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What happens when a poet picks up a pen and remembers she likes to sketch too:)
I write poetry over at @words.bycm on IG and since Inktober is here, I thought it was time to let that side of me out of its little corner of Instagram.
This is 'What Is Freedom?', a poem I wrote...
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Inspired by, I'm sharing one of my own concepts that wasn't chosen for the final design, but that I absolutely love.
This idea is so good! We all have concepts hiding in our drafts that never get to see the light of day. I think they deserve their moment, too. ✨
How many concepts die in your drafts folder? 💀
In the spirit of Inktober, a digital sketch that never saw the light.
This was a lettering-inspired brandmark...
A lot actually, even better they enter the folder 😭
How many concepts die in your drafts folder? 💀
In the spirit of Inktober, a digital sketch that never saw the light.
This was a lettering-inspired brandmark sketch playing with the letter K and the movement of hair. I archived it before presenting it. Not because I didn’t like...
The K on the tablet has more life than most finished marks I see, and the glossy metal piece in the third frame shows the curve can carry weight outside a screen. Honest pushback: a mark this strong sitting in an archive is the real cost of skipping the pitch. Did the K lose on legibility, or was it the direction?
How many concepts die in your drafts folder? 💀
In the spirit of Inktober, a digital sketch that never saw the light.
This was a lettering-inspired brandmark sketch playing with the letter K and the movement of hair. I archived it before presenting it. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I felt it wasn’t the right direction for that project.
This is how it would probably have looked, there are still things I’d want to refine.
Has it ever happened to you that you discard a concept even though you like it?
Love the idea of sharing concepts that never made it to the final stage! The K and hair movement is a really interesting direction. Do you usually revisit archived concepts later, or do you prefer to leave them behind?