Significance

As I sat in my apartment last night, thinking of how to begin my journey blogging, I couldn’t help but think of the word significant. It is such a powerful word. I think it can be assumed that people want to feel significant throughout their lives; whether it be at work, school, with friends, and especially with that someone you plan to spend the rest of your life with.

Often I think of the path of life, my life in particularly; every step and every word is significant to the development of where and how it will progress. And that’s something both exciting and nerve wrecking to ponder.

Being the procrastinator I shamefully am, the idea of having to do homework during the summer came as somewhat of a nauseating feeling. And to blog – what did I sign myself up for!? :) While internally things run a bit haywire, externally, I know things will be great, especially when I thought up that wonderful adjective/noun.

While I sought to pinpoint the significance in my life, I couldn’t help but parallel how typography is a significant part of communication. Which, when you think about it, is really life. The best part about it is you are your own artist, whether it be from original art or not. The typefaces chosen represent what you want to say, and more particularly, how you want to say it. It is the perfect combination of practicality and artistry, and that is beautiful.

Typography 1 is my first step to becoming part of the graphic design niche, and while it is a bit overwhelming, and while I am a bit insecure about the whole process of things, I know that these first steps are not my last. With two days behind me, I have already learned so much about something I though was insignificant, something I truly took for granted.

Make way Futura and Helvetica, Garamond and Baskerville, there’s a new student in class, and I will not hesitate to use you…purposefully and thoughtfully, of course.

-Erika