Calligram Project

 

   The calligram project took me about 3-4 hours to create. I really enjoyed this project because the notion of writing a letter to my future self was a lot of fun. I decided to keep it simple by turning my letter into the my first initial. I did this because I thought it was cool since it was for myself. I used black for the major of the words in my letter because it allows the red of a few selected words to really pop. I chose words that I want want to always have with me for the rest of my life. I want to always remember my friendships, always strive to be successful, and to never forget about my past and upbringing. 

    I started off this project by finding a font that was soft yet bold. I then enlarged and centered it. After that I used the text tool to replace the black in the letter with my letter to self. I then went through it and changed the colors of a select few words that I really wanted to stick out from the overall piece. 

Letter to self: 



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