{"id":348,"date":"2010-09-28T19:30:31","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T02:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smouldendesign.com\/blog\/?p=348"},"modified":"2010-09-28T19:32:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-29T02:32:41","slug":"cool-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.shelbymoulden.com\/blog\/cool-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

K<\/span>angaroo. Sorry, but I needed a \u201cK\u201d\u00a0word to introduce some cool news. Someone not only found me on Google, but after they did, they liked my work so much they asked me to make a tattoo for them! Wouldn’t it be awesome to have your work permanently on someone’s skin?<\/p>\n

Last week I got an email from a guy who asked me to make a letter K in the same style as the drop cap P<\/a> I made a few months ago. He wanted to use it for a tattoo of his girlfriend’s initial. Its a common gesture of love that I appreciate. I really like the idea of tattooed wedding rings. Its beautiful symbol of permanence and longevity.<\/p>\n

Sadly, he doesn’t want my services anymore because my drop cap wouldn’t be of the same style of his girlfriend which I totally understand. I would have done the same. Nevertheless, this email let me know that people other than friends, family, and search bots have looked at my work.<\/p>\n

Yes SEO optimization helps my work get out into the world but I still have to compete against thousands of blogs and images around the world. I know I get lost with all the showcases of people’s work that are on the internet. I honestly can only look at maybe four pieces of someone’s portfolio before getting bored unless I’m in a really curious mood. That’s actually why I love the new floodgate of portfolio websites that test usability because those sites are more of an experience than a display of one’s work.<\/p>\n

Even though my drop cap won’t be forever placed on someone’s body, I still felt like I should make the guy’s K. Its a bit different than my P. The P was more like one form piercing the ground, while this one is an organic grid of Arabic swashes. I still like it but for different reasons. Hurray for calligraphy!<\/p>\n

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