A Message of Hope

Neil Gaiman composed a beautiful piece on fragility and resilience: A Message of Hope. This is my typographic tribute to that work and to our present moment (that of a global pandemic). His writing begins by saying "Here in this peculiar pause, I don’t think there’s a word for the moment between one breath and the next. The pause between an inhalation and an exhalation, but it seems to me that is precisely where we are — living in that fermata, a world full of people waiting to breathe again." I took each of the words from his full piece (368 words) and created typographic lungs.

Meaghan A. Dee is an Associate Professor and Chair of Graphic Design at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Creativity, Arts, and Technology. Her work centers on connecting communities through storytelling and immersive design experiences and by fostering collaboration between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Meaghan sees design as a tool for engagement, communication, and innovation.

AIGA GRADE Awards,
American Advertising Federation Awards,
Graphic Design USA Awards,
Graphis,
Hiii Typography,
HOW,
Print,
SECAC award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in Graphic Design,
University & College Designers Association (UCDA)