So when this was nothing more than a thought running around in my head, Ryan asked what I thought I might want in the way of type. I wasn’t in love with anything but wanted something done in script. Given he’s the one with a BFA in graphic design, I pretty much left it in his hands. And this is what I got:
Don’t get me wrong; it’s gorgeous and lovely and the colors are exquisite and according to Ryan, it is appropriate for the jewelry designs I create. So we went with it and it’s been well received, but when I came home with dinnerware by Rosanna, and looked at the packaging, I realized how much I really. wanted. script. “Too punk rock,” Ryan tells me. Maybe my designs aren’t overly punk rock, but a part of me will always be. And so I asked again. “You know what they say about cobblers’ kids?” He tells me. Right, no shoes. So I let it go. For awhile. Because I really don’t know how to let go of anything. I start looking at type online and say, “Oh, this looks nice,” and “Ooh, I really like this,” and I know I’m becoming that client, but I can’t help it. I really want script.
So here we are now – Ryan has a day off and is enjoying doing nothing. I come home for lunch and ask about the logo. Maybe fifteen minutes later, I mention it again. He makes a snarky comment and I leave it alone. I come home from work, we eat dinner, and I start working on packaging for Scarlet & Madrone. He’s doing something on his computer on the other side of the table. My email bings at me: new email from Ryan. Attached is the new logo in four different sizes.
He’ll tell people that I made him work on his day off, but I know the truth. And I’m good with that.
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