Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Letter "L"

Ok, so it appears the the "L" has been around in some form or another since the dawn of phonetic writing, which is who knows when. According to the shape analysis, the capital letter is quite harmless because it consists of a right angle, which means it is objective and even tempered. I find it strange that according to these methods of analysis, the lower case "l" is more virile and aggressive than its upper case brother, and more powerful, as all it does is unite the Earth and Sky, but maybe it has a Napoleon complex or something. The "L" may have initially represented apprenticeship, education, science, but that all seems goofy to me. I guess that the Earth-Sky, human angle, virile stuff could represent man's attempt to explain the existence of himself, so that might work, but it all seems like trying to use phrenology on a unit of text- a big scam, like pet astrology or doll-house feng-shui.
In any event, my OWN research consisted in closing my eyes and letting the letter "L" inspire me, so here's what popped in my noggin': "lust, lick, luscious, lascivious, libido, lesbian, letter, leave." Ok, I guess that experiment proves I'm a man- I didn't think "lipstick" or "letch". Anyway, I'd like to have the words listed morph from one to another, with the "L" in upper case and in a different color from the other letters, but I believe that to be beyond my abilities. INstead, I'll have the letter "L" move around the screen in a clockwise motion, changing color and font, advancing, if you will, the "L" from archaic fonts to the modern ones. It's simple, but then so are my skills.
PS An "L" word that I associate with Minnesota- LOSERS sweet

1 comment:

Anne Frances Wysocki said...

Hmmm... I'm hoping that after another demo of how to morph things in class today that you'll give your first idea another try (although the second idea is a fine fallback...).