SYMBOLS - CIRCLES

X-ACTO:


ACCOUNT:
the art school version of a purple heart. this symbol was composed with an x-acto blade as it's primary focus, because it seemed like that was most people's downfall. they would cut themselves quite badly when being a bit haphazard.

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A SKETCHBOOK:


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through all the things i've learned at otis, it seems like keeping a sketchbook has been one of the most important. this symbol was composed to look a bit like the red cross symbol. i wanted to refer to the fact that i feel like sketchbook's are our saving graces.

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FOUR YEAR DENOTATION:


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this symbol was made to be altered. it is intended to show how many years a person has been at otis. it offers for cirlces, ready to be made, marked, crossed, or dotted. i wanted to leave the option for marking open for the wearer.

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ELEVATOR BUTTONS:


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this symbol is made to reference something i felt was central to the wearer's experience at otis - the elevator. i liked the idea that it could be altered in so many different ways for the wearer to assert what floor they spent most of their time on, what floor they wanted to be on, or even what floors they loved the most.

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CLOUDS AND A BOTTLE OPENER:


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for the people who drown themselves in bottles and the people who touch the high sky, this symbol was made for the wearer to love both equally - if need be.

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TWO CATS:


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the russian gang tattoos often referenced cats as symbols of being thieves and working alone; i felt it would be a nice thought to take the idea of being alone, and make it about being together in the literal and figurative sense. also, when the cats merge, they seem to for a butterfly between them. with this, i placed the symbol in the bottom center where a tramp stamp would be, to reference the culture that often will place a tattoo(flowers, butterflies, dolphins, tribal decoration, etc.) above their rump to show how sexy they are.

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WORMED APPLE:


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for the people who preferred macintosh computers, i wanted to talk about how sometimes the apple can be rotten and also make reference to what STEVE JOBS seems to always wear.

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A WINDOW:


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this symbol was made to reference the windows system that really changed windows' systems - windows 95.