Least Favourite Letters

As much as I love hand lettering, there are always some letters that I always have trouble writing in a way that looks cohesive and aesthetic.

My least favourite letters to write are; F P X V.

Sometimes I try to avoid words that have those letters but I am going to challenge myself to practice writing these letters. I realised that I can’t just reject projects because they’re going to ask me to use words with a specific letter that I don’t enjoy writing. Hypothetically if Facebook needed hand lettering, I can’t just say sorry I don’t want to write F words.

Here are some sketches showing how I have been trying to make friends with these letters. It’s safe to say that I definitely dislike writing them a lot less. As with everything, you need to practice in order to understand and appreciate it. Does anyone else have letters they dislike using?

— Sylvia.

Never Ready,

After a lot of contemplation, I have finally published my website! There were many excuses I made to stop myself from publishing my website. Those excuses included self doubt, lack of time, not enough portfolio work, too time consuming, too tired, and the list goes on. I kept reminding myself that if I truly wanted to pursue design then I would do something to help me develop and share my practice. So here I am.

If I had to be completely honest, I still feel scared and vulnerable about sharing my work when I really should have no reason to be. It’s natural to question our own work and get into the mindset of considering whether it’s good enough but I’m still working on believing in myself more.

I hope I will use this space to share my creative growth on the interwebs. Wish me luck!

— Sylvia.