The Word Doctor is IN
Well, it’s official. I have a logo now, so it must be. There’s a new doctor in Wordtown. I may not have hung out my shingle yet, but it’s been carved and polished. The process has begun.
This logo is the kind of thing that has to be done by someone with a lot of time on their hands, but it tells the story of our fair doctor as only words can do, with some help from an umbrella, of course, since the visual theme of my new writing and editing website (www.wyrddoctor.com) is steampunk – and an umbrella is Victorian if not in nature, then in nostalgia.
I don’t have much done on the site except registering the domain and making this logo in Photoshop. Plus some ideas and our slogan, “We make it better!” It sure was a lot easier to come up with the logo idea than it was to make. Didn’t realize it would run over half a minute. That’s why I’m not so keen on conceptual artists: “I had a idea, now pay me.” Sheesh.
At this size it’s over 400k, which is not good, though may be okay with present connection speeds. It’s only 8 colors, and still that big. Ouch. 125 frames, fyi. I’ve set this version of the gif to pause for 30 seconds, since it should be stopped for almost as long as it runs, or it will probably drive you crazy. One play only on the actual site.
Ever a friend to the word,
LWIII
I love it!
Thanks Darrelyn!
It reminds me of that robot arm at Skylab. http://bit.ly/aZLPbI
Ha, you’re right! Cool pic, thanks, Ron.
LWIll
As you know, I love all things word and especially if someone has the temerity to upset the purists and meddle about with them or make up new ones. Like wot Shake a spear did innit!
Which is why I love your blog so much.
Truly Unruly Duly Knotted
Love it!
Ha, thanks Truly! Word on.
Indeed the Victorians MUST have felt depressed a lot. During their time, the humanistic turned into the organic (Darwin) and that into the mechanistic view (Shotter, 1975)…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.html
Hi Ron, I know I would have been depressed if saying the word “leg” was considered too risque for public, and you had to say “limb” instead.
Loved that article about depression. It reminds me of atheism. The worst part about atheism is that means nothing is about anything, the way the established medical experts don’t think depression is about anything. “There’s no reason for it, just fix it.” So they use pills, which invalidates and masks the message from the soul, in my opinion.
A great quote from that article:
“Thomson has cut back on antidepressant prescriptions, because, he says, he now believes that the drugs can sometimes interfere with genuine recovery, making it harder for people to resolve their social dilemmas. “I remember one patient who came in and said she needed to reduce her dosage,” he says. “I asked her if the antidepressants were working, and she said something I’ll never forget. ‘Yes, they’re working great,’ she told me. ‘I feel so much better. But I’m still married to the same alcoholic son of a bitch. It’s just now he’s tolerable.’ ”
The point is the woman was depressed for a reason; her pain was about something. While the drugs made her feel better, no real progress was ever made.”
No, we should never forget the ‘aboutness’ of depression or any state of mind. Let the soul feel, and then let it comment. And pray for enough (mental) health that you can stand it all the way through.
Amen, brother!
That is a damn cute logo
Thanks Merrilee!
What a great logo LWIII !!! So, what’s the deal here? You take on text and make it better doc? What kind of a text’s do you work with? Anything? It’s a really good idea. Congratulations and hugs.
Thank you Pirjo. It’s basically doing editing. To start I’m charging a buck a page. Work with anything that pays. Not making money with writing, maybe I can make money with fixing. Hugs back!
Dear Word Doctor: As usual, you have blown me away with your creative genius. Great website, Lone Wolf! Sis
Thanks Laurie! Hope your trip went grandly.