What Inspires Me Personally (Blog it Forward)

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Here we are… the 1st blogger mash-up “Blog it Forward“!

So the theme is “what inspires you personally?” — I didn’t realize how hard it is to talk about that because LOTS of things inspire me daily (well, this is why I keep my blog — so please come visit for my daily inspirations :)) — my family, my husband, my friends definitely inspire me, that is without question. They really do and I am very thankful for them. (I love you!!!)

but if it was specific to what inspires me to do what I do professionally = my life and passion for graphic/web design + letterpress design/print, I would say “typography.”

I love looking at it, finding it, having it around… and using it :) They all have different “faces” and they all have different “voices” and I love listening to them and let them sing, whisper, yell…. talk.

I love taking photos of typography I find on the street, too, (Please see my found type posts!) it just never stops…

When it has dimension… I go “ohhhhh”

((via junkculture))

More original it is the better…

((via anja mulder))

More unexpected it is the better…

((via OpheliaChong))

When it’s physical, makes me wanna play around with them…

((via anja mulder))

((via vial3tt3r))

When the (letter) shapes create another shapes… I go “ahhhhhh”

((via jacqui sharples))

((via me, Hijiri — work in progress… more about it soon!))

If I see a door like this, I would visit everyday. (just to see the door!)

((via KayVee.INC))

When it is made out of something else, I would stare at it and admire for a long time.

((via idiotcopenhagen))

When one design consists many types and looks so amazing, I am simply WOWed.

((via wasianed))

When the letters create heart-shape… my heart skips.

((via Stewf))

When it is letterpressed… I go swoooooooooooon.

((via me, Hijiri))

and for all, participants and readers: “You’ve got the spirit”!

((via uppercaseyyc))

The list goes on and on………. but you get the idea :)

I can’t tell you how much I’m honored to be one of the 10 starters… (please also see what other starters are posting today — creature comforts, design for mankind, hula seventy, ink on my fingers, oh, hello friend, paper pony, poppytalk, sfgirlbybay, and smile and wave) Thank you again so much for hosting this “Blog it Forward” with great positive spirit, Victoria, and cheers to all the participants and you guys, readers!!!

And I am forwarding this to… Marisa at creative thursday! I’ve been a big fan of her work, we did the LOVE book together last year and our work was on a spread together side by side (see picture) — what a coincidence!

Hello, Marisa, looking forward to your post tomorrow…

24 thoughts on “What Inspires Me Personally (Blog it Forward)”

  1. This Blog is Forward project is going to be fun. I’m delighted that it led me here.
    If I had to choose, I’d say that the illustration by Anja Mulder is my favorite. It’s amazing.

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  6. Oh how wonderful! As a fellow type lover I practically fell right out of my chair with all this font-tastic inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
    xo Ez

  7. yeah, heej!!! shooooot, i love this post! and i love all your found type…i can’t wait to see more of your lovely letterpress work!

    thank you for all your hard work getting this together with me, and for all you do to make my blog look so good. i love you! xoxo

  9. Oh I am excited to find a new blog that’s right up my favorite alley of typography. Sometimes when I love something so deeply, I find it hard to talk about and such it is with typography. I hardly mention it on my own blog, for example, but I flip cartwheels in my heart over posts like this one. My speechlessness eminds me of a line in a song Hula Seventy introduced on her blog recently, “If I loved you less, I could talk about you more” (Know This, by The Remnant).

  10. Wow, I am now officially obsessed with typography and want to spice up my own blog with prettier words hehe! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

  15. Ooh, absolutely lovely! Found your blog through the blog mashup (ink on my fingers to be specific) and am glad I did! I love love love love letters too! Man. I’m sure you’ve seen the book Hand Job!!?? I can dawdle for hours at a the book store looking at typography books. Oh, the alphabet, I love you so.

  19. I always felt kind of dorky to like typography as much as I do, but this post justifies my passion. Thanks for the great images of type!

  20. Another thank you to everyone!!!

    Cyn- you’re not dorky! or that makes two of us then! :)

    Jessica- I know how you feel! “when I love something so deeply, I find it hard to talk about” That’s why my post was like “ohhhh” and “ahhhh” :)

    Thank you so much for all the “LOVE”s in your comments — makes me happy so much!!!

  23. Thanks for sharing all the lovely type, it is something I admire but I have never looked at it for inspiration. I’m going to give it a closer look from now on!

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