Me, Myself, & I;
“The best people to work for are me, myself and I.”
-Oscar Wilde
“Me, myself and I” is a typeface defining my character. I am a human. I am a woman. I am a graphic designer, leaving my fingerprints everywhere, making a difference in the world. I designed this font using the inking and stamping method. Each letterform is hand-formed with different fingers and different weights.
The typeface’s narrative reminds people God gave each one of us a fingerprint that no one else has so that we can leave an imprint that no one else can.
Click on the button below to see the project’s process from start to finish.
After making the mood boards above, I kept thinking about this word my friend said about me. She said I was "authentic". When I read what it meant and how it resonated with me, I realized how much I felt the same way. So, I decided to dig deeper into one word, "authentic", and make my custom typeface. I called it "It's me, myself, and I". The following posts show my process of creating my typeface and what it narrates.
Scanned Prints:
Typographic Zine:
We often think we have an idea of who and what we are, but the reality is that we learn something new that can affect us negatively or positively each day. It is easy to compliment things about ourselves; however, facing the true negative aspects of our identities is more complicated. Therefore, I will split the twenty words within this project into two sections. I will write ten words about my positive traits and ten about my negative. It is hard to share the things I hate the most about myself. However, I must recognize these traits without turning them into someone else's problem.
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I am authentic. I am true to myself, what I believe in, and how I live my life, no matter how much pressure I am under to look a certain way. I am open and honest with myself and others and own up to my mistakes. My goals, values, and actions all match up. I love being one of a kind.
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I am an artist. I utilize my hands and imagination to generate new works of art. I am drawn to the beauty of nature, the variety of people, places, objects, textures, and sounds, and the acute perception of what looks aesthetically pleasing. I see my hands as an art tool. I can turn nothing into something using my power of artistry.
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I am trustworthy, which makes me reliable, responsible, and a level-headed leader. I show genuine interest in people and refuse to participate in gossip and negative talk about others. I am helpful and value people's time and efforts. Caring about others and giving them my all allows them to trust me entirely and see me as trustworthy.
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I am a perfectionist, holding myself to impossibly high standards and thinking what I do is never good enough. I often suppress my needs and desires, leading to anger and guilt over impulses judged as wrong. I am an idealist and work hard to improve the world, yet I put unreasonable expectations on myself and others, something I am trying to improve. The biggest thing that makes me a perfectionist is my fear of failing, self-doubt, overthinking, needing reassurance, and setting impossible goals. Some people think being a perfectionist is good, but it's not. Perfectionism makes me feel like I'm not happy with my life.
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I used to be addicted to salt. My craving for salt was my way of dealing with stress, boredom and ADHD. Salt sent signals to my brain telling me to look for more salt to satisfy my physiological needs. I used to eat salt while I was at university lectures, watching movies and going to art galleries. I had a bag full of different kinds of salt everywhere I went. Eating tons of salt all my life led me to experience a severe medical condition. However, although eating salt is bizarre and unhealthy, it somehow made me happy.
