{"id":6173,"date":"2012-12-13T08:20:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T13:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:38","slug":"20121213-a-man-with-roots-firmly-planted-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-tree-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/13\/20121213-a-man-with-roots-firmly-planted-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-tree-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5097\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121213.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5097\" data-attachment-id=\"5097\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/customlogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/customlogo.jpg?fit=559%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"559,184\" 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=\"Takoma Plays logo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Takoma Plays logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Takoma Plays logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/customlogo.jpg?fit=559%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-5097 \" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots\" alt=\"20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121213.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I like stability. I like knowing where I stand. I like knowing what a given situation is, and know the likely outcome. I wanted to make an image of a person who knows where they stand, who has firm roots and would be hard to surprise, set off balance, or mistreat. I want to be this.<\/p>\n<p>lemasney, design, open source, creative commons, cc-by, typography, poster, Inkscape, GIMP, roots, tree, drawing, sketch, man, standing, tall, firm, known<\/p>\n Image via CrunchBase\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/11\/20121211-a-fork-drawn-in-text-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121211: a fork drawn in text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #food<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/09\/20121209-a-stylized-ampersand-made-of-circles-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-design-typography-creativecommons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121209: A stylized ampersand made of circles by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #typography #creativecommons<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/11\/20\/20121120-a-study-in-hexagonal-geometry-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-design-cc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/12\/20121212-culinary-knife-cuts-poster-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-food-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121212: Culinary knife cuts poster by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #food #infographic<\/a> (diaryofcalories.wordpress.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like stability. 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