This is (still) a Man's World (and none of my electronics are working)

Due to both faulty scanner and camera issues, I haven't been able to upload the beginnings of my hand-lettering project.  Boo.  I'm working hard to solve the problem, and hoping that I will be able to begin posting soon.  On an unrelated note, my Bamboo tablet also isn't working (what the heck is going on?!).

But fear not!  I haven't been doing nothing- is that a double negative?  Whatever, you get the idea.

For my infographics class, our first assignment of the quarter was to create an entry that fit the criteria of the Poster for Tomorrow competition, yet illustrated the issue using infographics.

This year's Poster for Tomorrow contest is all about demanding gender equality.  Visit their website for more information about the contest/topic: .http://www.posterfortomorrow.org/.   I chose to run with one specific statistic that I found startling.  Of the 500 largest corporations in the world, only 13 have female CEOs.  That's 2.6%.  Dang.

New Project!

I have wanted to get back to doodling and drawing, and with only seven hours of class a week this quarter (woohoo!),  I also have an inordinate amount of time on my hands right now.  So here is introducing my newest project...100 Days of Hand-Lettering.

My goal is to post a few each week until I have reached 100 posts.  Mostly, I wanted to do a project that required me to get away from my computer.  I love Helvetica as much as the next design nerd, but it is fun to explore the abilities of my own hands to create beautiful typography.

So here goes...