Typography Quote

I placed the words in this way because it felt like this order was the best way to balance the words and the weight they carry.

I used size to help emphasize the words that carried the most weight and added a line to add a little direction. I also added a little texture to the word art, but I'm not sure if you can tell on this version.

Typography: TYPO Example

Here's the link for this tutorial (it's not exactly the same, I changed my version):

http://designshack.net/articles/graphics/5-super-easy-illustrator-typography-tricks

Glyph Monster: Jellyfish

This is my first Glyph Monster, and it's a jellyfish! I think it turned out pretty well and that it reflects part of the character of the original (in the lower left hand corner, next to the glyphs). The struggles I had to overcome were those of trying to fill up as much space as possible, using too many large glyphs, and hiding the eyes with excessive crowding using other glyphs.In the end, I think I was able to fix the major problems and balance it out.

Here's the link for the tutorial I used to learn how to make a Glyph Monster:

http://layersmagazine.com/using-the-glyphs-panel-in-illustrator.html