{"id":6176,"date":"2012-12-16T19:39:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T00:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=5122"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:38","slug":"20121216-most-everything-means-something-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/16\/20121216-most-everything-means-something-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by\/","title":{"rendered":"20121216: Most everything means something by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5123\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"20121216: Most everything means something by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111215.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5123\" data-attachment-id=\"5123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/20100819qrcodes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100819qrcodes.png?fit=991%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"991,765\" 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=\"Rider Foursquare Venues\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rider Foursquare Venues&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rider Foursquare Venues&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100819qrcodes.png?fit=991%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-5123 \" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"20121216: Most everything means something by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" alt=\"20121216: Most everything means something by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111215.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20121216: Most everything means something by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have found in the last year or two that there are very few events that have no impact, that have no impression, that do not alter things as they are, or were. I find instead that even the most subtle acts, the most seemingly insignificant happenings, make for\u00a0a moment that affects every one after.<\/p>\n<p>lemasney, design, open source, creative commons, cc-by, typography, poster, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Inkscape\" href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Inkscape<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"GIMP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">GIMP<\/a><\/p>\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\/15\/20121215-princess-illustrated-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-typography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121215: Princess illustrated by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #typography<\/a> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\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\/13\/20121213-a-man-with-roots-firmly-planted-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by-tree-roots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121213: A man with roots, firmly planted by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #tree #roots<\/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> (365sketches.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have found in the last year or two that there are very few events that have no impact, that have no impression, that do not alter things as they are, or were. I find instead that even the most subtle acts, the most seemingly insignificant happenings, make for\u00a0a moment that affects every one after. 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