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Everything is amazing and no one is happy – Louis C.K. cc-by lemasney

Everything is amazing, and no one is happy. Louis C.K. cc-by lemasney
Everything is amazing, and no one is happy. Louis C.K. cc-by lemasney

Louis C.K. says it best. You could also say that everything is happy, and no one is amazing. Or nothing is amazing, and noone os happy, or everything is okay, and so is everyone. However, for those of us in America, on the coasts, with ubiquitous technology and bandwidth, endless 3g networks, clean water, plenty of food, GPS, cars, bikes, jobs, and so on, everything is amazing. Despite those things, I know more people than not that aren’t any more happy despite those things. It’s a little reminder that either we need to be more appreciative of what we have, or that we need to put down all that stuff, run from it, and not look back. I prefer to appreciate those things, and I like to think I’m very happy. 🙂

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203 of 365 is about bumper cars

Childhood summers
Bumper cars

A simple enough piece to create, this is really about poetry and color. I loved summers in Ocean City as a kid. I really loved Gillian’s Wonderland, and take my boys there now. My favorite thing in all of summer was the bumper cars. The very particular aromas of electrocuted copper and steel, the quick and dirty socialization where strangers were able to laugh like old friends, the absurd tragedy of the pile of out of service cars, and the sadness when the electricity stopped flowing through the little curved wires. I loved those things.

 
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197 of 365 is a call to action in #Inkscape #type #typography

A call to action
A call to action

This is a great and inspirational quote in my opinion, from a great master of action. I love the puzzle-like way that these letterforms fit together, and the way that emphasis happens with color and focus. More than anything, I love the message that knowledge and willingness alone are not enough, however important. Action is key.

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192 of 365 is on #typography in #Inkscape

On typography
On typography

This is another case of using the free three dimensional application from Google named Sketchup in my workflow to introduce 3d letterforms into my Inkscape sketch. I went a bit further than the last time in using color, mood, and background in order to push the forms forward a bit. Hope you liked it!

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An illustration of the phrase “what’s up?” by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #3d #typography #drawing #greeting


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An illustration of the phrase
An illustration of the phrase “what’s up?” by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #3d #typography #drawing #greeting

I’ll start by saying that the text in this image, and its 3D treatment were not done in Inkscape, but in a free (but not open source) version of the application called SketchUp, owned by Google, and used to build really wonderful things in three dimensions. After making the text there, I imported the exported picture from SketchUp into Inkscape, did a bitmap trace, and then used the fill tool to color the image. A fun workflow, though next time, I think I’ll use Blender, an open source 3d modeling tool.

what’s up, greeting, hi there, sup, open source, lemasney, inkscape, GIMP, SketchUp, blender, sketch, illustration, drawing

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You’re the gasoline to my molotov cocktail; you’re the detonator to my c4. You complete me. cc-by lemasney

You're the gasoline to my molotov cocktail; you're the detonator to my c4. You complete me. cc-by lemasney
You’re the gasoline to my molotov cocktail; you’re the detonator to my c4. You complete me. cc-by lemasney

This came out of a conversation with a very good friend about relationships and how some people really work together in couples in such a way that they increase in energy and explosive potential when they’re near each other. I personally prefer a calming relationship with others — I seek out people who are happy, productive, and encouraging, but I know a few people who seek out the explosive, the challenging, on purpose. In a way, I think of my relationship with you, the audience for 365sketches, as having explosive potential. With each feedback loop, each connection, each suggestion, I get blown up into a new way of thinking, and detonations of new ideas. Thanks!

You’re the gasoline to my molotov cocktail; you’re the detonator to my c4. You complete me. cc-by lemasney