CALLIGRAM

    Here is my first ever calligram. Although it is a fairly simple design, i'm happy with it and it's simplicity. I chose to create a moon graphic because the moon is an important symbol to me. It is representative of who I am because to me, the moon embodies  divine feminine energy that is a part of me and all other strong women too. It also symbolizes the simple and organic beauty of the world which makes life beautiful. In order to create the main moon portion of the calligram, I first traced a crescent moon shape with the pencil tool. I then copy and pasted letter that I wrote to myself and after I arranged the moon shape I created to be in front, I used the envelope distort feature to form the words into the shape. I then colored in the fill of the text to be a golden moon-like color. The words filled with black are ones that stand out to me when I envision my future self. I added the star for a little pizzazz and to create it I used the star shape tool and then used the type on a path tool to outline it with statements that I would like to remind my future self of. 

Note to self 20 years in the future:

      Dear forty year old Mia, first of all I'm proud of you and I love you. You’ve made it a long way and I'm sure by now you’ve been through some crazy things. Hopefully a lot of really crazy good things are included though. I’m guessing you’re finally not having complete confusion about what kind of future and career you want but knowing me, who knows. I hope if you’re a mom that you’re a really good loving mom, but I know you would be. If you’re not then I hope you are happy with that and content with whatever kind of life you are living. If you have a partner then I know that they are amazing and everything you could’ve dreamt of because I know how high my standards are. I’m sure that you are still as close as ever with Margaret and annoying her more than ever too, hopefully a little less. I also hope that you and Samantha have a good relationship and that maybe you’ve even built one with Charles too. I’m sure you finally have your own space which you can decorate as much as you want and keep as clean as you want. I pray that Tom, Bella, and both Gianna’s are still in your life. Knowing all of us we could easily be spread out across the country or world but I have a feeling you will all be in touch still. I’m sure by now you are an aunt of Margaret’s kids and whether you have your own children or not you better be spoiling them rotten. I hope that Mom and Dad are both still around and doing well and annoying you as always. I hope that you find life more amazing and beautiful as ever and you still stare up at the moon and make everyone around you look at how beautiful it is too.