Red Radish

Something about vegetable illustrations with a slightly dated appeal is so satisfying to 

look at. The black lines and sketch like quality when used harmoniously with color 

is just beautiful. Though I decided not to color my "red radish", it would be red if I had. 

Sometimes I think detailed lines are enough to compensate for the absence of color. 

To top it all off, the names are handwritten in cursive with an occasional number for 

reference that all looks so charming. I just really like it. 

Jina and I signed up for a modern calligraphy class a couple weeks ago. We're just 

counting down the days until this Saturday. We are so excited for this class and to get back 

into nibs and ink. 

We took a type design class in college where we designed our own typeface. Pretty neat. 

Maybe I will post the font I designed and named Sea Salt when I am feeling less lazy. 

It's fun to look back at past projects and remember the creative process it took, because 

as nice as the final outcome can be, there's nothing more hearty and gratifying than the 

actual process it took to get to the final piece. That's where all the magic and fun is. 

Anywho, creating a font is a rigorous process I fully fathomed after taking this 

class—much respect for type designers, much. 

On a side note, I like slightly yellow, ivory, old-looking paper versus classic white. 

Or something that has a slightly grayish tone, like newspapers—pretty much anything 

but white. I feel like the color and tone of a paper adds tremendously to the overall 

feel of the content and product itself. Others may think I'm crazy and ridiculous, but 

I love paper, and details like this I find so pleasing when taken into account.