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Rationale

Explanation behind my personal logo.

Rationale

 
 
 

Time burns away, and frays like its made of over-prices gasoline and cheap wool; and the weeks of the year slide effortlessly into one another, and so do the days.  The idea of "time" baffles me to no end, and the thought of getting old, and no longer being a "spry young man," terrifies me. I watched my dad deteriorate over time, due to heart and kidney problems; I was far from helpless. I don't want the future me to look like that, as terrible as that may sound.  I'm afraid to get old. The future holds too many unanswered questions; my health at an older age has been a long-term resident. One one hand, I'm hyper-aware of my surroundings and very self-conscious. I'm very meticulous and particular about the majority of things in my life. I take too much time to do the most simplest of tasks: like picking out a shirt to wear for the day, or choosing the perfect pen to jot down a quick note to myself, that only I'm going to see, no less. Its ridiculous really... But on the other hand, time is the one thing I constantly allow to slip by me. Its single-handedly the biggest part of my life that I am unable to keep track of. Its frustrating. 

Time scares me because of how easily its forgotten. For my logo, representing specifically a "fear of time," paired with my individuality as an artist, would be nearly impossible. Instead, I incorporated an hourglass shape, with my initials (DJ). Even managed to sneak that troublesome "W" in there as well.