

The E is sticking to the wall in Charge because I thought it made it look like a stronger object for the rest of the word to charge at. Maybe it isn’t working though.

By: Manuel, Æstheticrew

Manuel, Æstheticrew — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:34:55 +0000

Yay, thank you for the inspiration, Karly! I gave it a shot as well. The “assignment” talked about manipulation and illustration, don’t know where they draw a line there, but heck, it’s just for the fun of it, ’aight? I like your Magic and Charge the best, though i don’t like the magnetized E sticking to the wall, makes no sense to me. Oh, and by the way, i was too lazy to pick my own words, so i just took yours. You get them back by tomorrow! Gotta clean up first though. Manuel, Æstheticrew's last blog post..DIY: Expressive Words