Chaos Tamer
early morning
small birds converse
time for tea
Early morning, no one else awake. I sip tea and listen to the birds sing.
For this poem and image I used the app “InstaQuote” on my Kindle Fire. I like the paper background and the font choices. It’s my preferred app on my Kindle since there’s no Canva app.
Often with my haiku I seek a minimalist, handwritten ascetic. For me, that captures the essence and history of haiku.
Every Tuesday I am in a Zoom call. I thought I’d create my own Do Not Disturb sign. And, as a Star Wars fan, when I hear the word “disturb” I think of Darth Vader’s line in a New Hope “I find your lack of faith disturbing”. So, here you go.
Posted this haiku on my Instagram page this morning. Exploring minimalism, the essence of haiku, combining it with a modernistic design. To accomplish this, I opted for a Helvetica-esque font, right alignment, and no ornamentation. I hope you like it.
night is complete
dawn’s grace arrives
resisting waking
I’m well into the second quarter of my education to become a web application developer. Last quarter I took the first of two graphic design classes, along with a Management class (introduction to Human Resources) and the 100 level Computer Information Systems class. The HR and CIS classes were fine. I learned a lot, and they helped bring me back to speed (it’s been decades since I’ve been a full-time student). However, it was the design class that pushed me hardest. It’s been ages since I studied design. And I value it, so I really want to do good work.
I’ve posted many things I did on my portfolio page. Below are a few I feel the most proud of.
Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think.
As a designer and fan of simplicity and modernism, I have come to greatly appreciate both white space and haiku. So, I created this quick poem to capture that essence. I hope you enjoy!
white space my best friend
crisp clarity is my goal
not one extra word
Such is my ascetic: minimalism, concise clarity. Inspired by modernist and Swiss Style, I prefer crisp fonts, lots of free, open white space.
Last night I was experimenting with Canva (full disclosure: referral link) and whipped up the image below (shared on my Instagram page). I’ve heard this line a bunch over the past “little bit” (in other words, I have no idea exactly how long I’ve been hearing people say this), and really love the line. Not the most elegant design, but I found it fun. There’s a lot I like about Canva, but I’m not getting rid of Adobe anytime soon.
I’ve long admired Debbie Millman’s design chops. It was really awesome to see this poster she created for Print Magazine. Its elegance resides in simplicity and clarity. As a fan of Swiss Style as well as the Japanese minimalist ascetic, this really speaks to me.
What do you think?
We were beyond thrilled to partner with the amazing @debbiemillman for our PSA campaign with @printmag. Her design is the perfect balance of simple sans-serif type and direct language that creates an impactful poster greater than the sum of its parts. pic.twitter.com/iOOR9MchIo
— Poster House (@PosterHouseNYC) April 28, 2020
This was a fun Instagram post for the Snohomish County Youth Chorus. I’m quite impressed with the ease and versatility of Canva.