When I was a kid, I would go with my parents to many different museums, especially art museums.  I would look at all the paintings like the Picassos and I would want to go home and do that.  I remember seeing a painting featuring letters and numbers in this really interesting way.  These things, they stay with you.  Of course, I’m not Picasso, so I couldn’t do it.

I think this inspiration for these photos came from those early museum visits:

I heart the ampersand and Helvetica.  God, am I ever a nerd.  Anyway, also, I hardened the shadow.  Shadows have softer edges which I try to harden.

Here is one in classic blue: