{"id":6182,"date":"2012-12-22T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T21:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:39","slug":"20121222-we-go-way-back-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/22\/20121222-we-go-way-back-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design\/","title":{"rendered":"20121222: We go way back by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5224\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"20121222: We go way back by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121218.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5224\" data-attachment-id=\"5224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/20101127contextualmap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/20101127contextualmap.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"809,500\" 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=\"A moral compass: You&amp;#8217;re somewhere in the middle by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #venn #diagram\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A moral compass: You&amp;#8217;re somewhere in the middle by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #venn #diagram&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A moral compass: You&amp;#8217;re somewhere in the middle by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #venn #diagram&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/20101127contextualmap.png?fit=809%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-5224 \" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"20121222: We go way back by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design\" alt=\"20121222: We go way back by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121218.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20121222: We go way back by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was passing someone who was in the middle of saying this, and thought about what a strange phrase it was. I decided to illustrate it, to try to give it some visual gravity.<\/p>\n<p>If you like it, please share it. If you use it, please attribute me, and thanks! (cc-by lemasney)<\/p>\n<p>lemasney, design, open source, creative commons, cc-by, typography, poster, Inkscape, GIMP, slang, phrase, way back<\/p>\n<p>Look at my favorite images from this project on the <a title=\"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/slideshow-and-catalog\/\" href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/graphic-design-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portfolio page<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/lemasney\/portfolio\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lemasney\/portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n This image is Creative Commons Attribution licensed (cc-by lemasney)\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\/16\/20121216-most-everything-means-something-by-john-lemasney-via-365sketches-org-creativecommons-design-cc-by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20121216: Most everything means something 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\/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\/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<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was passing someone who was in the middle of saying this, and thought about what a strange phrase it was. I decided to illustrate it, to try to give it some visual gravity. If you like it, please share it. If you use it, please attribute me, and thanks! 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