{"id":5824,"date":"2010-12-05T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=3365"},"modified":"2020-07-11T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T20:37:37","slug":"344-of-365-is-a-pep-talk-inkscape-design-typography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/12\/05\/344-of-365-is-a-pep-talk-inkscape-design-typography\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep talk: Let&#8217;s get started! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #design #typography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3366\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Pep talk: Let&#039;s get started! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #design #typography\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/20101205letsgetstarted.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3366\" data-attachment-id=\"3366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/147757764_80_80\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/147757764_80_80.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,80\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"147757764_80_80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/147757764_80_80.jpg?fit=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-3366 \" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"Pep talk: Let's get started! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #design #typography\" alt=\"Pep talk: Let's get started! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #design #typography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/20101205letsgetstarted.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pep talk: Let&#8217;s get started! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #Inkscape #design #typography<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I saw this on a box, and thought about what a beautiful and sometimes scary phrase it is. The most important step in any project is getting started with it, and there may be pitfalls and stumbling blocks, but they don;t have to be stopping points. If you like this image, please share it. If you use it, please attribute me, and thanks! (cc-by lemasney)<\/p>\n<p>lemasney, design, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Open source\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\">open source<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Creative Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">creative commons<\/a>, cc-by, typography, poster,\u00a0<a title=\"Inkscape\" href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Inkscape<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"GIMP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">GIMP<\/a>, begin, start, entry, commence, now, go, Inkscape, 365, design, open source, creative commons<\/p>\n<p>Look at my favorite images from this project on the\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/slideshow-and-catalog\/\" href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/graphic-design-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Favorite Pieces page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related articles<\/p>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/17\/20121217-symbols-of-nature-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121217: symbols of nature by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/04\/20121204-swirl-a-typographic-flourish-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-cc-design-typography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121204: Swirl, a typographic flourish by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/14\/annihilation-anaheim-ala-battledecks-2012-visual-branding-cc-lemasney-creativecommons-design-cc-libraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121214: Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012, by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this on a box, and thought about what a beautiful and sometimes scary phrase it is. The most important step in any project is getting started with it, and there may be pitfalls and stumbling blocks, but they don;t have to be stopping points. If you like this image, please share it. 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