Just an idea I had hanging out in the confines of my brain. For the record, I had no idea what "FTW" meant until several months ago. And really, I thought it was just a funny way to say "WTF" but backwards. Oh, nevermind.
I always found FTW to be a funny initialism. Not only because of the WTF?FTW palindrome (see my t-shirt) but because for biker gangs I think FTW means something completely different than For The Win. I've heard it means F*** The World, although some say it means Forever Two Wheels.
Nice image, Ward. I even see a little Luc Latulippe inspiration in there. I have to say though, it's a bit hard to read "FTW" and "WTF" with the distracting brown area overlapping in the middle. Cool idea, but it's cramped here. LOVE ALL YOUR COLORS THOUGH!!!
I always thought it was Eff the World, although I am not a biker. Just a misanthrope I guess. Even now that I know that most people use it to mean For The Win, in my head I still hear Eff the world. My head can be a filthy place.
I'm in the process of reviewing the Michael Phelps book for my blog Pink Me, and I had to drop in to say how much I like those illustrations. They fit the text SO well. Congratulations on a terrific job!
Justin, I've now changed that middle section, between the word balloons. You're not the only one who's mentioned that -- I then couldn't stop thinking about it!
YNL -- thank you for the very nice review! Glad you liked my work. It was a lot of fun working on the book.
I did something like that a while ago too, I love how simple you kept it and really focus on the concept. my version - a slight bit more messy than yours ;)
I always found FTW to be a funny initialism. Not only because of the WTF?FTW palindrome (see my t-shirt) but because for biker gangs I think FTW means something completely different than For The Win. I've heard it means F*** The World, although some say it means Forever Two Wheels.
ReplyDeleteLOL >.<
ReplyDeleteNice image, Ward. I even see a little Luc Latulippe inspiration in there. I have to say though, it's a bit hard to read "FTW" and "WTF" with the distracting brown area overlapping in the middle. Cool idea, but it's cramped here. LOVE ALL YOUR COLORS THOUGH!!!
ReplyDeleteI always thought it was Eff the World, although I am not a biker. Just a misanthrope I guess. Even now that I know that most people use it to mean For The Win, in my head I still hear Eff the world. My head can be a filthy place.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of reviewing the Michael Phelps book for my blog Pink Me, and I had to drop in to say how much I like those illustrations. They fit the text SO well. Congratulations on a terrific job!
Justin, I've now changed that middle section, between the word balloons. You're not the only one who's mentioned that -- I then couldn't stop thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteYNL -- thank you for the very nice review! Glad you liked my work. It was a lot of fun working on the book.
I did something like that a while ago too, I love how simple you kept it and really focus on the concept. my version - a slight bit more messy than yours ;)
ReplyDeleteThe young lady bears a remarkable resemblance to your lovely wife....
ReplyDeleteit took me some time to realize this too. In a search for my own page I ran into yours. I still can't easily google it.
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