Oh my, that is a wonderful comment. Thank you very much for that! I was just about to go off to bed when I saw it and it put a big smile on my face.

Thanks for coming by. I hope to see you around here some more. Especially if you’ll be heaping praise on me again

Best,
Charlie

Thanks for this brilliant post. It so resonates with me and my need to draw and see material objects created from my drawings.

“But I design because I love it. I design because when I don’t, odd things happen inside me and the world takes on a certain pallor.”

I especially like this phrase and recognize how strong is the artist’s need to express his/her art.

Now that I have found your blog it will be a pleasure to check back often. With admiration and best wishes,

Ilaria Vilkelis
ilaria.vilkelis@artsofabundance.com

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, and it sounds as if your eye is a varied as mine. Inspiration is everywhere, isn’t it?

Glad I’m not the only movie credit freak out there

Thanks for the comment and making my blog a better place!

Take care, bud!

The parts about how you so avidly keep an eye out for the credits in the movie to see how “differently” have they presented it from an aesthetic point of you was spot on!

Although I’m a strong believer in the saying “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” – we’ve all seen “bad designs”.

Good to know there are people like you out there, who in their very own way, are making this world a “prettier” place to be in

Cheerio mate!

Well dang, that is just the type of comment that makes this all worthwhile. Glad James sent you my way. He’s good like that!

(Aren’t you, James? I know you’re out there lurking.)

Kelly, your daughter sounds like she’s well on her way to a career in design! Welcome her to the fold, hahaha.

Thanks again for the great comment. I’m so glad you enjoyed! Take care! C

I do not come here to lurk often enough. Thank James for sending me today.

Gosh, that’s beautiful. I wish I had written it! Everything from the storefronts—eek, storefronts—to the movie credits to the 48 hours of reading in a row is also me. I’ve even done it to my kid (semi-accidentally?), who won’t leave the theatre until the very last name has rolled by, who knows her serifs from her sans, and who can tell you why Target’s a great name and Boston Market is a crap name. When we were watching 101 Dalmations (the real thing) the other day and discussing changing animation styles, I knew she is as hooked as I am, at 9. Oops!

I was laughing along with recognition when I came to this:

I’m a designer because I’m probably not slick enough to be a politician, but I’m unwilling to let things slide as I see them.

That put a tear in my eye. Thanks a lot for being a great writer, too.

Regards,

Kelly

Thanks, James. I can’t wait to read your post!

And I’m going to write my reasons I love being a writer… just not this morning. Running short of time!